Butler County AuxComm Links of Interest

This page includes various links to additional organizations that may be of interest to the Butler County AuxComm website visitor. Links will open in a new tab.

Butler County AuxComm

• ARRL Butler County AuxComm ARES group listing
• Butler County AuxComm on Facebook

Butler County Ohio Links

• Butler County Emergency Management Agency
• Butler County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Regional EmComm Organizations

• Warren County AuxComm - WC8EMA
• ARRL Montgomery County, K8MCA ARES group listing

State EmComm Organizations

• ARRL Ohio Section - Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
• Ohio ARES HF Digital Net

FEMA, ARES, RACES

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• FEMA Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program
• Radio Amateur Emergency Service (RACES) USRACES.org
• Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) - ARRL

SKYWARN Training

MetEd is the provider for SKYWARN training. You will need a free account and be logged in to get to the links below.

• Role of the SKYWARN® Spotter (MetEd)
• Skywarn Spotter Convective Basics (MetEd)

FEMA Training

• IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS)
• IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
• IS-700: Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction
• IS-317: Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• IS-315: CERT and the Incident Command System

CISA Training

• Communications Unit Training Resources

Amateur Radio Clubs

Many Butler County AuxComm members are members of local amateur radio clubs and we frequently visit and work with these clubs on events, exercises and recruiting. If you would like your club listed here, please contact us by email with the request.

• Butler County Amateur Radio Association (BCARA) - W8WRK
• Hamilton (OH) Amateur Radio Club (HAMARC)
• West Chester Amateur Radio Association - WC8VOA
• Dial Radio Club (Middletown) - W8BLV
• Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association (GCARA) - W8DZ
• Warren County Amateur Radio Association (WCARA) - WF8X

MeshCore Related

Butler County AuxComm is working to support the development of the MeshCore mesh for use in emergency and grid down communication situations. Be sure to check out our MeshCore initiative for more information.

• MeshCore Information
• The OKI Mesh Alliance - regional organization promoting mesh development. Butler County AuxComm is proud to be working with the OKI Mesh Alliance to promote the development of the mesh in the region.