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CT ARES® Alert Levels CT ARES® Alert Level Conditions Current Status
Level 0 - Inactive! Normal Conditions.  No known event likely to occur.      Pointing Hand
Level 1 - Alert! Something might happen – a hurricane, blizzard, flooding, etc.
Level 2 - Stand By! Will only occur if something happens (time to load the car, make sure everything is ready.)
Level 3 - Deploy! Will only occur if a served agency asks for help.

CT ARES® has no alerts at this time.  Any alerts will be posted here.

Your EC and DEC are your points of contact as always.  In case of emergency when phone service is disrupted, the following (in priority order) are the best ways to volunteer.  Please remember that anyone who self dispatches will be turned away.

The ways to check in when phone service is disrupted are:

First Choice - Your local ARES® 2-meter or other communications links


Second Choice - The linked repeater system - The CT ARES® Resource and Planning Net:

Vernon, CT Repeater Site
147.345  +  600 KHz   PL 77.0 Hz     KB1AEV/R   Linked Full Time
224.360  -   1.6 MHz   PL 77.0 Hz     KB1AEV/R   Linked Full Time
442.600  +     5 MHz   PL 77.0 Hz     KB1AEV/R   Linked Full Time

Bristol, CT Repeater Site
444.650  +     5 MHz   PL 77.0 Hz     KB1AEV/R   Linked Full Time

Torrington, CT Repeater Site
145.370  -  600 KHz   PL 77.0 Hz     KB1AEV/R     Linked Full Time
447.225  -      5 MHz   PL 77.0 Hz     KB1AEV/R     Linked Full Time

Killingly, CT Repeater Site
444.100  +     5 MHz   PL 77.0 Hz     N7PRD/R    Linked Full Time

Sharon, CT Repeater Site
147.285  +  600 KHz   PL 77.0 Hz     W1BAA/R   Linked Full Time

Prospect, CT Repeater Site
444.550  +   5 MHz   PL 77.0 Hz    WA1NQP/R   Linked Full Time

West Haven, CT Repeater Site
147.505  -   1 MHz   PL 77.0 Hz    K1SOX/R   Linked As Needed

Woodbridge, CT Repeater Site
442.500  +   5 MHz   DCS 073 *    W1WPD/R   Linked As Needed
    *    if you don't have DCS you can use 77 encode only


Third Choice - 3.965 MHz - CT Phone Net and Statewide HF Communications


Last Choice - E-mail to ctareshelp@hotmail.com.


Note that this e-mail address is only checked during emergencies and is truly a last choice.  During non-emergencies please contact the appropriate ARES® leadership official using the information http://www.ctares.org/organization.htm.

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