Inside..
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NIMS / ICS
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ISS Packet System
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Getting this Newsletter
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NVIS Day
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ARRL EXPO
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My Final
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NIMS / ICS
Training
The
numbers just keep growing! WHY? Well, the answer is simple, our Ohio ARES folks
realize that they need to be properly trained, and you don’t get that by just
being a bystander or having an HT in your hand! It takes some effort on your
end and our folks are showing very clearly that they will make that effort
count! Just having these numbers grow every day proves that we are doing the right
thing for the right reasons. We need these courses, and we need to continue our
education. It doesn’t stop just because we got our Amateur Radio license.
Here’s
the latest count we have on everyone.. Total amount of members in the database
is 719. The total amount of members
completing all 4 required NIMS courses 502.
We’re getting very close to the 500 mark, let’s keep it going folks!! The total Number of the Courses taken by
everyone in the database is 4751,
Here’s the link so that you can find out if your name is on the
list..
Now,
for the folks in border counties of Ohio, you may be registered in our other surrounding
Section ARES programs (Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania or
Michigan) and that’s ok.. They may, or may not require the 4 basic courses for ARES
membership, BUT Ohio does! Please send me, and your EC, copies of your
certificates, regardless of another Section’s requirements.
Also,
for those outside of Ohio in the bordering states, if you have these 4 courses
in, please feel free to send me copies of your 4 certificates and we’ll be very
happy to get them entered into our database as well. Please make sure that you
have your call sign either in the email or as part of the file name on the certificate.
For
those just starting out, we have a webpage with all the information about how
to get started.. http://arrl-ohio.org/SEC/training.html This page
contains a lot of information about what is needed. Each course takes about an
hour or so to take, that’s really not much to ask now is it? You spent way more
than that to get your Amateur Radio operators license!
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ISS
Packet System is Back on VHF
(arrl bulletins)
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) packet
digipeater system is again operating on VHF — 145.825 MHz. The failure of an
Ericsson handheld VHF transceiver on board the ISS last fall had caused ARISS
to shift packet operation to 70 centimeters. A cargo resupply mission in
February delivered a new Ericsson 2 meter handheld, to replace the one that had
failed, which had been used in the Columbus module for school
group contacts and for Amateur Radio packet.
While the VHF transceiver was offline, ARISS shifted
school contacts from NA1SS to the Kenwood TM-D710 transceiver in the
Russian Service Module. NASA ISS Ham Project Coordinator Kenneth
Ransom, N5VHO, said the VHF capability now back in Columbus can
be used in conjunction with passes involving the HamTV digital amateur
television (DATV) system, which operates on 2.4 GHz.
ARISS International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, said
recently that ARISS continues to make progress on the development of the new interoperable
radio system on the ISS “that we hope to use to replace our aging radio
infrastructure in the Columbus module and the Service module.”
Packets digipeated in a valid APRS format via the
ISS system and picked up by an Internet gateway station are documented on the “Amateur
Radio Stations heard via ISS” page. —
Thanks to Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO, ISS Ham Project Coordinator
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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. 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
are always free to “Opt-Out” at any time
if you feel this is not what you were expecting. Just send me an email with the
email address that you used to opt-in on, and you will be removed. It’s that
simple.
Also..
are you viewing the Ohio Section Website on a regular basis? You should, it
changes all the time. Here’s a link to it.
http://arrlohio.org
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NVIS DAY
Ohio’s NVIS antenna day is scheduled for April 22,
that’s this coming Saturday folks. In addition to 40 and 80 meters, we want to
add 160 and 60 meters (a good 160 antenna should also operate on 60). With the
band conditions in the trash, we need to work up alternative bands and plans to
maintain communications across the state! These new bands should make for
some interesting antenna construction projects, so get your teams busy!!
Want more information on how to make a NVIS
Antenna?
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ARRL EXPO will
Anchor League's Hamvention Presence
(arrl
bulletins)
At Hamvention® 2017 in Xenia, Ohio, on May 19, 20,
and 21, ARRL EXPO will provide a spacious area focusing on ARRL activities. The
ARRL Store will be the central focus of ARRL EXPO in Building 2 of the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center, where visitors
will be able to peruse and purchase a wide array of ARRL publications,
supplies, and official League merchandise. They'll also be able to join, renew,
or extend their ARRL memberships. A limited supply of
complimentary ARRL EXPO 2017 pins will be available. With ARRL Field Day (FD) looming on June 24-25, ARRL will offer an inventory
of official ARRL FD gear, including T-shirts, pins, hats, mugs, and posters.
ARRL EXPO exhibits will include:
* ARRL Laboratory: Get Your Handheld Radio
Tested!
* ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative
* Amateur Radio and Education -- Meet ARRL
Education & Technology Program (ETP) instructors and
explore the resources available for introducing radio science and wireless
technology into classrooms.
* Radiosport and DXCC -- DXCC card checking,
ARRL contests and awards, Logbook of The World (LoTW), and QSL Bureau
* ARRL Public Service
* ARRL Field Organization Volunteers --
Network with ARRL Field Organization volunteers, hosted by the ARRL Ohio
Section.
* ARRL Visa® card -- U.S. Bank
Representatives
of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) will be on hand
to meet and greet visitors.
Heading
the ARRL delegation will be ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR. On hand to
represent ARRL will be Great Lakes Division Director Dale Williams, WA8EFK;
Vice Director Thomas Delaney, W8WTD, and Ohio Section Manager Scott Yonally,
N8SY.
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My Final..
April
17th and in 1929 baseball player Babe Ruth and Claire Hodgson, a former member
of the Ziegfeld Follies, get married. In 1937 Daffy Duck made his debut in
Porky's Duck Hunt and in 1970, Apollo 13--originally scheduled to land on the
moon--lands back safely on Earth after an accident.
Amateur
Radio has its serious side, but it can also have a FUN side too.. So, as we go
through our training and exercises learning from our past and learning from
those who are willing to take the time to teach us, let’s remember to have FUN
too.. It’s what keeps us alive and vibrant..!!
73,
Scott,
N8SY..
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