WD0BC, KC0NOX, WU0G, KG0CX and KC0QLU enjoyed a nice outtting at Wallace State Park in Cameron, MO. 3 stations were setup. 2 QRP portable stations and 1 mobile setup. WINLINK email was sent and received by WU0G, and several conacts were made witht he QRP stations. The best contact for the day was made by WD0BC on his Elecraft K3 and his ALEXLOOP antenna into Slovania using 10W.
Fun was had by all!!!

KC0GP and KC0QLU installed several upgrades in the Cameron EOC ham station.

The groups monthly meeting is this Saturday 9am at the Cameron PD. Please remember to park accross the street in the gravel lot so we don’t interfere with Emergency Services.

The NWS Storm Spotter class is still on for tonight. This is Clinton county’s year to host th class. It is at the Plattsburg High School Performing Arts Center 800 W. Frost St. Plattsburg, MO. Clinton County EMA will be giving away a Weather Radio and our group will be assisting with programming weather radios for the public. Starting time is 7pm, set up at 6:30p.

Members of the NWMO ARES, Caldwell ARES and Livingston ARES groups will participating in a statewide drill based on an Earthquake happening somewhere in the state. The purpose of the drill is to test the abilities of ARES groups setting up in an open area and sending emails to the state EOC using nothing more than their radios and portable antennas using WINLINK email. This system allows ham radio operators to send emails over the air with no local internet.

Here is a run down of what types of stations that are going to be setup and locations:

1. WU0G will be set up at the EOC in Chillicothe which is located at the Chillicothe Fire Department. The EOC is just getting started so Mike will be setting up a temporary station in the parking lot using RMS Express on HF.
2. KG0CX is setting up at his home QTH in Kingston and is going to be setting up a temporary station using VHF thru the gateway in Kearney using an 11 element beam for his antenna. The Node is N0VX-10 on 145.070
3. KC0GP will be in Faucett, MO set up in his mobile using RMS Express on HF.
4. KC0QLU and NF0L will be set up on the North side of the Clinton County courthouse in downtown Plattsburg using RMS Express on HF.

For anyone wanting to learn more about this mode or to just come out and support these stations please feel free to stop by and check it out. We will be at these locations for the full 2 hours and we may try to send some PEER to PEER messages between the HF stations for practice. We will use the repeater link system to provide local communications for support and coordination. The Plattsburg, Osborn and Kingston repeaters will be linked for the event.

The monthly meeting of the NWMO ARES® Group is this Saturday 9am at the Cameron Police Department in Cameron, MO. Everyone is invited to attend. This month we will be going over our severe weather guidelines and weather nets. The new radios that the group purchased will be there along with the programming cables we purchased for everyone to see. Hope to see you there.

The monthly meeting for the NWMO ARES Group is this Saturday January 12th at 9am at the Cameron Public Safety building. The group will be electing officers and deciding what we want to accomplish over the next year. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to attend. Membership dues of $20 are due for the next year. These dues are used to support the repaeters in the area and to enhance the amateur radio response in the NWMO area by updating and improving equipment to support our communities.

Hope to see you there!