St. Louis County ARES® Minutes of the April 12, 2010 meeting

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Minutes of the April 12, 2010 Meeting

Steve Wooten, KC0QMU, the Emergency Coordinator, presided over the monthly meeting of the St. Louis County ARES^® group on April 12, 2010. The meeting was held at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.

Steve welcomed everyone, acknowledged visitors, and had everyone introduce themselves. He said that the group now has 95 registered members. He said that applications forms were available to anyone who wished one. He explained that copies of the first page of the application are sent to the Section Manager and Section Emergency Coordinator.

Steve said that St. Louis County ARES^® accepts donations in various forms, including monetary, equipment, and even stamps for mail-outs.

Steve accessed the St. Louis County ARES^® Web site and projected an image of the "Members Only" main page. He said that all members should have access to it. He said that some members had reported problems getting there. He asked that anyone having such difficulties please contact him.

Steve noted that the ARRL had adopted a proposal that set standards for ARES^® apparel. He showed photos of the League's prototype safety vest. He said that Barker Specialty Apparel should have the safety vests in stock around June.

Steve briefly covered the St. Louis and Suburban Radio Club's upcoming events.

Steve said that District C ARES^® had published an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), and that it could be viewed on the Members Only section of our Web site. He said that our group also had an EOP and that it, too, was on the Web site. He said that various ARES^® groups are trying to get ready for the regional earthquake drill that will take place in 2011.

Steve said that Central County Emergency 911 had just signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with our group. He listed the fire protection districts that the agency handled.

Steve said that the St. Louis and Suburban Radio Club had invited us to participate at their Field Day site this year. He said that we've been asked to set up VHF packet stations. Jon Slough, KB9ATR, had just arrived from the Field Day planning meeting and gave a summary of what was going to take place. Mark Biernacki, KB5YZY, (president of SLSRC) said that the event would be open to any and all who wished to participate or simply attend.

Steve said that he hoped to organize a "get-to-know-packet" day.

Steve said that the High Hill repeater should be repaired within the next week or two, so our exercise involving the Show-Me Intertie will take place some time in May.

Steve said that our group will hold a message-handling exercise some time in June. Both the ARRL NTS traffic form and the FEMA ICS-213 message form will be used.

Craig Klimczak, K4LSU, gave a presentation on ARECC Level 1, chapter 9.¹

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