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East Tennessee ARES & RACES

County nets, activation checklists, and regional SKYWARN context for amateur emergency communications volunteers in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia border counties.

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Who authorizes deploy?

County Emergency Coordinator contacts

Before leaving for an assignment, confirm activation with your county ARES EC or served agency. RACES requires government authorization per RACES checklist.

ARRL ARES EC directorySearch by Tennessee county Get involved & trainingSKYWARN, FEMA IS courses ARES activation checklistMembership, credentials, go-kit Contact KI4TQNEast TN emcomm questions

SKYWARN District 7 counties: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington. Confirm activation with your county EC before deploying.

CountyGroup / netEC / rosterVerified
Carter CCARA / WR4CC SKYWARN
146.700 PL 77 — Fri 8 PM Skywarn net
Club / repeater		 TN ARES District 9 — see roster
TN ARES county page · ARRL EC		 2026-06-23
Hawkins HHART (N2HRT)
147.315 PL 114.8 — Mon evenings ET
Club / repeater		 TN ARES District 9 — see roster
TN ARES county page · ARRL EC		 2026-06-23
Johnson JCARC ARES
146.610 PL 103.5 — Mon 7 PM ET
Club / repeater		 TN ARES District 9 — see roster
TN ARES county page · ARRL EC		 2026-06-23
Sullivan KARC / W4TRC
146.970 PL 123 — see w4trc.org
Club / repeater		 TN ARES District 9 — see roster
TN ARES county page · ARRL EC		 2026-06-23
Unicoi District 7 SKYWARN (WX4TN)
NETNRC — Tue 7 PM GMRS; Tue 8 PM 2m
Club / repeater		 SKYWARN D7 + TN ARES roster
TN ARES county page · ARRL EC		 2026-06-23
Washington JCARA
146.790 PL 131.8 — club calendar
Club / repeater		 TN ARES District 9 — see roster
TN ARES county page · ARRL EC		 2026-06-23

Wrong EC or club link? Submit a correction — include source and date verified.

Before activation

Readiness tools

Go / No-GoWeather, power, safety, agency contact ARES activationMembership, credentials, go-kit Go-kit checklistRadios, power, maps, logging RACES served-agency checklistGovernment activation steps
County & regional nets

Local ARES-affiliated activity

Schedules change — confirm with your Emergency Coordinator or club calendar before relying on a net time.

AreaGroupWhenWhere
Sullivan / KingsportKARCSee w4trc.org146.970 PL 123
Washington / Johnson CityJCARAClub calendar146.790 PL 131.8
Carter / ElizabethtonCCARA / WR4CCMon 8 PM club; Fri 8 PM Skywarn146.700 PL 77
Johnson CoJCARC ARESMon 7 PM ET146.610 PL 103.5
Hawkins / HancockHHART (N2HRT)Mon evenings ET147.315 PL 114.8
Scott Co VABoone Trail ARESMon 8:30 PM ET146.820 PL 103.5
D7 all countiesSKYWARN WX4TNTue 7 PM GMRS; Tue 8 PM 2mNETNRC

Find your Emergency Coordinator: ARRL ARES EC directory (search by Tennessee county). Full SKYWARN and MTEARS: East TN emcomm hub · skywarn7.org · ARRL ARES

On assignment

Document & operate

Incident workspaceICS forms + packet export ICS-211 rosterCheck-in log SKYWARN spotter reportStructured weather observation Go-bag freq sheetField reference
FAQ

ARES & RACES basics

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