Inside..
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DMR
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NIMS / ICS
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Ohio Section ARES Announcements
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Winter Field Day
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Getting this Newsletter
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Upcoming Hamfests
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Got Questions
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Final - Final
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DMR..
Hey
Everyone on DMR – Are you looking
for some help with your new DMR radio or how to write
a code plug?
Here
is an upcoming meeting on those topics!
Some
reminders and notes about the January ARES Meeting:
Date:
Sunday January 8
Time:
1:30 PM (earlier than normal start for this month only)
Location:
Maple Heights Branch Cuyahoga Public Library
5225 Library Lane
Maple
Heights, OH 44127
We
will be handing out ARES shirts and then having the DMR workshop. Anyone not
interested in the DMR workshop is welcome to leave after getting their shirt.
We won’t be conducting any ARES business other than handing out shirts and some
ID cards I made for those who took pictures at the November meeting.
DMR
Workshop Info - If you don’t already have a DMR ID, please register for one at
the following link: https://dmr-marc.net/cgi-bin/trbo-database/userreg.cgi
Please
bring your radio, laptop, programming Software, and programming cable with you
to the workshop
Please
make sure your software is installed and working prior to the workshop. Due to
time constraints, we will NOT be able to assist with any sort of
software/computer issues during the workshop. Your computer MUST already be
working and your software must be able to read and write to your radio.
Mathew
Nickoson KC8NZJ
Want
more information about DMR? Here’s a link to get you started..
http://arrl-ohio.org/digital/digital.html and also located there is Andy, K4AWC’s
newest Ohio Codeplug. You can download it while you’re on this same page.
NIMS / ICS
Training
Hey
Gang, our numbers are growing, we now have 540 members contributing a
total of 3,517 classes including 340 who have completed the 4 NIMS required courses!
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.
I’ve
had a lot of folks ask me why this training is so important. The answer is easy.
In 2014 the ARRL signed a MOU with FEMA to help them when needed. This puts
ARES in direct contact with FEMA now, this is a relationship that we didn’t
have before. The agreement indicates that we are to be a TRAINED corps of
communicators. With that stated, FEMA’s expectations are that we have the 4
basic courses – ICS 100, 200, 700 and 800 completed so that we can properly
operate within their Incident Command System that ALL emergencies now operate
under. So you see, we’ve now agreed to get this training, and that’s why we
need to fulfil our part of this MOU as best as we can.
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 Section ARES
Announcements
Hey
Gang.. Mark your calendars for the
following dates.
The
Second Annual Ohio ARES VHF Simplex
Contest! January 14 – Just about
a week away on this one.
The
Ohio ARES Conference is now
scheduled for April 01 at Marion
Technical College/ OSU Marion Campus. Anyone and everyone that is interested in ARES is invited. This is always well
attended, and it’s theater seating! Easy for everyone to see and hear the
speakers. Yes, I’m planning on video recording this as well, for those who just
can’t make it, but you’d better have a really good excuse. More details will be
forth coming on this as well.
NVIS Day will be April
22 – This has always been a really big hit with everyone, and it’s so easy
to participate. More news on this event will be forth coming.
As you can see, 2017 is going to be a really
busy year for sure!
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Field
Day is not just for summertime anymore. Winter Field Day, sponsored by the
Winter Field Day Association (WFDA), will take place over the
January 28-29 weekend, and it can be a terrific time to prep for ARRL Field Day
in June. The annual event’s stated purpose is to encourage emergency operating
preparedness in the winter, but it’s also an excuse to get out of the house and
enjoy the great outdoors. According to the WFDA, getting ready for emergency
communication in a winter environment is just as important as the preparations
and practice that take place each June during ARRL Field Day, and — let’s face
it — it’s not cold and snowy everywhere during the winter months. Your local
climate could be quite the opposite.
“Don’t
let those winter doldrums keep you locked up in the house,” the WFDA says. “Get
out and play some radio!” The WFDA said it believes that maintaining operating
skills should not be limited to fair-weather scenarios.
The
event, which got its start in 2007, is not restricted to North America. All
Amateur Radio operators around the world are invited to participate, and there
are three entry categories — indoor, outdoor, and home. The rules are similar to those for ARRL Field Day. Operation
will take place on all HF bands except 12, 17, 30, and 60 meters, as well as on
VHF, UHF, and satellite. The event runs 24 hours. US and Canadian stations
exchange call sign, operating category, and ARRL or RAC section.
The
WFDA encourages both group and solo operation, and if you’re not up for an
outdoor winter adventure involving Amateur Radio, you can operate from the
comfort of your shack. As the WFDA says on its Facebook page, “The object is winter fun!”
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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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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.. As
Phil Esterhouse of the acclaimed Hill Street Blues used to say.. “Hey,
let’s be careful out there..” this
holds true for all of us as well, but have FUN
doing it!!
73,
Scott,
N8SY..
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