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SHAred RESources (SHARES) High Frequency(HF) Radio Program

SHAred RESources (SHARES) High Frequency(HF) Radio Program

The SHARES HF Radio Program, administered by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), provides an additional means for users with a national security and emergency preparedness mission to communicate when landline and cellular communications are unavailable. SHARES members use existing HF radio resources to coordinate and transmit messages needed to perform critical functions, including those areas related to leadership, safety, maintenance of law and order, finance, and public health.

OEC also provides Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) and the Wireless Priority Service. For information on GETS and WPS pages go to the GETS Home Page or WPS Home Page.

  • SHARES Program Information

    National security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) personnel need to transmit critical messages to coordinate emergency operations even when traditional means of communicating via landlines and cellphones are damaged or destroyed.

  • Accessing SHARES

    SHARES is available on a 24-hour basis to provide an emergency communications link to support intra- or interagency mission requirements.

  • SHARES HF IWG

    SHARES provides the Federal community a forum for addressing issues affecting HF radio interoperability.

  • SHARES Interference Report

    Reporting procedures for radio interference, within the SHARES Program, will take one of three routes:

  • Contact SHARES

    If you have any questions or would like further information on the SHARES HF Radio Program, you may contact us in one of the following ways:

    Email: ncsshares@hq.dhs.gov  

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