MCARES and MARC POTA Potluck
The joint MARC and MCARES POTA Potluck event was a great success! Perhaps another POTA Potluck… err.. “POTAluck 2024” (?!?) will be in the works? From Mike/KK6OKU, MCARES Emergency Coordinator/District…
East TN Emcomm Mutual Aid
There is now a Zello channel for East Tennessee Emcomm Mutual Aid. Zellow is a an app for your phone that functions similar to radio. You can click the link…
MCARES Net Schedule Q3 – 2023
Here’s the new schedule for the third quarter of 2023 – if there are any adjustments or corrections that need to be made, please let us know. Jeff/N4POD – aec@mcares.net
Field Day 2023 *PHOTOS*
Monroe County ARES teamed up with Loudon County ARES and the Tellico Lake Amateur Radio Club for Field Day 2023. The operation was conducted at the Loudon County EOC in…
Casa Monroe Superhero 5k *Photos*
On Saturday April 15th, Monroe County Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteered our support for the 2023 Casa Monroe Superhero 5k! Our mission is to support organizations and governmental agencies, providing…
Monroe County EmComm Trailer Shake Down
Members of Monroe County ARES accompanied by Monroe County Emergency Management Agency performed a shake down on the EmComm trailer. During the exercise a preliminary inventory was performed along with…
Cherohala Challenge 2023 – Photos
Some photos from the 2023 Cherohala Challenge were provided. If you have any you’d like to submit, please send them to me and I’ll add them to this page!
Knoxville Hamfest this Saturday – June 17th *UPDATE with Photos!*
Photos from the hamfest can be found below! I had a great time, but was saddened to learn this will be the last year at this location! That said, we…
Next Monthly Meeting – Saturday July 1st
Monroe County ARES will be holding it’s next meeting on Saturday, July 1st at 11:30am at Bert’s Hometown Grill. Bert’s Hometown Grill902 Tellico St S, Madisonville, TN 37354
NO MEETING IN JUNE
There will be no in person meeting in June as we will be activated for support of the Cherohala Challenge. Our next regular meeting will be Saturday, July 1st.
ARES Meeting – April 1st
No foolin’… Monroe County ARES had a wonderful lunch on April 1st at Ya Rona Pizza. We even got our server to get in the pictures with us! Topics discussed…
Net Schedule for Q2 (Apr-Jun) 2023
The Net Schedule has been updated. Please let me know if any changes need to be made.
Cherohala Challenge 2023 – June 3rd
It is that time again this year to start planning for Cherohala Challenge 2023. The date for the Challenge this year will be June 3. If you are available to assist this year please let…
2023 Volunteers On The Air
The ARRL has designated 2023 as the “Year of the Volunteer.” As such, they have created a special year long even called Volunteers On The Air, or VOTA for short.…
Stay up to date – Join the Groups.io!
In addition to information on the website, important breaking news, such as expected weather impacts on our area and deployments, as well as the latest updated information about upcoming training,…
Amateur Radio Active in Turkey and Syria Following Earthquakes
02/07/2023 In the days following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023, emergency communications have been active with rescue and response efforts.…
Skywarn Weather Spotter Training – Feb 23
Skywarn Weather Spotter Training will be held on February 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM at the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department, located at 1530 Oak Grove Road, Madisonville, TN
POTA-Palooza 2022 – Report from K4MJF
A beautiful fall day for the POTA-PALOOZA 2022 at K-0034, Look Rock Picnic area just outside of Maryville, Tennessee! From what I was told, we had about 50 people come to…
Monroe County ARES Weekly Net
Wednesday’s at 2000 (8:00 PM ET)145.250 (-600 no PL)145.270 (-600 127.3Hz)
ARRL Dues Increase and then some…
The ARRL is increasing dues for the upcoming 2024 year from $49 to $59. This increase was widely anticipated as it has been a number of years (2016) since the…
Monroe Amateur Radio Club meeting July 24th
Monroe County Amateur Radio Emergency Service is affiliated with the Monroe Amateur Radio Club, Tellico Lake Amateur Radio Club, and numerous other organizations. We encourage all members of our ARES…
Field Day this Weekend!
Time is here. This Saturday! We need help. We need YOU! We would take ya for support and even feed ya Saturday lunch 1230. Need operators. This is a 24…