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ARRL Minnesota Section (MN)

Section Manager
Richard H. Jackson, KS0J
1835 63rd St E
Inver Grove Hts, MN 55077
651-260-4330
ks0j@arrl.org
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    Monthly Section News Summaries

    Monthly Summary for October 2009

    ARRL MINNESOTA SECTION SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2009
    
    SUMMARY FROM YOUR SM
    
    ++ Please go to the section website at http://www.mn-section.com for other
    news.  This summary is provided by e-mail and must be short in form.
    ++ See the ARRL Section web site for up-to-date information and bulletins.
    ++ The MN section OOC, TC, ARES and Traffic summaries are enclosed below.
    ++ Don’t forget to send your club information once each year.  Just remember,
    when you elect new club officers that is a good time.
    ++ Promote your radio club!!  Ask me how.
    ++ Please add my name to the mailing list for your newsletters.  I will read
    anything you send and help you when I can.
    ++ Please send me your license class information and ask me to post it on the
    section web pages for you. Please send license, dates, times, location and a
    link for more data.
    ++Please send in your 2010 hamfest sanction request soon to avoid conflicts.
    
    Respectfully submitted by Skip Jackson, KS0J, MN SM
    
    MN OOC & TC REPORT SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2009
    
    MN OO reports received from N0OH, WO0A, and W3FAF.
    
    Respectfully submitted by John H. Thomas III, W3FAF, MN OOC & TC
    
    MN SEC REPORT SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2009
    
    Total number of ARES members reported: 347
    
    Local Net Names: Todd County Emergency Net, Red River Radio Amateur Net,
    Northern Lakes ARC, NEMN Public Service, District 5 ARES Net, K0LQP net,
    Redwood Area Net, Anoka County ARES 2-meter net
    Carver County ARES Net, Dakota ARES Net, District 6 Monthly EmComm/MHC Net,
    Scott County ARES Net, Sherburne County Net.
    Total sessions: 118
    
    NTS liaison is maintained with the MN Section, Tenth Region, and NTSD Traffic
    Nets by NØUC, W3FAF, WØLAW
    
    Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 22
    Person hours: 218.3
    
    Number of public service events this month: 9
    Person hours: 162
    
    Number of emergency operations this month: 0
    Person hours: 0
    
    Total number of ARES operations this month: 31
    Total Person hours: 380.3
    
    County EC’s Reporting:
     +  District 1: None
     +  District 2: Cook, St. Louis-North
     +  District 3: Clay
     +  District 4: Douglas, Todd
     +  District 5: Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Redwood, Sibley
     +  District 6: Anoka, Carver, Scott, Washington
    Total Number of EC’s Reporting: 16 of 35 (53 vacant positions)
    Total Number of DEC’s Reporting: 4 of 4 (2 vacant positions)
    
    SEC Comments: EC’s must complete their FSD-212 form and submit it to their
    DECs (or the SEC if there is no DEC) by the 2nd of the month. DECs must
    submit to the SEC by the 10th of the month.
    
    An explanation on how to fill out the FSD-212 form can be found at
    http://www.MinnesotaARES.org.
    
    RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: Dan Anderson, KD0ASX, MN SEC
    
    MN STM SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2009
    
    NET     FREQ   TIME   QNI/QTC/SESS       MGR
    ~~~     ~~~~   ~~~~   ~~~~~~~~~~~~       ~~~
    MSPN/E  3860   5:30 P                    WO0A
    MSPN/N  3860   12.00P                    W0WVO
    MSN/1   3605   6:30 P                    K0WPK
    MSN/2   3605   9:50 P                    K0WPK
    PAW     3925   9A-11AM 1500-1700         KA0IZA
    
    MONTHLY STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS (SAR)
    STATION  ORIG.  REC'D.  SENT  DLVD.  TOTAL  BPL  NO.OPS
    W0LAW     0      65      69    5      139
    KB0AII    0      21      59    0      70
    K0WPK     0      62      3     0      65
    KA0RMP    1      43      28    0      62
    KB0AIJ    0      21      21    0      42
    N0KCM     16     1       16    0      34
    W0GCB     5      15      12    2      34
    W0HPD     0      12      20    1      33
    KA0IZA    0      23      4     0      27
    WD0GUF    0      5       4     0      9
    N0JP      0      0       8     0      8
    
    PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL (PSHR)
    STATION  1   2   3   4   5   6   TOTAL
    ~~~~~~~  ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~~~~~
    W0LAW    40  40 30   40          150
    WD0GUF   40  9  30               79
    W0GCB    26  32 12               70
    
    SECTION TRAFFIC MANAGER MONTLY REPORT NETS
                     ABBR.CK/IN  TRF SESS.    NM/CALL
    ~~~                 ~~~~~   ~~~~~   ~~~~   ~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~~~~
    MINNESOTA SECTION   MSPN/E                  WO0A              C/2
    1730              1,561      63   31
    MSPN/N   C/2            PHONE/NET EVENING    MINNESOTA SECTION   MSPN/N
    1200 NOON         604        114  31       W0WVO             C/2
    
    
    MINNESOTA SECTION
    NET (CW) 6:30PM     MINNESOTA SECTION MSN/4
    131     78     31     K0WPK       RN-10 C/4
    NET CW   9;50PM
    76      8      31     MSN/4 K0WPK RN-10 C/4
    PICO NET ALL DAY WATCH
    3,227 39   76  SESS.KA0IZA      PAW/WATCH
    
    RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: Robert Meyer, W0LAW, MN STM
    


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