We are a group of volunteer amateur radio operators in Sullivan County, New York who have trained and prepared to help with for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.
ARES, or Amateur Radio Emergency Service, is a program managed by the American Radio Relay League, or ARRL, that coordinates with local, regional and national authorities in order to assist with communications during emergencies of all kinds.
Mission Statement
“The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) is a program of the ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio, which is comprised of organized, trained, qualified, and credentialed Amateur Radio operators who augment and support vital communications on behalf of the public through partner agencies and organizations during emergencies and disasters. The mission of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service is to be an effective partner in emergency and disaster response, providing emergency managers and their communities with radio communications expertise, capability and capacity, supplied by volunteer radio communicators.”
As approved by the ARRL Board of Directors, July 2017
We are part of the Eastern New York Section, where we share the Southern District with Orange, Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties.
The Emergency Coordinator for Sullivan County ARES is John Lavelle KN2X.