Don Somerville, KD9DHJ Emergency Coordinator Hendricks County ARES                 Links to Our Friends: Avon - WT Public Library Hendricks County Senior Services   Hendricks County Amateur Radio ARRL  ARRL Indiana Section ARRL IN Section Newsletter Central Indiana SkyWarn Documents Emergency Plan v10 - N E W   HCARES on FaceBook HCARES Leadership  Join HC ARES HC ARES on Twitter Hamfests Ham'er Newsletter Hendricks County ARS Hendricks County RACES Home License Testing Radio Help Severe WX - NWS Weather Radar Misc. Links  FCC Pt 97 Radio Rules FCC Data Lookup (ULS) FEMA NIMS Courses Tippecanoe Cnty ARES Vigo County EmComm Putnam Co - WB9EOC Ron Burke, KB9DJA, was nominated for the 2014 Technical Excellence Award given by the Indianapolis Radio Club Council (IRCC).   Click HERE for details Ron Burke, KB9DJA, IRCC Outstanding Amateur of the Year award recipient for 2014. You can click HERE for a picture of the award presentation. Click HERE for a close-up image of the award. Congratulations Ron ! HOMEPAGE  QUICK - LINKS       Our thanks to these supporters of Amateur Radio in Hendricks County   CLICK ON THE BSINESS NAME TO VISIT THEIR WEBSITE   • R and L Electronics   • Radioddity Manufacturing   • Natural High Tree Service   • Beacon Sign Company of Avon   • Shirt Tales of Plainfield      - When you patronize our supporters, please mention that you heard about them on this website - Hendricks Emergency Radio Operations (H.E.R.O.) - Please Help Us Communicate In An Emergency - https://heroradio.org               https://gofund.me/5b6257b1   November 23, 2021 1)  The Wabash Valley Amateur Radio Association Hamfest, will be on November 27, 2021.  It will be at the Clay County 4-H Fairgrounds, located at 6550 N. State Road 59 in Brazil.  Talk-In will be on the 146.685MHz repeater with a PL-Tone of 151.4Hz.  For more information contact Andy Whitt, AC9SW, at whittafiii@gmail.com or at 812-249-0984. 2)  The next meeting of the Hendricks County Amateur Radio Society (HCARS) will be at 6pm on Monday, December 13th.  This special meeting will be at Portillo’s Restaurant, located at 10444 E US Hwy 36, Avon.  This is the Christmas Party and elections of club officers. The club meets on the second Monday night of each month. 3)  The next Danville Community Amateur Radio Club (DCARC) meeting will be on Wednesday, December 15th at 7:00pm at its new location.  It will be at the Hendricks County Senior Services Center, located at 1201 Sycamore Lane, in Danville.  The Club meets on the third Wednesday night of each month. 4)  The Hendricks Emergency Radio Operation’s (H.E.R.O.), now has a GoFundMe page.  A link to the page is on both the Hendricks County ARES website and the Hendricks County ARES Facebook page.  Here is a direct link too: https://gofund.me/5b6257b1.  You may also go to http://heroradio.org for more information.  The money raised will allow us to purchase equipment to be used during an emergency of disaster as well as regular amateur communications.  Please help us out by telling all of your friends and family.                             •  Zack, KD9HIG, reminded everyone on the Net, that the Putnam County RACES Net will start at 8pm on the 146.330MHz repeater. • The Southern Gateway Radio League C4FM digital “Fusion" net, normally held on the W9ZSK 147.255 repeater in Martinsville, Indiana will be moved to the W9ZSK 444.250 repeater on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 8:30 P.M. (Eastern Daylight Time) to allow Wires-X users to access the net from beyond the repeater's regular coverage area. This will be a directed net and all participants are asked to pause between transmissions to allow Wires-X users to connect & disconnect. Wires-X users should connect to the N9AWU room #43978. Click HERE for more net details. Information of Interest to New Hams - From our Documents Library Ham Frequency Allocation Chart Quickstart Guide for All Hams Choosing A Ham Radio Installing PowerPole Connectors  ( ARES  STANDARD CONNECTORS ) Programmed Radio Frequency List     ( 07-20-1018 ) ARES Membership Info ARES Registration Form    ( DOC file ) » For these titles, and many more, check out our Documents page « BILL GOUGE, AA9EG - Webmaster     Your business can support Amateur Radio too ! We display our business supporter's logo and a link to their website.  E-mail us for details This website is best viewed in FireFox browsers.     © 2011 - 2021 Hendricks County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Webmaster: Bill Gouge - AA9EG - webmaster@hendricksares.org AGENCIES SERVED by HENDRICKS COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO: Hendricks County Sheriff, HC Emergency Management Agency, Plainfield PD, Avon PD, Brownsburg PD, Avon Fire Dept, Indiana EMA, National Weather Service, Hendricks County Hospitals, the Citizens of Hendricks County Local  Events Hendricks County Amateur Radio Society club meetings: 2nd Monday of each month. HC Government Center at 7:00pm ARES Net is held every Tuesday at 7:30pm on 147.015 MHz Note: As of August 2019, you must transmit an 88.5Hz sub-audible tone to access the repeater. RACES and SkyWarn Nets are called as needed - 147.165 MHz Hospital Radio Nets are on 147.570 MHz simplex at 10:30am, the 3rd Saturday of each month, EXCEPT November and December.. All Hams are invited to participate. DID YOU KNOW This website can be viewed on a mobile device?  Just "pinch & zoom" to enlarge content and "swipe" to navigate the pages. When viewing on a desktop or laptop computer, hold down the <CTRL> key and press the + or - keys to zoom in or out.  Use the + & - keys just below the function keys.  Pressing <CTRL>0 returns the screen back to the default size. ARES Press Coverage Flyer Group newspaper about the Feb 14th Brownsburg Hamfest. You can check it out in the printed version, or click HERE for the on-line version. American Legion magazine, March edition page 32. You can access the article by ckicking HERE.