Qualifications for Membership in ARES

All participants shall have a valid Amateur Radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.

All participants must have a serious interest in providing volunteer radio communications support in an emergency.

All participants shall have an interest in self-improvement and maintaining standards for excellent community service.

We have an email group for ARES members only. This replaces the old yahoo group. You may visit the group at: https://groups.io/g/franklincountyares and request membership if you have not already been invited. You will be able to access files such as net scripts, emergency plans, and other documents as well as post emails to the group. If you wish to join, you can download the application.

Membership Application