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.

In addition to service during emergencies, Bernalillo County ARES provides support for the NM SAR (Search and Rescue) Support Team by providing an in-town (at home) communicators during SAR missions.

Additionally, we also support various groups in the community by providing radio communications support for special events such as the Duke City Marathon, charity bike rides and others. While there events are not emergencies, they do provide an invaluable service to our community and also are a valuble opportunity to practice traffic handling procedures in an environment with less stress and consequences than actual emergencies.

If you would like to register as a member of Bernalillo County ARES, download an application form below and when it is completed, return it to Mike Eaton, K5MJE. The MS Word version can be filled out and returned via email. This is the prefered method. If you do not have MS Word, there is also a version in Adobe Acrobat format than you can print out, fill in and mail to Mike. Go to the Contacts page for Mike address.

Bernalillo County ARES Membership form

MS Word version - fill out and email to k5mje@arrl.net (this is the prefered method)

Adobe Acrobat version - fill out and mail to Mike Eaton (see the Contacts page for address)

Bernalillo County ARES Membership Callout Roster

This is an Adobe Acrobat version of the current ARES Membership Callout Roster. This file is password protected. Contact Mike Eaton for the password.

This is an Adobe Acrobat version of the current ARES Membership Reverse 911 list. This list will be used to program the county auto dialing system for automated ARES callouts. This file is password protected. Contact Mike Eaton for the password.

Bernalillo County RACES Membership form

MS Word version - fill out and email to k5mje@arrl.net (this is the prefered method)

Adobe Acrobat version - fill out and mail to Mike Eaton (see the Contacts page for address)