Welcome!
Welcome to WASHARES
WASHARES is the Washington County, Wisconsin, ARES/RACES organization. Our membership trains to respond to disasters of all types when activated by the Washington County Emergency Coordinator (EC). Our members are located in all areas of Washington County Wisconsin. We have members in West Bend, Germantown, Menomonee Falls, Jackson and Kewaskum.
WASHARES is a member of the Wisconsin ARES/RACES organization.
Our Meetings .........
WASHARES meets every third Wednesday of every month. We are meeting at the Town of Polk offices. This is located on Hwy 60 between Hwy 45 and Hwy 41, just West of the Washington County Humane Society facility at 7:00 pm.
NOTICE! There will not be a December WASHARES meeting. The next WASHARES meeting will be held on January 18, 2012.
We have an on the air drill and check-in every Thursday night at 8:15 pm. We hold these check-ins on the 147.21 +600 (127.3 PL) Washington County Repeater. This is an open checkin and all licensed Amateur Radio operators are welcome.
NEW! Announcement from Washington County
Administration Department Office of Emergency Management
From Rob Schmid, Office of Emergency Management: Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week - Doc File 30KB
NEW! Annual
Severe Weather Spotter Training
From Rob Schmid, Office of Emergency Management:Severe Weather Spotter Training in Washington County - Doc File 24KB
The 147.210 Antenna is up!
The new antenna is in the air and WASHARES has a MUCH stonger voice in SE Wisconsin.
Click here to take a look at the photos of the antenna installation!
Thanks to Vic, KB9UKE, for the photos.
Script for Net Control
If you are going to be Net Control for the Thursday night net,
click here to get the script. (PDF 48K)
