ARES® Registration Form
Please check your email following the completion of this application for additional information, including more information about the bands and modes that you can operate.
Documentation
Hendricks County ARES Emergency Plan
The purpose of this plan is to provide a written guide containing the minimum information that would be needed in an emergency. Each emergency is different and the flexibility to provide an adequate response to each is a necessity.
Hendricks County Emergency Districts
This map reflects the 10 districts and show the appropriate counties for each district.
HCARES Frequencies
This document lists the VHF & UHF Programmed Radio Frequencies and Descriptions, updated in 2024
Documents
Articles & Video Tutorials.
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Part 97 – Amateur Radio Service
The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) is a regularly updated, editorial compilation of C.F.R. material and Federal Register amendments produced by the National Archives and Records Administration’s Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Printing Office.
For the most updated Part 97 content, please visit: www.ecfr.gov
FCC Data Lookup (ULS)
Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide an email address on their registration application(s), which will trigger the electronic issuance of an official copy of their registration(s) to the email provided upon application grant.
Per the timing specified in Rulemaking FCC 20-126, the FCC will no longer print, and Registrants will no longer be able to request, hard copy registrations sent by mail.
https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/universal-licensing-system?job=home
FEMA NIMS Courses
NIMS 2017 Learning Materials: This content is to provide information to emergency management practitioners on the key changes contained in the new NIMS 2017 document. Content is available at: https://training.fema.gov/nims/docs/NIMS.2017.Instructor Student Learning Materials.pdf
HAM GENERAL INFO & ARRL PUBLICATIONS
List of Abbreviations found in ARRL Publications
Public Service Communications Manual
ARRL Indiana Section November 2014 Newsletter
HCARES ARTICLE ON PAGE 4
Amateur Radio Emergency Communactions Course
First Level Training
Antennas and Projects Handbook
QRP – Best Projects from QST and the ARRL Handbook
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Guidebook – Part 1
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Guidebook – part 2
Spread Spectrum Source Book
ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION, BOOMS AND HEADPHONES
Multi-Element Low Band Vertical Antenna Arrays
Novice 4 Band Vertical Antenna ( BUILD IT YOURSELF )
NVIS Antenna*
NVIS Antenna Design from DX Engineering
NVIS Antennas for Emergencies
NVIS Antenna for Limited Space
* NVIS Antennas (Near Vertical Incident Skywave) antennas usually limits your signal to a distance of under 500 miles. This is how we communicate with hams in Indiana – instead of around around the country or world, which is very important for Emergency Communications.