Welcome to Cupertino ARES/RACES
This site is operated by and for Cupertino Amateur Radio Emergency Service (CARES) members interested in emergency preparedness and amateur radio communication. Visitors are welcome to check us out.
What's News!
Plenty of Rain... are we ready?
Posted by Jim KN6PE, 2 Mar 2023
If you missed tonight's topic on Disaster Communications by Steve KK6FPI, then you missed an excellent presentation.While we have been waiting for the "big one", the Bay Area, and Cupertino, has experienced its share of different events that remind us why we got into Emergency Communications in the first place. The recent rain has caused spot power outages and fortunately they have have been quickly resolved. But, what if they persisted for hours? Or days? Getting ready for a loss of communications and other problems is what CARES is all about.
Field response beyond Cupertino
Posted by Jim KN6PE, 25 Feb 2023
Saturday turned out to be a busy morning for Cupertino Amateur Radio Emergency Service (CARES). Twelve CARES volunteers responded to a Santa Clara County communications exercise where they practiced voice and digital message passing, emergency communications management, and cross-jurisdiction coordination by staffing positions at Cupertino’s Public Safety Communications vehicle, County EOC, and at a Mountain View field response.A total of 36 volunteer hours were logged for that morning. Thanks to all members for a terrific turnout.
2022 Field Day... another one for the books!
Posted by Jim KN6PE, 26 Jun 2022
We finally made it back together for this year's 2022 ARRL Field Day! With our operation as 1F SCV from Memorial Park, we had 12 CARES members participate and helped with various aspects of the event from operations, public relations, and general logistics.We also hosted 19 visitors ranging from local residents, Cupertino's City Council, County Fire, County OEM, and Cupertino OEM (who kept us fed and hydrated... thanks Ken!). Check out the 2 minute video slide show for the pictures. While the final score is not yet in, a special thanks to Darryl KI6LDM for putting together another terrific event!
Monta Vista ARK Open House
Posted by Jim KN6PE, 12 Sep 2021
Can you believe that's its been 3 years since our last ARK discussion? So, with September being National Preparedness Month, this was the perfect time for a refresher. Ken KI6SYY presented CARES with a terrific Cupertino ARK Refresher on what they are, what's new, and procedural changes on their operation.And, what's an ARK presentation without a field trip to check them out! Cupertino Citizen Corps hosted the Monta Vista ARK open house on Sunday for CERT, MRC, and CARES members. Twenty-five CCC members turned out and re-familiarized themselves with this site with plenty of hands-on activities, questions, and renewed interest in how the City will respond.
With the first one behind us, we will hold an Open House for each of the other ARKs over the next 5 weeks; watch your email for details. Thanks for everyone who came out... and we look forward to seeing you at Regnart School ARK next week!
Upcoming Activities
5 Sep 2024, General Meeting
Cupertino Parks on the Air Overview, Zoom, 19:30 to 21:00
3 Oct 2024, General Meeting
Windshield Survey and Drill Prep, St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
19 Oct 2024, CCC Exercise
Communications Exercise using Windshield Survey and Ark Support. 08:00 to 12:00
7 Nov 2024, General Meeting
Informal Message Passing, St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00
5 Dec 2024, General Meeting
Topic Year End Review, St Jude Parish Hall,19:30 to 21:00