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
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Missouri Section Emergency Operations Plan
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Missouri
Section ARES Interoperability
This document outlines interoperability
guidelines for the Missouri Section ARES to help ensure reliable
communications through
common frequency usage and communication protocols. Sign up
for the MO-ARES Yahoo group and join the discussions. You'll
also find data files, pre-programmed with these frequencies
for vairous radios in the files section of this group. (to
join, use the link at the bottom of the column to the left)
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Emergency Communications Resources
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NVIS -
What it is and how to use it - The "Near Vertical Incidence
Skywave" antenna is a dipole mounted near the ground that
allows you to talk within the region with no skip zone and with
a very even signal for all involved.
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Repeater
list to
show the repeaters in the state of Missouri from the Missouri
Repeater Council.
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Possible Sources of Donations - Use www.google.com to
search for items like "501(c)3" and "Community
Outreach" and "Grants" and "Matching Grants" and "Matching
Funds".
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See this link http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/referenc/grants.htm for
helpful links and for ideas on what you may find at your library.
Many Fortune 500 corporations
have a community outreach or community reinvestment program. Tell your local businesses
and corporations what ARES does in your community. Once they
understand the time and money and effort that you donate, they may
be willing to help. Be sure to research their donation guidelines
by finding the information on their website or by calling and asking
for them. Most that I have seen specify 501(c)3 status as a
requirement.
Also, according to some, 501(c)3 status can help show
that you qualify under the Volunteer
Protection Act. You can find many more by clicking this Google
link to "Volunteer Protection Act".
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Antennas
BACKUP BATTERIES: Gel Cell Batteries
and Lead Acid Cells for Free
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ARRLWeb:
Inspection and Test of Donated Used Batteries for ARES - This
articles is a thorough discussion of obtaining donated gel
cells and checking them, then using them. I've heard
of one group in the St. Louis area that has sold these at
hamfests at $1/Ampere-hour to generate income for their
group.
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"Practical
Battery Back-Up for Amateur Radio Stations" - Part 1 ARRL 
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The author of this
article states, "Automotive batteries are unsuitable
for station backup power except as a last resort." "...
their weakness is that they don't like to be discharged
very far." He does recommend Deep-Cycle,
Gelled-Electrolyte, and Float-service batteries as
the backup batteries of choice. He goes on
to thoroughly discuss the care and feeding of an
excellent backup battery system.
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Also, the Navy/Marine
Corp MARS training guide states, "(Car batteries
are not sufficient to constitute reasonable emergency
power.) Emergency power should consist of deep cycle
batteries (good as a back up) and gas/diesel powered
generators.
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ARRL
Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Served Agencies
Appointment
Descriptions
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Section Emergency Coordinator - SEC
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District Emergency Coordinator - DEC
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County Emergency Coordinator - EC
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Official Emergency Station - OES
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ARES Forms
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