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SPECIAL EVENT HAPPENING – and you’re invited..
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 A few months
ago, the winner of the Hiram Percy Maxim award for 2015 was announced. The
honor went to Chris Brault, KD8YVJ, of Liberty Township, Ohio, a member of
the Great Lakes Division. The Division would like to formally recognize Chris
for this national honor and will be holding an awards ceremony at the Voice
of America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester, Ohio, on Saturday,
November 12th at 1 p.m. Hams throughout the division, but
particularly those from the Greater Cincinnati area, are invited to this
celebration. We invite all ham radio operators to come and meet Chris and
congratulate him on his accomplishment.
The VOA Museum
will be open from 1 – 4 p.m., with free admission. However, donations are
always greatly appreciated. The facility houses three museums, one featuring
the Voice of America transmitting facility (the Bethany Relay Station) which
is the original purpose of the building; another the Media Heritage Museum,
showcasing the history of broadcasting in the Cincinnati area; and finally
the Grey History of Wireless Museum, with many old-time radios of all sorts.
The VOA is located at 8070 Tylersville Rd in West Chester, Ohio.
In addition to
the ceremony and reception, where hams can congratulate Chris in person, we
hope to get him on the air from the West Chester Amateur Radio Association
shack in the museum, so that hams throughout the Division can make contact
with Chris. Details to be announced later, but we’ll probably try forty meter
SSB after 2 p.m. He’d appreciate making many contacts with hams in the
Division.
To make sure
that the VOA is properly prepared for all of us, please click on this link to
RSVP..
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HGQPYM2
For more
details, please contact Vice Director Tom Delaney, W8WTD, at w8wtd@arrl.org
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ICS (NIMS) statewide database..
Did you know that we have over 455 members in the statewide
database now? We also have right
For those of you who have also taken the EC-001, 002 or 003
courses in the past, please send copies of those certificates too. You never
know when they might be requested.
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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Are you getting those emails from me? If not, all you have
to do is to “Opt-In” to receive them. Heck, just send me an email at: n8sy@n8sy.com
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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NEW.. One Question Survey has now been posted.. Have you
taken the survey yet? If you haven’t please.. go to http://arrlohio.org and
answer it.. You’ll find it on the left side about half way down. It’s
only one question and after submitting your answer, it will show you how you
stack up with all the others who have answered.
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OHIO SPEAKERS BUREAU
Tom Sly, WB8LCD is continuing to collect information on club
presentations and is always on the look-out for speakers that are willing to
help out and do their presentations for clubs around the Ohio Section.
You don't necessarily have to travel. With the technology of
today, you could easily do a webinar, Google Hangouts, or Skype presentation
right from the comforts of your own shack. Bob Heil, K9EID does this all the
time! You might be surprised just how easy this really is now days.
If you've had or conducted an interesting presentation at a
club meeting in the last 12 months, please send an email to Tom. He would
like to know:
1) The topic or the name of the presentation,
2) The name and call sign of the presenter,
3) The name and location of the club,
4) Do clubs usually have interesting presentations (Y/N),
5) Has your club ever had a presentation done over Skype or
some other internet service?
Tom stresses that he would like this information from all
club members - not just club officers! You can email Tom at: tomsly29@gmail.com
Your participation in this program will benefit all the
clubs in the Ohio Section. Our goal is to see this list grow. The more
presenters we have on the list, the more interesting your club meetings will
be.
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Upcoming Hamfests in Ohio..
12/03/2016 | Fulton County Winter Fest
Location: Delta, OH
Sponsor: Fulton County Amateur Radio Club Website: http://k8bxq.org/hamfest
>> 2017 <<
01/15/2017 | Sunday Creek Amateur Radio Federation Hamfest
Location: Nelsonville, OH
Sponsor: Sunday Creek Amateur Radio Federation
Website: http://www.scarfarc.com
01/29/2017 | TUSCO Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
Location: Strasburg, OH
Sponsor: Tusco Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://tuscoarc.org
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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: n8sy@n8sy.com
Want to sit and just chat awhile? I’m available..
Heck, I’ll even buy!!
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One final note… GO CAVS!!
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