There are two main groups that hams in the Santa Ynez Valley participate in: ARES and SYVARRG.
ARES
The Santa Ynez Valley ARES is formally known as the Central County ARES for the Santa Barbara District of the Santa Barbara Section.
Net and Activities
The local ARES net is held on the K6SYV repeater(147.21+) on Wednesdays at 8pm. ARES activities are posted on the main calendar.
Local ARES Meetings for the Santa Ynez Valley occur a couple of times a year. The ARES Section Meeting for the Santa Barbara Section (San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties) occurs about 4 times a year. Location and times to be announced.
SYV ARES Bulletin
The Santa Ynez Valley ARES Bulletin is published on a monthly basis. To obtain a copy, contact the editor, Dave Lamb (WA6BRW). The bulletin contains information about local events and ARES information.
Santa Barbara CENTRAL County ARES Personnel
Title
Name (Callsign)
Description
SEC
SEC - Section Emergency Coordinator - Emergency Coordinator for the Santa Barbara Section which includes the counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
DEC
DEC - District Emergency Coordinator - Emergency Coordinator for the Santa Barbara District which covers the Santa Barbara County portion of the Santa Barbara Section.
DDECs
DDEC - Deputy District Emergency Coordinator - Assistants or seconds to the DEC.
EC
Pete Nicklin (K6TOD)
EC - Emergency Coordinator - Emergency Coordinator for Santa Barbara Central County which covers the general Santa Ynez Valley area in the Santa Barbara District/County of the Santa Barbara Section.
AECs
Buzz Davis (KE6BQC) Wayne Heil (KB6OQJ)
David Higgins (KG6OWE) Dave Lamb (WA6BRW)
AEC - Assistant Emergency Coordinator - Assistants or seconds to the EC.
SYVARRG
The Santa Ynez Valley Amateur Radio Repeater Group is a non-profit (501)(c)(3) organization dedicated to building repeaters and improving Amateur Radio communications in the Santa Ynez Valley.
The Santa Ynez Valley ARES is formally known as the Central County ARES for the Santa Barbara District of the Santa Barbara Section.