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Sussex County ARES is comprised of FCC licensed operators who volunteer their time providing emergency communications to Sussex County, Delaware, when needed. Sussex County ARES provides back up emergency communications to several served agencies in Sussex County.

 

Sussex County ARES staff consists of the Emergency Coordinator (EC), Assistant Emergency Coordinators (AEC’s), Skywarn Coordinator and any specifically designated operator(s) which will provide liaison services for the ARES group. The ARES organization is not subdivided into local municipalities to allow maximum flexibility in response. It is also NOT divided along “club boundaries” for the same reason.

 

Sussex County ARES holds regularly scheduled net sessions. The purpose of the net is to provide training, test emergency center radio equipment and to provide information about ARES activities in and around Sussex County.

 

The Sussex ARES Nets are held on first and third Wednesdays on Even Months and the first Wednesday of odd months. Net are held at 7:00 p.m. local time, on the ARES Primary Repeater 147.090 MHz (PL 156.7). Additional area NETS can be found on the NETS page. The second net that used to take place in the odd months has been replaced with an Online Training Zoom as noted below.

Sussex County ARES is now on groups.io

Sussex County ARES is now part of the ARRDelawareSection.group.io. This forum can be found at SussexCountyARES@ARRLDelawareSection.groups.io | Topics and will be used for our 'go to' site for ARES drilldata, projects, meetings, files, etc. Ongoing discussions of drills, drill plans, up coming events, active calendar, etc. are on this site. Send an email to our ARRL Sussex County Emergency Coordinator; Steven, KC3DSO via kc3dso@gmail.com to get an invite for the group. Additional quick links to the groups.io page:

 

Group Email Addresses  Post: SussexCountyARES@ARRLDelawareSection.groups.io

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Unsubscribe: SussexCountyARES+unsubscribe@ARRLDelawareSection.groups.io

Group Owner: SussexCountyARES+owner@ARRLDelawareSection.groups.io

Help: SussexCountyARES+help@ARRLDelawareSection.groups.io

 

Upcoming 2026 Training Nets, Zoom Training Meetings, and Events

 

July 25 - "Have Fun with Ham Radio" - Presentation for the Rehoboth Library No. 1, Grove Park, Setup 0800. Starts 0900. Runs for about two hours or so. All members are welcome to help with demos, answering questions, etc. Link to the library's events page where you can learn more about the event or have folks sign up. https://www.beach-fun.com/events/beach-fun-bargains/event/24358-rehoboth-beach-public-library-presents-ham-radio-in-the-park.html

August 5 - Sussex ARES 2m Training Net, 7pm, 147.090 Millsboro repeater, Mike, N3MRM is NCS

August 8 - National Lightship Lighthouse Weekend. Canalfront Park, Lewes at the Lightship Overfalls. Setup 0900. ALL are welcome. Social event first and radio second. 

August 12 - Sussex ARES BiMonthly Hybrid Meeting. Meeting starts at 6:30pm, arrive early for dinner (half priced sandwiches). An agenda will be sent out a few days before the meeting

August 19 - Sussex ARES 2m Training Net, 7pm, 147.090 Millsboro repeater. Pat, KW3Z, is NCS

September 5 - DELMARVA ARC Swap Meet. 0900. Home of Al Waller (SK), K3TKJ, 34807 Old Hickory Rd, Laurel, DE

 

Sussex County ARES to Participate in October 24, 2026 Statewide Simulated Emergency Test (SET)

Sussex County ARES will be a participant again in this years ARRL Simulated Emergency Test. This years SET will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2026. This event will be used as our 4Q Hospital Drill. Mark you calendars now for this date. We will be activating all of the ARES facilities as in year's past. Contact Steven, KC3DSO via kc3dso@gmail.com with any questions. 

 

Shared Calendar on this Sussex ARES Webpage

Due to the time involved in maintaining two calendars, the decision has been made to maintain only the calendar in the SussexCountyARES@ARRLDelawareSection.groups.io page. Joining this groups.io forum is free, fast and easy and you can decide how often, if any, you received emails. Everyone is encouraged to join this group to keep up to date on ARES events, training, meetings and nets. Any questions please contact

Steven Keller, KC3DSO via kc3dso@gmail.com.