Kentucky ARES

Kentucky ARES

In the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Amateur Radio Emergency Service and the National Traffic System are combined into one organization with various levels of coordination as illustrated below.

The Kentucky Amateur Radio Emergency Services Plan can be found here.
Information on local ARES Organizations is available on the Local Information Index of this site.
The KY Emergency Net meets in weekly session each Monday at 19:30 Eastern - 3.972.5 LSB

Kentucky ARES Coordination:

Section Emergency Coordinator:	Jim McDonnell, W2LTB
Asst SEC - Eastern KY (Districts 8,9,10)	Matt Tinker, AA4XA
Asst SEC for Policy and Information Resources	Pat Spencer, KD4PWL

Kentucky ARES Bulletins and Releases:

Notices and Releases for Kentucky ARES coordinators and members can be found here.

Registerring for KY ARES or Applying for a Leadership Position:

If you are interested in joining ARES in Kentucky, please use the KY ARES Registration Form. It is transmitted to the Section Emergency Coordinator and forwarded to your local ARES Coordinators.

If you are an ARRL member, and interested in applying for a position in ARES leadership, please review the requirements for the that position. Click on the appropriate link to see the duties of Official Emergency Station, Emergency Coordinator, or District Emergency Coordinator. Then, use the may KY ARES Station Appointment Application Form to send your information to the Section Emergency Coordinator.

KY ARES Email Reflectors:

Two email reflectors are available to discuss ARES topics via email as part of the KY ARES community:

The KY ARES listserv is for ARES specific discussions. To subscribe to it, please click here.

The KYHAM listserv is broader in subject matter, however many ARES conversations occur there. More info about KYHAM is available here.