First, We at the National Weather Service want to pass on to the Amateur Radio community and our hope for a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
Skywarn Recognition Day 2011 will be this December 3 from 0000z to 2400z. We are looking for volunteers to be operators and loggers for this event. The event starts at 6 pm CDT, Friday December 2 and ends 6 PM CDT, Saturday December 3.
In the Kansas City area there are two locations where Amateur radio operators can visit the National Weather Service and participate in this special event.
NWS Pleasant Hill
Route 7
Pleasant Hill, MO
Contact: Andy Bailey Andy.Bailey@noaa.gov
NWS Central Regional Headquarters
7220 NW 101st Terrace
Kansas City, Mo
Contact: Bill Gery William.gery@noaa.gov
To volunteer please send your name, call and time (local) that you would be available and prefer. Two hour shifts are normally used.
Because of the volume of email we both receive, please in the include the following in the subject line:
Subject:SRD 2011 Volunteer
Pleasant Hill (KC0SKY) will have HF phone and VHF stations Central Region Headquarters (KC0NWS) will operating on HF phone, VHF, PSK, APRS, winlink and echolink.
This is the thirteenth SKYWARN Recognition Day. The first was held in December 1999. The intention was to conduct a test to show how communication could be maintained regardless of what would happen during the dreaded Y2K. Today the event has grown to most of the 100 plus Weather Service Office across the country.
If you can not join us at the one of the National Weather Service locations. Please meet us on the air and see how many offices you can reach.
For more information goto : http://hamradio.noaa.gov This site will be updated as December 3 nears
If you have questions, please call me. numbers listed below.
HomeTown Buffet
8350 NORTH BROADWAY
KANSAS CITY, MO. 64118
Phone (816) 436-5336
PLEASE NOTE THE MEETING HAS CHANGED FROM TUESDAY the 13th To WEDNESDAY the 14th.
Members and guests please plan to gather around 5:30PM to chat
Dinner around 6:15 PM
Individual payment w/ minimum 10% gratuity
Posted by dcarpenter
184 days ago
Subject: Rural Region A Amateur Radio Net
As discussed in yesterdays Region A Statewide Planning Southern District Committee meeting,
we will conduct an amateur radio net for Emergency Management and Health Care Agencies.
We will conduct the first net on Wednesday Nov 30th at 10 am. We will use the Warrensburg
repeater, frequency 146.88 PL 107.2
When each agency checks in we will need the following information:
Call Sign
Name of person
Name of agency
Location (name of city/county)
Greetings,
We will be having ICS-800b training at our November 8, 2011 Northland ARES meeting. If you have a moment, please go to the following EMI link and review / download the student materials, it would be appreciated!
EMI ICS-800b Link: http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is800b.asp
We will try to have a few computers setup so you can take the on-line test for this module!
Our next meeting will be held at the Clay County Sheriff's Training Center in Liberty this month. Meeting / training will be from 7 pm till 9 pm.
If you have already completed this module, please make sure you mail a copy of your certificate of completion to: ics@kcnorthares.org.
Any questions, drop an email to Dave, N8TMN at n8tmn@yahoo.com.
Thanks!
