St. Louis County ARES® Minutes of the March 21, 2005 meeting

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Minutes of the March 21, 2005 Meeting

Steve Wooten, KC0QMU, the Emergency Coordinator, presided over the monthly St. Louis County ARES^® meeting held on March 21, 2005.

Steve gave the results of the recent VHF-to-HF Relay Test. He briefly mentioned ARES^® ID cards. He listed the upcoming hamfests and other ham radio related events.

Responding to a question about repeater backup power, Bob, N0LHJ, said that the W0SRC repeater used batteries.

An attendee (I didn't catch who) asked about what expectations ARES^® had of a repeater during an emergency. For example, would ARES^® expect to have exclusive control of the repeater? (The answer was 'yes'.)

Bill, KC9CIK, said that the MS-150 Bike Tour kept growing each year and that it would need 50-60 amateur radio operators this year. He encouraged volunteers to sign up early.

Jim, N0OBG, gave a presentation on DC power. He included slides, physical examples, and handouts.

Jim asked what other kind of presentations the group would like to see. Gary, KB0H, responded and said he'd like to see something on field antennas and possibly a presentation on handheld transceiver antennas.

Craig, K4LSU, said he had a mobile NVIS 80 meter antenna that he'd like to bring in and show.

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