Inside..
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Rookie Roundup Changes
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NIMS 100 Training
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NIMS / ICS
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Getting this Newsletter
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Hamfests
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Special Events
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Final
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New Rookie Roundup
Rules Will Mean More Rookies on the Air
(from
ARRL Newsletter)
Changes
to the rules for Rookie
Roundup will make it possible for more radio amateurs to qualify for the
"Rookie" category. Rookie Roundup is a 6-hour operating event aimed
at radio amateurs licensed for 3 years or less. Operators first licensed in
2015, 2016, or 2017 already qualify as Rookies for the next Rookie Roundup,
which will be the SSB event on April 17, 1800-2359 UTC.
Starting
with the SSB event in April, operators licensed before 2015 may enter as
Rookies if they made their first Amateur Radio contact during 2015, 2016 or
2017 -- or if they have never before made a contact using the mode of
the upcoming Rookie Roundup (i.e., SSB for April, RTTY for August, and CW for
December). These operators should send 2017 in their exchange, and those
qualifying for either of these reasons will be Rookies only for 1 year.
Rookie
Roundup is the third Sunday in April (SSB), August (RTTY), and December (CW).
Stations send the year they were first licensed as part of the exchange.
Rookies attempt to make as many contacts as possible and may work everyone.
Non-Rookies may only work Rookies. Mentoring is a big part of this event,
multioperator teams can compete, and veteran operators are encouraged to
participate!
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Canton Amateur Radio
Club to Offer NIMS-100 Training
(from
the Monday Morning Message)
The
Canton ARC in co-operation with Stark County EMA's Steven Foss will be
conducting a NIMS-100 training and certification class at an upcoming meeting.
The
date is February 15, starting at 5 PM at Stark County EMA. Attend ICS-100
training facilitated by Steve Foss of the EMA. In 2.5 hours, we should be able
to review the course and complete an online test, resulting in
a certificate. This session is open to the general public, space permitting.
Immediately
following at 7:30 PM, the CARC regular meeting will be postponed so that we may
receive introductory MARCS radio system training.
This
class is oriented towards people who are already in ARES or interested in ARES
membership.
Here’s
a link to their website for details and information on where their meetings are
held
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NIMS / ICS
Training
Hey
Gang, I want to thank everyone that has forwarded your certificates to us.
Please, get them to me, and to your Emergency Coordinator too!! Every Ohio ARES
member needs to have at least these 4 basic courses completed, and copies of
your certificates entered into our database, and to your Emergency Coordinator
for his records.
Want
to take more? Fantastic!! Remember, this training is FREE, and you do most of
it from the comforts of your home!
Why
are these courses so important? The simple answer is this.. We need these
courses as part of our requirement for our state credentialing system. As you
know, the State of Ohio has a credentialing system that we are a big part of,
and to obtain your credential when the time is needed, means that you need to have
these courses completed and turned in to the database. So, without these
courses being completed, you won’t be able to get credentialed!
Let’s
not let that happen. These courses are about 1 1/2 hours long each and YES,
they are boring as all get out, but they do give you a lot of information about
how Incident Command works, and that after all is what it’s all about.
Here’s
what we have on file as of February 1st - Members logged - 613, Members ICS
complete - 399, Courses logged - 3,975 I have to tell ya, this number is growing
every day. Let’s keep it going for 2017!!
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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.
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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02/19/2017
| Mansfield Mid Winter Hamfest
Location:
Mansfield, OH
Sponsor:
Intercity Amateur Radio Club
Website:
http://W8WE.ORG
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Special Events
02/18/2017
| WRARC 7th Anniversary
Feb
18, 1500Z-2300Z, W8WRC, New Springfield, OH. Western Reserve Amateur Radio
Club. 21.300 14.305 7.200. QSL. Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club, 2050 East
South Range Road, New Springfield, OH 44443. www.wrarc.net
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Finally.. It’s Almost Super Bowl
Hey
Gang,
How’d
you do with guessing whether the groundhog would see his shadow or not. I got
it right. Now, let’s see how you do with Super Bowl 51.. Will it be the New
England Patriots or the Atlanta Falcons.. Personally, I am rooting for New
England. So let’s see how it goes. Jot down your pick before Sunday night and
see if you guessed it!
Remember,
life is short, go have FUN..!!
73,
Scott,
N8SY..
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