Inside..
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NIMS / ICS
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Handbook Give Away
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QSL Wall
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Getting this Newsletter
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Field Day
- Armed Forces Day
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My Final
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NIMS / ICS
Training
The
numbers are continuing to grow! Here’s
the count to date.. Members in database:
732; Active members: 718; Members
NIMS complete: 519 and finally the total
courses taken: 4849
We
need these courses, and we need to continue our education. It doesn’t stop just
because we got our Amateur Radio license. In fact, it just starts there! Stan
and I have added a new wrinkle to all of this by joining forces with Ohio
Responds. Now by doing this we have an obligation to fulfil a requirement which
is to have these 4 courses completed, and entered into our database. Now, what
is Ohio Responds you ask? And how does this affect me? It will provide you with
a Limited Liability Protection under the Ohio Revised Code. This is something
that is really a big plus for all volunteers working in this field. More
information will be coming as we spin it up.. Right now we are working with the
folks from Ohio Responds to get the system up and working as WE need it to be.
So, there’s still some tweaking going on, so please don’t try to register just
yet.. I’ll make sure that you know when we are ready to go full tilt on this.
Here’s
the link so that you can find out if your name is on the list. This list is
being updated pretty regular, so if you don’t see you name on it, and you have
just submitted your certificates, please be patient.
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!
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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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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QSL Wall to be
Available at Hamvention
(from
ARRL Bulletins)
Hamvention May 19-21 in Xenia, Ohio, will borrow a tradition from Friedrichshafen,
Germany’s Ham Radio event — a QSL wall, where visitors can tack up their QSL
cards for all to see.
“The
big wall at Friedrichshafen is very popular and covered with hundreds and
hundreds of cards by the end of the show,” said ARRL Marketing Manager Bob
Inderbitzen, NQ1R.
The
Hamvention QSL wall will be in Building 1 near the Hamvention prize booth;
(ARRL EXPO will be in Building 2 of the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo
Center in Xenia, Ohio.)
Don’t
forget your QSL for the wall!
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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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Field Day
Hey
Gang,
I
know that a lot of you are already deep into planning your Field Day activities
as well as getting everything ready for that big weekend, well I have some
additional goodies for you.. I have the Ohio Governor’s Proclamation posted on
the website.. Thanks to our State Government Liaison, Bob Winston, W2THU we
have it and it’s posted on the website.
There’s
also a suggested Press Release there as well as a lot of other information
about Field Day too. Go take a
look: http://arrl-ohio.org/FD_Message.html
Now..
How do you find those Field Day Sites?
Easy, with the Field Day Locator. Clubs, make sure that you get your
Field Day site location registered with the League, this way folks will be able
to find you quickly and easily. Here’s a
link for the locator.. http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
Oh,
and don’t forget to have someone assigned as a photographer! You’ll want
pictures and so do I.. Please, let’s have as many pictures of our Field Day
sites as possible. Remember, I use a lot of these pictures for the Ohio Section
Banner that’s displayed everywhere! So, get the dusty old Brownie Box Camera
out of the closet and get it all tuned up and ready to take a mountain of
pictures of your site and all the people at it having FUN!!
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ARMED FORCES DAY
TEST
(from
the Monday Morning Message)
An
interesting operating event happens Saturday, May 13th with the 66th Annual
Armed Forces Day Crossband Test. This is
a time when military stations will be listening on particular frequencies in
the ham bands and hams will be listening on various military frequencies for
stations representing our military branches. You can find more information about
this test at http://www.usarmymars.org/home/announcements
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My Final..
Today
is Monday, May 8th ! This weekend was a killer for me.. First it was Friday,
Cinco de Mayo and we celebrated with Margarita’s and Burritos. Then on Saturday
it was Mint Julips and Kentucky Bourbon to celebrate the Kentucky Derby, by the
way my horse won!! Then on Sunday it was
just good old fashion beer and chips to celebrate the Cav’s win over Toronto
and now on to the Eastern Finals. Wow.. It’s gonna’ take the rest of the week
just to recover from the weekend!! Of course I have to say this.. GO CAVS!!!!
Today
is also National Cream Pie Day, Victory in Europe (V E ) Day, as well as World Red
Cross and Red Crescent 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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