Los Angeles: The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible for membership in the ARES. The only qualification, other than possession of an Amateur Radio license, is a sincere desire to serve. Because ARES is an amateur service, only amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is desirable, but is not a requirement for membership.

The Los Angeles ARES meets at the Valley Presbyterian Hospital auditorium, Van Nuys, California, monthly and hold its on-the-air radio net every Monday night at 9:00 PM on the DARN Repeater System and Echolink. Additionally Los Angeles ARES also operates H.F. Nets.

For more information including how to join our group, please see the Los Angeles Section ARES web located at WWW.ARESLAX.ORG


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Note: The ARESLAX users group is available to registered Los Angeles Section ARES members only. Sorry


The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® is a program of the American Radio Relay League.

"Amateur Radio Emergency Service" and "ARES" are registered marks of the American Radio Relay League, Inc. and are used with permission.