1/12/2007 --- Missouri Traffic Net Gets New Net Manager ---
Please join me in congratulating Larry Wilson, K0RWL as our new net manager for MOTRAN. Larry has been a ham for many years and has been an active on CW and Phone traffic nets, contesting, building and repair. He is active in his local amateur community, working on repeater repair and up-date, among many other things. He has been active in ARRL as well, having served as SM for a period of five years. Larry‘s station is outstanding, and he frequently has been asked to relay messages from stations that net control stations cannot hear: He is alert to help new stations that are having difficulty in being heard, and welcomes them to the phone net community.
12/1/2006 --- New District E Emergency Coordinator Appointed ---
Larry Ford has been appointed as the new District Emergency Coordinator for Missouri District "E". Larry has been the EC for Dunklin County and will retain that position for now as well. Congratulations Larry!
8/24/2006 --- New District C Emergency Coordinator ---
Jeff Young, KB3HF has been appointed as the new DEC for District C. Jeff has been the EC for St Charles County for some time and will be replaced by Bill Grimsbo, N0PNP in St Charles County. Congratulations to Jeff and Bill both!
ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration Registration remains open through Sunday, August 3, 2008 for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, August 15, 2008: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 2 (EC-002); Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 3 (EC-003R2); Antenna Modeling (EC-004); HF Digital Communications (EC-005); VHF/UHF -- Life Beyond the Repeater (EC-008), and Radio Frequency Propagation (EC-011). Each online course has been developed in segments -- learning units with objectives, informative text, student activities and quizzes. Courses are interactive, and some include direct communications with a Mentor/Instructor. Students register for a particular session that may be 8, 12 or 16 weeks (depending on the course) and they may access the course at any time of day during the course period, completing lessons and activities at times convenient for their personal schedule. Mentors assist students by answering questions, reviewing assignments and activities, as well as providing helpful feedback. Interaction with mentors is conducted through e-mail; there is no appointed time the student must be present -- allowing complete flexibility for the student to work when and where it is convenient. To learn more, visit the Continuing Education course listing page or contact the Continuing Education Program Coordinator.
FCC Issues Citation to Georgia Company for Selling, Importing Unauthorized RF Devices On July 21, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Citation to the owner of a Georgia company for selling unauthorized radio frequency devices (specifically wireless video transmitters) and importing radio frequency devices without filing the proper FCC forms with the US Customs office and the US Border Patrol.
In Virginia, ARES® = RACES On July 3, Virginia officials, along with representatives from that state's ARES® and RACES groups, signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), uniting the three groups. State Coordinator, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) Michael M. Cline; State RACES Officer Mac McNeer, K4YEF; ARRL Virginia Section Manager Carl Clements, W4CAC, and ARRL Virginia Section Emergency Coordinator Ron Sokol, K4KHZ, signed what ARRL Emergency and Preparedness Manager Dennis Dura, K2DCD, called a "precedent setting" document.
Tropical Storm Dolly Expected to Reach Hurricane Status Today; WX4NHC Activated According to reports from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Storm Dolly is expected to become a hurricane within the next 12-24 hours and track toward the Texas/Mexico border. With this in mind WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, activated its HF and EchoLink/IRLP station on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 2 PM EDT (1800 UTC).
Hiram Percy Maxim's Telegraph Key Returns to ARRL HQ At the ARRL Board of Director's meeting this past weekend, the telegraph key that once belonged to Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, was returned to ARRL Headquarters. According to ARRL First Vice President Kay Craigie, N3KN, the key had been in the collection of the Antique Wireless Association's Electronic Communication Museum near Rochester, New York for more than 20 years.
AMSAT-UK Colloquium to Take Place Later this Month The 23rd Annual AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held July 25-27 at the University of Surrey in Guildford, about an hour's drive from London. The Colloquium is a chance to talk to satellite designers and builders, as well as a place to discover how to use Amateur Radio satellites. A beginner's session on satellites is held prior to the formal opening on the first day of the event,
Foundation for Amateur Radio Announces 2008 Scholarship Winners The Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) has announced the 2008 winners of the 55 scholarships it administers. The scholarships were open to all licensed radio amateurs who met the qualification and residence requirements of the various sponsors.
ARRL Board of Directors Meets July 18-19 in Connecticut The ARRL Board of Directors holds their second meeting of 2008 July 18-19 in Windsor, Connecticut, with Directors, Vice Directors and ARRL Board officers in attendance. The meeting, which begins today and continues through Saturday, was preceded on Thursday with meetings of the Administration and Finance Committee and the Programs and Services Committee.
New 70 cm Coordination Agreement Reached for New England In the next step of developing a long-term procedure to mitigate interference to the Air Force PAVE PAWS radar site at Cape Cod Air Force Station in Massachusetts, the ARRL has brokered a deal that will allow new coordinations to be considered by the New England Spectrum Management Council (NESMC) on the 70 cm band.
ARRL Audio News: Jul 18, 2008; Vol 27 Number 28 ARRL Audio News--OPEN--In this edition . . .; ARRL Board of Directors Meets July 18-19 in Connecticut; New 70 cm Coordination Agreement Reached for New England; ARRL Audio News ID--Satellite Update--BREAK; Kansas Ham, Son, Electrocuted While Erecting Antennas; Court of Appeals: FCC Must Reimburse Fees Stemming from BPL Challenge; ARRL, FCC, Meet in Washington to Discuss BPL Remand; ARRL Audio News--News Briefs--CLOSE
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®)
in Missouri provides emergency communications to "Served Agencies" such
as the Office of Emergency Management, the American Red Cross, the Salvation
Army, the
National Weather Service, hospitals, and others as agreed in each
county. The
114 Missouri counties and the City of Saint Louis are grouped into
nine ARES® districts. Many ARES® teams
also provide communications for public service events such as marathons,
parades, bike riding events, and boat races. The FCC prohibits
any Amateur Radio Operator from accepting payment for these services.
In the Missouri Section ARES®, the Section Emergency Coordinator
(SEC)
is responsible for the section's ARES® plan and appoints District Emergency
Coordinators
(DEC),
Emergency Coordinators (EC)
and Official Emergency Stations (OES).
The DEC supervises the efforts of the local EC's in the defined district.
And the EC for each county reports their activity monthly to the DEC for
their district
who in
turn
consolidates
the
monthly
reports
received
from
the EC's
and forwards that report to the SEC. The OES's may report to the EC or
DEC depending on their specific function.
If you would like more information or are interested in
joining, contact your local county EC, or if the EC position is vacant, your
DEC. (See the District Map.)
If you are interested in applying for a vacant county Emergency
Coordinator position, please contact the DEC for the appropriate district,
or if the DEC position is vacant, the SEC. You will find the EC/DEC
Application on the Forms page. ARRL membership is required
to hold a League appointment.
The latest ARES® appointments in the Missouri Section are:
(listed here for 90 days)
Dennis Lightfoot
, KC0IUD, of Carrolton
in Carroll County, District A
was appointed as EC.
Billy Smith
, K0WCM, of Patterson
in Wayne County, District E
was appointed as ec.
ARES®,
Amateur Radio Emergency Service® and the ARES® logo
are all registered trademarks of the American Radio Relay League, Incorporated
and are used by permission.
Contact the Missouri ARES webmaster
for site questions or comments.
