Hey everyone! Here’s your quick rundown of what went down at our August 9th meeting at 200 N Allen St. We had a good crowd, a few laughs, and got a lot done — all before 10 AM!
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New Board for 2025-2026!
Our first meeting with the new leadership team for the year – almost the same as the last leadership team!
- President: Ben Townsend – W1TBM
- Vice President: Dave Lahay – N0VLA
- Secretary: John Krueger – W0NSX
- Treasurer: Arthur Smith – N9XRY
- Repeater Trustee: Frank Momot – KC9SDU
Congrats to all, and thanks for stepping up to serve!
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Repeater & Technical Talk
- Our repeater’s performing like a champ! We even had a mobile QSO from St. Louis.
- EchoLink had a hiccup but Frank got it fixed fast (once he knew about it).
- Field Day was a blast with three stations plus GOTA. We did have some interference, but band pass filters should fix that. Next year we’ll work on getting the word out better!
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Club Projects & Equipment
- Gear from Chief Pratt’s brother.
- 2m Ringo Ranger is complete and functional
- Mosley HF Vertical – about 20’ tall. Frank has all the elements, but it needs a little hardware
- 5-element cross-polarized 2m antenna with 2 feedline connections. May be a Cushcraft
- Approved purchase of a shorting switch for antenna flexibility at the fire house— Frank will pick it up.
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Mark Your Calendars!
🍖 September 13 – Meeting + BBQ at Arthur’s after the meeting. Bring your lawn chair, favorite side dish, and drink.
🚴 September 17 – Bottleneck Bridge Ride. Lori KE0WWQ is leading our volunteer crew — thanks, Ben, for already signing up! Brandon KF0HOG might join in, too.
📡 WinLink Training – Brandon is offering another session soon. With Emergency Management leaning on WinLink more and more, now’s a good time to brush up.
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ARES Corner
- Oct 4 – Simulated earthquake SET from 9 AM–12 PM. Multiple stations across Jefferson County and HF comms with SEMA.
- Washington County 911 has a new amateur station and is inviting us to train on their equipment.
- JeffCo ARES Net now runs the 1st Tuesday after the JeffCo Club Meeting, monthly at 6:30 PM on 147.075.
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Net Control Lineup – August & September
Club Nets:
Aug 11 – W1TBM | Aug 18 – N9XRY | Aug 25 – KF0HOG | Sep 1 – N9XRY | Sep 8 – KF0MXQ (tentative) | Sep 15 – W1TBM
ARES Nets:
Aug 14 – KC9SDU | Aug 21 – KC0AC | Aug 28 – KF0HOG | Sep 4 – N9XRY
💬 That’s it for this month! Big thanks to everyone who came out and contributed. The club’s running strong thanks to all of you — whether you’re chasing DX, running nets, helping with events, or just sharing your knowledge.
See you September 13th at the next meeting — and save room for BBQ at Arthur’s later in the day (2pm)! 🥩
Eastern Ozarks Amateur Radio Club 
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