Warren County ARES

WCKY ARES - Net Notes

Net 20: 2026.10.015(JD285)@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1941
• Total check-ins = 7

Check-ins

• KD9GRD NT
• K4WKU
• KI4HEJ NT
• WJ4T NT
• K9CHS
• KY4JPS

Announcements

• Club meeting for everyone 11/14 at Downtown Public Library
  • Demonstration of packet radio
  • Other info tbd

Net 19: 2026.10.08(JD278)@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1945
• Total check-ins = 7

Check-ins

• KD9GRD
• KY4JPS
• KR4JKU
• K4WKU
• KR4MKD JOHN
• KI4HEJ

Announcements

• Read example Radiogram
  • Will post on the website so you can check
• New member KO4PVI
• Members training this Saturday, 10:00am
  • Discussing activation procedures OP Sections 6.0.10, 6.0.11, 6.0.14, 6.0.17
• Club meeting for everyone 11/14 at Downtown Public Library

Net 18: 2026.10.01(JD271)@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1953
• Total check-ins = 9

Check-ins

• KN4BIY IO
• KD9GRD
• K9CHS
• KY4JPS
• K4WKU
• KQ4OQL IO
• KR4JKU
• KI4HEJ NT

Announcements

• Meeting with Bill Rector and Kevin Bailey 10/5 to discuss served agency relations
  • Bill is WC Fire Chief and Director of Public Safety for WC
  • Kevin is Plano Fire Chief and Deputy Director of Public Safety for WC
• I am working with Heart Preparedness Partnership of which District 4 is the HEART Coalition to setup AX25 packet gateways in the area
  • This is used to send digital information like Winlink Emails over RF in times of communications failure
  • Also used for P2P digital information transfer
  • Highly recommend you start learning this technology; we can hold a workshop on this in the future
• Saturday 10/3 members will participate in a short exercise as our participation for SET
  • We will be focusing on Radiograms
  • Please have necessary items ready
  • More information to be sent Friday

Training

• Review Operations Plan, Section 6.0.10

Net 17: 2026.09.24(JD264)@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1950
• Total check-ins = 8

Check-ins

• K4WKU
• KY4JPS
• KN4WLM
• KD9GRD
• K9CHS
• KR4JKU
• KN4BIY

Exercise:

• EC created radiogram and read it to all members. Members recorded the radiogram and read back to EC.

Net 16: 2026.09.17(257)@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1950
• Total check-ins = 8

Check-ins

• KN4BIY io
• KN4WLM
• K4WKU
• K9CHS
• KR4MKD
• KR4JKU
• KI4HEJ

Announcements

• We will not participate in 10/3 SET
  • The purpose of the SET is to practice what we’ve learned, and so far we’ve had no official training
• FCC and FEMA will be performing a test on the Emergency Alert System nationwide Tuesday, November 17th, at 1:20pm CST. This will effect radio and TV programming, but not phone
• New section created on homepage, https://nathanielbutts.github.io
• Calendar posted to website, find link on homepage
• Next week we will make further changes to this net by incorporating exercises, challenges, or trainings into the format. Next week (and future nets) please make sure to bring something to write with (paper & pencil, computer, etc) and you will be given instructions then.

Net 15: 2026.09.10@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start Time = 1930
• End time = 1958
• Total check-ins = 16

Check-ins

• KQ4OXS glenn north todd io
• KN4BIY io
• KY4JPS
• KR4JKU mike
• KR4BJZ lane muhlenburg
• K9CHS
• K4WKU
• KC9MU tom
• KO4PVI mob
• KQ4OQL echo
• KI4HEJ
• KR4BZF
• KQ4TEY
• KR4FRM
• KD9GRD

Meeting posted to youtube Lane with 75’ in muhl co could hear us

Net 14: 2026.08.27@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start Time = 1930
• End time = 1947
• Total check-ins = 8

Notes/Announcements

• August 29th, field exercise
• First ARES meeting 9/3/2026
  • Time/location tbd
• Louisville Hamfest 9/12
  • Dennis Lutz (SEC) presenting ARES forum
  • Louisville Metro EMA bringing MEOC (Mobile Emergency Operations Center)
• ARRL Simulated Emergency Test
  • 10/3-4/2026
  • Plans TBD
• NWS Paducah Elite Spotter Training
  • 10/22/2026 1800-2200 CST
  • Online webinar
  • Need to have basic spotter credentials

Check-ins

• KD9GRD
• KN4BIY
• KN4WLM
• KR4MKD
• K4WKU
• KI4HEJ
• KQ4OQL
• KQ4TIV

Net 13: 2026.08.20@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start Time = 1930
• End time = 1946
• Total check-ins = 6

Notes/Announcements

• August 29th, field exercise
• First ARES meeting 9/3
  • Time/location tbd

Check-ins

• k9chs
• kn4wlm
• kd9grd mike
• ki4hej
• kr4mkd

Net 12: 2026.08.13@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start Time = 1930
• End time = 1951
• Total check-ins = 9

Notes/Announcements

• August 29th, field exercise
  • One station will setup on their base station or mobile at their QTH
  • Others will be on HT in the field at pre-specified areas
  • Goal of the exercise is two fold:
    • Test reception/transmission in the county to find strong/weak spots
    • Practice relays, a common practice in EmComm situations
  • Does this date work for others?
  • Preferred time?
• First ARES meeting 9/3
  • Time/location tbd
  • Thinking to make this bi-monthly
• Starting in September, rotate NCS
  • Net control duties is a common task in ARES and EmComm
  • Will prioritize folks who don’t do a lot of nets now.

Check-ins

• KD9GRD
• K9CHS
• KN4WLM
• K4WKU
• KR4MKD JOHN SIMP
• KI4HEJ
• KQ4OQL
• KR4BZH

Net 11: 2026.08.06@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start Time = 1930
• End time = 1944
• Total check-ins = 9

Check-ins

• KY4JPS io
• KK4SSV william simp io
• KI4HEJ io
• KQ4NNJ io
• KD9GRD mike
• K9CHS gary
• KN4WLM mickey
• K4WKU

Net 10: 20260730@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start Time = 1930
• End time = 1947
• Total check-ins = 8

Check-ins

• KD9GRD MIKE BG
• K9CHS GARY
• K4WKU STEVE
• KI4HEJ
• KQ4OQL
• KR4MKD JOHN SIMP CO
• KQ4TIV

Net 9: 20260723@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start Time = 1930
• End time = 1944
• Total check-ins = 7

Check-ins

• k9chs
• ky4jps
• kn4biy
• k4wku
• ki4hej
• wj4t

Net 8: 20260716@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start Time = 1930
• End time = 1946
• Total check-ins = 7

Check-ins

• W5FU I/O
• K9CHS I/O
• KY4JPS M-BG
• KD9GRD MIKE
• K4WKU
• KI4HEJ

Net 7: 20260709@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1950
• Total Check-ins = 7

Check-ins

• K4WKU/P
• K9CHS/B
• KI4HEJ
• KD9GRD
• W5FU
• KN4WLM
• K1RTIV hospital net results

Net 6: 20260702@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1948
• Total Check-ins = 8

Check-ins

• KQ4TIV
• K4WKU
• K9CHS
• KN4BIY
• W5FU
• KN4WLM
• KK4SSV
• WJ4T

Net 5: 20260625@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1943
• Total Check-ins = 6

Check-ins

• K4WKU
• KY4JPS
• KI4HEJ
• K9CHS
• KR4BZJ
• KN4WLM

Net 4: 20260618@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time =
• Total Check-ins = 6

Check-ins

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Net 3: 20260611@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1943
• Total Check-ins = 5

Check-ins

• K4WKU/P
• KR4LYL/P
• KD9GRD
• KG4BMH
• KQ4TIV/P

Notes

• Links to videos for IS-100, 200, 700, and 800 training are posted to WCKY ARES

Net 2: 20260604@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1944
• Total Check-ins = 6

Check-ins

• N1KDF
• KY4JPS
• KR4LYL
• KN4WLM
• K4WKU
• KQ4TIV

Notes

• Announced digital presence WCKY ARES
• Asked for suggestions for orgs and people to contact to offer services to
• Good contact would be Bill Rector from Warren County Fire
• Next net encouraged to do on mobile/ht operation to simulate ARES conditions

Net 1: 20260528@1930

Basic Info

• Freq = 147.615
• Start time = 1930
• End time = 1956
• Total Check-ins = 8

Check-ins

• KJ4ARE
• N1KDF
• K4WKU
• KR4LYL
• KY4JPS
• W4RRA
• KQ9QL
• KQ4TIV

Notes

KY4JPS - where to apply?

• KQ4TIV - https://www.arrl.org/files/file/fsd98(2).pdf - Fill out this form, electronically or by hand, and send to me. We can also bring them to the club meetings if you desire.