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Kansas

Contact Information

Section Name:
Kansas
Contact:
Ron Cowan- KBØDTI Section Manager
Daytime Phone:
913-757-4455
Evening Phone:
913-757-4456
Email:
kb0dti@arrl.net

Basic Information

Division:
Midwest
Description:

                                                                                               Updated  Aug 26

 

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Around the Section

Kansas QSO Party weekend of August 30-31    https://www.ksqsoparty.org

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The Western Kansas Ham Gathering "Hamfest"  September 27th 2025,            8am - 5pm VFW Building, Victoria KS, 204 E Main St. Victoria, KS 67671 set up 7-8, Swap meet 8-12 Vendor tables $10 ea.

Lunch 12-1 choice of chicken dinner or chili, chili dog, hot dog $12.00

 Presentations: >Bruce Frahm K0BJ (Hamming abroad and in's and out's of QSLing thru the    BURO) 1-2pm >Matt Matthes KD0EZS (Route 66 Special event update) 2-3pm >Mike Albers K0FJ (Demo of building a All Star node and putting it OTA)       3-4pm >Matt KD0EZS (PICO Balloons! Build and Launch) 4-5pm  all proceeds go to continue future Ham gatherings and Ham radio projects     in Western Kansas.

Contact Marion Miller WØRBO @ ka0rid 1055 @ gmail.com Matt Matthes @ kd0ezs @ pld.com All subject to change

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Wichita Area Hamfest sponsored by Valley Center ARC October 4, Riverwalk Church of Christ 225 N. Waco Wichita.   This is our Kansas convention for 2025

Reno County ARA Hamfest August 9  at HCC Fire Science Building 3211 East 4th Ave Hutchinson.  8A -1P  Talk-In 147.120 + (103.5) Contact AC0RL@yahoo.com  http://rckara.org

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Kansas Slow Speed Net is held Mondays at 7:30 on 3547 KHz. WDØESF- Mike in Medicine Lodge is our moderator.

Western Kansas 160 net is held Tuesdays at 9PM Central / 8P Mountain on 1960 KHz. Matt-KDØEZS is our host for this ragchew style gathering.

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March  2024 Reports

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NET ACTIVITY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
Kansas.Nets-------Sessions---Check-in--messages------Managers. --------------
 
Ks.Sideband.Net----------31-------553---22----- Open
 
Ks.Phone.Net--------------17-------242------20-----
Open

Ks.AM.Weather.Net------31-------784----770-----WD0BWE- Don
                                         
Ks.Weather.Net-----------31-------782----718
--------WD0BWE- Don
 
Central.States.Tfc.Net---26------956-----27----N5ZMW-Garey
 
QKS.CW.NTS. Early-----27---------78------0
-----OPEN

QKS.CW NTS Late-------31--------32------0-----OPEN

QKS-SS Slow Speed-----4----------24-------1----WD0ESF--Mike
 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STATION-ACTIVITY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
Call-----Messages.--Orig---Rec----Sent-----Deliver----Total
 
KB0DTI----------------0-----18--------0---------0---------18
 
~~~~~~~~~~~PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL(PSHR)~~~~~~~~~                                 
Categories>>>>   1.   2.    3.    4.   5.   6.   T  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

KB0DTI Ron          40   18   20  0   0     0     78
 

Room for more doers here:

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Emergency Contacts:

SATERN Liaison: Herb-NZØF & Diana-KDØOBP, Prairie Village.  Kansas and Western MO Division.
 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~KANSAS ARRL NTS NETS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
NET NAME   MGR.  DAY  TIME.  Freq.

Ks Sideband Net-------- OPEN     Dy. 6:30 PM 3920 kHz
Ks AM Weather Net------ K0NXM Dy 7:00 AM 3920 kHz
Ks Weather Net----------- K0NXMDy. 6:00 PM 3920 kHz
Central States Tfc Net--N5ZMW      M-S 12:30 PM 7253.5
QKS CW NTS Tfc Net----- OPEN Dy 7:00 PM 3547 kHz
QKS CW NTS Tfc Net----- OPEN Dy 10:00 PM 3547 kHz
QKS-SS Slow Speed Net-- WD0ESF Mon. 7:30 PM 3547 kHz

Winter evening nets begin at 5:00 PM due to propagation

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  March 2024
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KANSAS INDEPENDENT NETS~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

Mine Creek ARC----------3-----------18--------0------KB0DTI

Wheat State Wrls---------4-----------35--------0------KB0DTI

Reno Co ARC-------------2-----------26--------0------AC0MO

Atchison Co ARS---------4-----------48--------6------K0QPL

Pilot Knob ARC-----------4-----------66--------0------QRZ

Jarbalo ARC--------------5-----------55--------0------QRZ

Sand Hills ARC-----------4-----------32--------0-----K0EQH

Auxcom Multimode------0----------000--------0------WX0NET

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Links:
Kansas Information Website, Kansas QSO Party, Club Resources , Ensor Museum and Park

Kansas Officials

  • Laurance Staples

    Public Info Coordinator

    Laurance S. Staples W0AIB

  • Ron Cowan

    Section Manager,
    Section Traffic Manager,
    Section Emergency Coordinator

    Ron D. Cowan KB0DTI

  • William Brinker

    Technical Coordinator

    William R. Brinker WA0CBW

  • Richard Johnson

    State Government Liaison

    Richard C. Johnson K0RCJ

  • Jack Di Palo

    Section Youth Coordinator

    Jack F. Di Palo WZ1Y

  • Kenneth Kopp

    Assistant Section Manager

    Kenneth A. Kopp AK0A

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