W0S Titanic Event

Branson, MO - Saturday April 11, 2009 Ham operators will once again pay tribute to the brave men who used a Marconi radio to signal for help when the mighty Titanic went down at sea on April 14th, 1912.

This Special Event will take place at the worlds largest Titanic Museum in Branson, MO; the event will begin at 8AM Saturday morning and end at 7PM Saturday night.

HF Frequencies - SSB on 3.950, 7.250, 14.250; CW on 3.550, 7.050, 14.050 -- all frequencies will be plus or minus 5kc.
DSTAR, ECHOLINK and IRLP:
- DSTAR check-ins can be made through Reflector 1C and 5A
- ECHOLINK - Conference *OPENIRLP* number 302324
- IRLP - Reflector 9228

For more information on this event, please see their website, www.wzeros.com

OMAR Antenna Party

The OMAR Antenna Party will take place on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Faith Lutheran Church in Springfield MO. Faith Lutheran is at 1517 E. Valley Water Mill Road, just west of Glenstone (same place as the Ozark Mountain Hamfest). Event will kickoff around 9AM. Bring your project or just come out and have a good time. Testing will be held around 10:30AM.

UPDATE -- The 'March Hare' Foxhunt will start at 2PM at the parking lot of Faith Lutheran Church. Steve Palmer, KA0SPM is hosting the foxhunt. Get there early for the foxhunt and work on your antennas!

See you there!

DSTAR Nets

Following are some of the nets that the 146.775 W0OMD repeater will be linked up for:
OZARK MOUNTAIN DSTAR NET SUNDAYS 8:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME REF001C - originating from W0OMD KB0ZSG, Connie is net control. Local and Gateway check-ins encouraged.
MID ATLANTIC DSTAR NET TUESDAYS 6:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME REFOO2A KC2ESD, Rick is net control on 1st and 3rd week of the month.
TRI STATE DSTAR NET (HINTS & KINKS) TUESDAYS 7:30 P.M. CENTRAL TIME REFOO1C
CANADIAN DSTAR NET FRIDAYS 8:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME REF012B

Hamfest and Section News

The following excerpt comes from the January 2009 MO Section News from ARRL:

"The January 10th Ozark Mountain Amateur Radio Hamfest was a rousing success. Their operations room was filled with all kinds of interesting activities. The Hamfest was held at the Faith Lutheran Church 1517 East Valley Water Mill Road in Springfield, MO. Dennis Gedeon, KBØNHW, the Missouri Section Emergency Coordinator presented a very interesting program concerning his plans for moving the ARES program forward in Missouri. There was a large number of ARES members and leadership present at the forum.

Don't forget to put this outstanding Hamfest on your Calendar. The St. Louis & Suburban Radio Club's Winterfest will be held at the Gateway Center in Collinsville, IL on January 24, 2009. This Hamfest is one of the best in the St. Louis and Western IL area. If you want the latest info you can go to the St. Louis & Suburban Radio Club website http://slsrc.org The contact person is Bill Coby, KBØMWG, P.O. Box 2233 St. Louis, MO 63139 or Phone: 1-314-504-1104 or by e-mail bcoby@sbcglobal.net Talk-In: 146.76 (no tone) & 146.97 (PL 141.3) "

We were glad to have Dale Bagley, K0KY, MO Section Manager present, as well as all those who walked through the doors to make it a truly enjoyable hamfest for 2009. Thanks to all those who worked to make it possible as well: WB0W, Associated Radio, D&L Antenna, Hilltop Embroidery and Jerry & Joan Gentry helped draw the crowd while Lance, KQ0Q ran a Packet Radio station; Jeff, KC0VGC ran a PSK 31 station; Joye, N0OCP set up and ran a very portable HF station; Terry, KC0SQE and Connie, KB0ZSG were helping people with questions and operating the D-STAR station; Hew, KC0VTD did a great job not scaring off the people at the ticket table. The kitchen helpers were also great this year, with Jennifer, Millie KC0WBE, Joann and Tom "KB0SS" (still KC0QJH really) keeping the chili flowing. Mike, KC5MNP stayed extremely busy keeping James, KC0TQD on task. Jeremy KC0UJZ also gave us a hand with crowd control and setup and teardown.

Also, the Antenna Party is on tap toward the end of March. Details to follow on that very soon.
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OMAR

WØKRB named District E.C.

Ken Baremore, WØKRB, of Springfield, MO is to be named the ARES District Emergency Coordinator for District D. Congratulations to Ken and we wish him the best of luck as he takes on new responsibilities. Ken and Dennis Gedeon, KBØNHW will be hosting the ARES Section Meeting in Springfield on January 10, 2009.