Welcome to
NMARES.net
We are the Amateur
Radio and Emergency Services Organization
with New Ideas and Goals!
Home of the
Northern
Michigan
Amateur Radio
Emergency
Services © 2012
Providing
Emergency Communications
&
Emergency Services for
Northern
Michigan

Morse
Code
vs "SMS" Text Messages - Which is Faster?
(Windows Media File Video)
NMARES
Media Hit in
Mackinac Journal
Magazine
NMARES the Northern Michigan Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Organization is featured on the current cover of the Mackinac Journal
Magazine. The four page feature story with color photographs is in the
September 2010 issue of the magazine. The article includes information
about NMARES' Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Activities in
Northern Michigan. This is an excellent article that promotes Emergency
Preparedness and dove tail's into the September 2010 "NPM" or National
Preparedness Month Activities.
(Click on link below to read Full Color Pages of
this Cover Story)

What is National
Preparedness Month (NPM)?
September is National Preparedness Month! This awareness month is
sponsored by the Ready Campaign in partnership with Citizen Corps and
the Ad Council. NPM is designed to encourage Americans to take simple
steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and
communities.
for additional information goto
http://www.ready.gov/
NMARES is A Proud
Member of the 2011 National Preparedness Coalition

"NMARES" is a
Non Profit
Organization Supported
Entirely by Public and Private
Donations!

Help Support
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
in Northern Michigan.

With a Cash Donation of $10.00 or more
you will receive a Emergency Communication's Patch!
This Limited Edition, High Quality, Custom
Designed, 7 Color,
100% Embroidered, Patch is Cotton Twill.
The Patch is 3.5" x 3.5".
Please mail Cash Donations
to:
NMARES
c/o James E. Davis -KC8NTE
8378 VanTyle Road
Elmira, MI. 49730
Or
Make a Secure
Online Donation

Click on the "Donate" button below
Online
PayPal
E-Com Patch Donations of $12.00 or more
(note two dollars $2.00 added for PayPal Fees,
Continental US Shipping and Handling )
NMARES is PayPal Verified
PayPal. The safer, easier way to Donate!
NMARES
Simplex Net - Thursday Night
(net information & schedule)
NMARES
(who we are)
Membership
Application
(Join
NMARES by filling out this Application)
Northern
Michigan
Amateur
Radio
Emergency Services
(link
to NMARES yahoo group site)

NMARES
E-Com Fund Raiser
(click on the above link for Custom NMARES Hat)
Donor Page
(
a Listing of our Generous Donors )
Make
a Donation to Help Support
Emergency Communications
for
Northern Michigan
(link
to printable donor form)
NEW - Michigan E-Com
Survey
(Click to Link to Survey
form - How Can we Improve?)
Sydney
a future Ham, Practicing for her first NMARES
Field Day CW Contact!
Vintage Radio Restoration and
Repair
(Presentation by WB8REH )
Museum
Quality - Radio Restoration
(Check this website
for examples of ham gear
restored by - WB8REH)
The United States Grid System Explained
(Presentation by KC8OBB)
NVIS - Near
Vertical
Incident Sky-Wave
(Presentation by KC8NTE )
D-Star
- Digital Smart Technology for Amateur Radio
(Presentation by KC8NTE )
Field Day Operating &
Computer Logging
(Presentation by KB8YYB & AB8VV)
Just What is Field Day?
(Presentation by KC8NTE )
2008 Field Day Photo
Slide Show Presentation
(Presentation by KC8NTE )
NMARES Field Day Activity
Review
(Presentation by KC8NTE)
Preparation for Emergency
Field Operations
(Presentation by KC8NTE )
"Public Relations for Northern Michigan"
(Presentation by KC8NTE)
Training
Provided by NMARES
FEMA IS-700
& IS-800A RACES
Training
(
click on the above link
for more info)
FEMA IS-100
& IS-200 RACES
Training
(
click on the above link
for more info)
Operation
Dire Straits Exercise
" SET " - Simulated Emergency Test
"Operation
Can You Still Hear Me?"
Seventh District E-Com Exercise for
Northern Michigan
This Exercise will assess
Amateur Radio
Emergency Communications for all of Region 7
"
NMARES SET " - Simulated Emergency Test
( Northern Michigan Emergency Exercise)
Traders Net & Online Swap
NMARES - On Air "Traders Net"
Held after the NMARES Simplex Net on Announced Dates
01:00 Zulu / UTC or 8:00pm EST & 9:00pm EDT
Buy, Sell, Trade Your Amateur Radio Items & Equipment
146.520 FM Simplex - 146.550 FM Simplex
NMARES - On Line Swap
Amateur Radio Related
Items Only !
Buy, Sell, Trade or Donate
Bob
one of our Michigan vendors Setting Up His Swap Table at NMARES
Tailgate Swap
NMARES
- Activities
NMARES Simplex
Net Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
108 Weeks of Consecutive Operations
NMARES
Tail Gate Swap June 28th
(Held at the NMARES Field Day Site 8:00am -
12:00n - 2008 )
Field
Day 2008 - June 28th &
29th
(NMARES Field Day Information and Location)
NMARES
Christmas Potluck
Dinner
(click on the above for more
information)
Archie
B. Cole Jr. - KB8TVK - SK
Special Tribute Memorial Net
(NMARES special Memorial net December 20th 2007)
NMARES
- Field
Day 2007
NMARES
2007 Tailgate
Swap!
2007 Schedule of Events
(List of dates Events & Activities)
NMARES
Meetings
(click for meeting schedule
update)
D-Star
Repeater Project
D-Star
is - Digital
Smart Technology
for Amateur Radio
New NM8ES D-Star Repeaters
Elmira MI., Grid Square EN-75na
70 cm D-Star
Repeater
Repeater Tx - 444.1125, Repeater Rx -
449.1125 (NM8ES node B)
(Under Construction and
Operational)
2 Meter D-Star Repeater
Repeater
Tx - 145.320, Repeater Rx - 144.720 (NM8ES node A)
(Under Construction and Operational)
ComDaC
D-Star
Repeater Donation
(Click on the above for more information)
D-Star
Equipment List
(Click on the above for NMARES group order information)

Don - KD8CCS constructing new G5RV Antenna - NMARES
Field
Day Site
Media &
Public
Relations Hits
Mackinac Journal Magazine
September 2010
NMARES the Northern Michigan Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Organization is featured on the cover of the Mackinac Journal
Magazine. The four page feature story with color photographs is in the
September 2010 issue of the magazine. The article includes information
about NMARES' Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Activities in
Northern Michigan. This is an excellent article that promotes Emergency
Preparedness and dove tail's into the September 2010 "NPM" or National
Preparedness Month Activities.
Gaylord
Herald Times Interview
(Click on the above link to view story
online)
TV
9
& 10 NEWS Video
& Interview
(Click
the above link to view the video)
Gaylord
Herald Times - NMARES FEMA Training
(Click on the above link to view story
online)
The Static - SAARC Club News - NMARES E-Com/RACES
Classes
(Click on the above link to view story
online)
NMARES Field Day Site - Public Access Station Camper & HF Antenna
Support Tower
E-Com
Links
CCECPSCO
Charlevoix,
Cheboygan and Emmet Counties
Public
Service Communications
Organization
(NMARES is affiliated with CCECPSCO)
CCECPSCO
Amateur Radio
E-Com Trailer
Photographs
Michigan
Section of the Amateur Radio Emergency Services.
also part of the Amateur Radio Public Service Corps
(link to
MIARPSC - website)
ARRL® is a registered trademark of American Radio Relay League, Inc
ARES® is a registered trademark of American Radio Relay League, Inc
eSpotter
online Registration Form
Training Links
Amateur Radio -
Question Pools
(Current License - Exam Questions)
2009 - Severe Weather Spotter -
Training

Storm
Ready Program
(this link will
take you to the ARRL website)
ARRL® is a registered trademark of American Radio Relay League, Inc
Eric
- KC8OBB making NMARES Field Day Contacts & Jerry - AB8VV
logging his contacts
Other Links of Interest
(link to their Website & News Letters)
Home Brewed Equipment Display - SAARC members check out the
NMARES Field Day & Tail Gate Swap!
Chuck - N8NXP, Jerry - KC8FAR, Dirk - KG8JK with Jim -
KC8NTE
Other
Operating
Activities
A
Special Thanks To

and
Chuck
Scott - N8DNX
for
Hosting the "NMARES"
Website.
Web
Master KC8NTE
Please report site problems to Jim -
KC8NTE
©
KC8NTE - 2012
ARRL®
is a registered trademark of American Radio Relay League, Inc
ARES®
is a registered trademark of American Radio Relay League, Inc