Amateur Radio Emergency Service for Dane and Iowa Counties

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  • No In-Person Meetings Nov and Dec
    To make room for families and celebration Dane/Iowa county ARES/RACES will have NO in-person meetings November or December of 2025. We will however conduct our normal Net Meeting at 8:00 PM on those Wednesdays as usual.
  • “Bonus” 10 meter net tonight (Nov 19)
    After our usual 2 meter net at 8:00 let’s see how a 10 meter net would work. We need to leave enough time to make the change from 2 meters to 10 meters so let’s plan to start a 10 meter net at 8:30 and see how well we propagate. We’ll plan our frequency soContinue reading ““Bonus” 10 meter net tonight (Nov 19)”
  • October 2025 In-Person Meeting
    October 29, 2025,  7:00 PM is our next in person meeting of the Dane/Iowa County ARES/RACES team. There will be no Net Meeting on that night. We’ll be meeting at the Dane County Emergency Operations center at 2982 Kapec Rd, Fitchburg, WI 53719. For those who cannot be there in person we will have a virtualContinue reading “October 2025 In-Person Meeting”
  • Bike the Barns 2026
    Bike the Barns 2026 will ride on September 20, 2026. In the meantime you can find their website at: https://www.csacoalition.org/bike-the-barns
  • Dairyland Dare 2026
    The Dairyland Dare 2026 will ride on August 1, 2026. In the meantime their website can be found at: https://www.dairylanddare.com/
  • Horribly Hilly Hundreds 2026
    In 2026 the Horribly Hilly Hundreds will ride on June 13, 2026. More Information will be added as it becomes available. In the meantime you can follow their website at: https://www.friendsofbluemound.org/horribly-hilly-hundreds-bike-ride/
  • Materials for SET 2025
    Starting at 1:00 pm on Oct 4, 2025 Dane/Iowa County ARES/RACES will testing a subset of our activations frequencies, including using the stations at the EOC, Hospitals and operators at home or mobile. For an overview of how the net will be conducted, a list of frequencies (ICS205), the Net Script and to view theContinue reading “Materials for SET 2025”