DeKalb ARES

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Our Mission

We provide public service communications support, on a voluntary basis, to Public Safety, Public Health and other community organizations. Our commitment is to be a ready resource of trained communicators for these organizations and to serve when and where needed.


What is DeKalb ARES

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) consists of licensed radio amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible for membership in the ARES. The only qualification, other than possession of a valid amateur radio license, is a sincere desire to serve. Because ARES is an amateur radio service, only FCC licensed amateur radio operators are eligible for membership.

DeKalb ARES is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and operates primarily within the jurisdiction of DeKalb County, GA We utilize the radio repeater facilities of the Alford Memorial Radio Club for our weekly training net, on Sundays at 8:00 p.m. local time on 146.76 (-) MHz repeater (Dekalb ARES primary repeater has been changed to this frequency beginning on 2/3/2024).Our backup repeater is 145.450- MHz (pl 107.2) also of the Alford Memorial Radio Club and our primary simplex frequency is 146.460 MHz.  You may also check into this net via Echolink via W4BOC-R or node 330246 if you are not in range of the repeater.

Our members train in emergency preparedness techniques via the nationally recognized ARRL and FEMA courses. Many of our members are considered "deployable" to serve away from our home base in times of need.

DeKalb ARES members come from all segments of the community from students, professionals and retirees. We welcome all members to participate to the extent they can to support our served agencies.


Contact and Meeting Information

Our next in-person meeting will be on Sat 11/16/2024 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at our new location at  the Dekalb Fire Rescue Headquarters located at 1950 West Exchange Place, Tucker, GA 30084.Our program will be a presentation on WebEOC. Also, please bring your ARES task books to the meeting. You are cordially invited to attend join us to learn, first-hand, about DeKalb ARES. Please check our Events Calendar and our Dekalb ARES Groups.IO for specifics about the next meeting.

Electronic mail
General Information: ec at dekalb ares dot org