The Salvation Army

March of Dimes March for Babies, Kansas City, Missouri

Hundreds of participants May 1st pledged support and walked in the March of Dimes, March

for Babies. Note The Kansas City Sprint Center in the lower image.

Bill Gery KA2FNK (top left); Mike Billquist KCØZKO (top right);

Herb Fiddick NZØF (left); Carolyn Wells NØCJ (right);

The TSA SATERN Communications Vehicle provided the much needed radio

net.

Pictured above:

Brian Short KCØBS (upper left); Matt

May KC4WCG (upper right);

Mike Asselta KDØCDQ (left).

Not pictured Bill McMillan NØYUD.

March of Dimes March for Babies reported 10,000 participants finish with good

food and comradery.

Bull Creek Bike Bash, Spring Hill, Kansas May 7th

Front row left to right: Diana Fiddick KDØOBP, Steve Lester KDØEKS, Jim Lasseter

NØQMB (wheel chair), and Joyce Lasseter KC8PHD (orange vest), Tony Berry KDØBNY

(ball cap). Back row from left to right: Calvin Lewandowski KCØCL, Dennis Smelter

KCØQBU, Scott Durham KCØQIL, John Capra KDØEVM, Steve Rainey WDØDPB, Jeff

Butler KDØOYL

SATERN MEMBERS ARE AMONG THOSE

OPERATING SPECIAL EVENT STATION WW1USA

ON May 7 and 8, 2016

Amateur radio operators, including many SATERN members were involved in

the operation of a special event station on May 7, and 8, 2016 commenmorating

the courage of sailers during the Battle of Jutland. This battle was the largest

naval engagement of WorldWar I and the only full-scale clash of battleships

during the “Great War.” The battle was fought from May 31 to June 1, 1916 in

the North Sea near the coast of Denmark's Jutland Peninsula. There were

approximately 250 ships involved in this large naval action. Fourteen British

and eleven German ships were sunk, with great loss of life during that battle.

SATERN members pictured from left to right are Bill Gery (KA2FNK), Joe

Krout (WØPWJ), Jay Greenough (WJØX –in background standing) and Herb

Fiddick (NZØF). These were a few of the SATERN members present at Special

Event Station WW1USA at the World War I Museum Grounds in Kansas City,

MO on May 7 and 8, 2016. (Rich Britain NØENO was taking the pictures.)

Inside the tent, as WW1USA is on the air. SATERN member Jay Greenough is

standing at the phone station.

This is a picture of the WW1USA antenna set-up at the Liberty Memorial at the

WW1 Museum.

The Johnson County ARES/SATERN Meeting held at

Heritage Park, 16050 Pflumm, Olathe, KS on May 9,

2016.

From left To right with their SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS were: Mike Asselta

KDØCDQ, Jim Alexander KIØCT, Bill McMillan NØYUD, Brian Short KCØBS, Jim Andera

KØNK, Rich Britain NØENO (who handed out the awards), and Herb Fiddick NZØF.

OTHERS WHO ARE TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS

BUT ARE NOT PICTURED:

HENRY MONTON WØIE, LUKE BUGLER KØLTB, ROGER BAILEY N6ZOP, LARRY

GRIMES ABØRC, WARREN MINEAR KDØOYW, DARREN MARTIN NØMZW, JOE

KROUT WØPWJ, GEORGE MCCARVILLE WBØCNK, DONALD SIMPSON KDØGAU,

STEVE LESTER KDØEKS, CHARLES SIMPSON KCØNUG, LARRY EKER WAØYQM,

BRAD KELSEY KUØFAN, CURT ROBINSON KCØNVK,

John Capra KDØEVM and Jim Alexander KIØCT (left); “Fox” Transmitter (right)

Bill McMillan NØYUD shows John Cassida KEØHWD his tracking antenna (left);

Russell Copple WBØRRK holding direction finding antenna with Jim Andera (KØNK)

(right).

Eddy Paul (KYØF) out hunting the “fox” with storm clouds behind him (left). John

Cassida, Jay Greenough (with DF Device) and Jim Alexander (right).

Steve Lester (KDØEKS) explains to Thomas

Laney and Michael Laney (KEØGHU) the

uses of the Communications Vehicle.

The SATERN Communications

Vehicle practices deployment day &

night.

(The images are courtesy of Charissa Dunham KB4BML, Rich Britain & Mike Asselta.)

The Lawrence, Kansas Lonestar Century Bike Tour

supported by TSA SATERN members, Olathe to

Lonestar Lake Lawrence, Kansas, May 22nd

.

SATERN volunteers Brian Short, Ryan O’Neal KDØEWB, John Capra, and Mike Asselta

provided communications support to over 340 bicyclists at the event.

The Midwest Meltdown, Paola, Kansas supported by

TSA SATERN Communications Vehicle, May 22nd

.

Dick Carter

NØTO (left),

and Steve

Lester

KDØEKS

(right,) with

the CV 105

Vehicle.

Steve Rainey WDØDPB is at Net Control in the

SATERN Communications Vehicle.

A Look Back to May 2011 to Encourage Our Readiness

Joplin,

Missouri as

seen by

SATERN

volunteers upon

arrival.

The next day,

The Salvation

Army, including

a SATERN

team from our

Division,

answered the

call to assist the

people of

Joplin,

Missouri. Saint

John’s Hospital

destroyed in the

background.

MAJOR PATRICK MCPHERSON, WW9E, SATERN

FOUNDER, SILENT KEY

Major Patrick

McPherson,

WW9E, who was

the founder of

SATERN

(Salvation Army

Team

Emergency

Radio Network),

is a Silent

Key. Major Pat

was 70 years old

at the time of his

death having

passed away

unexpectedly on

Saturday, May

14, 2016 at

Lakeland

Medical Center

in St. Joseph,

MI. Funeral

services were

held at 11 a.m.

Thursday, May

19, 2016 at the

Duffield and

Pastrick Family

Funeral Home in

Coloma,

MI. Burial followed at North Shore Memory Gardens in that same city.

Major Pat founded SATERN in 1988. Major Pat served as SATERN Director for more than 23

years before stepping down five years ago. In 2014 to 2015 he re-assumed that role on an

interim basis. Major Pat also served in various disaster and non-disaster related positions with

The Salvation Army though-out his career.

At the time of his passing, Major Pat was to be presented with The Salvation Army Certificate in

Recognition of Exceptional Service — a national-level award acknowledging outstanding,

distinguished and significant achievement in or for The Salvation Army. We understand that

award will be presented posthumously.

Major Pat had local connections. Major Pat was born on February 18, 1946 in Kansas City,

KS. He graduated from Wyandotte High School and attended Kansas City Metro Jr. College

before leaving the Kansas City area.

Major Pat was very helpful to our local SATERN program assisting our Divisional SATERN

personnel in obtaining resources for our SATERN responses to the tornado damage that occurred

at Joplin, MO and Greensburg, KS. He also was of assistance in the dedication of the June

Jeffers Memorial Radio Room at the Olathe Corps.

Major Pat was a regular check-in to various SATERN Nets. Major Pat checked into our

SATERN Divisional HF Net when time allowed.

Major Pat is survived by his wife Carmella (KB9YSQ); son Sean McPherson; daughter Tara

Garcia; daughter Erin McPherson; brother Major Laurence McPherson (KA0QEO); 5

grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Memorials in Major Pat’s name may be made to The Salvation Army.

On a personal note, Major Pat was a wonderful person with whom to work. He was a very kind

and understanding person who had a great sense of humor. Major Pat will be greatly missed.

(Rich Britain, (N0ENO) SATERN Coordinator Kansas and Western Missouri.)

SATERN Meeting Information: ARES/SATERN meeting June 13th 7pm @ The Salvation

Army Corps, Olathe Corps, 420 East Santa Fe, Olathe,

Kansas 66061.

SATERN meeting on the 2nd Thursday of each month, in

the City Command building, at 6:30 PM local time. The

address is 350 N. Market, Wichita, Kansas 67202

WYANDOTTE COUNTY SATERN MEETING - held on

the third Thursday of the month at the Harbor

Light Village Salvation Army Corps, 6721 State Avenue,

Kansas City, KS. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

in conjunction with the Jayhawk Amateur Radio

Society.

Mike Asselta kdØcdq@arrl.net

Kansas & Western Missouri Divisional PIO Editor Volume 6 Number 6 June 2016