August 3, 2021 ARES Meeting

ARES Meeting 8/3/2021

Andy
Ray
Ron
Thomas
Chris
Jon
Steven Jr
Jennifer
Steven Sr

Net Controls-.625
Aug 9-Thomas
Aug 16-Steve JR
Aug 23-Ron
Aug 30-Steve SR-Simplex
Sept 6-Jon

ARES EVENTS
8/14/2021-SVITAK Bike Ride-Thomas running the run-Needs a sweep and someone at the soccer field in carthage(if you want to assist please reach out to Thomas and you can go to the website for maps Svitakfreedomride.org)
8/19/2021-ARES Drill downtown Joplin-at 3rd thursday Meet at Spiva Park at 8PM until 9:15-9:30PM Make sure to bring your radio and get a vest from Lori
1 at 1st st
1 at 2nd st
1 at 3rd st
2 at each side of 4th st(East and west)
2 at 6th st(East and West)
1 at 7th St
9/4/2021-Pittsburg Gorilla Run-Steve will get with Tyler(Crawford ARES) and see how many spots are needed and will get back with the group
9/7/2021-ARES Meeting
9/11/2021-MS150 Springfield-Saturn cannot go so any ARES that is not Saturn can go(Springfield to Lebonon)Steve will get more info
9/16/2021-ARES Setup 3rd Thursday Downtown Joplin
9/18/2021-Girl Scout Event-Frontenac, KS-Want Ares to set up and display communications

ARES:
August Drill will be at Third Thursday Joplin Downtown
Leadership meetings will stay the same on 4th Thursday at 7pm
The 145.350 repeater when its linked to the 490 networks, it not only a weather repeater, but also an emergency communications repeater
Third Thursday event for ARES will be in Sept on the 16th
Updated the phone tree/Phone numbers and Email/We will start the phone tree process once a month
Calender handed out showing all the events and nets for ARES and Saturn that we have coming up, Aug thru Dec.
–Update-No VE Testing Nov 18th and last VE Testing Dec 9th
Handed out ARES and Saturn Flyers for people to have and to put up.
October-Skywarn recognition day
Last Minute Notes:Andy-We need more communications so lets work on more communication within the team.
Jennifer approved for PIO, and can submit application per Andy

Saturn Events:
8/13/2021-6:30PM-9:00PM-Serv Safe food Handler(In Person)
8/14/2021-8:00AM-5:00PM Disaster Food Service Canteen Operations(In Person)
8/20/2021-6:00PM-10:00PM-Incident Command System(Virtual)Part 1
8/21/2021-8:00AM-12:30PM-Incident Command System(Virtual)Part 2
8/28/2021-1:00PM-3:00PM-Saturn Training(Setup)
9/11/2021-All Day Webb City-Patriot Event
10/??/2021-All Day Event-Springfield-SMARC Hamfest

Handed out Positions and list for approval from operators-Approved by all 8/3/2021 8:10PM
Confirm that everyone is ok with the location for the Saturn Meeting, everyone is ok with it.
Discussed on ways to get more members for Saturn and to get more operators set up for Saturn.
Meeting Ended at 8:15PM

Minutes from Tuesday February 2, 2021 ARES meeting:

Pledge of Allegiance was done
Net Controls were decided for the month
Silver Creek is approved for remainder of year. First Tuesdays will
be ARES meeting and Fourth Tuesday will be training/building
Everyone was reminded that ARES drills are 3rd Tuesday at 7:00pm
ARES has option to run a booth for Joplin Memorial Run, pending
ARES main frequencies are 444.625 and 145.350
NWS Skywarn training is pending response from NWS
ARES will prepare to do beginners Skywarn weather awareness
training (beginners level) to local communities
ARES Skywarn Weather Net will now include the Fordland repeater.
ARES Plan and FEMA classes were discussed per ARRL.
Some goals were discussed for 2021:
More knowledge of Weather Ready Nation
Train the community on weather nation readiness
Work on having quick mobile communications equipment
Cross training with Mutual partners-Salvation Army and Civil Air
Patrol
Work on radio projects, builds and setups at local parks
Potential ideas for training:
Bring in unfinished antennas, learn soldiering techniques
Update programming in radios
How to build a bug out bag/ quick radio bag
Spotter requirements
Projects still in Progress:
Working on meetings with Civil Air Patrol
Working on First Aid and CPR courses
Updating ARES flyer for distribution
Distribution of ARES Emergency Communicator Individual Task
Book

November ARES Meeting

The meeting was great last night. The following members were present; KA0TUD, KE0AKN, KE0CZR, KB0ORZ, KE0QCT, KE0OPP, and KE0KOW.

Skywarn recognition day December 4-5.

Everyone donated gifts and canned goods to be given to the Salvation.

Net Controls for December are: 7th-KB0ORZ, 14th-NOUYC, 21st-KE0AKN, 28 is proposed for W0SEJ.