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!
Central American Organizations to Host Convention in October The Federación de Radioaficionados de Centroamerica, FRACAP (Federation of Radioamateurs of Central America), will host the XLVIII FRACAP 2008 Convention in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, October 3-5, 2008. FRACAP is a federation of six national Amateur Radio organizations from Central America: Club de radio aficionados de Guatemala (CRAG), Club de radio aficionados de El Salvador (CRAS), Federación de clubes de radioaficionados de Honduras (FEHDECRA), Club de radio experimentadores de Nicaragua (CREN), Radio club de Costa Rica (RCCR) and the Liga Panameña de Radioaficionados (LPR).
Tropical Storm Gustav Soaking Haiti; Expected to Strengthen With maximum sustained winds of 90 mph/150 km per hour, Hurricane Gustav made landfall on the southwest peninsula of Haiti on the afternoon of August 26. Over the next few days, its path is projected to take it along Cuba's southern coast and then northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico. For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local weather office.
The Amateur Amateur: Doing It in the Street The St Louis County ARES® Emergency Coordinator had urged the group's members to participate in the National Night Out events in their local communities. He felt that it was a good opportunity to promote ARES and Amateur Radio in general. I live in Florissant, a suburb of St Louis, and I was fairly sure that at least a few events were planned there. When I heard that there was going to be a block party practically on my doorstep, I jumped at the chance. I dropped a note to the local Neighborhood Watch block captain and asked her if it would be all right for me to set up and demonstrate an emergency Amateur Radio station. I will admit to being a little surprised when she said yes.
ARRL Emergency Communications Level 3 Course to be Revised The ARRL Continuing Education Program offers Emergency Communications training courses to prepare radio amateurs to serve our communities in time of crisis when other communications systems fail. The ARRL Emergency Communications training program includes three levels of courses. In order to keep the material in the Level 3 course accurate and up to date, we will be revising the Level 3 curriculum. Dennis Dura, K2DCD, ARRL Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager, will be developing the new content. We expect the fully updated course to be available in the first quarter of 2009.
ARRL Continuing Education Online Course Registration Registration remains open through Sunday, September 7, 2008 for these online course sessions beginning on Friday, September 19, 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 Vanity Call Sign Fees to Increase September 25 On August 11, the FCC announced that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will increase 60 cents, from $11.70 to $12.30. Now that notice of the increase has been published in the Federal Register, the increase will take effect in 30 days, September 25, 2008.
Hurricane Watch Net to Activate as Gustav Threatens Hispaniola: The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate Tuesday, August 26 at 0800 EDT/1200Z on 14.325 MHz as Hurricane Gustav approaches Hispaniola. We will be disseminating the latest weather bulletins from the National Hurricane Center and passing real time reports from the affected area to WX4NHC at the Center to assist forecasters in their tasks. Plans are to remain active until the band goes out. Operations on Wednesday and beyond will depend on Gustav’s status and path, but will be published on our Web site. HWN net intentions, the latest on Gustav and other weather information is always on the site. -- Dave Lefavour, W7GOX, Manager, Hurricane Watch Net
New HF Digital Protocol to Debut at DCC WINMOR, an HF digital protocol designed for use with the Winlink 2000 network, will be unveiled at the upcoming ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference in Chicago, September 26-28.
The September/October QEX Is Here The September/October issue of QEX is out, and it is full of theoretical and practical technical articles that you don't want to miss.
Prolific Author Tom Kneitel, W4XAA SK Tom Kneitel, W4XAA, better known to hams by his previous call sign K2AES, died August 22 at age 75. He lived in DeLand, Florida, where he and his wife Judy had moved in 2004.
ARRL Audio News: Aug 22, 2008; Vol 27 Number 33 ARRL Audio News--OPEN--In this edition . . .; ARRL Responds to Concerns Raised by California Repeater Owners Affected by PAVE PAWS; ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections Set for November; ARRL Audio News ID--Satellite Update--BREAK; Hams Ready for Tropical Storm Fay; New Tower, Antenna Modifications for W1HQ; Reunion Island, South Africa Connect on 2 Meters; 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.
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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.
