ARES/RACES of Delaware County Pennsylvania

Delco ARES is an organized unit of trained, FCC-licensed volunteer Amateur Radio operators dedicated to providing back-up, auxiliary emergency communication support.

Weekly ARES Net Analog, Monday, 19:30 with Digital Net following around 20:15 local time. All Amateur Radio operators are encouraged to participate.

If you're a licensed Amateur Radio operator interested in volunteering with Delaware County ARES-RACES, please complete a membership application.

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is the emergency communications arm of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

Delaware County ARES-RACES operates ten repeaters dedicated to emergency communications from five sites within the county. 

Emergency and Standard Operating Procedures for Delaware County ARES/RACES members. You’ll find what to do in an emergency, items to have ready in your go bag, and the Delco ARES and ARES manuals.

At the heart of ARES-RACES is the capability to respond to an emergency, deploying personnel and equipment to provide critical communications when commercial or government systems fail.

SKYWARN is a self-contained network of certified weather spotters sponsored and trained by the National Weather Service (NWS). 

Training is critical to the mission of Delaware County ARES-RACES.

Documentation for Delaware County ARES-RACES members is all organized and printable from this section here.

Amateur Radio is a fascinating hobby that has broad appeal. More than 600,000 people in the United States are licensed in the Amateur Radio Service.

If you are already a member of ARES/RACES of Delaware County Pennsylvania, you can use this link to access the member area.