KC Northland ARES News
Posted by wa0khp
512 days ago
There will be no ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio News on Thursday, December 23 and 30; both the Letter and Audio News will return on January 6, 2011. We wish everyone a safe and joyful holiday season and a prosperous 2011.
Posted by dcarpenter
515 days ago
The Annual Storm Spoter training in Clay County
Will be held at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church I-35 and I-291 Hwy's
March 14th 2011 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Please attend.
Posted by dcarpenter
515 days ago
The Annual Storm Spotter training in Platte County;
Will be held at the Park Hill High School
7701 NW Barry Road
March 30th 2011 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Please attend.
Posted by wa0khp
519 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-12-16
Posted by dcarpenter
519 days ago
Safety City 2011 -- is just around the corner and we need volunteer. You will have an opportunity to help us talk to the public about amateur Radio and public Service. We have done this for the past several year with the mobile command trailer. This year we will be upstairs and have several tables to man. We need volunteers to cover a 4 hour shift on the following dates;
February Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Please email Dennis Carpenter at dcarpenter1@kc.rr.com with the time that you want to work to get on the schedule. Parking and entrance pass will be provided.
Please help us with this project this winter.
Posted by wa0khp
526 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-12-09
Posted by n8tmn
531 days ago
Greetings,
The KA0SXY-8 WinLink Gateway is back up and running on 145.07 out in Orrick, MO @ N8TMN's home. Orrick is due East of Kansas City on 210 Highway about 30 miles. If you have digital capability please give the Gateway a try!
Thanks Dennis for the new hard drive!
73 de Dave, N8TMN
Posted by wa0khp
540 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-11-24
Posted by wa0khp
547 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-11-18
Posted by N0JJA
554 days ago
Test: Technician, General, and Extra
Location: Kearney Missouri Public Library
100 South Platte Clay Way 64060
Time: 9:00-11:00 A.M..
Bring to the Test your Legal Photo ID, SSN,
a copy of current Amateur License held and $15.00 cash.
Please Preregister
Contact: R.W. (Bill) Gerle N0JJA at email bill.n0jja@gmail.com or phone 816-289-6301.
Receive Instant ARRL VEC certification If you are a certified a VE by other than ARRL VEC
bring a copy of the following your VE certification, Photo ID and General, through Extra license.
Posted by wa0khp
554 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-11-11
Posted by n0vx
561 days ago
National Weather Service Skywarn Appreciation Event:
Friday, 12/3, 6:00 pm until Saturday, 12/4, 6:00 pm CT.
Two sites in KC:
Central Region Headquarters, 7220 NW 101st Terr, 64153
Pleasant Hill Weather Forecast Office, 1803 N. 7 Highway, Pleasant Hill, 64080
Local sign-up available on the "Skywarn" link on this website.
Further information available at: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio/
Posted by wa0khp
561 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-11-04
Posted by dcarpenter
564 days ago
The following info is for the December 14th meeting. The location will be the same as last year, Pizza Shoppe in Smithville, Mo.,
14121 Earthworks Dr. tel No. 532-1101. I have confirmed with the management today that 6 PM to 7 PM will be social hour.
Dinner will begin at 7 PM. Our server will be Cassidy, a friendly and competent young lady.
Same as Last year buy your Pizza and enjoy the fellowship. No Business
There are Tuesday specials along with the regular menu. A Yahoo search for 'Pizza Shoppe" http://www.pizzashoppe.com/
will take anyone to the web sight where members attending the dinner may pickup additional coupons for additional savings that evening.
Posted by n8tmn
566 days ago
Greetings!
We now have a new WinLink Gateway in Ray County, specifically 3 miles North of Orrick, Missouri on 145.07. It is running 50 watts to a 4 element beam @ about 35 ft pointing due West into the Kansas City area. The call sign of the station is KA0SXY-8. The station is owned by Dennis, KA0SXY and is being sponsored by Dave, N8TMN at his home. The station will be available 24 / 7 and in the event of a power outage it will run until we run out of propane!
Thank you Dennis for your assistance in getting the station up and running today and thanks Mike N0VX for helping with the testing today!
73 de Dave, N8TMN
Posted by wa0khp
568 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-10-28
Posted by KD0EAV
569 days ago
under Hospital Radio Station
St. Lukes Barry Road will be open for ARES members Thursday October 28th starting about 6:15 pm. Anyone interested in seeing the station should feel free to stop by. I plan to operate as net control during this time.
St. Luke Barry Road is located at 5830 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO
The radio room is located on the first floor. Enter through the main entrance (to the west of the ER) and head down the hallway to the left (towards the cafeteria). The hallway will curve around to the south and we'll on the left.
Anyone needing assistance locating the facility or radio room - we will be monitoring the 146.79- pl107.2 repeater.
Jeremy, KD0EAV
Posted by Gary Babb
574 days ago
I have a brand new yellow ARES deployment mesh vest from ARRL. Size is medium and is to small for me. If anyone needs a medium vest please let me know. The cost is $15.95. Contact Gary Babb, KD0DXO, gbabb@kc.rr.com. Thanks.
Posted by n0vx
575 days ago
Each first weekend in December, the National Weather Service opens their facilities to amateur radio operators for 24 hours of amateur radio activity, fellowship and fun. Skywarn Appreciation Event is sponsored by the National Weather Service as a thank you to amateur radio operators for their continued support of NWS during storm spotting and other events. During the 24 hour period which runs from 6:00 pm CT on December 3rd until 6:00 pm CT on December 4th, amateur operators of all licenses classes, abilities and interests can operate some great equipment from comfortable facilities and enjoy a fun experience. In Kansas City, we have two weather service offices, the Weather Forecast Office at Pleasant Hill (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/eax/) and the Central Region Headquarters (http://www.crh.noaa.gov). Both facilities host operators during the event.
A schedule will be posted on this website showing available times. Please contact Michael Johnson, N0VX at n0vx (at) arrl (dot) net for information or to sign up.
Posted by wa0khp
575 days ago
Posted by wa0khp
582 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-10-14
Posted by N0JJA
586 days ago
6 November
The Northland ARES sponsored
VE Team will conduct a ARRL VEC Ham Radio Test session.
Test: Technician, General, and Extra
Location: Kearney Missouri Public Library
100 South Platte Clay Way 64060
Time: 9:00-11:00 A.M..
Bring to the Test your Legal Photo ID, SSN,
a copy of current Amateur License held and $15.00 cash.
Please Preregister
Contact: R.W. (Bill) Gerle N0JJA at email bill.n0jja@gmail.com or phone 816-289-6301.
Receive Instant ARRL VEC certification If you are a certified a VE by other than ARRL VEC
bring a copy of the following your VE certification, Photo ID and General, through Extra license.
Posted by wa0khp
589 days ago
Posted by dcarpenter
592 days ago
The Today Show kicked off National Fire Prevention Week with BullEx CEO and Fire Safety Expert Ryan O'Donnell in a featured segment about E.D.I.T.H. (Exit Drills in the Home). Today's Consumer Correspondent Janice Lieberman and camera crew visited the Cannavo family of Guilderland, NY in their home, and under the watchful eye of Guilderland Fire Department taped a series of unrehearsed evacuation drills using BullEx Digital Safety Smoke Generators and a BullsEye digital extinguisher training system.
The family received vital emergency evacuation instruction from BullEx CEO Ryan O'Donnell and, after some trial and error, successfully performed a safe evacuation. Click on the image below to view the full segment and watch the fire safety preparedness lessons learned by our test family. Use these life-saving E.D.I.T.H. tips to reinforce fire prevention skills during your open house.
http://www.bullexsafety.com/news.aspx?utm_source=cc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=today_show&utm_campaign=today_show_news
Be safe!
Mike
Michael O'Neal, MOCEM
Deputy / Assistant EM Coordinator
415 Third Street, Suite 10
Platte City, MO 64079
Office - 816-858-1966
Fax - 816-858-3230
Cellular - 816-210-7082
Amateur Call sign - KC0YSO
Platte County is a Storm Ready County
Posted by dcarpenter
593 days ago
Northland CERT would like to invite all CERT members and citizens whom are interested in CERT to the Annual Regional CERT Refresher and Exercise.
MGE (Missouri Gas Energy) Kevin Fightmaster will demonstrate the does and don’ts of gas and your equipment.
CERT Animal Response I and II
When: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Where: Park University, Parkville, Mo Gibson Room above Thompson Hall Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Cost: Free of Charge
Please Register for this class
Participants will also learn about
Questions and E-Mail Pre-Registration Information:
Sponsor Point of Contact Phone Number E-Mail Address
Northland CERT Deputy Mike O’Neal (816) 858-1966
Northland CERT Pete Sturner (816) 518-6789
HARRT Pamela Carroll (816) 741-3528
Platte County is a Storm Ready County
Pete.sturner@park.edu
MOneal@plattesheriff.org
Founder001@harrt.net
This is the annual refresher training for all current and past CERT members who have had the training. We are going to update you on the new CERT Animal Response training that just came out. This is an added piece for CERTS training class.
Posted by wa0khp
596 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-09-30
Posted by dcarpenter
598 days ago
ALL,
The drill this year will be based on the following;
Due to extreme weather conditions / multiple tornado events in Platte County, Clay County and the City of Gladstone, Emergency Managers have called up Northland ARES to provide area-wide communications for Northland CERT Teams that have been deployed for damage assessment.
We will begin with a mock weather net at Friday night at 8:00 PM, on the 79 repeater. We will give more instruction as to the drill just as if a real event has occured.
This as last year we will be working with the CERT teams again to see if we have improved on the area's we identified last year that needed improvments. additionally we will use a master net just as we would in a real event. Also we want to test are digital work in the field back to the EOC's.
I hope everyone can participate.
Posted by wa0khp
603 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-09-23
Posted by dcarpenter
603 days ago
For any member instrested in CERT Training, there will be classes held in NKC on the following dates;
Friday November 12th 6-10 p.m.
Saturday November 13th 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday November 20th 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Please contact;
Robert Russell
Detective/COPPS Officer/CERT Coordinator
North Kansas City Police
2020 Howell Street
North Kansas City, MO 64116
816-412-7937
Posted by n0vx
607 days ago
This weekend, September 24, 25, and 26, Liberty will host its annual Fall Festival. A major attraction at the Fall Festival is the Disaster Preparedness Fair. The Disaster Preparedness Fair will be located just off the southeast corner of the square in Liberty, east of the fountain in front of City Hall. This is different from the location noted on the ARES net last week. The Disaster Fair was located at a different location last year and was assumed to be the same location this year. This location however is closer to the Fall Festival activities and should attract many Fall Fair visitors as the festival is a popular annual attraction.
Please plan to attend the festival and visit the Disaster Preparedness Fair located near City Hall, on the southeast corner of the square in downtown Liberty.
Posted by dcarpenter
607 days ago
All,
October 2nd will be a big day for all ARES members. We will be simulating a Disaster that has impacted the entire metro area and both Clay and Platte counties will be activated in this drill. Further we will be working with are CERT partners in this drill, so make sure your profiles are up to date and if you are signed up for Text caster, please review your account.
We will be activating all members, and if you’re available that Saturday we will ask you to participate. We will utilizing voice, and digital communications at the EOC’s and in the field. So make sure your equipment is up todate.
Let’s have fun.
Dennis KA0SXY
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Posted by wa0khp
611 days ago
Posted by wa0khp
617 days ago
Posted by N0JJA
617 days ago
The following passed their KC Northland ARES Sponsered Ham test Saturday the 4th, and Call Signs were on the FCC ULS as of 8th of September.
Those passing Test were Doris Akin KD0MQY Technician, Tim Zorn KD0MQX Technician, and Kevin Little KD0MQW Passed Technician & General.
ARRL VE'S adminstering the test were: Charlie Hall WB7E, Rod Schrivener W5GZT, Bob Reese KD0IQN, Bill Gerle N0JJA. New VE's this session were Jay Akin K0AFS, Mike Doherty W0JMD.
Posted by kc0rwd
620 days ago
Operation Small Fry will be conducted this Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Clay County Highway Department Lake from 0800 to 1500. This event is sponsored and held by the Clay County Sherriff's Department to allow at risk children to get acquainted with the department in a relaxed and fun atmosphere where they learn a valuable life skill (fishing) and compete for prizes. NOTE: The Mobile Command will be supporting this event in lieu of scheduled monthly maintenance.
For more information or to volunteer to help out with this event please contact Tim Cott at kc0rwd@kc.rr.com.
Posted by wa0khp
624 days ago
Posted by n0vx
629 days ago
This morning a new Northland ARES web feature went into effect. Each month on the 28th, the Northland ARES web server will send an update to every member of the group who chooses to receive the message. The email message will contain information on upcoming events for the following month as well as information on the group's nets and web site. There will also be a reminder about the member's user profile and the last date the profile was updated. We hope this will be a valuable information tool for our membership. If however anyone wants to opt out of this notification, a checkbox on the bottom of the member's first user profile tab can be deselected and no monthly message will be forwarded.
Northland ARES
Posted by n0vx
629 days ago
The September monthly ARES meeting will be held on Tuesday, 9/14 at 7:00 pm. The location will be the Clay County EOC Training Center. Members should bring an HT to participate in an exercise during the meeting. Further details available on the Thursday evening net on 146.79 at 7:00 pm.
Posted by n0vx
631 days ago
NBEMS is a suite of amateur radio software for digital communications. The ARRL has endorsed NBEMS as a digital standard for emergency communications support. NBEMS is also a great software suite for personal use. The software includes FLDigi, an interface for keyboard communications, FLARQ used for file transfer, FLWrap, a check-digit program which helps insure complete file transfer, and now FLMsg, an interface for creating ICS-213 and NTS traffic forms.
NBEMS is developed for Windows and Linux platforms. New versions of FLDigi and FLMsg have been released as of 8/27. The entire suite of software can be found on the NBEMS website at www.w1hkj.com/
Northland ARES operates a PSK net every Sunday evening at 8:00 pm on 145.75, 1000hz waterfall.
Posted by wa0khp
631 days ago
Posted by N0JJA
634 days ago
Test: Technician, General, and Extra
Location: Kearney Missouri Public Library
100 South Platte Clay Way 64060
Time: 9:00-11:00 A.M..
Bring to the Test your Legal Photo ID, SSN,
a copy of current Amateur License held and $15.00 cash.
Please Preregister
Contact: Bill Gerle N0JJA at email bill.n0jja@gmail.com or phone 816-289-6301.
Receive Instant ARRL VEC certification If you are a certified a VE by other than ARRL VEC
bring a copy of the following your VE certification, Photo ID and General, through Extra license.
Posted by dlkaiser
634 days ago
under Community Support & Events
I would like to gauge your interest in ordering additional KC Northland ARES flags. There have been a couple of people who have requested them, and i am wondering if we can get enough ordered to make it worthwhile. They are great for marking your vehicle when doing support for community events.
The original cost was $12 per flag, which included the setup costs and double printing, front and back. We have discovered the double weight version makes it too heavy and it tends to fall off the window too easily if you drive very fast. I suspect the cost will be less this time around, as we should not have to pay again for the print setup.
If you are interested, please email me at dlkaiser@kc.rr.com and i will update here if there is enough interest to order.
Thanks!
Deb, W0DLK
Posted by WB7E
634 days ago
under Health and Safety
Subject: New CPR Method - EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW.
NEW BETTER CPR TECHNIQUE
Certification is not required.
If you haven't seen this, you should. If you have seen it, it won't hurt to see it again.
This is a new CPR technique which is much simpler.
This is a very important video regarding the latest CPR procedure. Please watch and forward to your friends and family if you haven't already done so. You never know, a life may be saved utilizing this new procedure.
http://tinyurl.com/2fx8r59
Posted by wa0khp
638 days ago
Posted by n8tmn
645 days ago
METEOR ECHOES : The Air Force Space Surveillance Radar is scanning the skies above Texas. When a meteor or satellite passes over the facility--ping!--there is an echo. If you go to:
www.spaceweatherradio.com you can monitor the pings and have some fun!
73 de Dave, N8TMN
Posted by wa0khp
645 days ago
Posted by n0vx
646 days ago
KC Northland ARES will conduct a Winmor install and configuration session on Saturday, August 14th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Clay County EOC Training Center in Liberty. Those seeking assistance with the installation and/or configuration of RMS Express or other Winlink interface should bring their netbook, laptop, or other PC along with their sound card interface to the Training Center. Those with desktop computers need not bring a monitor, keyboard, or mouse. Those devices will be provided at the session. To operate RMS Express requires a computer running Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008 Server, XP, Vista, or Seven, and .NET 3.5 SP1. These operating systems typically have .NET installed but the software will be available if it isn't available on your OS.
For information about this event please contact:
Michael Johnson, N0VX at n0vx (at) winlink.org or use the "Ask A Ham" link on the main page of this website.
Posted by w0ttn
649 days ago
APRSPoint 4.5.6 download at www.aprspoint.com
To save all your personal data & not have to start from scratch:
Use MS uninstall
Be sure you know where the old version WAS and install 4.5.6 in the exact same folder.
It’ll start the first time and run like it was always there.
Good luck!
Posted by n0vx
649 days ago
The Northland ARES August Monthly Meeting will be held at the Platte County Resource Center, 118th and N. Ambassador Drive, Platte County, MO, on Tuesday, August 10th, from 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Group business, upcoming events will be discussed. The evening's topic will be:
Winlink and Winmor, Internet Email via RF.
Discussion on the Winlink Email System, what it does, how it operates, personal and ARES uses, followed by videos and live demonstrations and an open discussion on the benefits, merits, and possible uses within Northland ARES.
Posted by wa0khp
652 days ago
Posted by dcarpenter
653 days ago
Public Service: FCC to Allow Government Drills Without a Waiver as of September 3
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As of September 3, government agencies sponsoring emergency or disaster drills involving Amateur Radio operators will no longer need to apply for a waiver to hold such drills.
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In July, the FCC released a Report and Order (R&O) that amended Part 97 -- more specifically Section 97.113 -- stating that government entities sponsoring disaster and emergency drills will no longer need to apply for a waiver to hold these drills. Additionally, employees who wish to participate in non-government-sponsored drills and exercises may do so under certain conditions. Part 97 is the portion of the Commission's rules that govern the Amateur Radio Service. In the August 4 edition of the Federal Register, the FCC issued a summary of the R&O entitled Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Amateur Radio Service Communications During Government Disaster Drills --noting that the effective date of these new rules will be September 3, 2010.
Posted by n0vx
659 days ago
I use deep cycle batteries to power ham equipment, especially in my vehicle and from my go-kit. This is a really great website for just about anything you'd care to know about batteries.
http://www.batteryfaq.org/
Michael, N0VX
Posted by wa0khp
659 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-07-29
Posted by n0vx
660 days ago
A new feature has been added to the website. Beginning this week, an email notification will go out to the station running the weekly net. This notice should go out two days ahead as a reminder for the upcoming net. On the net calendar, the callsign of the net control station should be in parentheses. If such a callsign is found, a message is sent to that station's email address.
If you are the net control for the next net and you have an email address in your membership profile but haven't received an email notification, first, check your junk box. These messages might not get past your spam filter. If the message doesn't appear there however, please contact n0vx (at) arrl (dot) net.
Michael, N0VX
Posted by n0vx
665 days ago
Thanks to all stations checking in this morning. This was a good test of six meters and our staffing for the use of the band.
Stations heard or relayed:
WA0KHP, KD0EAV, N0UYN, KD0DX0, AA0DV, KC0RWD, W0TTN
Any stations unable to check in can file signal reports to w0kcn-15 (at) winlink.org. Please report call sign, location, and who was heard.
Reports:
WA0KHP: S5, all stations heard
KD0EAV: S7, n0uyn (s1, clear), no kc0rwd, w0ttn 50%, no aa0dv, kd0dxo copied
N0UYN: S6 - S7, all stations heard
KD0DXO: S4, heard all except KD0EAV
AA0DV (via WA0KHP): operating mobile, heard all except KD0EAV
KC0RWD (via WA0KHP): S5, able to hear NCS and KD0EAV barely
W0TTN (via KD0EAV): S6
Posted by n0vx
665 days ago
Northland ARES is conducting a six meter exercise on 51.52 mhz at 0900 local time. Check-ins taken followed by a roll call for signal reports, callsign and station location. Stations unable to check in can send reports to w0kcn-15 (at) winlink.org.
Posted by admin
665 days ago
The Liberty Fire Department is sponsoring a CERT Training class this fall. The dates are:
Sat October 16 8:00am to 5:00pm
Wed October 20 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Sat October 23 8:00am to 5:00pm
For more information or to sign up call Captain Dave Walker 439-4314.
Posted by wa0khp
666 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to: www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-07-22
Posted by dcarpenter
669 days ago
Here is an interesting article from the Emergency Management website. The article was written by Corey McKenna on July 14, 2010. As you all may have notices, many programs / plans / styles and ways of thinking start out in California, then over time they drift across the country....
Posted by n0vx
670 days ago
Sunday, September 18th, 2010, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, American Legion Post 359, 4826 Fredrick Ave, St. Joseph, MO, 64506, across the street from Memorial Park Cemetery.
Short tables: $10
Long tables: $15
VE's available for testing.
Admission:
One person for $3.00
Two people for $5.00
Pre-registration of tables required this year.
Contact WA0RTU (at) yahoo.com.
Posted by n0vx
673 days ago
The August issue of QST contains an article about APRS Point. With APRS Point either installed or soon to be installed at the EOCs and Hospitals we support, as well as several members using APRS Point for personal APRS work, this article should be of particular interest.
Posted by n0vx
673 days ago
With apologies to the group for the mistaken previous post on this subject, here is the revised plan for the Northland ARES Six-meter Voice Test.
The test will be conducted on Saturday, July 24th, from 0900 - 0930 am local time (1400 - 1430 utc). The frequency to be used will be 51.520, FM. This frequency was chosen because it lies in the 51.5 - 51.6 FM Simplex range and because future tests will include PSK31, which according to the same band plan operates on 51.120.
This is not a net, it is a test of the six meter band to determine the coverage provided by six-meter FM operation, and the ability of Northland ARES members to operate within the band. Checkins will be taken, and following checkins, a roll call will be conducted asking each station their location and which of the stations checking in were heard.
Northland ARES Six-meter FM Simplex Test
Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010
Time: Checkins, 0900 - 0915 local time, roll-call: 0915 - 0930
Report: location (lat/long or address) and other stations heard.
Frequency: 51.520 FM Simplex
Questions to: n0vx@arrl.net
Posted by wa0khp
673 days ago
Posted by n0vx
673 days ago
The August monthly meeting for Northland ARES will take place on Tuesday, August 10th from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Platte County Resource Center, 118th and N. Ambassador Drive in Platte County. Group business will be discussed followed by a training session on Winlink/Winmor. An install session will take place the following Saturday, August 14th at the Clay County Training Center, on the square in Liberty from 0900 am until 1200 pm. Bring a laptop or desktop computer, and a tnc or soundcard. Software will be provided as will assistance with installation and configuration. Windows XP or better and .NET 2.0 is required.
Posted by n0vx
674 days ago
Good news for those of us who work for an agency we might support with emergency comms such as a hospital.
FCC Okays Employee Participation in Emergency Drills
Moving with unaccustomed speed, the FCC adopted a Report and Order on July 14, allowing hams who are employed by both government agencies and non-government agencies such as hospitals, to participate in emergency and disaster drills on behalf of their employers. The ruling was based on a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, WP-10-72, issued this past March, in response to petitions arising from a strict interpretation by the FCC's Enforcement Bureau of the prohibition on amateurs communicating on behalf of their employers. The decision came just more than a month after the reply comment deadline.
The ruling added a new paragraph to Section 97.113(a)(3) of the FCC rules, which reads as follows:
(i) A station licensee or control station operator may participate on behalf of an employer in an
emergency preparedness or disaster readiness test or drill, limited to the duration and scope of such test or
drill, and operational testing immediately prior to such test or drill. Tests or drills that are not
government-sponsore d are limited to a total time of one hour per week; except that no more than twice in
any calendar year, they may be conducted for a period not to exceed 72 hours.
There is no specific effective date given in the Report and Order, so it will presumably become effective upon publication in the Federal Register. The complete text of the report and order may be accessed online at < http://www.fcc. gov/Daily_ Releases/ Daily_Business/ 2010/db0714/ FCC-10-124A1. pdf >.
Posted by dlkaiser
674 days ago
Posted by dlkaiser
674 days ago
The Great Plains Super Launch is the premier conference for near space explorers and enthusiasts dedicated to the education and study of aerospace science via Amateur Radio High Altitude Ballooning.
There will be 10 or more groups launching and recovering high altitude balloons in Hutchinson, KS.
For more information and the schedule go to http://superlaunch.org.
Posted by N0JJA
675 days ago
Saturday August 7th. from 9:00 to 11:00 AM, ARRL Ham radio testing for Tech. General, and Extra will be conducted at the Kearney Mo Public Library 100 S. Platte Clay Way 64060-7640. Applicants are to Preregister by emailing your, Name, Phone Number, and testing you wish to do, to N0JJA at bill.n0jja@gmail.com or telephone 816-289-6301. Bring to the test your legal Photo ID, Federial Tax ID, or SSN, and original of any Ham License's held and $15.00 Cash as set by ARRL VEC.
Posted by n0vx
675 days ago
We're having a meeting tonight at the Resource Center 
Posted by kc0yso
676 days ago
Here is a message from a NWS person to Andy Bailey, KC0ZKN, Warning Coordinator Meterologist, Pleasant Hill, MO:
The ARRL recently published a new book - "Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio" - authored by Michael Corey, W5MPC and Victor Morris, AH6WX. The National Weather Service did review the manuscript, and provided many comments to the authors. NWS is very appreciative that it was asked to be involved in this process. It speaks well to our partnership with ARRL.
The book can be ordered directly from ARRL here:
http://www.arrl.org/shop/Storm-Spotting-and-Amateur-Radio/?page=1
Posted by wa0khp
680 days ago
Posted by kc0rwd
682 days ago
The Mobile Command Team will be conducting regular monthly maintenance and familiarization of the Command Trailer, Tow Vehicle and the equipment in them. This will be at the Clay County Highway Department on Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 8am to 12pm. We will also be conducting preliminary testing of the capabilities of our new GMRS radio system. Anyone interested in learning more about the Team is welcome to attend. For more information including directions to the Highway Department please contact Tim Cott, KC0RWD, kc0rwd@kc.rr.com
Posted by dcarpenter
683 days ago
Amateur Radio Operators Provide a Critical Communications Link During Emergencies
by Corey McKenna on June 23, 2010
[Photo: Members of the USS Wisconsin Radio Club chat with others throughout the world via Morse code onboard the retired battleship the USS Wisconsin. Courtesy of Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mandy McLaurin/U.S. Navy.]
Immediately after the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti that killed 230,000 people, injured an estimated 300,000 more and destroyed much of Port-au-Prince, medical teams from the University of Miami Project Medishare program had sporadic communication with the United States and the nearby U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Comfort's Medical Treatment Facility - until teams of amateur/ham radio operators arrived, that is.
"They had already lost one satellite link. The other one was not reliable," said Julio Ripoll, an architect for the University of Miami Medical School, who coordinated amateur radio communications during the disaster. "So they were worried that they would not be able to communicate to Haiti from Miami in case they lost their other satellite link."
What was initially designed as a backup system soon handled all local emergency communications. Before Ripoll's teams of radio operators arrived, the field hospital had very little communication directly with the USNS Comfort. "They would send an e-mail by using a BlackBerry," Ripoll said, "and sometimes it would sit there for quite a while before someone saw it."
The amateur radio station became a critical communication link. "When we had patients who would come in and needed emergency surgery that we couldn't handle, we called the Comfort," he said, "and then we would coordinate either the helicopter medevac or [transport] a few times by speedboat if it was in the middle of the night."
That's just one example of how amateur radio operators, who use various types of radio communications equipment for nonprofit purposes, can provide a valuable resource during a disaster.
Links With Emergency Responders
Volunteer radio operators assisting emergency personnel fall into two groups: Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) members. Many people participate in both organizations, but the main difference between the two is that ARES members provide emergency communications before an emergency has been officially declared, while RACES operators, which are registered with state and local governments, are activated after an emergency declaration. RACES members may operate from state emergency operations centers (EOCs).
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL), a U.S. organization of amateur radio operators, has memorandums of understanding with numerous organizations, including FEMA, the American Red Cross, National Weather Service and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International. As a result of those agreements, the ARRL trains with and works to develop these organizations' amateur radio communications capacity. It also builds relationships with these organizations to collaborate during disasters.
About 156,000 amateur radio operators are ARRL members. The best way for these ham operators to connect with local responders is to participate in their local Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). "We may, in our case, probably connect with CERT, and so we'll probably be linked up close with the fire department," said Charlie Lum Kee, founder of the Virgin Valley Amateur Radio Club in Mesquite, Nev., and leader of the local CERT program. "We do have a little bit of a plan for our area as to where we would locate individuals [in an emergency]."
Amateur radio operators can also get special license plates displaying their call signs, which identify them to emergency crews, getting them past roadblocks and into the affected area to provide communications assistance.
In Oregon, about 1,800 RACES volunteers are authorized to work in state and county EOCs facilitating communication during disasters. For example, during the Great Coastal Gale of 2007 that knocked out communications to the state's Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook counties, ham radio operators used a radio frequency messaging system called Winlink to transmit the counties' requests for assistance to the state's Office of Emergency Management. "Monday morning the governor came in and we were briefing and later on called amateur radio operators 'angels' because that was the only source of communication we had to the coast," said Marshall McKillip, the Emergency Management Office's communications officer.
Following the storm, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski funded improvements to the state's amateur radio infrastructure with a $250,000 grant for Winlink systems in each of the state's 36 county-level EOCs. "We bought the appropriate equipment and then organized the delivery, the set up, the training and everything with amateur radio resources," McKillip said. "It was quite a task for the amateurs to take on, but they did a great job."
Assorted Roles
Amateur radio operators can play a variety of roles that allow public safety officials to maximize their resources, including facilitating communications; providing emergency managers with on-scene situational awareness; and helping manage large-scale events, such as state fairs and marathons.
Earlier this year as blizzards blanketed Delaware, RACES members manned ham radio stations at the Sussex County EOC, and 60 ARES members drove around the county's 958 square miles reporting what they were seeing and confirming reports from the National Weather Service. "While [the police and emergency medical services] were moving around, they had better things to do than stop and measure the snow," said Walt Palmer, public information officer for the ARRL in Delaware. "So that's where amateur radio's guys were coming in."
At one point during the storms, the county set up two shelters for approximately 70,000 residents, all of whom were without electricity, and deployed an amateur radio operator to the larger shelter to facilitate communication with the EOC. "We were able to get good information back from the shelter as to how many people were there, were they making out OK and that kind of thing," said Sussex County EOC Director Joe Thomas. "We actually tried to get an operator in the second shelter, but we never did get to that point because of the snowstorm."
In the aftermath of a disaster, amateur radio operators are often the first to report what happened to emergency managers so they can start formulating a response. "Let's say up the street a nuclear facility has an issue, and we start losing power here. The ham operators would start reporting that because we would be the ones on the ground," Palmer said. "Our job is to communicate that to public officials. Our mantra for that is, 'Provide the right information to the right people at the right time so they can make the right decisions.'"
Communities countrywide have signature large-scale events like state fairs, marathons and food festivals during which amateur radio operators can work with public safety personnel so the departments can maximize their resources. "Rather than use police or other county or state officers, ham radio operators will come together and we'll get assigned to different points around, let's say, a 26-mile race course," Palmer said. "We're there just to observe. If somebody has a problem, if a runner goes down or a bicycle falls apart or whatever, our guys are there and they're able to report back so a proper response can be orchestrated to help that runner."
If Delmarva Peninsula - a popular resort area on the East Coast with a winter population of 700,000 that can swell to 4 million in the summer - needs to be evacuated, ham radio operators can monitor traffic or facilitate communications between shelters and EOCs.
"While the Red Cross does a terrific job with the shelters, they're there helping to prepare food and taking care of the residents of the shelter," Palmer said. "They don't always have the communication needs to get information back to the EOC - we have this many special needs people; we need more insulin because we have a problem here with a lot of diabetics. Amateur radio folks will be assigned to shelters to move that kind of traffic."
iNFORMATION PROVIDED BY N8TMN
Posted by wa0khp
687 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to:
www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-07-01
Posted by wa0khp
694 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items:
To read the full letter go to :
www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-06-24
Posted by W5GZT
701 days ago
Field Day Operation at W5GZT will be the usual.....QRP-CW battery powered operating on 40m and 20m under the call sign K0KMO. Guests are welcome to stop by to visit or operate if they like. Primary frequencies will ge around 7.035 and 14.035. Contact Rod if you have questions or need information. rod@w5gzt.us, (816) 628-6672.
Posted by wa0khp
701 days ago
This weeks letter contains the following items
To read the full letter to to:
www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-06-17
Posted by wa0khp
708 days ago
Posted by kc0rwd
710 days ago
The Clay County Mobile Incident Command will be conducting a static display this Saturday, June 12th, from 8 am to 2 pm at the City Hall in Wood Heights, MO. We will be providing tours and information to the general public. For more information please contact Tim Cott, KC0RWD, at kc0rwd@kc.rr.com. We will also be monitoring the 146.79 repeater during the display.
Posted by dcarpenter
711 days ago
Field Day
Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday.
Field Day 2010 will be held June 26-27, 2010.
For more information on Field Day 2010 Goto:
About
Field Day Photos
You will find links to the ARRL Locator, ARRL Field page and the Full 2010 ARRL Field Day Information Packet is available for download.
Posted by wa0khp
715 days ago
Posted by n0vx
718 days ago
I continue to receive questions about membership profile email messages not arriving. Upon completing one's membership profile, an email message is sent verifying the update and thanking the member for keeping their information current. In many cases however, the member's email span filter has sent the message to the junk box.
If you enter or update your membership profile and don't see the promised email verification, first, check your junk box. So far, every case reported has later verified that their message was indeed filtered out as spam. If however you don't find that to be the case, please let me know. A programming problem could exist which will need to be traced and corrected.
Michael, N0VX
Posted by n0vx
719 days ago
The Emergency Email and Wireless Network provides a website for news, weather, airport status, radar, and other information related to emergency management. The site is a good collection of information for those interested in emergency-related situations. The site's url is:
http://www.emergencyemail.org/
The site has news, weather and more at the global and national level, but also provides links for state and county level news and notifications.
Posted by wa0khp
722 days ago
Posted by dcarpenter
723 days ago
Ask a Ham, New to the web site is a box on the top right hand side of the Home page call "Ask a Ham" If you have a question about the Northland ARES or about Amatuer radio you can now submit your question via email, just click the link and send in your question.
Posted by dcarpenter
723 days ago
Next monthly meeting will be on June 8th at the Clay County detention Training center 12 S Water from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
Please be ready to share info about field day events in the area as Field day is fast approaching.
You can also submit field event information on your web. All ARES members can now submit news directly to the web, Just log in and select "Submit News" your information will get posted. Please remember that a part of ARES is to also support Amatuer Radio, so help us and your fellow HAMS out but sharing your Field Day operations.
Posted by wa0khp
726 days ago
All,
After you can log on to the new web page, you will see a lot of features show up on the left side in the red menus area. The first thing you need to do is go to the User Profile and fill out your profile. This in very important and needs to be completed as this is the information the Northland ARES group uses for activation. Please review and complete all 4 sections.
Thanks
Dennis KA0SXY
Posted by wa0khp
726 days ago
All,
I want to reminder everybody, That when you register on to the new Web site you will get a validation email. Several members have received the validation email and it went to their Junk Email box. SO please check your Junk Email if you do not receive you email within 30 minutes.
Thanks
Dennis KA0SXY
Posted by wa0khp
728 days ago
This weeks ARRL Letter contains the following items.
Public Service : Amateur Radio Operators "Stand Down" from Chinese Earthquake Relief
ARRL Audio News to Return May 27
The 2010 ARRL EXPO at the Dayton Hamvention® : Loving Every Minute of It!
ARRL's Annual Donor Reception Welcomes Record Crowd
FCC News : FCC Seeks Comments on Newly Proposed Rules for Amateur Radio Operators Using Spread Spectrum Communications
FCC News : FCC Again Denies Amateur's Petition Regarding Station Identification
ARRL Section News : Spring Section Manager Election Results
There's Still Time to Enter the 2010 ARRL Photo Contest!
CQ Announces 2010 Hall of Fame Inductees
Solar Update
This Week on the Radio
To read the letter go to
www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-05-20
Posted by wa0khp
736 days ago
This weeks ARRL letter contains the following items.
To read the letter go to
Posted by admin
737 days ago
Good afternoon to all,
It is that time of the year that we are going to program the weather radio for both Price Choppers in Platte County. Here is the schedule as we have it now!
Parkville McKeevers Price Chopper
9107 NW 45 Highway
Parkville, MO 64152
May 12th and 14th from 1700 to 2000
May 15th Saturday from 1100 to 1300
Platte City Bressette Price Chopper
2600 Ensign Hill Drive
Platte City, MO 64079
May 20th and 21st from 1600 to 2000
May 22nd from 0800 to 1000 and this will have a live shot for weather personality from one of our local television weather forecasters appearing doing a live remote from 0800 to 0900 and talking to the public from 0900 to 1000 hours.
I would like to get a list of volunteers from both our CERT and ARES members to assist in both locations to help promote and program the weather radios with us. If you are interested please e-mail me back with the location and time that you are willing to help us out. I would like to have a least four to five members for each day to stay the complete time or part of the time. We will hand out information and show off some of our stuff (backpacks, amateur radio equipment) to those who do not know what we do during an emergency. Our dress will be casual and if you have a shirt or hat with CERT or ARES please wear them during your event time and have your ID cards as well.
Again to all thank you very much for your support and I am looking forward to seeing you all at both stores. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you,
Mike
Michael O'Neal, MOCEM
Deputy / Assistant EM Coordinator, Platte County
Posted by admin
739 days ago
Welcome to the new KC Northland ARES website. The website has been redesigned from the bottom up, taking the best of the previous site and adding new features. We've also improved the previous website features making them easier to use. The website will be undergoing a period of use while the developers note any problem corrections or additions needed to make the website a valuable tool for the group. We hope you'll make use of the site and report any problems or questions to Dennis on the Thursday net or via email at website@kcnorthares.org.
Regards,
KC Northland ARES
