What’s
Inside..
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Handbook Giveaway
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Straight Key Night – Plus More
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DMR
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Getting this Newsletter
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One Question Survey
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Upcoming Hamfests
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Got Questions
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Final - Final
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SPECIAL
- HANDBOOK GIVEAWAY
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Hey
Gang..
Just
wanted to remind you all that I am giving away another 2017 ARRL Handbook on New
Years Day!!
If
you entered anytime in December, you'll have a second chance at the Handbook!
If you haven’t entered yet, why not? What have you got to lose? It’s FREE and
you can’t get anything better than that!!
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What's
the catch? There isn't any. If you live in Ohio, all you have to do to
be entered is to fill out the form.
You'll
even be emailed a copy of the completed form back to you as your confirmation
that you're entered. It won't cost you anything!! And no, you don't have to
be an ARRL member to participate! A new drawing is held each month, and
in order to be eligible, you do have to enter each month. You can't win
if you don't enter. So what have you got to loose!!
The
next drawing for the 2nd Handbook will be announced on New Year’s Day. Each
winner will be notified by email, so PLEASE use a valid email when completing
the form, this is the only way I have of contacting you if you win.
Please
only hit the submit button once. It will take the server several seconds to
process the form. Once completed and accepted you'll be directed back to the
main page of the website.
Here’s
a link to help you… http://arrl-ohio.org/handbook1.html
73,
and good luck to all..
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Every
day is a good day to operate on CW, but set some time aside on New Year’s Eve
and Day to enjoy Straight
Key Night (SKN)
or to do some CW on the satellites during AMSAT CW Activity
Day.
The
annual SKN gets under way at 0000 UTC on January 1, 2017 (New Year’s Eve in US
time zones). The 24-hour event is not a contest but a day dedicated to
celebrating Amateur Radio’s CW heritage. Participants are encouraged to get on
the air and simply enjoy conversational CW contacts, preferably using a straight
(hand) key or a semi-automatic key (bug).
Activity
traditionally centers on CW segments in the HF bands. There are no points or
obligatory exchange. The only requirement is just to have fun! Send a SKN list of stations worked and
your vote for “Best Fist” and “Most Interesting QSO” by January 31, 2017.
AMSAT CW Activity
Day — formerly Satellite Straight Key Night — takes place on January 1, 2017
(UTC) and run for 24 hours. As with the old Straight Key Night, this is a fun
event, not a contest, and there is no required exchange. All forms of CW are
welcome, from straight keys, bugs, and keyers to keyboards and decoders.
Working the same station on more than one satellite is permitted.
All
participants are asked to post their results, including any “Soapbox” comments,
to AMSAT-BB. Include the satellites you used and the number of CW contacts you
make on each. Participants may post their full logs, although this is not required.
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DMR.. NEW.. The Ohio Talkgroup Net is changing from
having a net on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday to EVERY Wednesday night at 8:30pm
EST, starting January 4th. Don’t forget,
there will be an Ohio Statewide DMR Net every Wednesday night starting in the
new year.
Have
we gotten you to look into this new (old) mode yet? I’ve been busy propagating
the website with lots and lots of information about DMR. Please, go take a look
at the website and see if it isn’t something that really is gonna’ be FUN for
you to do. Here’s the link: http://arrl-ohio.org/digital/digital.html
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Heck,
just send me an email: n8sy@n8sy.com and let me know
that you want to be added.. It’s really just that easy. We have over 2,500
persons on our Ohio Section Mailing List now.
Are
you passing this newsletter on to others? Please, if you know of anyone that
would be interested in this information, feel free to pass it on to them. You
don’t have to be an ARRL member or even a ham to receive these emails.
You
can always “Opt-Out” at any time if you feel this is not what you
were expecting.
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One Question Survey. Have you seen that there is a NEW
question on the website? There is, please take just a few seconds and answer
the survey. It is important, and it’s also fun to see how your answer stacks up
with all the other folks. http://arrlohio.org
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01/15/2017
| Sunday Creek Amateur Radio Federation Hamfest
Location:
Nelsonville, OH
Sponsor:
Sunday Creek Amateur Radio Federation
01/29/2017
| TUSCO Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
Location:
Strasburg, OH
Sponsor:
Tusco Amateur Radio Club
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Want
to sit and just chat awhile? I’m available, Heck, I’ll even buy!!
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Finally.. Have
you noticed that there is now an Index for each article at the top of the
newsletter? Just another improvement to this newsletter update!
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73,
and have a Fantastic New Year..!!
eof..
