Archive for category Missouri ARES

Grundy County ARES EC Receives Prestegious NOAA Award

Congratulations to Glen Briggs KB0RJP for receiving the NOAA Environmental Hero Award from the National Weather Service!

Glen Briggs, KB0RPJ, personally volunteers several hundred hours per year reporting severe weather to our office. He spends more time working severe weather than I do and is very deserving of the award.

HE IS THE ONLY PERSON BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THIS HONOR THIS YEAR!

Really a special award!

Andy Bailey, KC0ZKN
Warning System Coordinator
National Weather Service
Pleasant Hill, MO

District C Emergency Operations Plan now online

The District C ARES Emergency Operations Plan is now online. It can be found at the District C page, or in the Plans.

District C Emergency Operations Plan

New Appointment in District F

Congratulations to Richard Kreiser N0JBF on his appointment as ARES AEC for Cole County. This appointment is effective May 1, 2010.

Changes in District C

Norman Gallup KD0HHM has been appointed the as the ARES EC for Saint Genevieve County. Rev Bradt K0REV has stepped down from the ARES EC position and is now ARES AEC for Saint Genevieve County as the Liaison for Skywarn. These are effective May 1, 2010.

Many thanks to Rev Bradt for the three years of service as the ARES EC!

New OES in District A

Congratulations to Robert Nitsch, KC9MGE  who has been appointed as the OES for Jackson County effective March 4, 2010.

New EC in District B

Congratulations to Jerry Chezum K0JMO on his appointment as EC for Macon County. This appointment is effective December 1, 2009. Thanks also go to Rex Clark K0VNL on his retirement as EC. Rex has served as EC for over 19 years!

Appointment in District A

Congratulations to Robert Beard W0LFZ on his appointment as EC for Cass County. This appointment is effective November 10, 2009.

Appointment in District B

Congratulations to David Krueger AB0DK on his appointment as EC for Adair County in the Missouri Section. This appointment is effective November 3, 2009.

New EC in District D

Congratulations to LaVerne Wilson NQ0B who  is the new EC for Newton County effective November 1, 2009. LaVerne is taking over for Gerald Sherwood AC0AJ who has retired from the EC position after serving for over 20 years!

ARRL Board Adopts Guidelines and Recommendations on the Appropriate Use of Amateur Radio

On Friday, September 25, the ARRL Board of Directors adopted guidelines on the appropriate use of Amateur Radio on behalf of commercial, non-profit and government entities, as well as recommendations for additional steps to be taken by the ARRL to educate radio amateurs and others on how to prepare and train for public service and emergency communications while complying with the current FCC Rules.

Read the full story on the ARRL Website.

Commercialization of Amateur Radio: The Rules, The Risks, The Issues