Missouri QSO Party
Forwarding an email I received. Sounds like fun. What do you think? Eric Hello! I'm Kyle AA0Z and I'm helping coordinate some media for the Missouri QSO Party. If your club has a mailing list, could you send this communication out to your membership? We are trying to get as many people interested in participating in this year's MOQP event as possible. Thanks! 73. **** The Missouri QSO party contest is 5 weeks away, April 6th and 7th and we want you to participate. The MOQSO Party is a 2 day event, but you don't need to operate both days. The goal this year is to put every county on the air and we need your help! The MOQSO Party is a great way to dip your toe into contesting. It's laid back, slow paced and you pick the speed you want to participate in. If you are new to contesting, this contest is for you! The QSO party has 1x1 calls we are trying to fill. If you are interested in working both days and want to make a lot of QSO's, consider signing up for a 1x1 callsign for the weekend. See the rules below for the 1x1 callsign certificate awards. Here are some links you might be interested in. MOQSO Party Home Page: https://www.w0ma.org/index.php/missouri-qso-party MOQSO Party Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MissouriQSOParty MOQSO Party 1x1 Page: https://w0ma.org/mo_qso_party/results/2024/reports/moqp1x1ses.html 1x1 Callsign Signup Page: http://www.1x1callsigns.org/ If you have any questions, please contact the organizers or I can help field any questions you may have. Shoot me an email! Hope to hear you on the air! Thanks, 73 Kyle AA0Z
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Club Meeting Tuesday Night
Club meeting Tuesday night at 6 PM at the Howell County EOC. Look forward to seeing everyone! KD0CEN
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New Net Schedule
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We will now have weekly nets on Thursday's at 7:00pm on 145.250. The Simplex net will remain the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm on 146.520. Please update your calendars accordingly.
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ARES Net Tonight
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ARES Net tonight at 7PM on the 145.250 repeater. KF0LQB is net control.
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Ground Rods
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I'm needing aquire and drive in some ground rods. Two questions for the group: - Where's the best place to purchase ground rods for a decent price? - Any suggestions on best ways to sink ground rods in Ozark "soil"? Thanks for any suggestions, JJ
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Severe Weather TODAY
Heads-up: The sunny skies are nice but deceptive today. That extra sunshine is warming our area ahead of the weather rolling in and potentially increasing instability. Supercell development is increasing in likelihood along with hail, wind, and tornadoes. We will probably see a Tornado Watch issued soon.
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Net Tonight!!!!
Hey... I was about to forget that we're supposed to have a net on Thursday nights now!! The majority of the weather should be thru the area by 7pm, so I'll run net control since I didn't get any volunteers. If you can make it, please do! Stay safe. Eric KD0CEN
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Kit Building Links
At the meeting Tuesday night, we discussed kit building. The event committee is going to schedule a day in the near future that we can get together and have fun building. Below are links to the pages we discussed.... I'm sure there are many more. If you want to participate, you purchase the kit and bring it with you. Easy Receiver - Pacific Antenna 11dB Step RF Attenuator - Pacific Antenna Dummy Load - Pacific Antenna Easy Field Strength Indicator - Pacific Antenna https://qrpme.com/
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ARES Net Thursday Night
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ARES Net, tomorrow night (Thursday) at 7pm on the 145.250 repeater. Bill, KF0BFD, will be net control.
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ARES Meeting
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ARES Meeting Tuesday Night at 6pm. Hope everyone can make it!
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Eclipse Net Control Schedule (ARES)
Below is the schedule for operators running net control from the EOC during the eclipse. We encourage all amateurs to monitor announcements and report incidents throughout the event. Frequencies monitored by Net Control: 145.250 (-) 110.9Hz Repeater 146.940 (-) 110.9Hz Repeater 444.425 (+) 110.9Hz Repeater 146.520 Simplex Calling Channel Thursday April 4th 1200-1800: Bill KF0BFD Friday April 5th 1200-1800: Bill KF0BFD 1800-2300: JJ KB0PHX, Sierena KF0LQB Saturday April 6th 0900-1500: Ray N0FIU 1500-2300: Ryan KF0PEZ, Eric KD0CEN Sunday April 7th 1200-1700: Ryan KF0PEZ 1400-1900: Eric KD0CEN 1700-2300: Steve KE0MYO 1900-2300: Bill KF0BFD Monday April 8th 0800-1800: Chris KC0F & Bill KF0BFD
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ARES Net Tonight
ARES Net tonight on 145.250 repeater. Ray N?FIU is net control and will also be using net logger.
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Upcoming Technician Class
If you know someone interested in getting their technician license, please pass the info along. It’s also posted on our Facebook page.
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Eclipse Weekend Starts Now!!
Eclipse weekend has arrived, and the Howell County ARES group is working in conjunction with the Howell County Emergency Operations center for the duration of the weekend! We’ll be monitoring the 145.250 (-) 110.9hz repeater primarily, but also the 146.940 (-) 110.9, 444.425 (+) 110.9, and 146.52 simplex. If you need information or have info to pass along, call Howell County ARES net control. We’ll also be making announcements along the way that may be of benefit if you’re in the area. If you’re a licensed amateur, tune in and check in! Bill KF0BFD is set up now and you’ll start hearing him shortly if not already!!
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Monthly Meeting Tonight
I know it’s been a busy weekend for everyone, but there will be a club meeting tonight at 6pm. I’ll try to keep it brief. Also, Tech Classes start this Saturday. No rest for the weary! Hope to see everyone tonight!
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Trailer Build
This is obviously a very nice setup and they have a lot of money invested, but thought you might enjoy it and get the gears spinning! https://youtu.be/cQUlGX17QVM?si=cuEm28HGJ87kcUMf
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ARES Eclipse Staff
Howell County Emergency Management would like to thank all of you for helping is out during the eclipse events. Your dedication was greatly appreciated. here is photo for Facebook, On Tue, Apr 9, 2024, 10:40 PM Eric Presser - KD0CEN <eric.presser@...> wrote: This is obviously a very nice setup and they have a lot of money invested, but thought you might enjoy it and get the gears spinning! https://youtu.be/cQUlGX17QVM?si=cuEm28HGJ87kcUMf
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ARES Net Tonight!
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ARES net tonight at 7pm on 146.250 repeater. Hope everyone can join us!
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ARES Net tonight!
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ARES net at 7pm. Hope someone remembers who net control is because I didn’t write them down. We may need to refer to Steve’s minutes.
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