MCARES Looking for W1AW/4 VOTA volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to participate in the W1AW/4 special event! Please join the MCARES groups.io, on the bottom of the mcares.net main page, or email aec@mcares.net to get…
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.…
Next Monthly Meeting March 4th – 11:30am
Monroe County ARES will be holding it’s next meeting on Saturday, March 4th at 11:30am at Bert’s Hometown Grill. Bert’s Hometown Grill902 Tellico St S, Madisonville, TN 37354
Skywarn Training Held in Monroe County
The Monroe County Amateur Radio Emergency Service is happy to report a good turnout to the Skywarn Training session presented by meteorologist and Senior Forecaster Jeremy Buckles, WX4JLB, from the…
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.…
NWS Skywarn Training Resumes
After a long hiatus, Skywarn Weather Spotter training has resumed. WBIR did a recent story about Skywarn Spotter Training and what you can expect if you attend. Monroe County ARES…
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)
Casa Monroe Superheroes 5k Run/Walk 2023
The Casa Monroe Superhero 5k Run/Walk is coming up on April 15th, 2023! The theme this year is Superheroes! We are looking for super-heroic Amateur Radio Operator volunteers to assist…
Knoxville NOAA Radio Down
NWS Morristown @NWSMorristown The Knoxville NOAA radio is down. Use our weather radio webpage https://weather.gov/mrx/nwr to monitor outages and always have more than one way to receive weather warnings. Warnings…
AREC Volunteers Respond to Cyclone Gabrielle
The New Zealand Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (AREC) kick into gear to respond to Cyclone Gabrielle. Around New Zealand AREC volunteer members and other license Radio Amateurs geared up as…