ARES Ontario (Amateur Radio Emergency Service - Ontario Section)

The Ontario ARES is dedicated to providing an auxilliary emergency communications network utilizing a wide range of telecommunications equipment and technology and through objective planning of these resources to deliver a quality communications system that meets the needs of all our served clients at the Municipal and the Provincial Government levels in the interest of public safety and service.

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IRLP ** LINKING ONTARIO TO THE WORLD ** NO SUNSPOTS REQUIRED. THIS WEBSITE NOW PROVIDES DUAL DOMAIN ACCESS : racaresontario.ca >>> emergencycommunicationsontario.ca SEPTEMBER 03, 2010. **INFORMATION MESSAGE** ***HURRICANE EARL*** 11:00 AM. EDT. WX4NHC, THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AMATEUR RADIO STATION AT MIAMI WILL ACTIVATE BOTH HF AND ECHOLINK / IRLP OPERATIONS ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 02,2010. AT 4 PM. EDT. PRIMARY HF. FREQUENCY FOR THE HURRICANE WATCH NET IS 14.325 MHZ. ECHOLINK / IRLP EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FROM WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA ON THE RALEIGH, N.C. REFLECTOR # 9210 THIS LINK IS ONLY FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND FOR STATIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE AFFECTED AREA. TO LISTEN ONLY OUTSIDE THE AFFECTED AREA USE REFLECTOR # 9009 UPDATED ADVISORIES AND STATEMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS REQUIRED. FOR THE DURATION OF THIS YEARS SEVERE WEATHER SEASON ALL SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR ANY U.S.COUNTIES THAT BORDER ON ONTARIO WILL BE POSTED ON THIS SITE ALONG WITH THOSE THAT ARE GENERATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA WITHIN ONTARIO. *** NOTICE *** OPERATIONAL CHANGE *** IRLP NETWORK *** STARTING SUNDAY JANUARY 3, 2010. THE WEEKLY ONTARIO ARES IRLP NETWORK WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE NEW ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE REFLECTOR # 9035 LOCATED IN HALIBURTON COUNTY AND NOW SERVING THE NEEDS OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS SUCH AS THE ONTARIO ARES, CANWARN AND MANY OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE RESOURCES AND PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SERVE AND COMMUNICATE ON OUR NEW HOME REFLECTOR.
Authorization Notice. The RAC AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE AND DESIGN trademark is owned by RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA INC. Robert Gammon, VA3RX. is a licenced user of the RAC AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE AND DESIGN trademark. ARES News Headlines Please send any ARES news to the Section Emergency Coordinator, Assistant Section Manager or Section Manager. If you would like to keep informed of when news items are added to this site please subscribe to the notification list by sending an email to the Ontario ARES News List or by visiting the yahoo group for this list. Please note that this is not a discussion forum, but only a service to announce news at this website. It is open to anybody with an Interest in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service in Ontario and you need not be an ARES member or even an Amateur Radio Operator to join this list. (Click on a headline to view article) WINDSOR ARES EC SELECTED. Submitted by: Bob Gammon, VA3RX    On: May 12, 2010 CANWARN ANNIVERSARY EVENT Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: May 6, 2010 NEW EC FOR ORANGEVILLE / DUFFERIN Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: May 5, 2010 Inter - County CANWARN Network Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: April 24, 2010 ARES HF. NETS RETURN Submitted by: Bob Gammon, VA3RX    On: February 23, 2010 WELCOME NEW EC FOR SUDBURY Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: December 21, 2009 NEW ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE REFLECTOR Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: December 2, 2009 NEW EMCOMM CO-ORDINATOR Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: November 25, 2009 NEWS FROM RENFREW COUNTY Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: October 15, 2009 NEW EC FOR CORNWALL Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: October 9, 2009 ONTARIO SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: September 11, 2009 ARES LINK ON INTERNET RADIO Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: August 11, 2009 TILLSONBURG ARES Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: May 14, 2009 NEW DEC FOR SEVERN DISTRICT. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: March 31, 2009 NEW ONTARIO ASSISTANT SEC. Submitted by: Bob Gammon, VA3RX    On: January 29, 2009 AMETHYST BUILDS RANKS Submitted by: Bob Gammon, VA3RX    On: January 15, 2009 NORTHERN ARES NEWS Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: November 12, 2008 NEW DEC FOR BRUCE DISTRICT Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: October 8, 2008 LOYALIST ARES EXPANDS. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: August 28, 2008 NEW ARES FORUM Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: May 8, 2008 NEW EC JOINS LONDON. Submitted by: Bob Gammon, VA3RX.    On: April 30, 2008 NEW TORONTO DEC. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: April 23, 2008 CAMBRIDGE FORMS NEW ARES GROUP Submitted by: Bob Gammon, VA3RX    On: March 12, 2008 ARES HF NET CHANGE. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: March 5, 2008 IRLP NETWORK EXPANDS Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: February 11, 2008 NEW EC`S EASTERN ONTARIO. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: January 30, 2008 NEW NATIONAL SAR FREQUENCY. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: January 22, 2008 ARES REPORTS Submitted by: Bob Gammon, VA3RX    On: December 12, 2007 MAGNETAWAN APPOINTMENT. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: December 10, 2007 WINDSOR TALENT. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: December 4, 2007 ARES VETERAN. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: December 4, 2007 PELEE ISLAND UPDATE Submitted by: Bob Gammon, VA3RX    On: December 3, 2007 NEW MISSISSAUGA EC. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: November 28, 2007 RAC / ARES DOCUMENTS. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: November 25, 2007 NEW EC MANITOULIN ISLAND Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: November 12, 2007 ARES HF NET TIME CHANGE. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: November 10, 2007 2007 SET RESULTS. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: October 15, 2007 NEW AMBER ALERT FEATURE. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: September 13, 2007 TECUMSEH DISTRICT Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: September 5, 2007 NEW EC FOR CHATHAM / KENT. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: August 20, 2007 NEW DEC FOR ALBANY. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: August 20, 2007 NEW EC FOR WOODSTOCK / OXFORD. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: August 20, 2007 NEW EC FOR ST.THOMAS / ELGIN. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: August 19, 2007 JOINT CANADA - USA EVENT. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: August 10, 2007 ARES SILENT KEY. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: August 2, 2007 ARES VACANCIES. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: July 22, 2007 911 SERVICE LOST Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: July 12, 2007 LONDON ARES EXPANDS. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: July 11, 2007 NEW ARES EC APPOINTMENT Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: June 27, 2007 NEW EC CENTRAL ONTARIO. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: June 8, 2007 TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: May 27, 2007 GTA ARES APPOINTMENTS. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: May 24, 2007 LONDON ARES APPOINTMENTS. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: May 24, 2007 ONTARIO ARES AND EMO DISTRICTS Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: April 1, 2007 ONTARIO ARES DISTRICTS Submitted by: Allan Boyd, VE3AJB    On: February 4, 2007 GOLDEN HORSESHOE ARES APPOINTMENT Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX    On: January 26, 2007 NEW EMO / ARES MAP AVAILABLE. Submitted by: Bob Gammon., VA3RX.    On: January 11, 2007	Join ARES! ARES is open to all licensed radio amateurs. To join ARES in the Province of Ontario, please follow the step by step guide to joining ARES. Ontario Emergency Communications Network Sunday Net Schedule Ontario ARES HF Net 13:00 Hrs Eastern  7.080 MHz Ontario ARES IRLP Net your local IRLP link to the new Ontario Public Service Reflector # 9035 at 20:00 Hrs Eastern Backup Reflector # 9005 Monday Net Schedule Ontario PROCOM HF Net 21:00 Hrs Eastern  3.650 MHz Wednesday Net Schedule Ontario ARES IRLP VHF Net your local IRLP link to the new Ontario Public Service Reflector # 9035 at 20:00 Hrs Eastern Backup Reflector # 9005 Thursday Net Schedule Ontario PROCOM VHF Net your local IRLP link to Exp. Reflector # 0040, 20:00 Hrs Eastern Asterisk, Echolink, D-star Daily NTS OPN Net Ontario Phone HF Net 16:00 Hrs Eastern, 3.742 MHz Switch to 19:00 Hrs, March or April Amateur Radio news and information:     http://VA3QV.wordpress.com Ontario Phone Net news & information:     http://ontariophonenet.wordpress.com ARESONTARIO Yahoo! Group The Meeting place for Emergency Coordinators in the RAC Ontario Section ARES. The link is a secure login to the ARESONTARIO Yahoo! Group. If you would like to Join the group, and you are an AEC, please contact your EC and they will pass on your request to the Moderator Ontario ARES group Websites ARES Ontario EC Forum  New! Barrie Brampton/Caledon Burlington Chatham-Kent Cornwall Dufferin County Durham ARES  New! Frontenac County Grey County  Halton Hills Hamilton  Hastings Kenora Kingston Area Kitchener Waterloo Lanark and North Leeds London Manitoulin Mississauga Niagara Region Niagara ARES  North Bay Oakville Ottawa ARES EMRG. Peterborough Renfrew County Seaway/Capital-District South Georgian Bay/West Simcoe Sudbury Thames Valley ARES Thunder Bay Toronto District Loyalist District York Region Windsor-Essex County  RAC Callsign Lookup Callsign Name

The Purpose of this website is:

1. To provide support to ARES members, groups and appointees in the Province of Ontario
2. To provide a source of information to Amateurs interested in ARES but not yet members
3. To provide information to municipal and other government and non-government officials who may use ARES services
4. To provide webspace to supporting RAC Field Organization groups and services in the province of Ontario

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