This Saturday is the Missouri Days event in Trenton, MO. Glen Briggs KB0RPJ Grundy Co. EMD is requesting assistance with this event again this year. There will be several more bands in the parade which means more spectators too. We have been asked to provide SA for the parade and at the fairgrounds. There will be a pre-event meeting at 7:15a at the EOC for briefings and assignments. The parade will begin at 8:15a and should be done around 10:30a. After the parade we will meet back at the EOC and get instructions for locations to monitor throughout the day.
We can still use a few more operators for this event so we can rotate operators in and out for breaks and food. If you can help for an hour or more come on up and enjoy a great event.
All that is required is a handheld, and a reflective vest and a desire to help. The weather is going to be cool in the morning and should warm up in the afternoon so dress accordingly.
Hope to see you there!
Saturday Oct 10th was the 8th annual Walk for HD in Liberty, MO. There were just under 100 walkers and runners and as of today the event raised just over $45,000! 5 operators assisted with communications and rest stops for the event without incident. Thank you to N0MIJ for driving from Saint Joe, WU0G Mike for driving from Chillicothe, KC0GP George and N0IRD Melody for driving from Hamilton to make this years event a success. Looking forward to next year already!
The new ADR interface for the repeater is back on the air. There was an issue with the circuit board from ARCOM and was repaired under warranty. The repeater is now linked to the Osborn repeaters and the Kingston repeater is linked to Plattsburg. Sunday night nets will now be on all 4 repeaters again, and all 4 are linked 24/7.
With the new interface installed the repeater will only send analog traffic over the linked repeaters. However, the repeater is still digital capable and will work as a standalone with no linking when digital is being used.
We have been running at 20 watts and plans are in the near future to add an amp to increase power to 60 watts, this will make the receive and transmit circles closer to the same area. Right now the repeater is receiving much better than transmit. An attenuater will need to be ordered to make the input power compatible with the amp.
Any questions about the repeater functions or issues that you notice please contact kc0qlu (at) nwmoares.org.
Reminder that the club’s monthly meeting is this Saturday at the Cameron, MO PD building.
Repeater update, Need more Net Controllers, City of Saint Joe EMA opportunity, Region H net time, are some of the things that need discussed.
Hope to see everyone there!
Setup at the Plattsburg Fire Station will be at 10am Saturday and we plan to operate the full time running on generator power. Feel free to stay all night or as much as you can, there is plenty of bandwidth for everyone! There will be at least 2 screened in tents for operating in.
See you there!
Thanks to several people the Plattsburg 2M repeater now has an improved antenna and so far reports have been very good as far as coverage and signal quality. The new System Fusion repeater from Yaesu is doing quite well at 20W. Feel free to try it out and send reports to kc0qlu@nwmoares.org so we can get a feel for coverage area and audio reports.
The repeater is NOT linked and is functioning as a stand alone repeater until we get the controller interface ordered and installed. This may take 3-4 weeks to arrive so any weather nets will be conducted on the other 3 linked repeaters; in Osborn on the 2M and 70cm and on the Kingston 70cm.
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Members will be replacing antennas at Plattsburg and Osborn repeaters, weather permitting, on Friday 5-1-2015 at 3 pm. If you are available to assist come on by. There is always a need for ground control. We have 3 climbers so a few guys to help with ropes and setup would be great.
There will be a Tech class offered in Cameron at the Municipal Building in the
meeting room where we hold our monthly meetings.
Dates
5/2 – 9:00 AM Saturday
5/6 – 5:30 PM Wednesday
5/9 – Monthly meeting at 9AM ( all students encouraged to attend)
Class after meeting about 10:00
Test Session at 3PM
No Cost for the class, test session is $12.00
For more information or to enroll, contact George KC0GP
kc0gp@yahoo.com
816-343-8710
