CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ARES NEWS
NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE
Locations of the Club meetings will be posted in Facebook and GroupMe each month.
### NOTICE: THE NOVEMBER 2025 MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE UNDERWOOD AUDITORIUM AT 3951 UNDERWOOD DRIVE, FLOWOOD, MS. WE HAVE
THE BUILDING FROM 6PM UNTIL 9PM. WE WILL HAVE TO DO SETUP AND TAKEDOWN OF TABLES AND CHAIRS. ###
October 11, 2025
A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio General Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, October 30, and will run through Thursday, January 8 (9 sessions with no class on Thanksgiving or Christmas).
The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. These are the classes that we have been holding for years sponsored by the Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum.
Participants in the course should have or be studying for the Amateur Radio Technician license.
Those wishing to sign up should email roland.anders@comcast.net.
September 5, 2025
Anyone interested in First Aid training or Stop the Bleed training go to one of the links below:
Red Cross First Aid Training
Stop the Bleed First Aid Training
July 1, 2025
2025 Field Day Pictures
ARRL RF Exposure Calculator
ARRL RF Exposure Calculator
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ARES RESOURCES
Central Mississippi ARES Emergency Operations Plan
Central Mississippi ARES Member Handbook
Central Mississippi ARES Membership Form
The current ARRL ARES Training Task Book
Central Mississippi ARES Training Quick Check List
ARES Manual 2015
ARES Field Resources Handbook
ARRL'S ARES Website
The Wilderness Protocol
FEMA Shelter in Place Guidance
MEMA Disaster Guide
ARRL MISSISSIPPI SECTION ARES RESOURCES
The Official Website of the Mississippi Section
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CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ARES
Be sure and check the NEWS column at left for the latest information.
Central Mississippi ARES was formed by K1REZ in 2020 from defunct ARES groups
in five counties in central Mississippi, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott and Copiah.
Our goal is to train members to operate with our served agencies when requested. Our group has unlimited access to several VHF repeaters that will cover all five counties with a voice net as well as an NBEMS digital net. We operate a weekly voice training net on VHF, a weekly digital training net on VHF and HF
and a Winlink net on HF.
See Net Operations for complete info
We are heavily involved on the Section (State) level within Mississippi and surrounding states via our Section Phone Net and Section NBEMS Net.
We meet monthly on the second Tuesday at the Rankin Co. EOC 601 Marquette Rd. Brandon, MS immediately following the CMSARA Club meeting at 7:00pm. All are invited to attend both meetings.
EMERGENCY COORDINATORS
Central Mississippi ARES Emergency Coordinator:
Maury Mullins, KG5SQZ
In charge of overall leadership and guidance for Central Mississippi ARES.
Emergency Coordinator – Operations:
Maury Mullins, KG5SQZ
In charge of Emergency Operations during Activations. In charge of preparing (planning, training, testing) Central Mississippi ARES members for effective service during emergency activations.
Emergency Coordinator Rankin County: Group Training Coordinator:
Scott Williams, KJ5ET
In charge of overall group training. Coordination with Rankin Co. served agencies when needed.
Assistant Emergency Coordinator Rankin County - Website:
Jack Williams, K5FIT
Webmaster of msares.com website for Central MS ARES.
Operator of the K5FIT Winlink Hybird Gateway.CMSARES Winlink Net Manager.
Rankin Co. Liaison to served agencies.
Assistant Emergency Coordinator – Madison County:
Kyle Conway, KI5JCL
Assistant Emergency Coordinator Rankin County – Net Management:
Marsha Williams, KI5TRX
In charge of Nets Management, NCS Training, and Net Reporting for Central Mississippi ARES.
Emergency Coordinator Scott County :
Open
In charge of Scott County Operations
Assistant Section Manager and
Assistant Emergency Coordinator - Public Information:
Jim Martin, K0UPW
In charge of public information and notifications for Central Mississippi ARES
Assistant Emergency Coordinator - Technical:
Don Loper, N5SPJ
In charge of Technical, Electronic, and Repeater Advice for Central Mississippi ARES
Assistant Emergency Coordinator - Rankin County
Mike Flanagan, WM5A
CMSARES Digital Net Manager:
Robert Errington AG5B
In charge of Digital Training and Digital Nets for Central Mississippi ARES
Official Emergency Station (OES):
Jim Coker, AE5SK
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ARES EMERGENCY COORDINATORS AND ASSISTANT EMERGENCY COORDINATORS LISTED BY COUNTY
HINDS: EC: KG5SQZ
MADISON: AEC: KI5JCL
RANKIN: EC: KJ5ET
RANKIN: AECS: K0UPW, N5SPJ, WM5A, K5FIT, KI5TRX
SCOTT: EC: Open
NEWTON: EC: K5DSC
JASPER: EC: N5CRS, AEC: KG5ROD
NET SCHEDULE:
Mondays:
7:00 pm: VHF Net (VHF Phone/Voice: 145.390 77 Hz)
8:00 pm: Digital HF Net (HF NBEMS 3.577 Thor22 1000 waterfall)(1st and 3rd and 5th Mondays)
Digital VHF Net (VHF NBEMS 145.390 77hz MT63-2KL 1500 waterfall)(2nd,4th Mondays)
2024 Net Control & Backup Schedule
Download the FLDIGI Suite of Software Here: FLDIGI Software
See Net Operations for complete info
Available 24/7:
Central Mississippi ARES Winlink Net (Winlink VARA)
WINLINK NET CHECK IN FORM: Our official digital check in form was designed to be used for weekly Net check ins, ARES Activations, SKYWARN Activations, and for use anytime you want to test your Winlink Station. This form makes checking in easy and automates details for our Net Reports. Until you get the three Check In form files installed in your Winlink Express templates folder (C://RMS Express /Templates ), you may check in simply by placing the following in the subject heading in your check in email: "CHECK IN: Central Mississippi ARES/SKYWARN Winlink Net"
The files to install the form may be obtained here.
http://msares.com/Central_Mississippi_ARES_Winlink_Check_In.txt
http://msares.com/Central_Mississippi_ARES_Winlink_Check_In.html
http://msares.com/Central_Mississippi_ARES_Winlink_Check_In_Viewer.html
An excellent document on how to install and use the check in files has been created for us by KI5JCL and available for download at:
http://msares.com/CentralMsAresWinlinkCheckInTemplateInstructions.pdf
SIGN UP FOR MISSISSIPPI ARES ACTIVATION ALERTS
Central Mississippi ARES uses GroupMe to send the following alerts to our team members:
Stand By Alert: Prepare for a potential activation within the next 24 to 48 hours
Emergency Activation: All ARES team members and our Nets have been officially activated
Stand Down Alert: The Activation has ended, ARES members and nets are to Stand
Down
Simulated Emergency Activation: Used to test our team's response to a simulated activation and adjust our training to correct any weaknesses in preparation for real emergencies.
If you are a member of Central Mississippi ARES please set up the GroupMe Ap on your smartphone, tablet, or computer to receive these alerts. You may use thsi Q Code to receive our alerts
NOTE: Smartphones and the internet are weak links in the emcomm chain. They subject to overloaded circuits and outages during emergencies and disatsers. So please do not rely soley upon this method of notification. All Central Mississippi ARES members should monitor 147.345 100Hz through out day and evening for Activation Alerts. Additionally, you may check into our 24/7 Winlink Net to receive Activation Alert messages.
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