Welcome to the website for the Ventura County Auxiliary Communications Service/Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ACS/ARES).
The Ventura County ACS mission is to serve the County in support of any possible communications need in an emergency. ACS members act as emergency communications reserves to support the County in providing reliable, point-to-point voice and data communications anytime, anywhere. In addition to emergency activations, ACS is involved in promoting emergency preparedness.
Click here to view the basic requirements for ACS/ARES membership.
If you would like to know more, please contact ACS Radio Officer/ARES District Emergency Coordinator, Rob Hanson – W6RH at ec@vccomm.org.
The ARRL Santa Barbara Section is composed of three counties, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, and Ventura County.
The purpose of this net is to allow clubs and emergency communication volunteer groups throughout our section to promote their activities, achieve better understanding of HF propagation as it affects our three counties and beyond, and promote fellowship within the larger amateur radio community.
The net will operate weekly at 8:00 PM (local) on Tuesdays beginning on August 12. The target frequency will be 3.987 MHz (LSB) plus or minus and may be relocated on the band (or bands) as experience dictates.
Please arrive at 7:00 PM for social time. The meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 PM. For those who cannot attend in person, a Zoom link will be available. For access information, refer to our discussion group at: https://vc-acs.groups.io/g/main
This meeting is open to everyone, including members, non-members, and anyone curious about what we do. Feel free to invite others who might be interested. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow ham radio enthusiasts.
Agenda:
Updates on upcoming events and a review of recent ones
Progress reports on EOC and infrastructure systems
Ventura County ham radio operators were honored June 3rd as the Ventura County Board of Supervisors proclaimed the month of June as “Amateur Radio Month” in Ventura County.
Many of the hams present were preparing for the 24-hour emergency readiness exercise “Field Day” which begins on Saturday, June 28th. The object of this annual exercise is to communicate under simulated emergency conditions that might be encountered during a disaster. The public is welcome to visit any of three Field Day locations in Ventura County to learn about more about emergency preparedness and to become familiar with the services these radio volunteers provide to the community.
You are encouraged to visit any of these family-friendly Field Day sites on June 28th:
The Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club (CVARC) Field Day site is on the Sherwood Development Company Field, 377 W. Potrero Road, Thousand Oaks. Stations will operate using the club’s call sign of AA6CV.
The Ventura County Amateur Radio Club (VCARC) will gather on the Oxnard College Campus in the grass area west of Parking Lot B, East Bard Road and South Rose Avenue in Oxnard. They will operate with the call sign K6MEP.
The SoCal Ride, Walk & Roll to Cure ALS is an annual endurance event for cyclists, hikers, and walkers, raised funds to support the mission of the ALS Network.
The next ACS-ARES meeting will be held on Monday, May 5, 2025, starting at 7:30 P.M. at the Camarillo Police Department Community Room. 3701 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 93010
• From the 101 Freeway • Head northeast on N. Lewis Rd and travel 2.2 mi. • Turn left onto E. Las Posas Rd and travel 0.6 mi. • Destination will be on the right.
The meeting will start promptly at 1930 (7:30 P.M.) You are encouraged to arrive at 1900 for a bit of social time before the meeting.
Area hams provided communication and safety services for the four-mile, 47th annual Conejo Valley Crop Hunger Walk starting at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.
The meeting will start promptly at 1930 (7:30 P.M.) You are encouraged to arrive at 1900 for a bit of social time before the meeting. The talk-in frequency is the county repeater (channel 9) 145.200 – PL 127.3.
The meeting is open to all, members, non-members, and the curious. Anyone interested in what we do is encouraged to attend. Yellow shirts are appropriate. Either the County one or ARES shirts. Wearing your ACS ID is suggested since it is a government facility. If you haven’t seen the ACS station there, you are missing out on an excellent example of a ham operation.
We will review progress on our systems, and new information about upcoming events will be discussed.
Progress reports on EOC and infrastructure systems.
An update on the ACS-ARES web portal
Info on the HF net
An overview of Winlink activities.
Report on past events and information on future ones.
If you have a subject that you would like to discuss or have discussed, please let me know and I will put it on the agenda. Please join us if you can.
The meeting will also be streamed on Zoom. For access information refer to our discussion group at: https://vc-acs.groups.io/g/main
