Joseph County Michigan - ARC "Amateur Radio Club". This page will be used to give local weather updates, and Club events. We are now accepting applications for membership into the SJCM-ARC . We are an ARRL affiliated club. Primary Repeater 442.150 MHZ. + 94.8 PL. tone
Secondary repeater 145.310 MHZ. + 94.8 PL. District 5 ARES/RACES Simplex is 146.580 MHZ. "ARES" Stands for the Amateur
Radio Emergency Service. ARES is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service and emergency communications. It is organized and sponsored by the American Radio Relay League. " RACES" stands for "Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service," a protocol created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC Part 97, Section 407). Many government agencies across the country train their Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) volunteers using the RACES protocol. The volunteers serve their respective jurisdictions pursuant to guidelines and mandates established by local emergency management officials. "SKYWARN" is a program of the United States' National Weather Service. Its mission is to collect reports of localized severe weather. These reports are used to aid forecasters in issuing and verifying severe weather watches and warnings and to improve the forecasting and warning processes and the tools used to collect meteorological data. It consists of a network of severe storm spotters that observe weather conditions and make reports of severe weather to their local NWS offices. These spotters are regularly trained by personnel from the local NWS offices. In many areas, classes are conducted each spring in advance of the coming severe weather season. This club is a non-profit. Membership is open to Amateur Radio operators that reside in St. joseph county Michigan and surrounding area. If interested in membership please message this page for more information. KD8ZCM
