2023 Membership Application Available

The new 2023 membership application is now available on our Membership Application page. Please complete your renewal before the end of the year. If you are a new member joining us, welcome!

Weekly Net Moved To Monday Night

Our weekly RACES/ARES net has been moved from Tuesday nights at 8:00 PM to Monday nights at 8:00 PM. Join us on the K9IQP VHF repeater every Monday night at 8:00 PM! (147.180 MHz +600 kHz 127.3 PL)

Updated NIFOG Available Now

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has made the August 2021 update to the National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) available for download. You can download a copy here. We recommend keeping a printed hard copy available, as well as programming the relevant frequencies in the guide into your radios as allowed by your FCC license.

Updated IIFOG Available Now

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency has made the December 2020 update to the Illinois Interoperability Field Operations Guide (IIFOG) available for download. You can download a PDF copy of the IIFOG here. We recommend keeping a printed hard copy available, as well as programming the relevant amateur radio frequencies in the guide into your radios.

Headlines updated on 10/18/2022.