Emergency Services

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Emergency Services

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Redlands Emergency Communications Group

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Part 97, Sub-part E of the Commission’s Rules provide for the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES).  The purpose of RACES is to provide communication support to government during periods of local, regional or national emergency.  Redlands Emergency Communications Group RACES members are amateurs only in the respect that they may not receive compensation for their contributions.  They are, however, professionals in their ability to provide many diverse forms of electronic communications such as voice, digital (packet, CW,