Hillsborough County Ares/Races

07/16/2025

Our next bimonthly ARES RACES meeting is scheduled for this Saturday, July 19th at 9AM. Skywarn Training will start at the end of the meeting. Don't miss this opportunity to get caught up on the latest news for hurricane season and renew your Skywarn certificate.
Training will be at the Hillsborough County Public Safety Complex - 9450 E Columbus Drive Tampa, FL 33619.

06/29/2025

Hillsborough County ARES RACES is continuing our activation for Field Day. Don’t miss your chance to visit us here at the RACES room in the Hillsborough County Public Safety Operatons Complex. We are making digital and voice contacts until the end at 2PM.
9450 E Columbus Drive Tampa, FL 33619

08/05/2023

06/25/2023

2023 Field Day has come to a close and it was a challenge! We endured some difficult band conditions but stayed the course. Hillsborough County ARES RACES operated in the 2F (Emergency Operations Center) class in the West Central Florida Section. We welcomed 15 visitors to our site and 6 hams operated voice and digital modes. Field Day served as a valuable training exercise for our members as we encounter noise and interference when operating during tropical storms and hurricanes.

06/25/2023

Hillsborough County ARES RACES accepted the ARRL Field Day challenge of making contacts using an alternative power source. We successfully made the required five contacts via voice using a lithium iron phosphate battery that was fully charged using solar power. This was a great exercise that improved our capability to operate off the power grid.

06/25/2023

Shortly before we shut down operations last night, we had a special Field Day visitor. Mike Douglass W4MDD, ARRL West Central Florida Section Manager, stopped in after a very long day of travel visiting Field Day sites in our region. Hillsborough County ARES RACES appreciates the visit and show of support from ARRL leadership.
We resumed this morning at 8AM and are still working hard for contacts.

06/24/2023

On Thursday, Commissioner Gwen Myers honored Hillsborough County ARES RACES with a Proclamation for Amateur Radio Week in Hillsborough County. On hand to accept the proclamation were Bill Miller, Emergency Coordinator for Hillsborough County ARES RACES and Tim Dudley, Hillsborough County Director of Emergency Management. To mark Amateur Radio Week, Hillsborough County ARES RACES is participating in Field Day, a 24-hour emergency communications training exercise beginning today at 2 PM.
Thank you to Commissioner Myers for sponsoring the proclamation and bringing awareness to amateur radio, its value during emergencies, and the contributions of our organization to Hillsborough County Office of Emergency Management.

06/21/2023

Field Day will be held Saturday, June 24 – Sunday, June 25 and Hillsborough County ARES RACES needs you! We will be operating from the RACES room at PSOC and are seeking operators - all levels of experience are welcome! This is a 24-hour emergency communications event starting at 2PM.
Field Day is a great learning experience and you can operate voice or digital modes. To sign up, email [email protected]

05/11/2023

May is a busy month! Check out our calendar of events to learn more about Technician and General Licensing Classes, Construction of a Remote PTT Switch, Cross Band Repeater/Portable Antenna Set-up, WinLink Training and more: https://hillsboroughares.org/events/
Hillsborough ARES/RACES holds a weekly Information and Training Net on Thursdays at 7:30 pm on the N1CDO repeater in Tampa. Set your radio:
Receive: 440.1MHz (down-link freq)
Transmit: 445.1MHz (up-link freq)
Offset: +5MHz, Tone: 162.2Hz
All check-ins welcome!

04/27/2023

Join us for the next Hillsborough ARES/RACES Quarterly Membership Meeting which will be held this Saturday, April 29, at 9 am at the PSOC in Tampa. This will be followed by a SKYWARN® training session at 11 am. Details: https://hillsboroughares.org/events/
Hillsborough ARES/RACES holds a weekly Information and Training Net on Thursdays at 7:30 pm on the N1CDO repeater in Tampa. Set your radio:
Receive: 440.1MHz (down-link freq)
Transmit: 445.1MHz (up-link freq)
Offset: +5MHz, Tone: 162.2Hz
All check-ins welcome!

04/20/2023

Hillsborough ARES/RACES will host an EdVantage Class to train members to function as emergency communications radio operators in Evacuation Shelters. The class will be held on Saturday, April 22 at 9:30 am at the Public Safety Operations Center in Tampa and on Zoom. For details see: https://hillsboroughares.org/event/edvantage-class-shelter-radio-operator/
Hillsborough ARES/RACES holds a a weekly Information and Training Net on Thursdays at 7:30 pm on the N1CDO repeater in Tampa. Set your radio:
Receive: 440.1MHz (down-link freq)
Transmit: 445.1MHz (up-link freq)
Offset: +5MHz, Tone: 162.2Hz
All check-ins welcome!

03/23/2023

Hillsborough ARES/RACES holds a a weekly Information and Training Net on Thursdays at 7:30 pm on the N1CDO repeater in Tampa. Set your radio:
Receive: 440.1MHz (down-link freq)
Transmit: 445.1MHz (up-link freq)
Offset: +5MHz, Tone: 162.2Hz
All check-ins welcome!
See upcoming events: https://hillsboroughares.org/events/