Inside..
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Handbook Giveaway
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January VHF Contest
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NIMS / ICS
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Zane Grey's birthday – Special Event
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Weekly DMR Net
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Upcoming Hamfests
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Getting this Newsletter
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Got Questions
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Final – Ohio Presidents on this Inauguration Day
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Handbook Giveaway
Have
you seen the NEWEST “Handbook Giveaway” drawing on the website yet? It’s
there..!!
To
enter the drawing all you need to do is fill in a couple of boxes on the form..
(your name and email). That’s you need to do to be entered into a drawing to
win a 2016 ARRL softcover Handbook. There’s nothing else required (Oh.. You do
need to be a resident of Ohio to win..)
The
winner will be mailed the Handbook at my cost. This is being offered just to
see how many folks are really checking in on the website. Got the idea? Best of
luck to you!!
Here’s
a link.. http://arrl-ohio.org/handbook.html
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Warm
Up with the January VHF Contest, January 21-23
(From
ARRL)
If
you’re feeling a chill in the air, it must be time for the January VHF Contest!
Those in the northern tier of the US (or in a good part of the US this winter)
are experiencing brisk winds, temperatures dipping southward, piles of snow or
ice, or heavy rain. This means the ARRL January VHF
Contest is
near. This annual event begins at 1900 UTC on Saturday, January 21, and it
wraps up at 0359 UTC on Monday, January 23.
The
objective for amateurs in the US and Canada (and territories) to work as many
stations in as many different Maidenhead grid squares as possible, using
frequencies above 50 MHz — often while trying to stay warm. Contest contacts
may be made using SSB, CW, digital modes, and even FM simplex.
The
January VHF Contest offers Single-Operator and Multioperator categories.
What’s really cool about this contest are these three
Single-Operator categories, inviting to newcomers and seasoned VHFers alike:
FM-only, 3-Band (50 MHz, 144 MHz, and 440 MHz), and Portable. The rules spell
out the details for these as well as for other Single-Operator, Rover, and
Multioperator entry categories.
All
contest entries must be uploaded via the
web app or e-mailed to the
contest Robot. Logs must be submitted or postmarked no later than 0359 UTC on
Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Mail paper logs to ARRL January VHF Contest, 225
Main St., Newington, CT 06111.
Contact the ARRL
Contest Branch for more information.
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NIMS / ICS
Training
Hey
Gang, our numbers are growing, as of January 18th we have 570 ARES Members with various certs
turned in. We can also brag on the fact that we have 369 that have completed all 4 of the needed classes and 3,702 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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Special
Event Station K7Z will commemorate Zane Grey's birthday on January 28-31, 2017
Payson,
Arizona -- Sponsored by the Tonto Amateur Radio Association, Inc. and the
Northern Gila County Historical Society that operates The Rim Country Museum
and The Zane Grey Cabin. Members of our amateur radio association will be
active from January 28 - 31, 2017 using the call sign K7Z from their
own QTHs as well as from the Zane Grey Cabin in Payson, AZ.
Preferred
frequencies will be in the General band segments. Like Us? Spot Us!
QSL
INFO
Direct
Only - Your Card and SASE, Sorry No eQSL, LOTW or Bureau Non-USA, Please
enclose 2 US Dollars for return Postage.
Send
a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) for a commemorative QSL card to:
Tonto
Amateur Radio Assoc., Inc.
PO Box 765
Payson, AZ 85547
PO Box 765
Payson, AZ 85547
Hey
Gang.. If you didn’t know, Zane Grey was an author and master of the American
western novel and he was an Ohio born
dentist. Pearl Zane Grey spent many years under the Mogollon Rim writing
"To The Last Man" and a dozen other Westerns with Arizona settings
and characters. His prolific writings popularized the American cowboy as a
taciturn, romantic figure.
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Weekly DMR Net
Hey
gang, did you check-in on the weekly Wednesday night DMR net on this week? We
are now averaging around 50 check-ins each week and it’s really growing in
popularity for sure. Come join in on the fun, Wednesday nights at 8:30p local
on the 3139 Ohio statewide Talkgroup.
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01/29/2017
| TUSCO Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
Location:
Strasburg, OH
Sponsor:
Tusco Amateur Radio Club
02/19/2017
| Mansfield Mid Winter Hamfest
Location: Mansfield, OH
Sponsor: Intercity Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://W8WE.ORG
Location: Mansfield, OH
Sponsor: Intercity Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://W8WE.ORG
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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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Are
you aware that no fewer than eight of America's presidents have been Ohioans
themselves? The only other state that can claim that many presidents is
Virginia, and Virginia and Ohio like to bicker back and forth over which one
owns the nickname, "The Mother of Presidents."
Here's
who they are..
#9 William Henry Harrison – Died just a
month after taking office. Stood out in the freezing cold to deliver his
inaugural speech. Died of pneumonia. First president to die in office.
#18 Ulysses S. Grant – Served 2 terms
#19 Rutherford B. Hayes – Served just 1
term
#20 James A. Garfield – Assassinated just 6
months after taking office
#23 Benjamin
Harrison – Served just 1 term. His main claim to fame is being the only
president to be the grandson of another president (William Henry Harrison)
#25 William
McKinley – Assassinated during his 2nd term
#27 William
Howard Taft – Served just 1 term, but he did get to later served as Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court
#29 Warren
G. Harding – Died in office
As
you can see, it’s tough being a President from Ohio!!
I
wrote this up just for this very special day! Ohio has had some very
interesting Presidents for sure.
Remember,
life is short, go have FUN..!!
73,
Scott,
N8SY..
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