Here is a link to a receiver kit from TenTec that I think would be a fun building project at an upcoming meeting. http://www.tentec.com/products/Regenerative-4%252dBand-SWL-Receiver.html

Tower number 3 at my place.

Wonder what would happen if I ran coax under the road and into the house?

This was my son and I's project today.

I will not post the comments I have received LOCALLY!!!

FEBRUARY M.V.A.R.C. meeting scheduled for MONDAY the 6Th. at the Red Cross. Plans will be finalized for FEB 29Th. SPECIAL EVENT. We will be ON THE AIR for special LEAP DAY event from 7 to 9 pm. We will plan on some good operating, good conversation and some snacks. This would be a great time to bring prospective hams to an event. Plan to be at this meeting and bring another… Special program will be “BOAT ANCHORS”.

Trevor has some interest and I believe Brian KC0YEJ is interested in learning or improving their morse code skills. I am curious if anyone would like to start doing some morse code practice sessions perhaps after the Sunday night net or some other time that might work for people in the area. I am thinking about using 80 meters and just get on and do informal code sessions to help build some morse talents. Comments here or on the Sunday night net would be appreciated.

George, KC0GP

The NWMO ARES ® Groups monthly meeting is Saturday January 14th 9am at the Cameron Public Safety building. Officer elections, meeting programs, and NWS Storm Spotter training will be discussed.

EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND You don’t have to be a member or a “HAM” to attend!

Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy New Year!

SKN is tonight. Ring in the New Year with CW!

Info at http://www.arrl.org/straight-key-night

The NWMO ARES® Group will have its annual party/potluck at 6pm at the Cameron Public Safety building Saturday Dec. 10th. All guests are asked to bring a side dish and table service. Main entree and drinks will be provided.

16 "HAMS" operated from the Turney Depot Saturday Nov. 19th 2011. Over 25 contacts were made over the 3 hour event. CW, SSB were used to make those contacts. 2 100W stations and 1 5W station were setup inside the depot all using temporary antennas strung up around the lot and verticals put in the ground. Everyone had a great time and the generators got a good workout as well. The Mo Valley ARC sponsored the event  and the NWMO ARES® Group was invited to participate as well. Look for more of these events in the future to help get the word out about Ham Raio and to help prepare for next years Field Day!

The Plattsburg repeater (146.895- pl 114.8) is now linked to the 440 system in all of NWMO. The 440 system has repeaters in Saint Jo, Rockport, Bethany, Leavenworth KS and Marceline. ECHOLINK is also available, look for node KC0QLU-R.

The NWMO ARES® Group has a weekly net every Sunday evening at 8pm so feel free to check-in using any of the NWMO repeaters. We are also working on getting the hospital stations on the net as well in Fairfax, Bethany, Cameron, and Saint Jo along with the Cameron EOC. There is plenty of work to be done in Region H so feel free to jump in and help promote and establish an ARES® presence in NWMO.

If you have any questions about the link system or how you can assist us with the hospital stations or ARES in general feel free to contact me.
The list of frequencies can be found at www.nwmoares.org look under the frequency tab..

Monthly meeting is this Saturday Nov. 12th 9am at the Cameron Public Safety building Cameron, MO. After the meeting members will be going to Bethany, MO to visit with new hams and hospital staff at the Harrison County Community Hospital about the ham station installed by the group for Emergency Communications.