Minnesota Section Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Regardless of how many years you may have been licensed or what your level of experience may be, there is a need for people from all backgrounds and experiences in Amateur Radio Emergency Services.
You, too, can experience the pride that comes with fulfilling one of the basic missions of Amateur Radio, to provide a resource of trained radio operators to meet the needs of the United States of America and its citizens in times of emergency.
In a era of satellites, cellular phones, trunked radio systems, and other radio systems, it may seem to many that Amateur Radio is a dinosaur with little to offer to the world of public safety communications. Nothing could be further from the truth. The value of Amateur Radio to public safety is two-fold. One is survivability and the other is expandability. Only Amateur Radio can meet these needs in this world of uncertainty.
Amateur Radio's finest day is yet to come.
Join us...won't you?
For more information on an Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) program nearest you, click on the link that provides you a county-by-county guide to ARES leadership and programs.
Otherwise, contact:
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
Minnesota Section Emergency Coordinator
9801 Little Road
Bloomington, MN 55437
612-644-9174
N1UW@ARRL.ORG