Welcome to the San Diego Section of ARES!

75th Logo The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. It is sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) in the United States and Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC). The San Diego / Southwestern Section provides services to the San Diego and Imperial Counties of California. This year, ARRL is celebrating 75 years of ARES service!

Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible to apply for membership in ARES. Training may be required or desired to participate fully in ARES. Please inquire at the local level for specific informaton. Because ARES is an Amateur Radio service, only licened radio amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is desirable, but is not a requirement for membership. Emergency Coordinators do need to be a member of ARRL.

The primary function of SDGARES is to provide Emergency Communications for:

Declared Emergencies
Public Safety Incidents
Served Agency Mutual Assistance (ARC, EMS, CDF, CERT, Beach Rescue)
Public Safety Mutual Assistance (Miramar Air Show, Special Olympics)
Public Safety Drills

San Diego ARES meets the 2nd Saturday of each month at Scripps Memorial Hospital, Schaetzel Building, Nobel Room at 8:00AM - 9890 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037. Get directions here Park in the first lot to the right after the ticket gate. Parking is waived for attendees of the ARES meeting (usually $4.00) and the lot is antenna friendly.

All members will be receiving a new temporary password shortly. When you do, use the Log In on the left side of this window. Once logged in, go to Account Settings to change your password to something more memorable. For any questions, please contact the webmaster.

We also have a Yahoo!Group with a mail reflector. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDGARES/join to request membership.