Effective 2DEC2024-Cherokee ARES Net wil run on the 146.700- K4SJR Repeater until further notice... Cherokee ARES Home

Welcome to the Cherokee County, Georgia Amateur Radio Emergency Service®

  • While amateur radio is a hobby, we encourage you to participate in our weekly nets, various drills/exercises throughout the year, and be prepared to answer the call from our community when emergency communications are needed.
  • We are NOT storm-chasers, nor are we First-Responders.
  • We are a dedicated group of amateur radio operators that follow the chain of command.
  • We deploy only when requested by our served agency, and only when approved by your Emergency Coordinator of Cherokee County, or one of the delegated Assistant Emergency Coordinators.
  • We encourage you to participate and give back to your community and remain prepared to answer the call to service when requested.

Membership

Membership in the ARES and RACES organizations is open to any properly equipped, licensed radio amateur. All that is required is a willingness to serve in times of need and active participation in group nets and exercises. To apply, visit our Registration page for more details.

Monthly Meeting

Our monthly meetings are held in conjunction with the Cherokee County Amateur Radio Society on the second Saturday of the month 10:00 am, at the William G. Long Senior Center, 223 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock, Georgia 30188. Everyone is invited to attend - no license required.

Weekly Net

We hold our weekly training net on the WX4AUX repeater (145.190, minus offset, PL tone 107.2 Hz) on Monday nights at 8:00 PM. Our backup is the KG4VUB repeater (145.270, minus offset, PL tone of 100 Hz). After check-ins, the net control operator will conduct a drill or present a topic of interest related to ARES. Membership is not required in order to participate.

DRATS NET. DRATS NET starts approx 7:30pm on the NWGA Ratflector: nwgaares.ratflector.com on Channel CCARES

Cherokee ARES Winlink Exercise and Check-In Map

  • Current Google Map-Cherokee ARES Winlink Check-in Form
  • Send a Winlink Check-In Report form to the following Tactical Callsign: CCARES-NET prior to 8:00pm on Monday Nights.
  • Select Template --> Standard Templates --> GENERAL FORMS --> Winlink Check-In Report.txt

    • 2024 Cherokee ARES Planned Missions

    2024 GA Death Race- Point Bravo and Nimblewill ARRL Field Day GA Jewel Annual ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET)
    March 30-31, 2024 June 22-23, 2024 September 20-21, 2024 October 5, 2024