I know its a bit late but I just got the 2018 registration/profile form updated. There are a lot of new questions and requirements that must be addressed for 2018. To stay a volunteer for Volusia ARES you must update … Read more
This weekend was to be the ARES monthly meeting, It will be canceled. The AEC’s will be out of town or unable to make the meeting. My family has decided after 22 years we should have a family gathering and … Read more
I just got off the phone with Dennis WD3B. I had not heard from him in almost a week. He had a procedure done on Monday the 5th that should have only take a day but as of right now … Read more
Field Day 2018 is just three months away. This year we have a few options to pick from for our field day location. Please cast your vote below. First location. We have been invited to participate in a group … Read more
Daytona Beach CERT is running a special event station for the 60th Daytona 500. N4DAB will have a HF station running from Wednesday February 14 to Sunday February 18. The event will end at start of race 2:30pm. For More … Read more
This Sunday February 18 the Daytona 500 will be at the International Speedway. The race is set to start at 2:30pm.Starting at 3pm we will start a simplex net on 145.555. At the start of net we will ask for … Read more
Alachua County ARES & Santa Fe College Amateur Radio Club are co-sponsoring a free symposium on emergency communications on Saturday February 24th 2018. There will be break-out sessions, multiple speakers and hands-on activities starting at 8am to 6:30pm. It will … Read more
Winter field day will be this weekend starting on Saturday at 2 PM until Sunday at 2 PM. Winter field day is an annual simulated emergency test for the amateur radio community. It’s held every January and runs for 24 … Read more
With the holidays being a very busy time, VARES will not have a meeting in December. Our next meeting will be January 20th 2018 at 1pm. Have a happy and safe holiday.
As most of you may know I was moving at the end of November. The move did not go smoothly and the day after the mooov I was admitted to the hospital for almost a week. I was released this … Read more