Whats with all the “formal traffic” on the St. Louis County ARES® net?
During an actual emergency it is very likely that ARES® will be used to relay messages between served agencies, shelters, disaster sites and so forth. To make sure that the messages are accurate and are properly routed they will usually be in the form of written messages sent as “radiograms”. We occasionally pass “formal traffic” on the ARES® net (usually obtained from the National Traffic System) to gain practical experience in handling radiograms. We encourage all amateur radio operators listening to the net to write down the messages for practice, even if they are not going to deliver them. (See the Message Handling page for more information.) • Why is there a St. Louis County ARES® and also a St. Louis City ARES®? Missouri ARES® teams are organized by county. St. Louis City is not located within St. Louis County. It is a separate geopolitical entity and therefore has its own ARES® group. The most recent information that we have is that a new St. Louis City ARES® team will be organi
