Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff - Week 45 - 2013
For public distribution.
Please forward as appropriate.
These notes will also be available on the ARES page at www.arrl-ohio.org
Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN) Tues at 8PM. 3585 kHz and 7072 kHz USB.
Ohio HF Net by W8SGT.
Tues at 7PM on 3875 kHz and 7240 kHz LSB.
Preparedness Leads to Readiness
There were no Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff last week (week
44). If there had been, I would have
talked about my SEC visits to Lucas County and Henry County. On Saturday, October 26th, David Rickon NF8O
and I traveled out to Maumee for the Lucas County ARES meeting. I felt the meeting was quite productive and
well attended. After they conducted a
small business portion of the meeting, I went over the Ohio Section website and
duties and responsibilities of being an EC and AEC. We had a fun radio programming drill and took
a break for some birthday cake. I then
went over my go box I brought and some pictures from my Hurricane Katrina
experience. The meeting ended and David
and I met up with the hams at the County EOC where we toured their
communications truck and trailer. Very
impressive, if I might add. See the
attached picture. But it didn't end
there. David and I were brought up to
the amateur radio "corner" of the county EOC. When I say corner, they get the whole corner. It was huge!
We then saw the actual EOC. It
was a great visit. Many thanks to Lucas
County ARES for their time and hospitality.
David and I then traveled out to Napoleon, Ohio in Henry County where we
met up with the Emergency Coordinator and one of his Assistants at the county
EOC. We were there for a couple hours
and had a great discussion about ARES and emcomm. Many thanks to Henry County ARES for their
time and hospitality.
It's no secret I am going to be busy this week. So I'll do what I can to keep this week's
message short. :-) Routine vehicle maintenance this week as well
as parent-teacher conferences later in the week with my 10 year old
daughter. I am also preparing for this
small get together this coming Saturday.
You might have heard of it. ;-)
The All Ohio ARES Conference is this coming Saturday,
November 9th at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. With 136 (and counting) participants
registered, this conference will once again be one you will not want to
miss. All participants are encouraged to
register online at www.arrl-ohio.org. Check out the ARES page on the website for
conference details such as one of the largest go box displays and emcomm
vehicle/trailer displays this section has ever seen. Great forums and presentations. Also a group photo of all attendees for an
article in QST magazine. Not to mention,
the amateur radio license exams open to the public at 8AM. Tell a friend, bring a friend. Carpool or convoy to one of the best
conferences we have in the Ohio Section.
Results from the Statewide Simulated Emergency Test. Results from the recent telephone
notification drill. Awesome news on net
year's ARES Training Camp. Update on
ARESMAT in the Ohio Section. Update from
the Digital Communications Committee.
Update from Team W8SGT at the State of Ohio EOC. Update from the Ohio Digital Emergency
Net. Presentation of the 2013 recipient of the Ross T. Stillisano KB8JTZ Memorial
Award. All of these will be discussed at
the All Ohio ARES Conference. Come to
conference to hear all of this first hand.
My deepest condolences to Larry Mittman N9AUG. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your
family. I received this message from
Stan N8BHL (EC Delaware County)...
I just wanted to make sure you heard the news, that Larry
Mittman’s wife Peg passed away last evening at St Ann’s. I’m sure your prayers and sympathy for Larry
will be appreciated. No arrangements yet, info when we get it. Larry is President of DELARA, and a very
active member of ARES and the cw traffic nets.
TRAINING THIS WEEK...types of nets. Tactical Net.
Resource Net. Command Net. Open and Closed Nets. Review the types of nets on page 20 of the
ARES Field Resource Manual with your Emergency Coordinator. This manual is a free download from the ARRL
at http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ARESFieldResourcesManual.pdf.
That's all for this week.
See? I said I would keep it
short. As always I thank you for
everything you do for amateur radio. If
you're planning to attend the conference and have not registered yet, there's
still time to do so. I look forward to
seeing everyone at the All Ohio ARES Conference.
Have a good week.
73 de Matt W8DEC