Section Comments: The annual ARES report has been issued by ARRL. The Missouri Section is number 5 out of the 70 ARRL Sections in the Nation with total reported membership of 1,298 amateurs. We are 4th in Total ARES Events supported of 3,141 events and 5th again in the ARRL Sections with Total Volunteer Value …
The new year is here and I hope everyone had a great break at the holidays. As we look to the new year, we need to continue to develop local training and exercise programs. Practice can be boring sometimes, but getting a rhythm established that becomes automatic really helps when you are performing in an …
Another year has now passed and the Missouri Section ARES membership has contributed a huge amount of their time, talent and equipment to support local charitable organizations, governmental served agencies and the citizens of Missouri. With the December numbers now in for this year, the record shows that we attended/supported 3,141 events with 32,404 man-hours. …
The month of November has been a relatively quiet month for ARES. Our activity level for the year has been great with a lot of volunteer hours contributed by the ARES membership. I attended a course yesterday that was a presentation for for what Amateur Radio can do for Emergency Management. The capabilities of amateur …