ARRL Kansas Section (KS) Section Manager Ron D. Cowan, KB0DTI PO Box 36 Lacygne, KS 66040 kb0dti@arrl.org Section Links Hamfests Affiliated Clubs Ham Radio Classes Other sections Midwest Division

Assistant Section Manager Orlan Q Cook, W0OYH 12110 W 71st St Shawnee, KS 66216-2912 (913) 631-0423 orlan@everestkc.net Emily M Stewart, KC0PTL 1100 Wellington Dr Leavenworth, KS 66048-4761 kc0ptl@arrl.net Official Observer Coordinator Robert M Summers, K0BXF 3045 N 72nd Kansas City, KS 66109 (913) 299-1128 rsummbxf@aol.com Public Information Coordinator Laurance S Staples Jr, W0AIB 7862 Howe Cir Shawnee Msn, KS 66208-4260 (913) 341-3067, (913) 341-3068 lstaples@kc.rr.com Section Emergency Coordinator Robert M Summers, K0BXF 3045 N 72nd Kansas City, KS 66109 (913) 299-1128 rsummbxf@aol.com Section Traffic Manager Ron D Cowan, KB0DTI PO Box 36 Lacygne, KS 66040 (913) 757-3758 kb0dti@peoplestelecom.net Technical Coordinator William R Brinker, WA0CBW 6428 Mullen Rd Shawnee, KS 66216-2141 (816) 753-2166, (913) 268-8819 william474@aol.com

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Monthly Summary for October 2008

News last updated: Thu, November 6, 2008 at 7:07 PM ET

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE KANSAS SIDEBAND NET ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Due to poor band conditions, the Kansas Sideband net has moved to 5:30 PM on 3920 kHz. BCNU there. . . . Orlan w0oyh

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AROUND THE SECTION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Silent Keys: KØTBU- Francis "Eileen" Goddard, Dodge City WØXM- Mike Eyman, Bush City/Ottawa KØZM- Thomas Rose (Formerly KC0EI ), Overland Park --------------------------------------------------------------- HARC Officers for 2008-2009 are: WAØKDC- Charles, President; WAØSRR- George, VP; KCØCCR-Randall, Secretary/Treasurer Kansas Slow Speed Net is in session. Mondays at 7:32 PM on 3.547 MHz. Look for QKS SS. Mine Creek Winterfest is scheduled for Valentines Day. Johnson County RAC's annual auction and campout will be October 25-26 at Marshall Ensor Museum and farmsite south of Olathe at 183rd and US 169. The auction will take place Saturday morning followed by other activities through out the day. A balloon launch and CPR class are scheduled. Tours of the museum and buildings will take place during the afternoon. Junior Hams of Kansas net Thursdays at 7P on the NEKS\Sunflower\KØHAM system in NE Kansas. 444.9, 146.955, 145.39, 146.94, 147.315. You'll need CTCSS of 88.5 to participate. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

August Reports

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NET ACTIVITY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kansas.Nets--------Sessions--Check-in--messages------Managers. ------------------------------------------------------------ Ks.Sideband.Net---------31-------892----44-----N0KFS---Bill Ks.Phone.Net------------23-------261----15-----N0KFS---Bill Ks.AM.Weather.Net-------31-------702---595-----WB0YWZ--Louie Ks.Weather.Net----------30-------832---560-----WB0YWZ--Louie Central.States.Tfc.Net--26------1747----49-----N0BFB---Norm QKS.CW.NTS.Tfc.Net------41--------111---45----NB0Z----James QKS-SS.Slow.Speed--------#--------##-----#-----KB0DTI--Ron

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STATION-ACTIVITY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Call------Messages.--Orig---Rec----Sent-----Deliver----Total NB0Z ------------------0-----56------35---------1----------92 KB0DTI-----------------0-----24------10---------6----------40 W0OYH------------------0-----10------10--------10----------30 N0ZIZ------------------0------0------10---------0----------10 ------------------------------- Station Appointee Reports: Technical Specialist: Larry-WN8P, Room for your report here!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL (PSHR)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Categories>>>> 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Totals ----------------------------------------------------------------------> KB0DTI Ron 40 40 20 20 0 0 120 N0ZIZ Dan 10 10 20 10 0 0 10 70 Points minimum to qualify.

~~~~~~~ARES - AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE REPORT. ~~~~~~

DE K0BXF ARRL Section Emergency Coordinaor KANSAS ARES activity report for Kansas July activity from the August reporting this Sept 1, 2008. We had only 9 Zone EC reporting with 95 net sessions and 710 QNI handling 3 QTC. Army MARS for Kansas reported 489 on air hours of operation and 846 messages handled. WD0DMV reports RACES net had 8 QNI with Mitchell, Lyon, Elk, Smith, Montgomery Wyandotte and Shawnee counties represented. KB0WEQ sent along her best to all as she was unable to make the Salina Ham gathering Aug 17. However she is still recruiting membership for the SATERN network. 73 Bob K0BXF ARRL SEC KS --------------------------------- State RACES Officer: Joseph Plankinton- WDØDMV 314 NE Sumner St Topeka, KS 66616-1338 Kansas RACES/ARES Net is held on the First Thursday of the month at 7PM on 3.940 MHz. SATERN Liaison: June Jeffers-KBØWEQ , Gardner MARS Liaison: John Halladay -- KAØJMO, Lawrence ARES Map: http://www.cenkares.org ---------------------------------------------END----------------------------------------------

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KAR - Kansas Amateur Radio email newsletter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kansas Amateur Radio newsletter is available at>>>>>> w0oyh@arrl.net

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~KANSAS ARRL NTS NETS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NET NAME MGR. DAY TIME. Freq. Ks Sideband Net-------- N0KFS Dy. 6:30 PM 3920 kHz Ks Phone Net----------- N0KFS MWF 6:45 AM 3920 kHz Ks Phone Net----------- N0KFS S,S 8:00 AM 3920 kHz Ks AM Weather Net------ WB0YWZ Dy 7:00 AM 3920 kHz Ks Weather Net--------- WB0YWZ Dy. 6:00 PM 3920 kHz Central States Tfc Net--N0BFB M-F 12:30 PM 7253.5 kHz QKS CW NTS Tfc Net----- NB0Z Dy 7:00 PM 3547 kHz QKS CW NTS Tfc Net----- NB0Z Dy 10:00 PM 3547 kHz QKS-SS Slow Speed Net-- KB0DTI Mon. 7:32 PM 3547 kHz

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TENTH REGIONAL NET REPORT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

62 sessions, (QNI) check-ins ?? (QTC) messages 160 , KS represented 47% of net sessions By James NB0Z Dave W0SS/Mgr.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KANSAS INDEPENDENT NETS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NET-NAME-----------SESSIONS---CHECK-INS----Msgs.--- REPORTER Chanute Area ARC--------2-----------13---------0------WA5FLV Chanute Simplex -------5-----------27---------0------WA5FLV Coffeyville UHF---------4-----------32---------1------NU0B Mine Creek ARC----------3-----------17---------0------KB0DTI Neosho Val. QCWA--------3-----------14---------0------WA5FLV Wheat State Wrls -------4-----------37---------0------KB0DTI Pilot Knob ARC----------4-----------46---------0------KC0JCQ JHOK Youth ------------1-----------11---------0------KU0DM Room for more here.

A full month is allowed for stations, Net Controls and Net Managers
to get their reports in to me to compile and get to HQ.
All other info is current.

73, Ron -- KBØDTI - ARRL KS SM

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kansas Is Great in 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kansas Section Meeting	Practically Standing Room Only !
VALLEY CENTER/WICHITA HAMFEST	VALLEY CENTER/WICHITA HAMFEST
	Valley Center Hamfest
KØRH photo	KØRH photo
KØRH photo	KØRH photo
Flint Hills ARC Members at Towanda Festival October 4th-5th. WAØROX, , , NØTGR
Jim KØRH & Mike KØPY holding their 2007 Sweepstakes plaques for the Midwest Division...KØRH won low power Phone and KØPY low power CW. Who will come out on top this year ? KØRH photo

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