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Steve Ward, WC7I - District Emergency Coordinator 
& 
Regional RACES Coordinator

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Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Regional Emergency Services Net 1915 Local Sunday on 145.470 MHz. - The Capitol Peak Repeater

"When all normal means of communications fail!"
Serving
[Thurston County] [Grays Harbor County] [Pacific County]
[Lewis County] [Mason County]

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Our Purpose:
In section 97.1 of the Amateur Radio Services rules, the FCC describes the fundamental purpose of the Amateur Radio Service.  The basis and purpose of the Amateur Radio Service include five principles:

1. Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary, noncommercial communications service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications
   
2. Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to contribute to the advancement of the radio art.
   
3. Encouragement and improvement of the amateur radio service through the rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communications and technical phase of the art.
   
4. Expansion of the existing revision with in the amateur radio service of trained operators, technicians and electronics experts.
   
5. Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to enhance good will.
   
   

This is what the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (A.R.E.S.) program is all about and what each A.R.E.S. unit strives for in all its members.