Inside..
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Give Away Winners Announced
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Affiliated Club Coordinator
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New Possibility for to the Ohio Section
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One Question Survey
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Ohio Responds
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NIMS / ICS Training
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Final - Final
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Handbook Giveaway
!!
And
the winners are...
2017
ARRL Handbook - Mark Studer, KC8FQV &
Scott Palluth, K9SPP
Here
are the other winners from the Giveaway Contest held at Dayton..
1
- $50 ARRL Gift Certificate - Tom Tenney, W8OJM
1
- $25 ARRL Gift Certificate - Don Hughes, KD8BB
1
- $25 ARRL Gift Certificate - Rob Hoey, W1EBA
1
- 2017 Field Day T-Shirt - Jim Erclauz, KC8VTF
1
- 2017 Field Day T-Shirt - Terry Holdren, KD8YFW
1
- Ohio Section Hat - Diana Lewis, N8NRB
1
- Ohio Section Hat - Lew Lewis, W8OEL
We
had a blast doing this!! I want to thank
EVERYONE that participated!! We had over 2,500 folks register!! What a great
time we ALL had for sure.. The prizes
will be send out within the next couple of days, so for those listed above, be
looking for your prizes very soon.
See
ya' next month when we resume the monthly Handbook Give Away… Keep looking for
the big RED arrow on the main page that signals it’s started!!
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Affiliated Club
Coordinator
Hi
Gang,
On
Saturday, we had a very special presentation at the Ohio Section Booth area at
Hamvention. A passing of the badges, so to speak. John, KD8MQ passed to the torch
(ACC badge) to Tom, WB8LCD. It was great seeing and being a part of this, as
that it demonstrates just how well we all work together to make the Ohio
Section the best in the country!!
Tom
will be taking over officially as the Affiliated Club Coordinator on June 1st,
but I can tell you all that John and Tom have already gotten together on
several occasions to exchange information and ideas.
I
presented John with a “Special Section Manager’s Award” for all his hard work
and dedication to the Ohio Section. I also presented Tom with his Affiliated
Club Coordinator Certificate as well.
It
was a great time, and I do want to thank all of those who we held up for a short
time while taking pictures and doing the presentations.
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New Possibility for
to the Ohio Section
Hey
Gang,
I’m
really excited to announce that Anthony, K8ZT has been working on getting the
Ohio Section into the Ohio State Fair!! We are looking at the possibility of
having a display there and having it manned on Friday, July 28; Saturday, July
29 and Sunday, July 30th.
Would
you be interested in helping out? It’s fun, and it really wouldn’t take that
much of your time. The best thing is that you’ll get to answer questions about
what Amateur Radio is all about..!!
Please,
if we are going to do this we will need a sufficient amount of Amateurs to help
out. The more the merrier for sure! Contact Anthony at: k8zt@arrl.net
right away.. If we are going to do this,
we need to get moving on it now!
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One Question Survey
Hey,
Have
you voted yet? If not, what’s keeping you from answering the “One Question”
that’s on the website? I am very interested in your responses and it is so easy
to do.
Get
with it guys and gals.. Take the plunge and join in the fun. After answering
the question it even let’s you see how your answer stacks up with others!!
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Ohio Responds is
now LIVE
Many
of you have had questions about how to get logged into the Ohio Responds page. I
really hope that you took advantage of having our System Administrator, Rhonda
Meggitt at Hamvention and asked her those important questions that I’m sure you
all have.
Now,
I do know that there are some differences in their system to how hams do
things. So, with that in mind, 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.
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!
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NIMS / ICS
Training
We
need to be prepared to help in a professional and TRAINED manor now days, and
the only way of getting that training is to start taking these courses. We have
a lot to be proud of, and a lot more work to do. Every ARES member in Ohio now
MUST have these courses to be a part of the Ohio ARES program and to be registered
in the Ohio Responds database!
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 If you 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!
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My Final..
Today
is Monday, May 22nd, I don’t know about all of you, but I had a very hard time
getting out of bed this morning. This past weekend was so packed with adventure
and excitement that it completely drained me. I have to say that the new venue
for Hamvention was fantastic!! It was
clean and bright and everything was easy to get to. I just couldn’t get enough
of how it all came together!! Thanks to the folks from the Dayton Amateur Radio
Association (DARA) for giving us this great show, and I’m sure it will get even
bigger and better from here!!
It
was great getting to talk and shake hands with all of you!!
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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