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AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICES OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS™

Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) of Montgomery County Texas  or also known as, Montgomery County Texas Amateur Radio Emergency Services is nationwide ARES program serving Montgomery County Texas.

Our commitment is to the people of Montgomery County. We provide communications support during emergency incidents and non-emergency events “when all else fails”.

Should there be any type of event or incident, ARES of Montgomery County Texas has expert HAM Radio operators using VHF, UHF and HF bands to ensure communications when conventional communication systems do not function, e.g., internet, cellular. We work closely with local disaster relief partners including FEMA, Red Cross, Food Banks, and emergency services. 

Weekly VHF Radio NETs and Exercises

Monday Night Nets

1930 (7:30pm)   South Texas ARES HF Net

3.873-LSB  or  7.285-LSB

2000 (8:00pm) Montgomery County General Net

147.14 + /136.5(tone)
N5KWN Repeater

Monthly Meeting

ARES of Montgomery County meets 2nd Thursday of each month.

View Calendar Below 

Regular Meeting at 1930 – 2100
The Woodlands Emergency Training Center
15135 IH 45 South
The Woodlands, TX 77385

Tuesday Night Net

2000 (8:00pm) ARES of Montgomery County
Exercise Net

Phone 146.920 – /203.5(tone)
WA5AIR Repeater

Bkup 147.140 + /136.5(tone)
N5KWN Repeater

Digital Check In by 1945 (7:45pm)

Winlink Address MCA-NET

  • Winlink Telnet
  • Winlink Packet – through any Winlink gateway – options – 145.030
    WA9JG-10, N5MDT-10
  • Winlink VARA FM – through any Winlink VARA FM gateway –
    options – 145.550
    WA5EOC-10 (new in development)

Winlink VARA HF Peer to Peer  Addressed to and connecting to N5KWN on 3588.5 center

Packet BBS –
WA5EOC-1 – 145.030
Address to ALL@WA5EOC as Bulletin

2024 SCHEDULE of EVENTS, TRAINING and MEETINGS

(Meeting events subject to change)

ARES HF Net on 3.873 MHz starting at 1930 (7:30pm).  When checking in, we are in District 1.  You can also check in digitally using TXARES-HF on hf radio only.  No telnet.
VHF Net at 2000, (8:00pm), on 147.140 MHz/136.5 (tone) Repeater)
Emergency Exercise Net starting at 2000 (8:00pm). We encourage all to please participate so that you are practiced in the net. Those able to do so, we encourage all to participate in BBS Packet, Vara HF, and Winlink (Telnet). Send your digital check ins prior to the net. Phone - 146.920 MHz - /203.5 (tone) Repeater Bkup -  147.140 MHz + /136.5 (tone) Repeater Digital BBS Packet - 145.030 MHz Simplex Digital Vara HF - Center Freq: 3.58850 MHz Digital Winlink (Telnet) - Send your Winlink (Telnet) check in message to "MCA-NET"
Regular Meeting at 1930 (7:30pm) In Person Meeting
ARES HF Net on 3.873 MHz starting at 1930 (7:30pm).  When checking in, we are in District 1.  You can also check in digitally using TXARES-HF on hf radio only.  No telnet.

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WE HELP OUR CITIZENS COMMUNICATE WHEN ALL OTHER SYSTEMS FAIL!

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When the Big One or even small disasters occur, Amateur Radio is the immediate Go-To solution.  Our ARES organization of Montgomery County partners with Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, Hospitals, NG and NGO organizations such as Red Cross, FEMA, Food Banks etc.  This partnership provides care and resources to the local communities during disaster or non-disaster events.

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Amateur Radio Operators are constantly building and maintaining radio equipment.  This provides reliability during a disaster event.

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Amateur Radio Operators demonstrating and teaching others in new and innovative radio techniques

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Amateur Radio Operator conducting the role of Net Controller during a disaster event.

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