13 June 2025- Cherokee County ARES Partnership with Cherokee County AUXCOMM- See News Page for Details... Primary Frequency is now the WA4EOC Repeater 145.190. Check out ICS217A on Frequency Page. Cherokee ARES Home

Welcome to the Cherokee County, Georgia Amateur Radio Emergency Service

  • While amateur radio is a hobby, we encourage you to participate in our weekly nets, various drills/exercises throughout the year, and be prepared to answer the call from our community when emergency communications are needed.
  • We are NOT storm-chasers, nor are we First-Responders.
  • We are a dedicated group of amateur radio operators that follow the chain of command.
  • We deploy only when requested by our served agency, and only when approved by your Emergency Coordinator of Cherokee County, or one of the delegated Assistant Emergency Coordinators.
  • We encourage you to participate and give back to your community and remain prepared to answer the call to service when requested.

Partnership with Cherokee County GA AUXCOMM

Cherokee County GA AUXCOMM operates as a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit, and provides communication resources, assets, and repeaters that are used by Cherokee County ARES, Cherokee County Amateur Radio Society (CARS), RACES, Cherokee AREA Preparedness Group, REACT and CERT units. Cherokee County GA AUXCOMM is not an organization you join, but an organization that is able to receive tax deductible charitable donations to obtain, maintain, and support our communication assets that we use daily. For more details on this organization please see the following link. Please consider making a tax-free donation and support our communication assets and resources. Cherokee County GA AUXCOMM

Membership

Membership in the ARES and RACES organizations is open to any properly equipped, licensed radio amateur. All that is required is a willingness to serve in times of need and active participation in group nets and exercises. To apply, visit our Registration page for more details.

Monthly Meeting

Our monthly meetings are held in conjunction with the Cherokee County Amateur Radio Society on the second Saturday of the month 10:00 am, at the William G. Long Senior Center, 223 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock, Georgia 30188. Everyone is invited to attend - no license required.

Weekly Net

We hold our weekly training net on the WX4AUX repeater (145.190, minus offset, PL tone 107.2 Hz) on Monday nights at 8:00 PM. Our backup is the KG4VUB repeater (145.270, minus offset, PL tone of 100 Hz). After check-ins, the net control operator will conduct a drill or present a topic of interest related to ARES. Membership is not required in order to participate.

DRATS NET. DRATS NET starts approx 7:30pm on the NWGA Ratflector: nwgaares.ratflector.com on Channel CCARES

Cherokee ARES Winlink Exercise and Check-In Map

  • Current Google Map-Cherokee ARES Winlink Check-in Form
  • Send a Winlink Check-In Report form to the following Tactical Callsign: CCARES-NET prior to 8:00pm on Monday Nights.
  • Select Template --> Standard Templates --> GENERAL FORMS --> Winlink Check-In Report.txt

    • 2025 Cherokee ARES Planned Missions

    2024 GA Death Race- Point Bravo and Nimblewill ARRL Field Day GA Jewel Annual ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET)
    March 29-30, 2025 June 28-29, 2025 September 19-20, 2025 October 4, 2025