First of all, this report covers two months. The September report was delayed because of my trip back east for my mother and my mother-in-law’s funerals. That took 2 and 1/2 weeks and there was a lot of details to accomplish. The October report is coming out on time. I am announcing to all in the Section that I have retired from the SEC position effective October 31st. I have held this position for 12-1/2 years and it is time to step down and let a younger person pick up this position. I think we have accomplished a number of good things during the 12+ years but it’s time for someone else to move the Section forward. Thanks for all of the support that I was given during my tenure.
September District News:
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.
- Clay/Platte Cos. – 9/3/25 ASMC U.S. Coast Guard Exercise Support. Meeting 9/25/25 MECC – SET review in preparation for October 4 Exercise.
- Jackson Co – F2F training for SET, Cabinet meeting.
District B: Don Vary, KD0HHN, DEC
- Adair Co. – County has Echolink active on the 2 meter repeater W0CBL-R Node 833985.
- Marion Co.- ARES did information table with Marion County CERT for Steampunk festival Labor Day Weekend.
- Sullivan Co. – Working on Amateur Radios for hospital and other agencies.
District F: – J.D. Simmons, WA0BER, DEC
- DEC/ADEC are planning for upcoming Cole County exercise.
- DEC/ADEC prepared compilation/distribution of MESN Exercise AAR. Exercise held in August 2025.
Ocotber District News:
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.
- Cass Co. – The Spooky Sprint is a Half Marathon (13.1 miles total length: 6.55 miles to a turn around Point) with shorter runs of 1-mile, 5k, and 10k. We provided the Amateur Radio support.
- Clay/Platte Cos. – NL ARES – MECC SET 10/4/2025 The Team played a crucial part in the overall operation to prepare for the FIFA 2026 World Cup games. The exercise provided guidelines to expand our training for the upcoming event. Meeting: SET team players shared the AAR items for improvements to be incorporated during 2026. Winter preparation included Battery storage in the event of Power outages. The WinLink system was reviewed with demonstrations of messages sent via Telnet & Gateway resources.
- Jackson Co. – Participated in Regional SET on Oct 4.
District B: Don Vary, KD0HHN, DEC
- Adair Co. – Working on starting a CW net for members.
- Marion Co. – Still doing simplex net, having good success mapping out coverage area for simplex operations.
District E: Barry Doyle, AC0WL, DEC
- District is in the middle of a project to link two of our repeaters (VHF) together which will greatly extend our footprint in SE Missouri and Southern Illinois. This should be completed in November if all goes as planned.
The following are the activities and hours for the months of September and October:
73,
Jeff KB3HF