Inside..
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NIMS / ICS
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Handbook Give Away
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NVIS Day Results
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Getting this Newsletter
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Field Day
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SEC Reports
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STM Reports
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Amazon Smiles
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Nets
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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:
736; Active Members: 722; Members
NIMS complete: 521 and for the most
important piece of data that you need to know.. Total Courses Taken: 4,866 - 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.
By
the end of this week I hope to be announcing that we are now a GO on the Ohio
Responds database. How does this affect you? It will provide you with a Limited
Liability Protection under the Ohio Revised Code. This is something that is a really
big plus for all volunteers working in this field. Stan and I are scheduled to
go in on Thursday and meet with the chief administrator of Ohio Responds and
get our final training, you know, train the trainer. If everything goes good,
and no further tweaking is needed, we’re off to the races for sure! Oh, by the way, I’m told that the folks from
Ohio Responds will be at the Dayton Hamvention!! So, for those of you who wish to get more
information about the program, and how it will apply to you directly, who
better to ask?
Ok,
now that I’ve brought the subject up..
You WILL need to be registered with your 4 completed NIMS courses in our
statewide database BEFORE you attempt to register on the Ohio Responds website.
So, for those of you who have been dragging your feet on getting your courses
completed, I hope this will be the incentive for you to get started.
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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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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NVIS Day Results
I
know that a lot of you have been wondering what the results were from our April
Ohio Section NVIS Day. Well, wait no more. We have the results posted on the
website!!
Want
more information about NVIS? Here’s a
link for you..
Take
advantage of all of the information that’s posted on the Ohio Section website
for sure. There’s tons of information posted, and it has a very wide range of
topics. There’s something for everyone there!
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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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SEC Reports
Hey
Gang,
Want
to know what our ARES program is up to? Want to see the reports? They are
posted on the website every month for you to view. Go take a look.. http://n8sy1.blogspot.com
This
part of the website contains many years’ worth of SEC reports, so if you want
to go back and view something from 2 years ago, you can. You can also see the
Official Emergency Station reports within those SEC reports.
I
think you’ll be amazed at just how many thousands of hours every month our
volunteers give back. I always am, that’s for sure.
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STM Reports
Hey
Gang,
Want
to know what our Ohio Traffic Program is up to? Want to see the reports? They
are posted on the website every month for you to view. Go take a look.. https://wa3ezn.blogspot.com
This
part of the website contains many years’ worth of Section Traffic Manager
reports, so if you want to go back and view something from 2 years ago, you
can. The Ohio Section is part of the National Traffic System and we’re very
proud of all the work that our volunteers do and have done over many years.
I
think you’ll be amazed at just how much time is given by our traffic handlers every
month, I know I am.
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Amazon Smiles
Hey
Gang.. Did you know that as of February
2017 Amazon has donated to the ARRL $13,731.24. Wow.. I’m an Amazon Prime
member, but I had no idea that Amazon was donating this much back to my
favorite
> SMILES< charity!!
Did
you know that you could support ARRL just simply by Shopping at AmazonSmile?
If
you already shop on Amazon, or if you’re looking for the perfect gift for a
family member or friend, we invite you to shop at smile.amazon.com and choose
American Radio Relay League Inc. (ARRL) as your charity of choice. With every
purchase you make at AmazonSmile, Amazon will make a contribution to ARRL which
allows us to extend our reach in areas of public service, advocacy, education
and membership. We hope you will take the opportunity to support ARRL and
Amateur Radio with your eligible purchases on smile.amazon.com today!
AmazonSmile
is the same Amazon you already know, with the same products, prices and
service. Visit smile.amazon.com and login to your Amazon account (if you’re new
to Amazon, you’ll need to create one).
Thanks
Don, NN8B for this great information!
Now, here’s the link to get your started!
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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. http://arrl-ohio.org/digital/digital.html
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 Monday, May 10th ! It’s National Shrimp Day. Wow.. Do I love shrimp
cocktail! It’s also an important date because in 1869 a Golden Spike was driven
into the tracks which completed the Transcontinental Railroad. This was done at
Promontory Point Utah.
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..
eof..
