El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club

CERA is the parent organization for the El Dorado Amateur Radio Club (EDCARC). EDCARC was formed in 1964 and is the premier Amateur Radio club in El Dorado County, California representing a wide cross section of interests of Amateur Radio Operators.

EDCARC's purpose is to promote amateur radio and create a pool of experienced radio operators to provide emergency communications under the Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) as a public service.

Recent examples of emergency and public communications services that EDCARC ARES members supported include:

2021 Caldor Fire Animal Rescue to provide communication safety support for Animal Control Officers and rescue personnel (see also ARRL News)
2022 Winter Snowstorms that knocked out power and cell service in the Georgetown and Pollock Pines areas of El Dorado County
2022 Pony Express Re-Ride through El Dorado County

EDCARC meets monthly in-person and online to conduct club business, discuss various topics related to amateur radio, hear presentations, and plan projects to develop technical skills and advance operating techniques.

Website Accessibility Policy

Community Emergency Radio Association is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Community Emergency Radio Association has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

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Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Community Emergency Radio Association has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Community Emergency Radio Association regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at .

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.