Inside..
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Hamvention Talk-in Frequencies
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Ohio Responds
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NIMS / ICS Training
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Handbook Give Away
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Nets
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Final - Final
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Ohio
Section NEWS FLASH!!!!!
Hi
Gang,
My
name is Gary Mullins K8UW and I am the chair of the Talk-In committee for Hamvention
this year. As you can probably imagine, the change of venue is going to
make Talk-In very busy and very important to our visitors this time. In
an effort to be able to help as many hams as possible, and reduce traffic and
repetitive questions on our primary Talk-In frequency of 146.94- 123.0, Back
up: 146.985 - PL 123.0
We
will be utilizing an informational bulletin system this year that will provide
answers to many of the frequently asked questions and provide important general
information to those approaching the area. The bulletin system will be
transmitting on 145.525 where attendees and vendors can listen to get the
information they need.
Of
course we will still be operating our usual Talk-In operation to address
questions or problems that aren't answered on the bulletin system.
The
system will begin operation at approximately 0700 hours EDT on Thursday the
18th and will continue during Talk-In operation hours throughout the
weekend. The more people that are aware of the availability of this
service, the better things can run for us and those attending.
Thank
you,
Gary
Gary
Mullins K8UW
Committee
Chairman
Talk-In
Hamvention
2017
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Ohio Responds is
now LIVE
I
have created a webpage where you’ll find all the pertinent information for
getting registered for Ohio Responds. You WILL need to read this information
BEFORE you attempt to register for Ohio Responds and you will need to have all
4 of your NIMS courses completed and in our statewide database! There’s some
very specific information up there that you’ll need to know in order to
correctly complete the registration process.
Now..
for those of you who still have a funny feeling about all of this, Rhonda Meggitt,
our Ohio Responds System Administrator will be at the Hamvention this year. She
will have a booth in building 6. She’s all primed up and ready to take your
questions for sure. Here’s a link to the
information: http://arrl-ohio.org/ohio-responds-page.html
How
do I know if I’m on the list or not? Here’s the link to the list.
http://arrl-ohio.org/SEC/special/nims_roster.html Don’t see your name on the list, and you’ve
submitted your certificates? Contact me immediately!
For
those of you just starting out now that you have a real incentive, 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!
Now
here’s a link that Ed, KE8ANU found that breaks it all down for you as to what
the classes are:
And
here’s an additional link to the FEMA First Responder Catalog www.firstrespondertraining.gov Thanks Michael, N8QHV
I
want to announce that our database guru Jim, W8ERW will be at the Ohio Section
Booth at Hamvention with his computer. He’ll be able to look up you NIMS
records right from there. Also, if you want to load up a disk or flash drive
with your certificates on it, Jim will be able to upload that into the system right
from there. You’ll need to scan your certificates either as a picture or as a
.pdf and put them on a flash drive or disk. Jim will not be able to do any
scanning from there, so please have that done before you get to the Hamvention.
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NIMS / ICS
Training
The
numbers are continuing to grow! Here’s
the count to date.. Members in database:
741; Active Members: 727; Members
NIMS complete: 526 and for the most
important piece of data that you need to know.. Total Courses Taken: 4,902 - WOW..
We have a lot to be proud of and a lot more work to do. Every ARES
member has to have these courses to be a part of the Ohio ARES.
How
do I know if I’m on the list or not? Here’s the link to the list.
http://arrl-ohio.org/SEC/special/nims_roster.html Don’t see your name on the list, and you’ve
submitted your certificates? Contact me immediately!
For
those of you just starting out now that you have a real incentive, 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!
Now
here’s a link that Ed, KE8ANU found that breaks it all down for you as to what
the classes are:
And
here’s an additional link to the FEMA First Responder Catalog www.firstrespondertraining.gov Thanks Michael, N8QHV
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Handbook Give Away
We
love to celebrate special occasions, and with the Dayton Hamvention coming up
in a few short weeks, I am planning a very special drawing just for Dayton this
year!! Now, to get entered in this drawing you WILL have to attend the Dayton
Hamvention. That’s right, all you need to do is stop by the Ohio Section Booth
in building 2 and get signed up!!
This
drawing will be for a lot more than a Handbook. I will have a bunch of other
goodies to give away too! I even have some ARRL Gift Certificates as well!
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Nets
Hey
gang, don’t forget to check-in on the weekly Wednesday night DMR net tonight,
there are averaging around 60 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.
There’s
also the North American Tech Net that meets Wednesday 9pm EST TG: 3 and of
course there’s the After HamNation
Net following the HamNation program on
Wednesday’s on TG: 311
Want
to know more about DMR? Here’s a link.
Here’s
another DMR net that you may not have known about. I got this information from
Dave, KD8BQN. Dave runs the TAC310 net every Sunday on DMR at 0000Z. So be
looking to check into that net as well, if you can.
>> LOCAL 6 METER NETS <<
(from
Steve, W8TER)
Wednesdays
at 9:00 pm
1st
Wednesday of the month is on 50.400 AM mode.
2nd
Wednesday of the month is on 52.525 FM mode.
3rd
Wednesday of the month is on 50.125 USB mode.
4th
Wednesday of the month is on 52.525 FM mode.
5th
Wednesday of the month is on 52.525 FM mode.
PLEASE
JOIN US…on the air
There
is also a 6-meter net on Thursday at 9pm on 50.255 USB
I
also got notified of a Sunday night net on 6-meters, from Fred, KD8GYS in
Sterling, Ohio.
The
Net is on every Sunday Evening at 19:00 Hrs. on 53.170 with a input of 52.170
and Pl’s of 107.2 Akron, 110.9 Loudonville, 123.0 Stone Creek and 136.5
Richfield as well as Echo link, All Star and 440 W8WKY Doylestown, Oh.
It’s
also linked with N2KEJ in New Jersey. As of now we cover 27 counties in Ohio, 3
counties in Pa. My goal when I was asked to run the net, was to get 50 check
ins 4 years ago.
We
have a Trivia question each week as well, to keep the mind sharpened (lol).
The
repeater also has the NWS weather alert system connected to advise all
listeners of Alerts from Ashland, Wayne, Holmes, Medina, Stark and Summit
counties.
Keep
6 Meters going strong check in join the net when possible.
Here
is another net that you may want to add to your list of nets. It’s the South
Eastern Ohio Ragchew Net 28.485 MHz, 2100 every Sunday - we thank Lyn, N8IMW for that information…
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My Final..
Today
is Wednesday, May 17th, it’s Pack Rat Day! It’s also National Cherry Cobbler
Day and it’s also National Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
Amateur
Radio has its serious side, but it can also have a FUN side too. I hope that
this News Update has been informative and fun for you to read. So, as we go through our training and
exercises, learning from the past and 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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