With the raising of the HyGain AV-640 antenna in the backyard, I have now added Winmor capabilities to the station via RMS Trimode. Currently I’m scanning channels on 30m, 20m, 17m, & 10m. The 30m, 17m, and 10m frequencies are setup for Winmor 1600. The 20m is listening at Winmor 500. All available under the […]
I’m pleased to announce with the help of Paul/N0BBD, we have enabled and verified forwarding of messages between the St. Louis County BBS and the Franklin County BBS. Soon we will be testing Franklin County’s NTS message processing. Future notices on that will come out within the next week or so. By enabling the two-way […]
As of 3/28, the WASHMO:N0BBD-5 node & BBDBBS:N0BBD-1 bulletin board located in Washington, MO is now online and providing Franklin County ARES users with a reliable means of packet communications and a link into MSTL for access to Jefferson City over MEPN. If you have any questions regarding this node, please contact Paul Chambers, N0BBD. […]
Back by popular demand! I’ll be instructing the first class of the 2015 year sponsored by St. Louis Metro ARES/RACES. Introduction to Emergency Communication EC-001 This is the course that explains it all, a “must” for anyone interested in emergency communications! There will be four sessions, four hours each, held on the following dates: Saturday, […]
The packet node at the St. Louis County EOC is scheduled to go live on Monday March 30th. The 24/7 node will be using a Raspberry Pi 2, BPQ software, and be available on MEPN. The node’s callsign:alias will be W0AAF-5:STLEOC. If you live in the area of the EOC and have packet capabilities, please […]