Welcome to the Washington County ARES  website (ARES Unit 163MN01)....  Simulated Emergency test (SET) was held Oct. 1-3. See Events tab for details.... ....Participated in the Red Cross / ARES Drill on Nov. 14. . . .... Face - to -face ARES activities are in suspension until further notice due to Covid-19......The 147.180 Repeater is running at the Newport site (PL 74.4) and Forest Lake site(PL 100); we use this repeater for our ARES Net the third Wednesday of the month. This covers the entire county and is in our WashCoARES Emergency Communications Plan... Support our Amateur Radio Clubs through your participation.