Skywarn & The Canton Area Radio Emergency Services Of Van Zandt County Needs You....
Welcome
Canton Area Radio Emergency Services
A Communications Club Serving The Citizens Of Van Zandt County, Texas
Welcome
Canton Area Radio Emergency Services
CARES, formerly known as Van Zandt County Storm Spotters Group, is a 501(C)(3) organization and exists to connect those interested in learning about communications, weather, storm spotting, and other modes of radio communication. It is open to all interested citizens. C A R E S serves the National Weather Service Skywarn program via radio links during severe weather.
Our Amateur Radio Operators meet each Monday night on 147.200 Mhz, if you are a licensed amateur radio operator come be part of our "Monday Night Net". Our GMRS Licensed Radio Operators can communicate on 462.600 or 462.700, and our Citizens Band Radio Operators communicate on Channel 3. In addition, we also meet the third Saturday of each month at the Van Zandt County Library at 9:00 AM for our regular communications club meeting, storm spotter and disaster assistance training, all of which are open to the general public.
Want to learn about radios, get your Amateur or GMRS license, obtain knowledge on where to buy radios? We can assist you in getting your radio license(s) and knowledge on where to obtain great quality communications equipment.. Our goal is to inform and educate about radio communications, storm spotting and disaster assistance.
We work with and receive most all weather alerts through the National Weather Service (NWS), NOAA Radio, and through the Smart911 Warning Service in our county. Come join, learn, train, and volunteer your time with a great club here in Van Zandt County, Texas. Our citizens depend on us for early weather warnings..
Local Available Repeater Info
CARES Amateur - K5VZC
Rains County Amateur - W5ENT
Rains County Amateur - W5ENT
CARES Van Zandt County
Output | Input | PL
147.200 | 147.800 | 136.5
147.280 | 147.880 | 136.5
443.250 | 448.250 | 136.5
Digital
442.225 | 447.225 | 136.5
144.390 | APRS
CARES Kaufman County
442.875 | 447.875 | 136.5
144.390 | APRS
Rains County Amateur - W5ENT
Rains County Amateur - W5ENT
Rains County Amateur - W5ENT
Output | Input | PL
146.920 | 146.320 | 88.5
443.625 | 448.625 | 151.4
Cedar Creek Amateur - K5CCL
Rains County Amateur - W5ENT
Athens Amateur Radio - K5EPH
Output | Input | PL
146.900 | 146 .300 | 136.5
444.050 | 449.050 | 136.5
Athens Amateur Radio - K5EPH
East Texas Emergency Communication Services, Inc. Wills Point, Texas Link
Athens Amateur Radio - K5EPH
Output | Input | PL
147.220 | 147.820 | 136.5
East Texas Emergency Communication Services, Inc. Wills Point, Texas Link
East Texas Emergency Communication Services, Inc. Wills Point, Texas Link
East Texas Emergency Communication Services, Inc. Wills Point, Texas Link
Output | Input | PL
443.250 | 447.250 | 136.5
Edom, Texas Link
Output | Input | PL
146.620 | 146.020 | 136.5
Community GMRS Repeaters
East Texas Emergency Communication Services, Inc. Wills Point, Texas Link
East Texas Emergency Communication Services, Inc. Wills Point, Texas Link
Output | Input | PL
462.700 | 467.700 | 136.5
Van Zandt County, Texas
462.625 | 467.625 | 88.5
Kaufman County, Texas
Weekly-Monthly Nets
Local & Surrounding Weekly-Monthly Nets
"An Amateur, GMRS, Citizens Band radio net, or simply a radio net, is an "on-the-air" gathering of like minded radio operators. Most nets convene on a regular schedule and specific radio frequency, and are organized for a particular purpose, such as relaying messages, discussing a common topic of interest, in severe weather (for example, during a Skywarn activation), emergencies, or simply as a regular gathering of friends for conversation". Nets are a great place in finding out what is happening within your community and a way to take part in the many different services the "radio club" may have to offer to your community.
Local & Surrounding Nets Date & Times:
Van Zandt County
CARES: Monday Nights Starting at 7 p.m. on our 2 meter repeater 147.200 +.600 PL 136.5. One exception to this -- we hold the net on our 70cm frequency of 443.250 + 5.00 PL 136.5 on the Monday before our Monthly meeting day which is on the third Saturday of each Month.
Kaufman County
Kaufman County now has a new 70cm Amateur repeater on 442.875 +5.0 PL 136.5 for all licensed Amateur radio operators to use within and around Kaufman County, Texas. This repeater will soon be linked with the Van Zandt County CARES repeater ( see CARES information above) where weekly nets are held on Mondays at 1900 hours. Our meetings and our weekly nets are open to the general public. Come, join, and be part of our community efforts.
Tyler-Smith County
Tyler Amateur Radio Club (TARC) Two Meter: Monday night, 8:00 PM, K5TYR 146.960 Repeater
Smith County Ten Meter: Sunday night, 8:00 PM, 28.365 MHz (+/- 5 kHz as needed.)
ETECS Two Meter: Last Monday of each month, 7:00 PM, W5ETX Repeater System
Rains County
Rains ARA's information net happens each Monday at 19:30hrs / 7:30pm on the W5ENT repeater 146.92- PL 88.5 (or 146.58 Simplex)
Rains ARA's 10-Meter net are on Wednesday at 20:00hrs / 8:00pm
where: 28.425 USB
Henderson County
Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club 2-Meter Net are Tuesdays at 8pm, ATV net afterwards on 146.900 Tone 136.5
Athens Amateur Radio Club Weekly Net are Mondays at 8:00 PM on 147.220 Tone 136.5
All hams are welcome to check into the net.
Wood County
WOODCARC Net, (Wood County Amateur Radio Club) Fridays at 8 pm on 147.120 no tone.
Everyone is invited to check in and we do handle formal and informal traffic.
Sidewinders Sideband Net For Those Who Have Side-Band Capability are Saturdays at 7 AM 144.250
Hopkins County
Hopkins County Amateur Radio Club 2 Meter Net are Monday Night Net at 7 pm 146, Tone 151.4.680
Longview - East Texas
Longview - East Texas Amateur Radio 2-Meter Net on Tuesdays at 8:30 pm, 147.340, Tone 136.5 (Longview).
Learn More
Net operation:
"Nets operate more or less formally depending on their purpose and organization. Groups of nets may organize and operate in collaboration for a common purpose, such as to pass along emergency messages in time of disaster. One such system of nets is the National Traffic System (NTS), organized and operated by members of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) to handle routine and emergency messages on a nationwide and local basis.[3]"
Formal operation:
A formal, or directed net has a single net control station (NCS) that manages its operation for a given session. The NCS operator calls the net to order at its designated start time, periodically calls for participants to join, listens for them to answer (or check in ) keeps track of the roster of stations for that particular net session, and generally orchestrates the operation of the net.
A different station might be designated NCS for each net session. Overall operation and scheduling of NCS assignments and net sessions is managed by the net manager .
When a net covers a large geographic area, such as a continent or even the world, it becomes impractical for a single NCS to control. To cover a large scale area a net must operate on a frequency where signals can propagate long distances. Ironically, the same ability for long distance propagation leads to a situation where stations that are too close in proximity cannot hear each other. In this case two or more NCSs spaced geographically from one another can effectively collaborate to maintain contact with all possible participants."
