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Montgomery County Auxiliary Communications Service (MCACS) is an independent voluntary organization, closely allied with the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. MCACS is incorporated in the State of Maryland. Our legal name is Auxiliary Communications Service of Montgomery County Maryland, Inc.The organization is a tax-exempt non-stock Maryland corporation with 501(c)(3) status under…

MCACS and ARES in Montgomery County are two distinct organizations that have overlapping missions and membership. To the extent that there are differences in mission, their capabilities and services are complementary.

Given that California is a large state that is prone to all sorts of natural and man-made disasters, the California Office of Emergency Services (OES) has actively promoted Amateur Radio involvement in civil defense and emergency preparedness since the 1950s. In April, 1985, California OES hired Stanly E. Harter, KH6GBX, to be the State RACES Coordinator. …

I. Introduction and Background While MCACS is no longer strictly an “Amateur Radio” organization, Amateur Radio is where it all started. It is worth exploring these Amateur Radio roots to see how we got to where we are today. The Amateur Radio Service—popularly known as Amateur Radio—exists in part, in recognition of “enhancement of the…

Here are some of the potential operational needs that ACS is designed to support: Here are some of the potential infrastructure needs that ACS could support:

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Partner Organizations The five community-based Amateur Radio organizations listed here actively support and cooperate with MCACS in fulfilling our mission of voluntary public service communications. Ashton Radio Communications Society (ARCS) ARCS operates five Amateur Radio repeaters in Ashton, Maryland, providing excellent coverage of the county and region. ARCS also hosts a Winlink RMS Gateway. Damascus…

The following individuals currently serve on the MCACS Board of Directors. Click on a name to send an email to that individual. Al Taylor, KN3U, President(Al also serves as the ARES® Emergency Coordinator for Montgomery County.) Tom Horne, W3TDH, Vice President Fred Bader, K3CSX, Secretary (Fred also serves as the RACES Radio Officer for Montgomery County.)…