General Announcements
Erie County ARES/RACES schedules regular meetings the second Monday of every month, except for August, at 1900 hrs. at the Erie County Emergency Services Training and Operations Center, located at 3359 Broadway, just east of Union Road.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 11th at 7pm. Information about January’s meeting will be forthcoming. If there are other topics that you’d like to have discussed, please let Net Control or an ECAR officer know.
On the third Sunday of every month the Western New York Emergency Net takes place on the WB2ECR Chestnut Ridge repeater, 443.975 MHz positive offset with a tone of 141.3. Those frequencies are noted during the opening of this Emergency Net each week and also available on the ECAR website.
Net Control Ops – the schedule is a live document and gets reviewed and updated as we add new operators or other situations arise. Please check it regularly. It’s currently updated through the beginning of June.
If you cannot run the net on your assigned night, please arrange for a substitute!
We are always looking for additional Net Control stations to join the rotation. The task is not difficult and will prepare you for conducting or taking over a directed net when needed. If you are unsure of your abilities, contact ARES/RACES officers for a training session. Contact Vince N2JRS by email at n2jrs@arrl.net or let tonight’s Net Control Operator know to sign up.
If you aren’t a regular user of the digital modes that are utilized by this group, currently FLDIGI and Winlink, you might be missing out. Almost every Sunday our EC passes along a message via MT63 2K Long, information that is not announced here. Members should also be checking your Winlink messages on a regular basis as some communications will be exclusive to that platform.
If you don’t have either piece of software, search and download them now. FLDIGI does not require a direct connection to your radio and Winlink doesn’t require a radio at all.
The January edition of the ECAR Dispatch is out! . We are always looking for feedback or ideas for the publication; if you do, please contact Ed at ed.w2gut@gmail.com.
Check out the ‘Training Page’ on the ECAR website. All are encouraged to review the recently updated ARES Emergency Communicator Individual Task Book.
The Training Page also has many links to ICS forms, plus pages with info on various types of training available. This includes the ARRL’s Basic EmComm course and FEMA ICS courses, all available online. Please note that the FEMA Courses are back and available.
The ECAR email reflector is used on a regular basis for group communications. If you don’t already receive these, send an email ed.w2gut@gmail.com and Ed will send an invitation to you.
Events and Happenings
There are no other events scheduled for 2025. Thank you for your participation!
If you have your 2026 calendar handy, next year’s Ride for Roswell will be held Saturday, June 27th.
Work is in progress for an emergency simulation. Stay tuned to this net and reflector messages for evolving information.
We hope to see ALL members at the next meeting!
Other Note Worthy Nets
The following are ARES/RACES nets in neighboring counties:
Niagara County ARES holds their weekly net every Sunday at 1800 hrs on the 443.925 MHz, positive offset, N3AU repeater with a tone of 151.4 and Echolink Node 8718.
The Niagara County RACES Net can be heard at the following times and on the following repeaters:
Each Sunday at 1830 hours on 444.625 MHz, positive offset W2OM repeater with a DCS code of 125.
The second edition of the Net starts at approximately 1845 hours each Sunday on the 146.820 MHz, negative offset W2RUI repeater with a tone of 107.2.
The Niagara Region ACS net is held on Mondays at 2000 hours on the 145.190 MHz, negative offset, VE3RAF repeater with a tone of 107.2
Our local National Traffic System Net, the Western District Net, covers the thirteen westernmost counties in NY State. Please note recent changes. They meet at 2130 hours Tuesday through Sunday on the 147.315 MHz, positive offset KC2QNX repeater with PL tone 141.3, and on Mondays on the 146.640 MHz, negative offset K2XZ Wethersfield repeater. Stations unable to access these repeaters can also check in via relay on the 444.000 MHz, positive offset WA2HKS repeater.
Updated
28 December 2025
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