Madison County Amateur Radio Emergency Service
The Madison County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, ARES, is poised to provide communication during times of natural disasters or other civil emergencies impacting Madison County. Each Thursday at 7:30 PM the Madison County ARES group activates the Madison County Emergency Response Training Net on the 146.34/94MHz repeater located in Huntsville on Monte Sano. Should an emergency or potential emergency exist the ARES group will activate the net in order to assist county agencies, the American Red Cross or the National Weather Service with communications.
The ARES organizational structure centers around the local Emergency Coordinator, who is responsible for ARES in Madison County. The Emergency Coordinator for Madison County is:
If you have questions about ARES in Madison County and how you can be involved send an email to Tom Hatter. The Madison County ARES Operations Manual is provided here online and includes the training and emergency net preambles.
Madison County ARES Operations Manual
This page last updated August 31, 2000