From K0BXF SEC KS
October 1, 2009
K0BXF ARRL SEC KANSAS
August ARES activity as reported by 18 ARES zones, RACES and Army MARS.
163 net sessions held, 812 stations participating , 29 messages handled
KS ARMY MARS reported 408 man hours of operation for the month and
388 messages originated.
RACES had 11 counties Riley, McPherson, Linn, Wyandotte, Cloud, Marshall,
Montgomery, Mitchell, Saline, Shawnee, Leavenworth.
Chapter 110 QCWA 4 sessions 50 QNI. If you are wanting to know more
about QCWA Sat mornings at 7:30 on 3920 and meet the group.
A few changes in EC assignments have been made. Make sure you update
your info accordingly.
Who is the most active station in SW Kansas.
Drop me a line if you can name anyone.
Still 8 or 9 counties in NW Kansas without an EC assigned,
Interested???? contact K0BXF or N0LKK.
73 for this month
Bob Summers K0BXF SEC KS
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September 1, 2009
from the desk of KØBXF
ARRL SEC KANSAS
August rpt July activity
Hope everyone attending the state ARRL convention in Salina last month
had a great time, met a lot of new friends, shared an event or so and most
of all learned something new reference our great hobby of Amateur Radio.
The convention was my first big outing since my brain surgery
last September. I pooped out before the last event was completed
and Caroline had to drive me back home to get rested up again.
I did remember at least one thing that stuck in my mind from the
KS Section meeting, Ron KB0DTI, our Kansas Section Manager made the
statement reference activity," BACK TO THE BASICS."
In fact I thought about it all the way back home.
I would hope that all our fellow hams that teach Ham Radio Classes
attempt to enthuse all participants to really get involved in the
many facets of the hobby and not just train them to make more
participants in the local Emergency Management Emergency
communications system.
Whoa, you say, I thought that was what the SEC and EC's were
supposed to do. Well yes it is but if some of the basics are missing
then the quality of operator we make is just not up to PAR.
Perhaps up to PAR is the same as back to basics, in a sense.
We can become too professional in what we do and loose some of the
enthusiasm for the hobby in the process, causing burn out too early
in the ham life cycle. Let us put more ooomph in the basics and
make ham operators that are well trained all round ham radio
enthusiasts before we turn them loose to the cruel world.
Now here is where everyone can enter the picture. Help us determine
just exactly what basics we need to be sure every one entering
the hobby has. What one thing impressed you the most about the hobby
and got you involved in local and state activities. You help us
make the list and we will help all you create better qualified
hams to help all of us in the future whether it be in ARES, RACES,
local Emergency Management etc.
As a starter how many of you know how to originate a message,
enter it into the Ham network system properly, and are prepared
to receive an answer via the same network and perhaps deliver it
to the correct recipient?
What has this got to do with VHF, DX, Contesting, County Hunting,
Transmitter Hunting etc, etc, etc?
Every event and phase of the hobby we participate in should make you
more qualified to enjoy your hobby of Ham Radio.
Disagree ???? Well we want to hear from you too as to why you think so.
Seventeen ARES zones reported activity for the month of July this last
month with a total of 100 net sessions, 820 QNI and 034 messages handled.
RACES Net 5 QNI from five counties ( Riley, McPherson, Linn,
Wyandotte ,Shawnee and Army MARS had 489 on air hours and 410
messages originated.
All you old timers, how about supporting the QCWA net,
Saturdays 7:30 AM right after he KWN on 3920.
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State RACES Officer: Joseph Plankinton- WDØDMV
314 NE Sumner St Topeka, KS 66616-1338
Kansas RACES/ARES Net is held on the First
Thursday of the month at 7PM on 3.940 MHz.
SATERN Liaison: June Jeffers-KBØWEQ , Gardner
Net Tuesdays 8:30 pm on 3.919+/- 5 Kansas and Missouri Division.
PSK32 Tuesdays 9:00pm on 3.5795.
http://home.rr.com/saternkansas
MARS Liaison: John Halladay -KAØJMO, Lawrence
Kansas MARS: Kent Dickinson
ARES Map: http://www.cenkares.org
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