AND THE WINNER FOR
THE HANDBOOK IS……
We've
had another fantastic response this month with more than 1,000 entries.. But
this month the winner is..
>>
Stephen Huges, KD8ACS <<
It
got mailed out this morning and should be in Stephen’s hands very soon.. Be
sure to congratulate him when you see him!!
Keep
watching for a new drawing coming soon. It's just around the corner.
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Ohio SET <<
Hey everyone! We had a really big number of participants
this morning as the Ohio SET kicked off! Thanks to all who did
participate for your energy!
Starting around noon, most of the counties had completed their own
missions and were signing off the nets, so we are closing down W8SGT.
Traffic can continue to flow across the traffic nets as you will,
and again thanks so much!
For the latest Section Emergency Coordinator’s monthly report go
to:
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Ohio
Amateurs in Action..
Hey
Gang.. It was suggested that we have a photo gallery of our Ohio Amateurs
in action. So, we now have a photo gallery just for this.. You can find it at:
http://arrl-ohio.org/action_pics/action.html
as well as there is a link to this page right from the main page of the
Ohio Section website..
These
pictures can include any special event, activity and so forth that your ARES or
Club has done.. I’m sure you get the idea. Send your pictures to me at: n8sy@n8sy.com and include a brief
explanation of the event and I’ll get the pictures added to the gallery.. I’ve
already got the pictures from “Convention Week” and the Mahoning Disaster
Drill.. I’m looking for great new pictures that I might be able to use in
the next Ohio Section Banner, so make sure that you get your pictures to me.. I
want a great representation of ALL of the Ohio Section.
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Ohio
ARES Conference..
Did
you miss the Ohio ARES Conference this past weekend?? Boy, do I ever have
a deal for you.. I videoed all of the presentations and they are available
on-line for you to view at your leisure.. Here’s the link to get you
started on viewing the fantastic conference that we had this past weekend…
http://arrl-ohio.org/SEC/sec-conf-2016.html
Now I gotta’
tell ya’.. Having all of the presentations on video to view at your leisure is
something that we’ve never done before.. It was a true experiment that I think
worked out well, even the sound came out decent. If you agree with me, we’ll
continue to do this so that everyone can benefit from our conferences, and not
just the ones who were lucky enough to be present.
So, with that
said, connect to the presentations and then sit back with your popcorn and
drink and have a great time!!
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More
than 200 US Stations Signed Up for Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air
So
far, 219 US stations have registered to take part in Scouting’s 2016 Jamboree
on the Air (JOTA), which will take place October 14-16. Registration remains
open for the 59th annual event. Last year, 400 US stations registered. JOTA
officials are asking JOTA 2016 participants not only to register for this
year’s event, but to follow up with a post-JOTA report.
“We
expect to have several thousand stations around the world signed up by JOTA
weekend,” JOTA Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND, said in a JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree on
the Internet) update. “Make sure you register your station.” Designated
Scouting frequencies are on the “Guidelines for Amateur Radio Operators“ page.
“Twenty meters is probably the go-to band during the daytime. Try moving off
the calling frequency and spreading out while making those QSOs.” Wilson said
that in addition to the DX spotting websites, there’s a Scout stationspotting
cluster.
He
also suggested taking advantage of other communication modes, including the
dedicated D-Star Scouting reflector 033A, as well as DMR, IRLP with topic
channel 9091, and Echolink, with conference node JOTA-365. Doug Crompton,
WA3DSP, and Elliott Liggett, W7QED, have set up Allstar node 41760 for
JOTA/Scouting conversations, Wilson added. In addition to social media,
ScoutLink is an excellent way to connect to Scouts around the world with only
an Internet connection, he said.
“Dave
Edwards, KD2E, and Andy O’Brien, K3UK, have developed a Scout scheduling page,”
Wilson said. “You can use this to post your frequency and to pick up on other
stations as well.”
More
than 1 million Scouts in 150+ countries — at nearly 18,000 stations — are
expected to take part in JOTA 2016, engaging with other Scouts to talk about
Amateur Radio and their Scouting experiences. “JOTA is about conversations
across town and around the world, rather than about contacts,” Wilson said.
Got
questions about this year’s Jamboree on the Air? Contact:
Educational
Outreach - Scouting
Scott
Hixon, KC8ITN
22581
E. Ringgold Southern Road
Stoutsville,
OH 43154
Phone:
740-474-5293
Email:
kc8itn@arrl.net
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Traffic Nets Serving Ohio <<
It
seems that there were a few errors in my first attempt at posting these nets.
So, after getting some additional updates from all of you, here we go with what
I hope is an accurate listed of some of the nets around the state..
**
Ohio Local Nets **
Burning
River Traffic Net (BRTN), 9:30 PM daily, 147.150 MHz, W8DJG manager
Central
Ohio Traffic Net (COTN), 7:15 PM (19:15), daily, 146.970 MHz (Columbus
RPTR), KD8TTE manager http://www.cotn.us/
Miami
Valley Traffic Net (MVTN), 7:00 PM Mon, Thurs, Sat, 146.640 MHz, KC8HTP
manager
Northwest
Ohio ARES Net (NWOHARES), 6:30 PM, daily, 146.610 MHz, PL 103.5, N8TNV
manager
Tri-County
Traffic Training Net (TCTTN), 9:00 PM Sun, Tues, Fri, 147.015 MHz, KI8U manager
http://tricountytraffic.net/
Tri-State
Amateur Traffic Net (TATN), 8:00 PM daily, 146.670 MHz, PL 123.0, WG8Z manager
http://www.tatn.org/
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Ohio Section Nets **
SSB
Ohio
Single Sideband Net (OSSBN), 10:30 AM, 4:15 PM and 6:45 PM daily, 3.972.50 MHz,
KC8WH manager http://ossbn.org/
CW
Buckeye
Net (Early), BN-E, 6:45 PM daily, 3.580 MHz, WB8YLO manager
Buckeye
Net (Late), BN-L, 10:00 PM daily, 3.590 MHz, WB9LBI manager
Ohio
Slow Net (OSN), 6:00 PM daily, 3.53535 MHz, W8OLO manager
For
the latest Section Traffic Monthly Report go to: http://arrl-ohio.org/stm/stm.html
**
DMR NET **
Ohio
Statewide Net meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday night at 8:30pm local on the
Ohio Talk Group
Kentucky
Statewide Net meets every Thursday night at 8pm local on the Kentucky Talk
Group
**
Ohio HF Digital **
OHDEN
will meet 3585 USB
OLIVIA
8/500/PSK31 alternate, with MT63 1K for bulletins. Frequency: 3585Khz, 7072KHz
alternate.
MT63
2K on VHF/UHF with PSK as an alternate (Assigned locally)
HF
Digital Net Manager:
Eldon
E. Peterson, W5UHQ
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Are
you getting those emails from me? If not, all you have to do is to “Opt-In” to
receive them.
I’ll
get you added to the mailing list. There’s a link to do this on the Ohio
Section website, it’s on the bottom left corner.. For your convenience, here’s
a direct link to it: http://arrl-ohio.org/forwarder/forwarding.html I urge all of you to make sure that everyone,
regardless of whether they are a League member or not, get signed up for one of
these options. You can always “Opt-Out” at any time if you feel
this is not what you were expecting.
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>>
Amazon Smile <<
If
you weren’t aware, you can donate to the ARRL every time you make a purchase on
Amazon. That’s right, all you have to do is sign up for Amazon Smiles and you
will donate “without any additional charges to you” to the ARRL. For every
dollar you spend on Amazon, every person signed up for this option will
automatically donate a percentage of their purchases to ARRL. It won’t add any
costs to you. Please, take advantage of this great program and donate to the
ARRL by simply signing up for it..
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Upcoming
Hamfests in Ohio..
10/16/2016 | Conneaut ARC
HamfestLocation: Conneaut, OH
Sponsor: Conneaut Amateur Radio Club
10/23/2016 | Massillon ARC Hamfest
Location: Massillon, OH
Sponsor: Massillon Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.w8np.org
11/05/2016 | GARC Hamfest
Location: Georgetown, OH
Sponsor: Grant Amateur Radio Club
Location: Georgetown, OH
Sponsor: Grant Amateur Radio Club
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**
RNC / NAACP Conventions **
Want
to read about what we did during the July “Conventions” week? Grab the October
issue of CQ MAGAZINE! We have a big report coming out in the October
edition of the Ohio ARES activities during RNC / NAACP Conventions! The
editors of CQ were very impressed with your work and grabbed the story and
photos we contributed! Nice work, again, everybody!!
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Got
questions, concerns or would just like to sit and chat awhile?
Give
me a call at (419) 512-4445 or email me at:
Want
to sit and just chat awhile? I’m available.. Heck, I’ll even buy!!
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