Waupaca County ARES
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
Upcoming Events
Hams & Eggs
Saturday ~ June 29th, 2024
at 9 am
at Crystal Cafe - Iola
Come one, Come All
for Good Friends and Good Food
Embarrass Fun Daze
Saturday, July 27th
Parade Begins at 11 AM
Interested in participating for National Night Out with the Waupaca County ARES communications demonstration?
Email: ac9f54@wi-net.com
Waupaca County ARES assists each year with the Waupaca Area Triathlon.
This year the Waupaca County Triathlon bike race will be held on Saturday, August 17th, 2024.
More details will be discussed at future monthly meetings, so please consider volunteering to be part of the Waupaca County ARES participation.
Waupaca County ARES/RACES members will be participating as Emergency Services Communications Operators for Clintonville's Fall Frenzy on
Saturday, September 21, 2024.
If you would like to volunteer for communications support, please email:
Race the Lake
August 18, 2024
Fond du Lac, WI
Race the Lake
Race the Lake is a bike race around Lake Winnebago.
Race starts at 0600 and ends at about 1400.
Volunteer amateur radio operators are needed!
Start time for amateur radio operators will be staggered and usually take no more than four hours per location, with exception of lead and sag vehicles and Net Control operators.
Race will include Fond du lac, Winnebago, and Calumet County roads. In the past, support has been provided by Outagamie, Sheboygan, and Manitowoc counties and the support will be needed again this year.
If Interested In Volunteering, Contact Stan K9STN
Fox Cities Marathon
The Fox Cities Marathon is on Sunday, September 22.
Volunteer Amateur radio operators that can ride bicycles with radios to track the race participants through parks and trails where the Sag cannot follow the participants are Needed!
Early operators are needed from 0630 and the last operators will close out around 1400.
Staggered start and end times for most operators with less than four hours of operating, except for the NCS and SAG operators.
Any amateur radio operators that can assist with being bicycle riders with radios to track the final participants in three locations is appreciated. Our bike operators will only be covering a 2 or 3 mile stretch in locations through parks and trails where the SAG cannot follow the final participants.
If you are interested, please contact Stan K9STN
as soon as possible so Stan can compile a comm plan in July.
Waupaca County ARES/RACES
When Disaster Calls....
Amateur Radio Answers!
W-C ARES/RACES provides Skywarn operators reporting to NOAA with local storm conditions.
We also attend and provide emergency service communications at annual events like
- Iola Bump and Jump Bike Race
- Annual ARRL Field Day
- Meet tne Fleet
- Embarrass Parade & Fun Daze
- New London National Night Out
- Waupaca County Triathlon
- SET Day at Taste of Norway in Iola
- and other communication needs.
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Waupaca County ARES/RACES
2023 Events
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