In the National Leadership Council meetings, a plan was created to launch a celebration of SATERN 30 th anniversary. Satern.org

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1 The Salvation Army Before there was SATERN, there was SAROF the Salvationist Amateur Operators Fellowship. Lt. Colonel Carl J. Lindstrom, W9JSF, was the Founder and Coordinator of SAROF. As early as December 1959, ham radio operators were joining together to aid others in service with SAROF.

2 We then come to June 1988; SATERN is the brainchild of Major Patrick McPherson, WW9E Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) coordinator for central Illinois and Eastern Iowa in the Heartland Division. SATERN s first network consists of Pat; EDS volunteer Arthur Evans and two Canadian Salvationists. The possibility that the fledgling network could accommodate international emergencies begins to dawn on its founders. In June of 2011 Maj. Pat (SK) retired from his position in SATERN and The Salvation Army. In his absence Maj. Rick Shirran, VE3NUZ assumed the position where he served until Late in 2016 Bill Feist, WB8BZH was named as the National SATERN Liaison. Bill created and submitted a new strategic plan for SATERN. The plan was approved in Dec and a national committee was formed to implement it. Satern.org August The strategic plan implementation committee meets for the first time in a teleconference. Sub-committees were formed to address major points in the strategic plan. Warren Andreasen (K7CWA), Host Manager and Ken Standard (AD5J), WebMaster, begin to revise the SATERN.org website to fulfill one of the goals of the Strategic Plan. Satern.org began a relaunch in October Major enhancements were undertaken and a new style was introduced. The WebMaster and Host manager also updated and consolidated much of the hosting equipment and software. In the National Leadership Council meetings, a plan was created to launch a celebration of SATERN 30 th anniversary. Satern.org

3 SATERN is an all-volunteer organization made up of currently licensed amateur radio operators. We volunteer time and efforts toward aiding The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services ministry. Many of us are also volunteers in such all-volunteer organizations as SKYWARN, ARES, and others. Some have completed the FEMA online training, or EDS Incident Command training, SKYWARN training, or ARES Emergency Communications training. SATERN has local organizations in all 50 states and Canada, as well as many other parts of the world. The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network has demonstrated its effectiveness by providing essential radio communication services in countless disaster situations Our Vision The future SATERN will bring together communications and technical expertise to aid the Emergency Disaster Service EDS in order to further enhance the disaster response, increase effectiveness and timeliness of the aid provided, and to better support EDS in the effort to Do The Most Good as we serve those in need. The purpose of the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) is to acquire and train personnel skilled in emergency communications and message handling, who will support Salvation Army operations in local, regional and international disaster situations. Satern.org Contact Jim Andera for details. Location: West 135 th Street, Olathe, KS.

4 Jim, KØNK, was the featured speaker at the Johnson Country Radio Amateurs Club meeting on Friday, February 23. Jim s presentation was "A Practical Look at Batteries". During the program, Jim provided information about the common battery technologies that are used in amateur radio. He discussed such subtopics as the history of batteries, cost comparisons, life span of common battery types, discharge rates, C ratings, battery voltages, battery construction, amp hour ratings, reserve capacity, cold cranking amperage, cycle life, battery maintenance, battery chargers/tenders, etc. The informative program was well received by the approximately 50 persons present. Jim Andera, KØNK, is shown pointing during his PowerPoint presentation to the JCRAC members and guests.

5 The Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club (SFTARC) has been conducting ham-radio classes at The Salvation Army Olathe Corps throughout January and February SATERN member Jim Andera, KØNK, advised they took advantage of the extra manpower that was available from the club on Saturdays to make some needed improvements to the HF antenna system at the Olathe Corps. Jim reported those who helped included Greg Wolf, KIØKK (SFTARC President); Larry Hall, KDØRIU (SFTARC Vice President); SATERN/SFTARC member Joe Krout, KRØUT and Jim Andera, KØNK. Jim reported: The 40-meter section of the 40/75-meter trap dipole has been shortened to pull the resonance up from 6.9 MHz into the ham band. It still tends to favor the lower portion of 40 but should be usable across the band. Jim noted they had to add capacity hats to the 75-meter section to get it to resonate in the middle of the phone band. The lowest SWR is at about 3.86 MHz. They turned the 40/75-meter trap dipole into a fan dipole by adding a set of 20-meter elements that include a 10-meter pair of traps, giving the system 75, 40, 20 and 10-meter capability. The new elements are configured as an inverted-vee, so it should be more-or-less omnidirectional. On 20 meters the SWR is good across the band; on 10 meters the SWR is best around 28.9 MHz and they were not successful at getting it pulled any lower. The trap makes the 10-meter bandwidth narrow. The tuner in the Icom IC-746 radio at the June Jeffers Memorial Radio Room does a real good job of making the SWR look good to the radio, even where the antenna SWR is well above 3:1, according to Jim. One of the sealed 40-meter traps had water in it. They added a drain hole to drain it but that may require some more attention. The 40-meter traps may need to be replaced before too long or maybe the entire antenna may need to be replaced as it is all showing signs of old age. With the antenna wire being so close to the metal building and in a non-symmetrical fashion, getting it properly tuned was a bit of a headache, according to Jim. However, he reported what they have should be useable for now. We appreciate the efforts of Greg, Larry, Joe and Jim (all representing the Santa Fe Amateur Radio Club) in making the antenna system at the Olathe Corps workable on additional bands and more efficient.

6 Welcome Warren KDØPAO to the SATERN Newsletter editorial staff. Warren will compile the Monthly Net Reports so Net Controllers please send Warren your reports promptly each month. For security, controllers please request Warren s address from Rich Britain or Mike Asselta. CALLSIGN 1/2/2018 1/9/2018 1/16/2018 1/23/2018 1/30/2018 2M HF PSK31 2M HF PSK31 2M HF PSK31 2M HF PSK3 1 2M HF PSK31 AA0A AB0UY AD0CP K0NK K0PB K0PG K6FLY K6TBJ KA0CDR KA8MMI KB0YUV KC0HI KC0NUG NCS NCS NCS NCS NCS KC0YSH KC0YUV KC7RSL KD0CDQ KD0GAU KD0PAO KD0VZN KE0CGR KE0GEY KE0GHU KE0JL KE0KJM KE0PKU KE0PPU

7 KI0CT N0ENO NCS NCS N0FMO N0RYM N0SW N0THC N0ZZN ND0K NR0R W0GLN W0JWT W0KC W0RCT W5ECJ WA0DTH WB0CNK NC NCS NC NCS NCS S S WB0RRK WB0ZP W NC S NC S WD0DPB NC S CALLSIGN 2/6/2018 2/13/2018 2/20/2018 2/27/2018 2M HF PSK31 2M HF PSK31 2M HF PSK31 2M HF PSK31 AB0UY K0LBR K0NK K0VAB K0YSH K9LQZ KA0CDR KA0DJR KA8MMI

8 KB0WET KB0YUV KB0YUV KC0NUG NCS NCS NCS NCS NCS KC0YSH KD0CDQ KD0EKS KD0GAU KD0PAO KE0ECY KE0JL KE0KJM KE0PKU KE0PVI KEOPKU KI0CT N0ENO NCS N0SW N0ZZN N2VHZ ND0K NW0I NCS NZ0F NCS W0BR W0JWT W0RCT WA0DTH WB0CNK NCS NCS WB0RRK WB0ZPW NCS WD0DPB W4STM

9 SATERN Sedgwick County Nets February 2018 by Henry Monton WØIE 1/28/2018 2/25/2018 Members: AB0RC KB0HAZ KD0CSL NCS KE0CR KE0ORN KG0WQ W0AJM W0IE NCS W0REM Guests: KE0OSK K0SJG Sedgwick County SATERN Net: W0VFW/R :30 PM SATERN February 2018 Volunteer Hours by Henry Monton WØIE Name Call Sign Hours Alexander, Jim KI0CT 9 Asselta, Mike KD0CDQ 20 Britain, Deb AB0UY 1 Britain, Richard N0ENO 29 Clark, Lee ND0K 1 Dunham, Neil KA8MMI 2.5 Haber, Derek KE0ATV 2 Hollar, Mike KE0CR 4 Lester, Steve KD0EKS 7 Loper III, Charles KC0UYR 2

10 Martin, Darren N0MZW 3.5 Martin, Robert N0RDM 5 McCarville, George WB0CNK 3.5 Monton, Anna W0AJM 4 Monton, Henry W0IE 13 Okeson, Warren KD0PAO 5 Scott, JB KD0CSL 3 Selsor, Debra KE0ORN 4 Short, Brian KC0BS 12 Simpson, Chuck KC0NUG 11* Volunteers reporting: 20 Total hours this month: Twelve month total: 2,159.1 (Mar 2017 Feb 2018) Twelve month average: *Includes 11.0 hours submitted too late to include in the Jan 2018 report. The INTERNATIONAL SATERN SSB NET is on MHz on Monday through Saturday at 11:00 AM (ET) / 10:00 AM (CT), 0900 (MT), 0800 (PT). The INTERNATIONAL SATERN DIGI-NET is on MHz on Saturdays at 1:00 PM (Eastern) / 12:00 PM (Central). Default mode is OLIVIA 8/500 (8 Tones, 500 Wide) offset by the standard 1000 Hz. The CENTRAL TERRITORY SATERN HF SSB NET is on MHz on Wednesday at 09:30 AM (CT). New time The EASTERN TERRITORY SATERN HF SSB NET will be reactivated in the near future. The SOUTHERN TERRITORY SATERN HF SSB NET is on MHz on Saturdays at 11:00 AM (Eastern) / 10:00 AM (Central). The WESTERN TERRITORY SATERN HF SSB NET is on MHz on Sundays at 1600 Z / 10:00 PM (Mountain) / (9:00 PM (Pacific). The pre-net begins two hours earlier and stations can use Net Logger on the internet to check-in and monitor the net.

11 Title: SATERN KC Metro 2 Meter Net Date: Tuesday s Time: 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Central Time (US & Canada) MHz (Negative Offset) tone Ararat Shrine Location: Repeater Notes: Please join us for the SATERN KC Area Metro 2 Meter Net. It is on the Ararat Shrine Repeater. Title: SATERN Divisional HF Net Date: Tuesday s Time: 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm Central Time (US & Canada) Location: MHz Plus or Minus 10 KHz for QRM Notes: Please look for the net control station George, WB0CNK, or Chuck, KC0NUG. Title: SATERN Divisional PSK-31 Net Date: Tuesday s, 2018 Time: 9:00 pm 9:30 pm Central Time (US & Canada) Location: MHz Notes: Please look for the net control station, Chuck KC0NUG. The Wichita Area SATERN 2 Meter Net is held on the W0VFW Repeater at MHz (- offset) on the fourth Sunday of the month at 7:30 PM local time (0130 UTC). Nighttime Drill at Prairie Center, Monday, March 12 th come early at 6:30pm Join us!, Olathe, Kansas (Picture left) Contact Jim Andera jandera@embargmail.com for details. Location: West 135 th Street, Olathe, KS. SEDGWICK COUNTY SATERN meeting on the 2nd Thursday of each month, in the City Command

12 building, at 6:30 PM local time. The address is 350 N. Market, Wichita, Kansas WYANDOTTE COUNTY SATERN meeting - On the third Thursday of the month at the Harbor Light Village Salvation Army Corps, 6721 State Avenue, Kansas City, KS. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in conjunction with the Jayhawk Amateur Radio Society. (picture left) Mike Asselta kdøcdq@arrl.net Kansas & Western Missouri Divisional PIO Editor Volume Year 8 Number 3 March 2018