Find Your County

Welcome to the “Find Your County” page for the Tennessee Amateur Radio Emergency Service (TNARES). Here, you can locate the Emergency Coordinators (ECs), meeting schedules, repeater frequencies, and other important details for each Tennessee county that participates in the TNARES program. TNARES is organized into three main regions—West, Middle, and East—and each region is further subdivided into Districts. Within these Districts, you’ll find detailed contact information and operational notes for each county.

How TNARES is Organized at the County Level

  1. State-Level Leadership: TNARES is managed by a Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC), with Assistant Section Emergency Coordinators (ASECs) overseeing each major region of Tennessee (West, Middle, East).
  2. District Emergency Coordinators (DECs): Each region is divided into multiple districts, each with a District Emergency Coordinator who oversees county-level programs.
  3. County-Level Coordination: Each county has an Emergency Coordinator (EC)—and often one or more Assistant ECs (AECs)—responsible for day-to-day local ARES operations such as nets, training sessions, and public-service events.

Navigating the County Pages

Below is an outline of how you can locate your county:

1. West Tennessee

  • District 1 – Crockett, Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton
  • District 2 – Benton, Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, Weakley
  • District 3 – Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Madison, McNairy

2. Middle Tennessee

  • District 4 – Cannon, Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, Wilson
  • District 5 – Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore
  • District 6 – Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, White
  • District 10 – Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne
  • District 11 – Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart

3. East Tennessee

  • District 7 – Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie
  • District 8 – Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
  • District 9 – Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington

What You’ll Find on Each County Page

  • Contact Information
    Name, call sign, phone number, and email for each Emergency Coordinator (EC) and Assistant EC (if available).

  • Meeting Schedules & Locations
    Dates, times, and addresses for monthly or weekly county ARES meetings and training sessions.

  • Repeater & Simplex Frequencies
    Primary VHF/UHF repeaters, PL tones, offsets, and local simplex frequencies for nets and emergency operations.

  • Net Times & Coordinators
    Schedules for weekly or monthly on-air nets, along with the Net Coordinators or points of contact.

  • Website & Social Media Links
    If a county ARES group has a dedicated website, Facebook group, or other online resources, they’ll be listed on that county’s page.

Finding Your County’s Page

  1. Select Your Region (West, Middle, or East) based on the county’s location in Tennessee.
  2. Choose the District that covers your county.
  3. Click or Navigate to the specific county page. Each page includes the local EC’s contact details, net times, and any additional notes (meeting addresses, special events, etc.).

Get Involved

If you are a licensed amateur radio operator (or looking to become one) and want to participate in emergency communications:

  1. Identify your county within the respective region and district.
  2. Contact the EC or DEC for that county/district. They can help you with training, membership applications, and regular nets or exercises.
  3. Attend local meetings and nets to learn procedures and become part of the TNARES team.

Questions or Updates?

For any corrections, updates, or more information, you can:

  • Contact your County EC directly (information on each county page).
  • Reach out to the District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) listed for your area.
  • Email one of the Assistant Section Emergency Coordinators for your region or the Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC).