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Answering The Call To Serve In Historic Missouri Flooding
?ARES® Supports Major Flood Response in Pacific Northwest
?GlobalSET 2015 is a Wrap, with Lessons Learned
?West Central Florida ARES/ACS Group Learns in SKYWARN Course
?Winter Field Day at End of Month
?Northern Indiana Hams Activate NWS Office for SKYWARNâ?˘ Recognition Day
?Letters: HOA Embraces Amateur Radio for Emergencies
?Tips for Beginning Net Control Operators
?Sacramento EC Recognized for Past Service
?See Something, Say Something
?ARES in 2015
ARES Briefs, Links
First Geosynchronous Orbit Amateur Radio Payload Could Aid Disaster Communication (12/24/2015) -- AMSAT figure and Virginia Tech researcher Bob McGwier, N4HY, reports the Amateur Radio payload planned to go into geosynchronous orbit in 2017 will be like "a new ham band" for the Americas, available every hour of every day. McGwier said the satellite's geosynchronous orbit also makes it viable for emergency and disaster communication. AMSAT-NA announced in April that Amateur Radio would be a "hosted payload" on the geosynchronous satellite that Millennium Space Systems (MSS) of California is under contract to design, launch, and operate for the US government. More here.
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Answering The Call To Serve In Historic Missouri Flooding
Amateur Radio operators put their skills to work during historic flooding in the greater St. Louis area earlier this month. ARES® volunteers from three counties contributed extensive time, talent and equipment to emergency efforts. According to Bill Grimsbo, N0PNP, District C Emergency Coordinator, "More than one hundred and seventy hours of volunteer service on the part of Amateur Radio volunteers working with response agencies were invested in District C during this emergency. These people commit their personal time as well as working regular hours at jobs that represent a cross section of America's workforce for the greater good of the community."
[According to the National Weather Service, a prolonged period of rainfall occurred from December 26 to December 28, with the heaviest rainfall occurring in a 50 to 75 mile wide swath from southwest Missouri through the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan area and into central Illinois. Storm total rainfall for this range was six to 12 inches. The heavy rainfall led to life threatening flash flooding and historic river flooding. The rain in this event capped off the wettest year on record for St. Louis at 61.24". (The old record was 57.96" in 2008). - ed.]
More than 26 radio amateurs from St. Louis Metro ARES, St. Charles County ARES, Illinois Section ARES, and St. Louis and suburban radio club members worked with the American Red Cross in serving in excess of 19,400 meals and coordinating more than 640 overnight stays. ARES and club operators were asked to help coordinate communications among shelters in four counties and Red Cross headquarters. On average, the volunteers worked six to eight hour shifts using personal radio equipment while employing local repeaters maintained by area radio clubs to pass messages. They worked with shelter staff to fulfill the needs of hundreds displaced by severe flooding in the St. Louis area.
Much of the radio traffic was handled on a repeater maintained by the Monsanto Amateur Radio Association, a repeater that had been damaged by a lightning strike in August. Repairs were completed just weeks prior to the onset of flooding in the area.
"The Amateur Radio operators in the greater St. Louis area have
Christopher Barber, WX5CW, remotely configuring repeaters to link via the Internet. Jim Hart, KD0EUX, (standing) and Bob Rowland, K0RWR, operating at the Red Cross HQ. (photo courtesy N0MTI)
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