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The purpose of ARES—Amateur Radio Emergency Service—of Half Moon Bay is to provide emergency radio communications for the city of Half Moon Bay and surrounding communities when officially activated via the Half Moon Bay Police Department or other authorized agencies.
ARES members volunteer their time and expertise to support public service agencies when normal communications facilities are not functioning or are overloaded due to planned or unplanned events. We also provide communications support for non-profit community events, which not only helps the community, but gives us live experience in handling radio traffic for agencies that might call upon us for emergency communications in the future. For more information about the role of ARES in national public service communications, visit the American Radio Relay League official page on the subject.
The ocean community of Half Moon Bay, CA is located approximately 25 miles south west of San Francisco on the Peninsula along the San Mateo County coastline. Nearby unincorporated communities include Pescadero, El Granada, Princeton-by-the-Sea, Moss Beach, and Montara. |
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In 1999 Areshmb established an email group using Yahoogroups. To join the group you will need to register with Yahoo. Once you apply for a membership it must be approved by a moderator, this usually takes less that a day and is necessary to prevent spamers from accessing the group.
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Interested in communicating during a disaster? Get your technician class amateur radio license, it’s easier than you might think. The Morse code is no longer needed. All that is required is a 35-question multiple-choice test given from a testing pool. There are one-day “cram” classes that prepare you to take the test and at the end of the day you take the test. That is all that is needed for the entry-level license. But for those not interested in this time commitment. There is a less effective, yet better than nothing way.
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