SRQ ARES Mission Statement

SRQ ARES (Sarasota County ARES), is a volunteer organization of skilled Amateur Radio operators, licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and a field service activity of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), who provide non-commercial emergency communication services during emergencies and disasters as a public service to the American Red Cross, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota Agricultural Recovery Group (SARG) and the Sarasota County Emergency Operations Center and other public and private service agencies in Sarasota County Florida.

Who Makes Up SRQ ARES?

Membership is open to all licensed, Sarasota County Amateur Radio operators dedicated to volunteering their time, equipment, and skills for emergency communications needs. This reserve of volunteers, working as one organization, provides communications for Sarasota County Emergency Management. Anyone, regardless of club or other Amateur Radio affiliations, with a sincere interest and desire to help the community with its emergency communication needs, is invited to apply for membership in SRQ ARES.

Upcoming Training and Exercise Events

Participation is a required element of your ARES qualifications to be deployable in a disaster event: 1 directed net check in every month, 1 training session per quarter, and 1 drill or exercise a year.

• Recently completed and upcoming events below
• 3/30/24; 10am to noon. Orientation and GoBox Intro; John W3ATR
• 4/6/24; 10 am to noon. Winlink Messaging with GoBox; Mike K0MDT
• 4/10/24; 7 to 9 pm. Orientation and GoBox Intro; John W3ATR
• 4/20/24; 10am to noon. Orientation and GoBox Intro; John W3ATR
• 5/4/24 SMH Communications Support Drill Mike; K0MDT
• 6/1/24 Hurricane Activation and Response Plan John W3ATR