I decided to take some time off from my hectic ARES schedule as of late (seven Saturdays in a row) and afford myself a little personal ham radio time this weekend. After the two and half hour drive down to Van Buren, MO I activated National Parks Service unit RV05 – Ozark National Scenic Riverways […]
Ten amateur radio operators spent four hours each Saturday in March completing the Introduction to Emergency Communications class sponsored by St. Louis Metro ARES/RACES and instructed by Peter Brisbine, N0MTH. Three of the ten communicators previously completed the ARECC Level 1 courses and attended for the refresher with all three deciding to take the current exam to […]
First of all, a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone for coming out on a such a gorgeous Saturday to spend some time inside learning about another tool to add to your communications toolbox. I’ve finally had some time to sit down and go thru all the surveys and suggestions. From the surveys, some key […]
The WASHMO:N0BBD-5 node has been relocated and reassigned to NIKE:KD0ZEA-5. The new location has amazing coverage from Pacific, MO. The location provides direct access to STLBBS in South St. Louis County allowing for a more efficient exchange of messages between to the two locations. It also provides Franklin County with a direct path to the […]
After parsing thru the logs for this months traffic report, it looks like October has been the busiest month of the year so far for the system. Not surprising with the various Simulated Emergency Tests the system supported as well as the local SAVE Exercise that St. Louis Metro ARES provided support for. 67 unique […]