Year: 2017

17 members participating in the GA ARES Mutual Aid Team

If you are interested in joining the GA ARES Mutual Team and deploy on short term missions 2-3 days supporting Adjacent Sections, GEMA HQ, GA Defense Force, and County ARES teams then you are encouraged to let Hal W4IGE, Jeff AB4HF, or Larry AB4NX know that you’re interested. Requirements are posted on the GAARESMAT FB […]

Ares Training Nets Changes

ARES Training Net Changes      The weekly Gwinnett ARES Training Net will undergo significant changes effective March 1, 2017.  The net time moves from 9:00pm (2100 local) to 8:30pm (2030 local) or immediately following the GARS Net if it runs past 8:30.  Instead of the concurrent digital nets using several modes, a digital net […]

Field Day

Field Day ARES and GARS ARES and GARS support each other during this event. They combine to give an 8A station where everyone gets a chance to operate SSB, CW, Digital modes. This event is held on the 4th full weekend in June every year. Setup begins at 0730 on Saturday and tear down begins […]

GA ARES MUTUAL AID TEAM and GWINNETT COUNTY ARES TO ALL GA ARES MEMBERS

GA ARES MUTUAL AID TEAM and GWINNETT COUNTY ARES  TO ALL GA ARES MEMBERS  If you are interested in digital modes or have been frustrated getting your rig configured for digital, join us at the GA ARES Mutual Aid Team (MAT)  and Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society (GARS) Georgia QSO Party for a hands on digital modes workshop. […]

Update your Information

UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL INFO – All ARES members now have access to the Online Member Database to view and keep their personal information up-to-date.  Information such as address, contact numbers, email addresses and license info may be updated by each member.  If you have not received your logon information and password, contact Membership. If you […]

Dacula Memorial Day Parade

Dacula Memorial Day Parade, May 29th – Gwinnett ARES will be joining GARS to help with this annual event. This is a Field Qualifying Event that can help you retain your deployable status. It is a half day event where we provide hands and feet to marshall the parade participants into some sort of order. It […]

Deployable members need to review for Qualifying Field Exercise requirement

Deployable members need to review for Qualifying Field Exercise requirement – All Deployable members need to review their personal activity in the ARES Online Database to confirm that you have met the requirement of participation in two (2) Qualifying Field Exercises to remain Deployable.  In addition to the ongoing participation requirement for acitivities every 90 days, the […]

JailBreak Challenge

JailBreak Challenge Obstacle Run – June 4th   Gwinnett ARES has been asked to provide communications support for the Gwinnett Sheriff’s Department JailBreak Challenge Obstacle Run on Saturday June 4th from 7am until around 1pm.  We have helped with this event for the last 3 years and it has proved to be a great way […]

Deployment Day 2017

April 15th Deployment Day Gwinnett ARES We will be setting up at Peachtree Ridge park. bring your go kit. You will setup and transmit and receive forms in winlink, D-RATS, FLDigi. We will have the trailer and 3 stations setup for you to work. Located at 3170 Suwanee Creek Road, Suwanee 30024.