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ARES® in Lee County Florida

NBC-2 Meteorologist Rob Duns spoke recently to the monthly ARES meeting about hurricanes and their impacts.

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LeeARES and FMARC have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding.  The details of the MOU and the information supporting it, can be found on the following buttons.

LeeARES - FMARC MOU Information   LeeARES-FMARC MOU

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Lee County ARES is now officially LeeARES Inc.  See the reasons for the change and the foundation documents used to create the corporation.  Click here LeeARES Inc Foundation Documents to see the information.

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Lee County ARES, FMARC and ARISS were all featured in WCGU Interview recently.  Arranged by FMARC PIO Dan Eaton, those interviewed were Steve Clayton K4SJC, Rich Schnieders KR4PI and Brian Darley KM4YHZ.  The full interview is available at the following link: https://news.wgcu.org/show/gulf-coast-life/2024-04-29/the-world-of-amateur-or-ham-radio-and-its-role-during-emergencies-like-hurricane-ian.  Thanks Dan for setting this interview up.

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The next meeting of Lee County ARES will be Tuesday May 21, 2024 at 7:00PM

at the Lee County EOC on Ortiz Avenue. Gates open at 6:00 PM.

All members are urged to attend and prospective members or those just curious about ARES are also welcome.

Join us!

In-Person Meetings are held at the Lee County Emergency Operations Center 2675 Ortiz Avenue, Fort Myers, FL 33905

Map and Directions

 

The weekly ARES® On-Air Nets are held on the FMARC’s 145.170 Repeater (# 20 on ARES frequency list) ,at 7:00 pm