Inside..
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Skywarn
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NIMS / ICS
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Ohio ARES VHF Simplex Contest
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Notable Special Event
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Upcoming Hamfests
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Getting this Newsletter
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Got Questions
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Final – Friday the 13th
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Skywarn..
Hey
Gang, wow did I ever make a faux pas..!! In my message the other day I forgot
to include Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne in the listing.
So,
let’s try this again.. It’s now time to start thinking of either renewing or
obtaining your Skywarn training for 2017. Do you know where the training is
being made available?
Here’s
the links to all 4 weather offices
that cover Ohio. Depending on where you live will depend on which weather
office you’ll want to look at. It’s your choice as to which area you want to go
to, but just be sure to get that training in!
You
can also find these links on the Ohio Section ARES webpage under Skywarn
too
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NIMS / ICS
Training
Hey
Gang, our numbers are growing, we now have 557
ARES Members with various certs turned in. We can also brag on the fact
that we have 352 that have completed all
4 of the needed classes and 3,590
total classes registered in the statewide database. Here’s a link to the
database
I’m
pushing hard on all of you to not only get this training, but to get those so
valuable certificates turned in to me so that we can get you added to the
database as well. Yes, we have a lot of folks in there, but we know that we
don’t have yours. How do we know that? Everyone that has the 4 basic courses
(IS 100, 200, 700 & 800) and has shared those certificates with us are now
listed on the Ohio Section NIMS Roster.
If
you don’t see your name on the list we don’t have all 4 of your needed certificates,
and we definitely need and want them! This list shows those who have all 4
certificates turned in. If you don’t see your name on the list, send them to
me n8sy@n8sy.com Now even if you haven’t gotten all 4 of
these courses in, we still need you to get what you do have turned in to us so
that we can get you started on your way.
The
Ohio Section has taken a lead in the country with this and really dug its heals
in and has done a great job of completing this training. Let’s keep it going
for 2017!!
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Ohio ARES VHF
Simplex Contest
Hey
Gang.. Mark your calendars for the
following dates.
The
Second Annual Ohio ARES VHF Simplex
Contest! January 14 – this is TOMORROW!!
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NOTABLE SPECIAL
EVENT COMING UP..
Inauguration
Special Event Set:
Radio amateurs in the Washington, DC, area, will operate special event station
W3T January 19-21 to mark the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, Mike Lonneke,
W4AAW, of Round Hill, Virginia, has announced. A group of more than 20
operators will staff the operation, and a commemorative QSL card will be
available.
Jim
Nitzberg, WX3B -- who participated in the 2009 inaugural commemorative station
-- recalled the special event was swamped by callers. Lonneke and Nitzberg are
making their own stations available for the operation, and teams of seasoned
contesters will be taking the helm for the W3T event. Richard Maylott, W2YE,
will oversee the distribution of the anticipated thousands of commemorative QSL
card requests.
QSL
direct with a self-addressed, stamped envelope ($2 for non-US requests) to
20732 Furr Rd., Round Hill, VA 20141-1803 or via the W3 QSL Bureau
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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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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: 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 and growing.
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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Got questions, concerns or
would just like to sit and chat awhile?
Want
to sit and just chat awhile? I’m available, Heck, I’ll even buy!!
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One
option is to stay tucked up in bed all day to avoid any potential Friday the
13th bad luck that may come your way, or alternatively, you could ignore the
superstitious chatter and embrace it.
In
2017, there just happens to be two Friday the 13ths – January 13 and October
13. Now with all of this said, I just
wanted to have a little FUN with you today and let you all know that it’s just
a number, and whether you believe it is unlucky or just another day is totally all
up to YOU..!!
73,
Scott,
N8SY..
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