Missouri Section ARES®



Missouri Emergency Services Net
3.963 MHz (LSB)
6:30 PM Central Time on Sunday
Net Manager: Dale Huffington, AE0S

MESN is also activated in case of any large disaster where statewide communications may be necessary.
Daytime alternate frequency is 7.263 MHz.


Missouri Traffic Net - Daily

MOTRAN (SSB) 3.963 MHz
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM Central Time
Net Manager: Larry Wilson, K0RWL

MON (CW) 3.585 MHz
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Central Time
9:45 PM - 10:15 PM Central Time
Net Manager: Kent Trimble, K9ZTV

Net info and NTS in Missouri


Join the Legislative Email Alert for Missouri Hams. Send an email to our Section Manager, Dale Bagley, k0ky@arrl.org.

Some ARES forms are available here, and the rest are available at the ARRL website.

Missouri Section Emergency Coordinator
Dennis Gedeon (SEC) - KB0NHW
1811 Hillside Ct
Oak Grove, MO 64075
Email: dwgedeon@yahoo.com

Join the MO-ARES Yahoo group here

THE MISSOURI EMERGENCY SERVICES NET
EVERY SUNDAY AT 6:30 P.M. Local Time (and during emergencies)
3963 Khz. (alternate daytime: 7263 Khz +/- qrm)
MESN Downloads

MESN NCS spreadsheet        MESN Preamble

*Organized under auspices of Missouri Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) - Section Emergency Coordinator Don Moore, KM0R - km0r@arrl.net . See web-site http://www.ares-mo.org/

* Net roll called by ARES Districts A thru I.  These are the same as the Highway Patrol districts and the State Emergency Management Agency districts.  See the Districts page for a map of the districts.

* Purposes:

        - Communicate info about events where potential exists for public harm such as severe weather or disasters of any kind.

        - Sharpen emergency communications skills and networking of participants.

        - Cross-share announcements of interest to all ham emergency groups.

        - Provide an additional venue for NTS messages.

* Who? ALL HAMS in Missouri and contiguous states, whether or not officially affiliated with specific ham emergency/disaster group such as RACES, ARES, MARS, SKYWARN etc., who are interested in providing emergency/disaster communications for served groups such as local, county, state government; Red Cross; Salvation Army; etc.

* GOAL #1: Check-ins from EVERY Missouri county/district. Pass the word.

* GOAL #2:  Accept and encourage relays from your local area VHF/APRS/PACKET nets/stations. Bring "relay" check-ins to MESN from your local nets/stations contacted before and during MESN.

* GOAL #3:  Give several volunteer stations in each area experience in being net control for Sunday net sessions so they're comfortable, on their own authority, to convene the net anytime in emergency/disaster situations.  (Net control is NOT a fatal disease, all have survived it.)


MESDN - Missouri Emergency Services Digital Net

*Time: Sunday evenings, 7:15 pm CST
*Frequency: 3.595 MHz LSB in PSK31 mode, 1000 Hz +/- on the waterfall.
*Who: Missouri ARES members and all other interested parties.
* Primary mode: PSK31. Other modes may be tried after stations check in (e.g., MFSK, MT63, RTTY, SSTV, Amtor, etc.).
* Purposes:
-Training, exercise, & discussion of use of digital communication modes for emergency communications.
*Contact: Direct questions & comments to Larry Trullinger, KBØEMB, Net Manager at kb0emb@arrl.net
- The MESDN also serves as an additional venue for National Traffic System messages.
- For more information see the MESDN website at http://www.qsl.net/kb0emb

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN THIS NET. YOU HAVE EACH MADE IT A SUCCESS.

IN MEMORY OF GREG HIBBARD, WØENW. SK 9-23-02

Your on-air or e-mail comments on how to make MESN best fit Missouri emergency communications needs are welcomed. 73, John, N0XG

Contact the Missouri ARES webmaster for site questions or comments.