About
The Kansas City Northland Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a volunteer agency consisting of trained storm spotters and communicators. We assist both Clay and Platte County Offices of Emergency Management, as well as municipalities throughout the two county area. In times of need, our members provide accurate, timely information which frees responding agencies to perform their immediate tasks, and shortens the time required to pass vital information.
KC Northland ARES operates a weekly voice net every Thursday at 7:00pm CT. The net is a directed net, but is open to any licensed amateur radio operator wishing to participate. The net frequency is 146.79, with a PL tone of 107.2. Our secondary frequency is 145.43. The .43 repeater currently uses no PL tone. We also operate a digital PSK31 net every Sunday at 8:00pm CT.
We encourage those interested in storm spotting, emergency communications, or amateur radio in general to become members. There is no charge for membership, only a willingness to participate is requested. We do ask that members keep their storm spotting skills current by attending a NWS Storm Spotter training session once every two years. Sessions are typically held each late Winter and Spring, and are announced on this site.
This website is intended to serve as an informational and educational tool for members of the group as well as the general public. Any suggestions for changes, submissions of content either photos or text can be made by writing to website@kcnorthares.org.