Summit County ARES

SUMCO-ARES Meeting Information

Nets are held every Monday Night at 7:30 PM Local Time on 444.55 (PL131.8)

Upcoming Meetings and Upcoming Programs

This list was last updated on: December 19 2025

Date	Time	Meeting / Event	Location	Signup / Info
2026
January 20	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County American Red Cross 501 West Market Street Akron	ARES new AllStarLink node information and demo PART 1
February 17	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County American Red Cross 501 West Market Street Akron	ARES AllStar Link node presentation PART 2?
March 17	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County American Red Cross 501 West Market Street Akron	Presentation on receiving SSTV pictures during special events by Ken KA8OAD
April 21	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County American Red Cross 501 West Market Street Akron	Meshtastic Presentation by Ken Dorsey
May 19	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County American Red Cross 501 West Market Street Akron	Meshtastic Workshop
June 16	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County American Red Cross 501 West Market Street Akron	Meshtastic Workshop PART 2 (final)
July 21	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County American Red Cross 501 West Market Street Akron	Preparations for the Goodyear 1/2 Marathon
August 18	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County American Red Cross 501 West Market Street Akron	RADE V1 HF Digital Voice Mode - Ken Dorsey (KA8OAD)
September 15	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County American Red Cross 501 West Market Street Akron	Akron Marathon meeting
October 20	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County American Red Cross 501 West Market Street Akron	Mike Szabo (N8WCP) Summit County Radio System Administrator will be giving a presentation on the Summit County MARCS system
November 17	6:00 PM	SUMCO-ARES Meeting	Summit County Communications Center 630 North Ave Tallmadge	Visit Summit County Communications Center and EOC

Your interest in Summit County ARES is most welcome and you are invited to join.

Any licensed amateur radio operator living or working in Summit County is eligible to apply for membership in Summit County ARES (SUMCO-ARES). We may have the title of "Amateur" Radio Operators but there is certainly nothing "amateur" about the quality of the services that we provide and we are constantly striving to improve on those services. With this in mind, on an increasing basis ARES organizations are following national standards necessary for a volunteer to be useful in an emergency situation. In order to meet these requirements and to be eligible to be issued an ARES ID the Summit County ARES organization requires the following:

That the member participates in at least one ARES sanctioned Public Service event per year
That the member attends at least 2 ARES meetings per year
That the member has a current NWS Skywarn Spotter ID
That the member has completed the following training:
- 1) FEMA ICS-100 FEMA ICS-100
- 1) FEMA ICS-200 FEMA ICS-200
- 1) FEMA ICS-700 FEMA ICS-700
- 1) FEMA ICS-800 FEMA ICS-800

A limited associate membership is also available to licensed amateurs who are primarily employed in Summit county or have other significant interest in Summit county. Associate members are expected to be active participants of ARES or RACES in their county of residence.

Click here to open the SUMCO ARES registration form.

Print and mail the completed form to:

Ken Dorsey, KA8OAD
Summit County Emergency Coordinator
349 Owosso Ave
Fairlawn, OH 44333-3742