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Muscatine County ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Join Our ARES Team!      ARES ID# 139IAØ1        Phone: 563-506-0304

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CALLING ALL MUSCATINE, LOUISA, CEDAR & SCOTT COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS!


  Your help is needed in times of emergency to provide emergency communications for Muscatine, Louisa & Cedar Counties, as well as our surrounding counties. ARES is an ARRL affiliated organization, but you do not have to be a member of the ARRL to be a member of the Muscatine, Louisa, Cedar or Scott County Amateur Radio Emergency Service.

 

  The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with their local ARES leadership, for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.

 

JOIN ARES


  ARES can be activated before, during, or after an emergency. Generally, ARES handles all emergency messages, including those between government emergency management officials. 

  To register with ARES, complete ARRL Form FSD-98 and send, or give it to your local EC - Emergency Coordinator. The EC for Muscatine & Cedar Counties is Scott Richardson - NØMRZ, the Assistant ECs are Dave Metz - WAØAUQ, Patrick Dickey - WØPCD or Wayland Gray - KI6KIB (Muscatine Co), Contact Michael Hafner - WØHAF (Louisa Co)Contact Cory Ryan - KFØCVR for (Scott County).  We need your contact information, information about any special training you have, license class, and a list of the FEMA training courses completed, equipment and the modes you can operate.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

  If you have an amateur radio license, are interested in amateur radio public service communications, and want to make a commitment to help our community in their time of need, Then this is the organization for you! By joining ARES we can achieve that goal. 

  Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization is eligible to apply for membership in ARES.  Training may be required or desired to participate fully in ARES.  Please inquire with the Muscatine ARES EC for specific information.  ARES is an Amateur Radio program, therefor, only licensed radio amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is desirable, but is not a requirement.

PARTICIPATE IN DRILLS

  As a member Muscatine, Louisa or Cedar County ARES you will get the opportunity to train and take part in non-emergency training drill scenarios that might include:

  • Railroad derailment - HazMat Spills

  • Flash floods

  • Plane crashes

  • Hill slides

  • Tornados

  • Search and Rescue operations

THE ARES MISSION STATEMENT

  The mission of the Muscatine, Louisa & Cedar County Amateur Radio Emergency Service®, Inc. is to provide reliable and alternate communications to our served agencies in times of emergency, disaster, or national crisis. This is accomplished through the training of ARES® volunteers in communication procedures, national operational procedures as required by FEMA (ICS, NIMS) and the development of the technical skills necessary to complete their communication missions under a variety of situations, including adverse communication conditions.

EMERGENCY PLANNING FREQUENCY

  The emergency planning VHF simplex frequency for District 5, Muscatine & Louisa County ARES is 146.445, see the map on the Resources page to find out the frequencies designated to other Iowa Counties. Our UHF simplex frequency is 446.445.

Thank you for your consideration,

C. Scott Richardson - NØMRZ

Muscatine County Emergency Coordinator

146.445 Emergency Planning Simplex Channel

Cell: 563-506-0304

AREDN Mesh PBX: 563-9201

Email: EC@MuscatineARES.org

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Emergency Channel
Muscatine / Louisa
146.445 - VHF
ARES
446.445 - UHF

MEETINGS:


  Meetings are held at 7:00pm on the 4th Monday of each month at MCC, Muscatine campus in Strahan Hall, Room 8, as well as on Zoom. It is an open meeting and all are invited to attend. Send an email to get on the invite list.

LOCAL NETS:


  The Muscatine County ARES team has a quick net on the 146.985 Wapello, IA repeater at 8:45pm on Sunday evenings, followed by an "On-The-Air" net / meeting on the 146.910 - MARC repeater at  9:00pm every Sunday evening. That is immediately followed by a simplex net on our emergency frequency of 146.445.  All licensed amateurs are welcome (and encouraged) to check in to all nets.

   The Washington County ARES team has their "On-The-Air" net on Monday nights on the 147.045 WAARC repeater at 7:30pm, or immediately following the weekly WAARC 2 meter net.

ARES - Membership Roster

Muscatine & Cedar County Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Our Team Members

C Scott Richardson - NØMRZ

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EC - Emergency Coordinator

Muscatine & Cedar County, IA.

VE - NWS Spotter

Wilton, IA. - First licensed as KBØHQV in the early 90's, and upgraded to a Tech Plus shortly after.  Heavily involved in RACES in Kansas as a weather spotter for the National Weather Service. Was an active member of RACES, and a tornado chaser in South Central Kansas for 7-1/2 years.  Now a General tasked with starting an ARES unit here in his hometown of Muscatine, Iowa. 

Cell: 563-506-0304

Email: EC@MuscatineARES.org

Dave Metz - WAØAUQ

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AEC - Asst. EC - Muscatine Co

Equipment Systems

Muscatine, IA - If Dave can't fix it.... it AIN'T Broke. If he can't build it... you don't need it. Dave is our Go-To guy on all things radio! 

Larry Kemper - WAØVUS

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Volunteer Examiner - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA. - If you have seen Larry's place North of Muscatine, then you know he is serious about Amateur Radio.  Larry's place has been the location of the MARC Field Day in the past. Other than amateur radio, Larry's other passion is building miniature steam/compressed air engines.

Eric Yerington  - KFØKMB

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

NCS

Muscatine, IA. - Eric was first licensed in October of 2022, and once the "ham bug" bit him, it bit hard.  He earned his general ticket two months later and his extra in February of 2023.  Now Eric is a volunteer examiner and runs our ARES net on the first Monday of each month.  When he's not on-the-air, he teaches at McKinley Elementary School in Muscatine.  Eric enjoys biking, working on his computer, and reading besides radio!

Maile Gray - KI6KHT

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Volunteer Examiner - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA. - Maile is the wife of Wayland - KI6KIB and we are lucky to have her as a member of our ARES team. She is an Extra Class operator and we look forward to working with you Maile!

Jon Ericson - KBØVK

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Volunteer Examiner - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA. - Jon is the guy that is you can depend on to man his post and stay on task.  Jon loves communications and you can hear him on the air regularly on HF, UHF and VHF . Jon loves Contesting.

George Barbour - N8GAB

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

Atalissa, IA. - 

Nicole Hewitt - ABØRU

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

Wilton, IA. - 

Mike Brogly - KFØKVQ

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA. - Mike is a relatively new ham, but with many years training as a first responder

. Trained as a “spotter”, and with his new skills is ready to put them into action.

Jeff Wachtel - KFØJRY

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

Fruitland, IA. - 

Wayland Gray - KI6KIB

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AEC - Asst. EC - Muscatine Co.

VE - Fundraising Coordinator

Muscatine, IA - Wayland cames to us shortly after relocating back to the Muscatine area from California, where he was an Emergency Coordinator for ARES. Wayland brings knowledge to our team and is able to share with us some of his experiences. Welcome to the team Wayland!

Bruce Dagel - WBØGAG

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VE Coordinator - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA - Bruce is our ARRL VEC Coordinator. He holds license exams on a bi-monthly basis. Bruce is an extra class amateur radio operator with a lot of experience and loves to geocache too!

Brad Soule - WBØTSG

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Lutheran Homes Coordinator

- Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter - Treasurer

Muscatine, IA - Brad is very active in the amateur radio. He takes on the duties of the Treasurer for MARC & ARES, as well as Net Control for the weekly "On-Air" service net each Sunday evening.  Brad is retired from Lutheran Homes and is our ARES liaison for their HARMS program to provide emergency communications.

William "Bill" Coulter - KC8TWZ

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA. - Bill was heavily involved in emergency services as a ham while residing in the state of Michigan. Bill is committed to helping establish an active ARES unit here in Muscatine, and spent the first year serving as an AEC.  Bill has extensive training in disaster management, and his knowledge will serve us well in the area of training and being prepared.

Kiel Colvin - KFØFZF

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

Montpelier, IA. - 

Keith Gray - KDØVWH

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

Muscatine, IA. - 

Harry DeBourcy - NØBKG

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Fairport, IA. - We welcome Harry to our team. He joined at the first meeting of the Muscatine County ARES group. He is not however new to amateur radio.  Look forward to working with you Harry!

Oliver Hewitt - KFØJYA

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

Wilton, IA. - 

John Teed - KFØDCV

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

Muscatine, IA. - 

Ken Brooks - N1KEB

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

West Liberty, IA. - 

Patrick Dickey - WØPCD

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AEC - Asst. EC - Muscatine Co

AREDN Network Coordinator

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA - Patrick obtained his license by testing at one of our first test sessions. Patrick is a valuable part of our team, he handles a lot of our IT, AREDN and AX.25 . Thank you for becoming an amateur radio operator and joining our team.

Owen McCormick - KØOCM

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SKYWARN Coordinator

- Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA - Owen joined our group as a studying Technician. Owen is an active weather spotter and makes a great addition to the team by bringing those skills to the group as our SKYWARN Coordinator.

Bob Weatherman - KDØSVH

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA. - Bob is an experienced amateur radio that will be a great asset in the moving of traffic, He is frequently on HF and his talents should be of great help when disaster strikes. Bob is a great spokesperson for the team.

Don Blake - KDØDTD

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA. - We welcome Don to our team. Don has been an active amateur radio operator for many years.  He is always at the meeting and the first one to offer to help us get what we need during our active times.

Chris Benner - KB9ATT

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

Muscatine, IA. - He and his family recently moved to the Muscatine area from the Illinois side of the Quad Cities. Chris' whole family has an interest in amateur radio and have their amateur radio licenses. Welcome Chris, and family!

Brent Bowers - KD8MBZ

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

Fruitland, IA. - 

Peter Bodenbender-Benner - KF9TFD

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

Muscatine, IA. - 

John Baker - KØFXM - SILENT KEY

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

West Liberty, IA. - His first rig was a Harvy Wells TBS-50D with high level AM modulation, and a SX-101 receiver, He is also a licensed private pilot. and ex-Army paratrooper with the 506 Parachute infantry Regiment, and holds a First Class Commercial Phone License. He lives on a farm in West Liberty, Iowa and his hobbies are fishing and making home-made wine... and drinking it! He's been a ham for over 35 years and it has given him some of the best times of his life.

Dan Litwiler - KEØMLG

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Member - Muscatine, Co.

NWS Spotter

Muscatine, IA. - Dan is a great asset to our team and is always there to help when he can. Dan loves to also metal detect.

Steve Michael - KFØCHE

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Member - Cedar Co.

NWS Spotter

Bennett, IA. - Steve is very knowledgeable in multiple areas of ham radio. He is a professional truck driver that travels around the country. He has multiple VHF/UHF & HF radios, and he teaches 2 ham radio classes a week via zoom. He's been a ham radio operator since 2020, and been a Severe Weather Storm Spotter since 2003. Steve is former military from ‘98-‘02 as a helicopter mechanic. 

Louisa County Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Michael Hafner - WØHAF

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EC - Louisa County

NWS Spotter

Letts, IA - Michael is a great addition to our team. He has a strong VHF station and is also involved with our sister group, the Washington Co ARES team. New to ham radio, but catching on quick. Michael is studying to get his Extra class operators license soon! Glad to have you Michael, you are in a great location to do good things for your county. If you reside in Louisa Co and would like to join ARES, Contact Michael.

Brian Hall - KD7JVD

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EMA Director - Louisa Co.

NWS Spotter

Wapello, IA - Brian worked for the Louisa County Sheriff's Department and has now taken the position as the EMA Director for Louisa County, IA. He is our main contact for the county and is the "Eyes on the Ground" for our team in his County. Welcome to the team Brian, together we can accomplish great things!

Scott County Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Cory Ryan - KFØCVR

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Emergency Coordinator

 - Scott Co.

NWS Spotter

Blue Grass, IA. - Cory has been a great asset to ARES. New to the hobby but a great communicator. He has stepped up to handle the emergency communications in Scott County filling a void where a leader was needed!

Shelly Minnick - KEØSHL

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Member - Scott Co.

NWS Spotter

Blue Grass, IA. - Welcome to the team Shelly. She was a long time listener with interests in the Caribbean and hurricane radio traffic. Thanks for joining our team!

Kevin Kramer - N2AM

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Assistant EC - Scott Co.

Equipment Systems

BlueGrass, IA - Kevin is a very knowledgeable individual when it comes to all things radio! A great asset to our team on the technical side of things. His experience and knowledge make him a "well rounded" team member that can help us in many areas of need. 

Kiel Colvin - KFØFZF

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Member - Scott Co.

Montpelier, IA. - 

Justin Kramer - KEØEZQ

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Member - Scott Co.

NWS Spotter

Blue Grass, IA. - Another new ham joins our ranks.  More information on this new Technician class amateur to come. Now get On-The-Air!

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