Gary Hoffman, KB0H, the Net Manager, presided over the monthly St. Louis County ARES^® meeting held on August 16, 2004.

Gary mentioned that St. Louis County ARES^® participation in a CUSEC earthquake drill held on July 25, 2004. (CUSEC = Central United States Earthquake Consortium)

Gary turned over the meeting to guest speaker Roland Kramer, W0RL. Roland explained the purpose of formal traffic and described the NTS (National Traffic System) message handling system.

After Roland's presentation, John Weis, N0UFB, District C Official Emergency Station, critiqued the group's performance during the earthquake drill. Most notably, very few ARES^® members identified themselves as such.

John also read a memo from the ARRL (American Radio Relay League) concerning the terms "ARES" and "Amateur Radio Emergency Service". Both are registered as trademarks.

John reminded everyone that the MS-150 Bike Tour was approaching and that volunteers were still needed.

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