The Sussex County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency System (RACES) program is radioing for help from other ‘ham’ enthusiasts. Are you listening?

If so, join us for our next informational meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, to learn more about the volunteer program and how you can help your community.

The meeting is offered to anyone, especially amateur radio operators, interested in helping the RACES program. The meeting will be held in the training room of the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center, 21911 Rudder Lane, east of Georgetown.

Sussex County RACES is a corps of volunteers assigned to aid the Emergency Operations Center in the event of a major disaster, providing a critical communications link in the event conventional radio, telephones or other forms of communication are down.

Representatives from RACES will discuss operations and requirements for training certification and credentialing. These amateur radio operators, also known as ‘hams,’ will staff this portion of the operations center. Those volunteers will need to meet specific requirements of training and certification.

The program aims to link amateur radio operators throughout the county to create an auxiliary communications network, and provide support to emergency planners.

For more information on the RACES program, visit sussexcountyraces.com, or contact RACES radio officer John Ferguson at (302) 858-5310 or k3pfw@arrl.net.

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