A Small Introduction to Kirkland ARES, and Ham Radio, in King County and Western Washington

Lake Washington Ham Club (we use their repeaters up on top of Bridle Trails):
http://www.K7LWH.org/
(NOTE: our main name is temporarily broken, but it will return soon...) http://lakewashingtonhamclub.org/

Introduction to Ham Radio in the United States:
http://www.hello-radio.org/

Ham Radio and Scouting:
http://www.arrl.org/scouts/

Kirkland ARES™ ("Amateur Radio Emergency Service"):
our "official" web page at the City of Kirkland web site:
kirkland-ares.org

Locations of Kirkland ARES™ stations:
http://kirkland.ecc.googlepages.com/

King County ARES™:
http://www.aresofkingcounty.org/

King County ARES™/RACES Frequencies:
http://www.aresofkingcounty.org/kcfreqs.php

Redmond ARES™:
http://www.redmond-ares.org/

What is ARES™?
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch1.html

Emergency Preparedness in the City of Medina
http://www.medina-wa.gov/

Some Amateur Radio Clubs and Organizations in the Puget Sound area:

Federal Way Amateur Radio Club:
http://www.fwarc.org/

Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club and ARES:
http://www.kc7key.org/ares.html

City of Seattle, Emergency Management page:
http://www.seattle.gov/emergency/

Seattle ACS: Auxiliary Communications Service:
http://seattleacs.com/

Shoreline Auxiliary Communications Service:
http://www.shorelineacs.org/

Mike and Key Amateur Radio Club, in Renton:
http://www.mikeandkey.org/


Some miscellaneous Ham- and Radio-related links that may be of interest to you:

Wikipedia articles:

Amateur Radio:    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Radio

Repeater:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeater


HowStuffWorks.com articles:

How Amateur Radio Works: