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Local ATS Affiliations
Here, we listed some of the ATS affiliations and interests, reflecting our diversity.
Please click on the logo or link to delve further into these areas:
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Founded in 1914, the Amateur Radio Relay Leage (ARRL) is dedicated to
helping messages get across the country. In much the same way as the
"Pony Express" got messages across the country, by relaying the bag of
mail from one rider to the next, the original ARRL members handed off
messages (called "traffic") from one radio operator to the next...
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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.
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Emergency Communications (emcomm) is at the heart of what the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) uses to give Amateur Radio Operators
bandwidth. The FCC recognized that with the average sprinkling of Ham
operators nation wide...
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Founded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(N.O.A.A.), the National Weather Service (N.W.S.) provides weather,
hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States,
its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of
life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. N.W.S.
data and products form a national information database and
infrastructure...
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Founded in 1952, the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) is a
public service provided by a reserve (volunteer) communications group
within government agencies in times of extraordinary need. During
periods of RACES activation, certified unpaid amature radio operators
and other personnel are called upon to perform many tasks for the
government agencies they serve. Although the exact nature of each
activation will be different, the common thread is communications...
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