Boone County Amateur Radio Emergency Service
(BCARES-Boone County, MO WXØBC)
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We are Central Missouri’s organization of licensed amateur radio operators assisting service organizations in their communication needs.
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Ongoing Events
Join BCARES at our Next Meeting April 7, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Technician License Class
The Central Missouri Radio Association (CMRA) is proud to offer this class. Discover the world of Amateur Radio – and take this class to get your entry level license-“Technician”.
Latest BCARES Activities
Simulated Emergency Test (SET) November 1, 2025
Boone County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (BCARES) responded to an exercise
RAVE Emergency Alert that was issued from the Boone County Office of Emergency Management (OEM). Thus began our Simulated Emergency Test (SET) 2025.
The simulated scenario was the tornado event that traveled through northern Boone County and entered adjacent Audrain County MO. …Read More
Field Day 2025 June 28-29, 2025
Once again Boone County Amateur Radio Emergency Service and the Central Missouri Radio Association participated in the annual ARRL Field Day held in the Rock Bridge State Park grounds on June 28-29, 2025.
BCARES and CMRA amateur radio operators participated with nearly 32,000 other operators from the US, Canada, and countries world-wide in making radio contacts. …Read More
Field Day 2025 June 28-29, 2025
Once again Boone County Amateur Radio Emergency Service and the Central Missouri Radio Association participated in the annual ARRL Field Day held in the Rock Bridge State Park grounds on June 28-29, 2025.
BCARES and CMRA amateur radio operators participated with nearly 32,000 other operators from the US, Canada, and countries world-wide in making radio contacts. …Read More
Simulated Emergency Test (SET) November 2, 2024
BCARES responded to a simulated scenario of a massive Winter storm with ice andsnow resulting in power, cell and internet severely disrupted for Boone County. …Read More
Simulated Emergency Test (SET) November 2, 2024
BCARES responded to a simulated scenario of a massive Winter storm with ice and
snow resulting in power, cell and internet severely disrupted for Boone County. …Read More
Boone County Ready Festival September 12, 2024
On Thursday, September 12, 2024, BCARES participated in the annual community-wide Boone County Ready Festival held at Cosmo Park in Columbia.
The goal of this festival was to…Read More
Boone County Ready Festival September 12, 2024
On Thursday, September 12, 2024, BCARES participated in the annual community-wide Boone County Ready Festival held at Cosmo Park in Columbia.
The goal of this festival was to…Read More
Field Day 2024 June 22-23, 2024
Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation…Read More
Field Day 2024 June 22-23, 2024
Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation…Read More
Simulated Emergency Test (SET) November 4, 2023
BCARES participated in the yearly SET exercise conducting simulated emergency radio operations in Boone County, Missouri involving simulated damage from a series of tornadoes.
The exercise employed twenty-five operators deployed to nine sites in the county. Among the operators eighteen were Winlink capable and thirteen were APRS enable…Read More
Simulated Emergency Test (SET) November 4, 2023
BCARES participated in the yearly SET exercise conducting simulated emergency radio operations in Boone County, Missouri involving simulated damage from a series of tornadoes.
The exercise employed twenty-five operators deployed to nine sites in the county. Among the operators eighteen were Winlink capable and thirteen were APRS enable…Read More
Ongoing Winlink Exercises
Winlink Global Radio Email is a network of amateur radio and authorized government stations that provide worldwide radio email using radio pathways where the internet is not present. It supports email with attachments, position reporting, weather and information bulletins, and is well-known for its role in interoperable emergency and disaster relief communications. Winlink is capable of operating completely without the internet–automatically–using smart-network radio relays. …Read More
Ongoing Winlink Exercises
Winlink Global Radio Email is a network of amateur radio and authorized government stations that provide worldwide radio email using radio pathways where the internet is not present. It supports email with attachments, position reporting, weather and information bulletins, and is well-known for its role in interoperable emergency and disaster relief communications. Winlink is capable of operating completely without the internet–automatically–using smart-network radio relays. …Read More
Simulated Emergency Test (SET) November 4, 2023
BCARES participated in the yearly SET exercise conducting simulated emergency radio operations in Boone County, Missouri involving simulated damage from a series of tornadoes.
The exercise employed twenty-five operators deployed to nine sites in the county. Among the operators eighteen were Winlink capable and thirteen were APRS enable…Read More