Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:37:23 -0600
To: "ARES-Champaign County":;
From: Steve Hilberg
Subject: ARES of Champaign County QST -November 2002

The November meeting was held Wednesday, November 6 at the Fire
Service Institute.  Here are important notes from that meeting.


NOVEMBER SET (Simulated Emergency Test)
Mark Belding (N9GPA,) and Jon Burroughs (KB9ZZW) provided information
on the SET that was scheduled for Saturday, November 9.   The SET
was held from 10:00 a.m. to about 1:00 p.m. on that Saturday, and
11 amateurs participated. Thanks to N9GPA, N9DN, and KB9ZZW for
planning and running the SET.


NOVEMBER NET CONTROL STATIONS
For the record, here are net control stations for the month.

Nov. 12	KB9ZZW
Nov 19	N9PFD
Nov 26	AB9FJ
Dec 3	KB9ZZW
	
Remember to turn in your check-in sheets at the next monthly meeting.

NEW CALL SIGN
Tom Yu, formerly KB9ZZM, is now K9CFD.

...AND SPEAKING OF K9CFD
Congratulations to Tom Yu on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Tom is a member of Troop 101 in Champaign

NEW ILLINOIS SECTION EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (SEC)
Pat Ryan, KC6VVT, of Tonica, IL is the new Section Emergency
Coordinator.  He replaces Bob Hajeck, W9QBH.  Pat appears to be a
"hands on" person, and ECs have already received several communications
from him.

MACON COUNTY ARES NET
The Macon County ARES net is held every Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. on
442.250 (103.5). Several MCARES members have been checking into
our net on Tuesday, and I encourage those of you who are able to
hit their repeater to check in to the net.

NEXT MEETING
The next ARES meeting will be held on Wednesday,December 4, 7:00
pm at the FSI.  At this meeting representatives from the Illinois
Prairie Chapter of the American Red Cross will provide information
on their communication needs, and we will be discussing our joint
operational plan.  This is an important meeting and I urge each
ARES member to make an effort to attend.  Our required "annual"
meeting will be held in January.

73

-Steve-

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