December 09 ARES reports. ARRL KS SECTION EMERGENCY COORDINATOR Bob KØBXF

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1 KAR Kansas Amateur Radio KAR December 09 ARES reports ARRL KS SECTION EMERGENCY COORDINATOR Bob KØBXF Dec 1, 2009 from the desk of K0BXF, ARRL SEC KS Today, I think I shall look at the numbers of Kansas ARES District 5. Why should I, you say. My answer is : I have asked our DEC for District 5 to step forward and give a big helping hand to re construct District 6. In doing so, that asks for a bit more from each of the EC in District 5 to carry the effort needed for a successful ARES system while WG0Q is doing double duty. At last check there were some 1854 Amateurs listed within District 5, give or take a few SK not yet removed from the files. Zone 5A consisting of Harvey and Sedgwick counties account for 1249 of that 1854 total. NO active EC for Zone 5A as of record at this date. No one reporting any activity of any kind, other than that showing up in the newsletters of clubs within the area. Having to pull up each newsletter and extracting bits and pieces of info to make a report for any particular area of the state is a very time consuming job. Surly there is one or two people that can be appointed by the various clubs to help represent their ARES (etc) activity. It would help both in the ARES activities column as well as the reporting of activity that appears in our state newsletter, "KAR". If you are reading this, we need your assistance. Now for the balance of the District (11 counties) (6 ARES Zones) How many active radio clubs? How many radio amateurs of that 605 listed, are actually active ( broken down by VHF vs HF activity within each county? Information we need to have at our finger tips should the need/reason arise. There has to be one amateur that can and will represent each of those ARES zones each month. Don't know what zone you are residing in?? Try the web page at: Come on Guys and Gals, let us get Kansas back to the top, when it comes to ham radio representation. volunteer to do even just a little bit and become that rep for your particular area. For more info ask Ron, KB0DTI our Section Manager, Orlan, W0OYH our Asst Section Manager and Editor of "KAR", or myself, Bob K0BXF ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator for Kansas. ARES activity for the month of October (November report to SM) 113 nets in operation with 789 QNI (check ins) and 32 piecs of traffic handled. Kansas RACES net had 12 QNI, 11 counties ( Riley, Linn, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Mitchell, Miami, Dickinson, Phillips, Lyon, Montgomery and Shawnee counties representated. Army MARS reported 485 man hours of operation and 235 messages originated. No report from SATERN for some time now.

2 Are there others out there that should be mentioned each month? assist. Try it!! We will all like it!! can 73 for October hope to see each of you in November 2009 report Bob Summers K0BXF ARRL SEC KS ARES Zone 1B Douglas Co. Bill KCØNFL Monthly DEC/EC Report Jurisdiction: Month: Year _1B Nov 2009 AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE Total number of ARES members: _18 Change since last month: _Same (+,-, or same) Local Net Name: Douglas County ARES Net Total sessions _5 NTS liaison is maintained with the Net Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: _5 Number of public service events this month: _0 Number of emergency operations this month: _0 Total number of ARES operations this month: _5 Person hours _9 Person hours 0 Person hours _0 Total Person hours 9 Comments: Signature: _William L Musick Title: (EC or DEC) _EC Call sign: _KC0NFL Please send to your SEC or DEC as appropriate by 2 nd of the month FSD-212 (1-04)

3 ARES Zone 2A Washington & Marshall Co. - David KØKSI Monthly DEC/EC Report Jurisdiction: Zone 2A Marshall & Washington Counties Month: November Year: 2009 AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE Total number of ARES members: 8 Change since last month: 0 Local Net Name: Marshall/Washington County ARES Net Total sessions: 5 (QNI=12, QTC=0) NTS liaison is maintained with the Kansas Sideband Net : Yes, NØNB Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: Number of public service events this month: Number of emergency operations this month: 0 Person hours: 0 Total number of ARES operations this month: Total Person hours: Comments: Local Net is 9pm local time, Repeater Signature: David Crawford Title: Zone 2A EC Call sign: KØKSI Zone 2A Organization for 2009 Zone 2A EC: KØKSI, Dave Crawford Liaison to KS Sideband Net: NØNB, Nate Bargman Liaison to MS County EC: KØBYK, Dennis Mason

4 ARES Zone 2B Cloud, Jewel & Rep Co. Stan WAØCCW NCK ARES/RACES net activity for November. Sessions 4 QNI 53 QTC 1 Stan WAØCCW ARES Zone 2C Clay, Riley & Geary Co. Myron WØPBV MONTHLY EC REPORT FOR RILEY, GEARY, AND CLAY COUNTIES ===================================================== 1. FROM: W0PBV - Myron A. Calhoun <W0PBV@ARRL.net> ARES EC for Riley, Clay, and Geary Counties and RACES RO for Riley County 2. FOR THE MONTH OF: November, TOTAL RACES/ARES/WARN MEMBERS: Riley: 21 Geary: 2 (including its AEC) Clay: 8 (including its AEC) (Weather Amateur Radio Network) WARN: 17 (including its AEC) (Lots of overlap between Riley County's RACES/ARES and WARN groups) 4. MEMBERSHIP INCREASE OR DECREASE SINCE LAST REPORT: none 5. LOCAL NET NAMES: Manhattan Area Amateur Radio Society (MAARS) "Tuesday-Night Net", Thursday-night "Youth Net", and "Sunday-Night WARN Net" 6. FREQUENCY USED: MHZ, with positive offset

5 7. NTS LIAISON IS MAINTAINED WITH: No other NET PASSED-TRAFFIC COUNT: Unknown 8. DAYS NETS MET: MAARS Net: November 3, 10, 17, 24 Youth Net: November 5, 12, 19, 26 WARN Net: Activated when needed/not needed this month 9. NUMBER OF SPECIAL/EMERGENCY NETS/ACTIVITIES THIS MONTH: None 10. COMMENTS: Tom Shadle (AC0MJ), Clay County AEC, reported the Republican Valley Amateur Radio Club's late-september SET exercise earned a total score of 168 points. The Manhattan Area Amateur Radio Society's early-october SET exercise earned a total score of 116 points. Myron Calhoun (W0PBV), a member of Riley County's "Emergency Telephone and Communications System Advisory Board", attended its regular (quarterly) meeting. 11. SIGNED BY: Myron A. Calhoun, W0PBV < W0PBV@ARRL.net > ARES Zone 2F Mc Pherson Co. Stan WDØEUF Monthly DEC/EC Report Jurisdiction: 2-F MCPHERSON COUNTY Month: Nov. Year 09 AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE Total number of ARES members: _21 Change since last month: SAME (+,-, or same) Local Net Name: _MCPHERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE NET Mhz Hr LT Each Sunday Total sessions 5 NTS liaison is maintained with the KANSAS SIDEBAND NET Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: Person hours

6 Number of public service events this month: Number of emergency operations this month: Person hours Person hours Total number of ARES operations this month: Total Person hours Comments: 5 nets held this month with 38 checkins and 27 of the checkins using emergency power Signature: _STAN STEPHENSON Title: EC Call sign: WD0EUF FSD-212 (1-04) ARES Zone 4A Johnson Co. - Brian KCØBS NOVEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ARES REPORT TO DEC & SEC Total of ACTIVE ARES members: 137 Membership increase or decrease since last report: +0 Local Net Name: Johnson County ARES Emergency Cooridinator = Brian Short KC0BS Alternate Emergency Coordinator = Jim Andera K0NK Assistant Emergency Coordinators: June Jeffers KB0WEQ, SATERN DEC Steve Rainey WD0DPB - Spec Events George McCarville WB0CNK - Training, Drills Matt May KC4WCG - IDs, MECC Bill Gery KA2FNK - Recruiting, Technology Darren Martin N0MZW - Net Manager Stan Frear KC0NXJ - Membership Del Sawyer KC0SKR - CERT Duncan Maclachlan KU0DM - Rapid Response, Youth Outreach Denny Healzer KC0ZDS - KCHEART NTS liaison is maintained with the KS SSB Net: Dan Reed N0ZIZ Jim Andera K0NK

7 George McCarville WB0CNK Debbie Britain AB0UY Rich Britain N0ENO Jim Cordill KI0BK June Jeffers KB0WEQ Terry Reim WA0DTH Wretha Galeener KC0HHO NTS CW Net: Dan Reed N0ZIZ Net Sessions: 32 QNI: 214 QTC: 10 4 nets = 2 Meter Voice 4 nets = CW 4 nets = 6 Meter 4 nets = 2 Meter Voice Simplex 2 nets = PSK 31 SATERN 4 nets = Simplex Packet 4 nets = 70CM 4 nets = 1.25 Meter 2 nets = SATERN 80 meter SSB Net JOCO ARES is putting the finishing touches on a great year. For a look back, be sure to read the annual report at To start 2010 off Right, JOCO ARES is sponsoring a Hamclass at Olathe Fire Admin on Dec 5 & 12. Be sure to recruit your friends & family and send them our way. May all of you & your have a safe and joyous holiday season. Brian L Short, PMP--KCØBS JOCO ARES EC kc0bs.com, hamclass.org, ks0jc.com, k0ham.com, ksrepeater.com, kcaprs.org Report prepared by: Darren Martin N0MZW Johnson County Kansas

8 ARES Zone 4I Lyon & Greenwood Co. - Mike KCØNFG ARES I-4 Report NOVEMBER, 2009 ARES I-4 :20 members Regular VHF nets 5, check in 98, 1 message passed Weather warning (local siren test) Nets 0, check in 0. Local EARS club repeater, Emporia, Ks./ tone 88.5 / SIMPLEX MIKE KCØNFG ARES Zone 4G Neosho & Labette Co. Gary WA5FLV Nets QCWA Ch211 3 sessions 7 members CAARC Repeater 3 sessions 27 members Chanute Simplex net 5 sessions 36 members Activity 6 members spent 1 hour reviewing winter safety from material sent out by the NWS in Wichita. CERT(CAARC members) participated as traffic control in the Chanute Veterans Day parade. 3 bodies 2 hours Chatter Had my annual close encounter with a deer. No impact on the truck! Except maybe the seat covers. All quiet on the local repeaters. The club in Independence is active with meeting and saturday breakfast for anyone to attend. Finally got Echolink to work for me. Had to change providers. Old provider said they were not blocking any ports. Odd how it started working just fine when the new provider was turned on. Of course I don't care about Echolink but will use it as another tool in the box IF needed.to much dependence on internet stuff. That worries me. Too cold for any outdoor work but all the gear is ready to run. Hope all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 73 Gary

9 ARES Zone 6E Scott, Lane & Greely Co. Rod KØEQH Dist 6 EC Report. Kansas Zone 6E 1. Nets in the area and schedule: Area Zone net held Tuesdays at 9PM. 2M Repeater /.91, also /.70. KØEQH - NCS, NØOMC - Alt NCS QNI to Kansas Network - Jim, ACØE, Zone 6A, QNI to Colorado "Columbine Net" Dean, NØOMC, Zone 6G 2. Appointed assistants: WBØZWW, Jim, Leoti, Asst EC KDØEZS, Matt, Tribune, Asst EC 3. Number of active amateurs in area: Zone 6E: Plan of action for zone: Plan of action is parallel and consistant with the plans for ajoining zones 6A and 6G. Work closely with ECs in those zones. Also work in coordination with the SKET network. ============================================== Kansas Zone 6E ARES Net Report November 09 Total Nets...4 Total QNI...34 No traffic Stations participating: WØOAG, WBØQYA. KCØAMF, NØOMC. KDØDWM, KDØHTU, ACØE, KDØCYE, WBØZWW, NØKQX, NØOXQ, WAØOQA, KDØCWM, KØEQH Wishing all happy holidays 73, Rod, KØEQH NCS

10 ARES Zone 6F Morton, Stevens, Seward & Meade Co, - Steve NØBTH NOV ARES Report for DIST 6F NET QNI-6 QTC NET QNI-6 QTC NET QNI-5 QTC NET QNI-6 QTC NET QNI-5 QTC-0 TOTAL 5 NETs QNI-28 QTC-0 No SKYWARN nets for NOV. Steve Benson NØBTH EC ARES DIST 6F n0bth@arrl.net wwwww KAR w0oyh@arrl.net The Kansas Amateur Radio w0oyh@arrl.net KAR wwwww Merry Christmas