ARES Personal Checklist
ARES Personal Checklist ARRL Operating Manual, 7th Edition, 2025. The following represents recommendations of equipment and supplies ARES members should consider having available for use during an emergency or public service activity……
- Forms of Identification
- ARES Identification Card
- FCC Amateur Radio License
- Driver’s License
- Radio Gear
- VHF Transceiver
- Microphone
- Headphones
- Power Supply/Extra Batteries Antennas with mounts Spare Fuses
- Patch Cords/adaptors (e.g. BNC to PL259, RCA Phono to PL259, SMA to BNC, Etc.)
- SWR Meter Extra Coax
- Writing Gear Pen/Pencil/Eraser Clipboard Message Forms
- Logbook (of some kind) Note Paper
- Personal Gear (Short Duration)
- Snacks Liquid Refreshments (non-alcoholic)
- Throat lozenges
- Personal Medication Aspirin
- Extra pair of Prescription Glasses
- Sweater/Jacket
- Personal Gear (72-hour Duration)
- Foul-weather Gear
- Three day supply of drinking water Cooler with three day supply of food
- Mess kit with cleaning supplies
- First Aid Kit
- Personal Medication
- Aspirin
- Throat Lozenges
- Sleeping Bag
- Toilet Articles
- Mechanical or Battery power alarm clock (with spare batteries)
- Flashlight with batteries/Lantern Candles
- Waterproof Matches
- Extra pair of Prescription Glasses
- Tool Box (72-hour Duration)
- Screwdrivers Pliers
- Socket Wrenches
- Electrical Tape
- 12/120v Soldering Iron Solder
- Volt-Ohm Meter
- (72-hour Duration) HF transceiver
- Hatchet/Ax Saw Pick Shovel
- Siphon Hose
- Jumper Cables Generator
- spare plugs & oil Kerosene lights
- camping lantern or candles
- 3/8 inch hemp rope
- Highway flares Extra gasoline & oil
