Field Day was a hot weekend. Many groups sent messages to myself and Cecil for the 100 point bonus. I hope FD was a great experience and hopefully some new hams got the chance to operate HF. It’s a good time to show the community about amateur radio.
June keep bringing severe weather to our state. Skywarn reporting has been busy with 240 hours of Skywarn work being reported.
District News and Comments:
District A: Richard Fretwell, W0KRF, DEC
- Benton Co. – BC ARES Members participated in the following nets: MTN, MESN, ARES, Region A Healthcare, and various club nets. Met with and discussed ARES information with the 911/Emergency Management supervisor.
- Cass Co. – Harrisonville EM meeting attended; two public events to provide comm’s for the bcbodies running races June 1 and June 14. Two more events planned for Aug 23 and oct 25. These event fine tune comm’s availability and on air procedures.
- Clay/Platte Cos. – June 2025 NL ARES Weather events June 3, mid afternoon, Heavy tree damage with power outages in Clay & Platte counties with confirmed EF-0 & EF-1 tornados in Independence & Raytown, Mo. June 26, NWS reported Severe storms approaching Platte & Clays counties. Flooding rain created road closures in Northern Platte county from Platte River flooding. The monthly ARES meeting was cancelled due to Flooding & sustained evening WX event predications
- Jackson Co. – Completed refresh of JCARES member list, updating active members and contact information. Removed inactive and lost to follow up.
District F: J.D. Simmons, WA0BER. DEC
- Good field day turnout in the District. Cole County ARES member WW0G manned an Amateur Radio display booth at local Lincoln University event dedicating the new public safety and health training facility. WW0G provided 2-meter contacts with local amateurs for children of attendees. This also occurred on Field Day.
The following are the statistics for the month of June. 31 out 60 ECs reported which is down from last month.
Thanks for all of the support for ARES in Missouri.
73,
Jeff KB3HF
Missouri SEC