Marion County ARES Downtown Indy

The Marion County ARES Net meets every Wednesday @ 7:30 PM on the 146.700 repeater.
The use of this repeater is courtesy of the Indianapolis Repeater Association.

This is the Marion County ARES net and is open to any and all amateurs, this is directed net and all traffic should be routed through net control. If necessary the 147.120MHz repeater will be used as a backup.

Net Control Opportunity: Are you interesting in becoming a net control volunteer? Send us an email at mcinares@gmail.org and well will show you how to get involved, we are always looking for new net control operators and it is a great way increase your radio skills! Not sure if you are ready to give it a try, download the net script, announcements and check-in list to the right and follow along. When you ready volunteer to be the alternate net control operator and before you know it you'll be ready to take that next step!

If you have any questions about how we run the net please feel free to email us at mcinares@gmail.com and we will be glad to provide you with more information. We are always looking for new net control operators and will help you in any way we can.

On the first Friday of each month, Marion County does a test of the siren system at 11:00 A.M. Marion County ARES and Marion County Amateur Radio Severe Weather groups run a 'Siren Check Net' on the 146.700MHz repeater to gather siren information from participating stations. Find out more here

  • Indianapolis Half Marathon at Fort Ben
    Saturday October 3, 2020
    7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

    The marathon will be held at the Historic Fort Benjamin Harrison in Lawrence. Radio operators will be stationed at aid stations along the route. To volunteer as a Amateur Radio communicator, contact Brent Walls N9BA by email at bwalls@arrl.net .

  • MS Bike Ride
    October 10, 2020
    Cancelled and rescheduled as a virtual ride. There will not be any Amateur Radio support required this year.

  • Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
    Saturday November 1, 2020
    This year the marathon will be virtual. There will not be any Amateur Radio support required this year.

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