ARES
Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Delaware County Ohio
ARES amateur radio operators are volunteers that use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies "When All Else Fails". Hams serve our communities when storms or other disasters damage critical communication infrastructure, including cell towers, and wired and wireless networks. Amateur radio can function completely independently of the internet and phone systems. We are trained to work with the Delaware Emergency Management Association (DEMA) [Delaware Emergency Operations Center (EOC)], other government and private organizations to communicate effectively in multiple aspects, not just radio.
SKYWARN
Severe Weather Spotters
Delaware County Ohio
SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with between 350,000 and 400,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.
Delaware Skywarn also partners with Delaware ARES and the DEMA providing early warning of potential emergencies.
DELARES
501c3 Organization
Delaware County Ohio
DELARES is a non-profit 501c3 organization for the support of ham radio in Delaware County. Primarily, it supports Delaware ARES. It will accept cash and ham equipment for use by the Delaware amateur radio community.
Amateur radio operators are not legally allowed to be paid for their time operating on the air. In general, they purchase their own equipment, radio and antennas. They are allowed to accept donations of cash and equipment to maintain their infrastructure.
Please contact us if you would like to donate.