Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff - Week 10 - 2014
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Ohio HF Emergency Preparedness Net. Tues at 7PM on 3850 kHz (+/-)
Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN) Tues at 8PM. 3585 kHz and 7072 kHz USB.
Ross T. Stillisano KB8JTZ Memorial Award Winner: David Rickon NF8O, of Medina, OH
Greetings and salutations from the Northeast corner of the Buckeye State where the current temperature is 12 degrees and overcast. There were no Ohio SEC Notes last week.
I am finding out that many amateur radio volunteers do not know about the Ohio Section website www.arrl-ohio.org. This website is NOT only for ARRL members. It's for ALL amateur radio operators regardless of membership in the ARRL. ARES leaders are encouraged to promote the Ohio Section website at their ARES meetings, club meetings, and other amateur radio events.
I am thoroughly looking forward to my visit to the OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Club meeting at 7:30PM at the St. Bernard Municipal Building in St. Bernard just North of Cincinnati. I will be giving a bird's eye view of the ARES program in the Ohio Section. I will also be promoting a multitude of amateur radio events scheduled throughout the year. Not to mention, there will be time for question & answer. As always, my interactive presentations are for all past, present, and future ARES volunteers. I do not get down to the Cincinnati area often enough so my time is your time. Please mark your calendars and come join me at the OH-KY-IN ARC meeting on Tuesday, April 1st. No joke, I will be there. ;-)
Hats off to OES Dave Rickon NF8O for going through the Official Emergency Station listing as recorded at ARRL HQ. Dave has done an impressive job of contacting everyone on the OES listing and verifying their contact info and briefing them on upcoming events. If you currently hold an Official Emergency Station appointment and have not been contacted by Dave, please drop him an email at drickon@zoominternet.net. Thanks.
ARES of Portage County is holding a Public Service Basic Skills Training on Wednesday, March 5th at beginning at 7PM and concluding at 9PM at the Center for Hope in Ravenna, Ohio. Contact DEC Jim KC8PD at aylwardjim@aol.com for details.
The Ohio ARES leadership meeting agenda has been posted on the ARES page on the Ohio Section website http://www.arrl-ohio.org.
There will be an ARES Forum at the Toledo Hamfest at 10AM on Sunday, March 16th at Owens Community College in Perrysburg, OH. This forum is for all past, present, and future ARES volunteers. This forum will be especially important because details will be announced from the Ohio Section ARES Leadership meeting.
I have accepted Scott Phillips's resignation as Assistant SEC which is effective March 1st, 2014. I thank Scott for his years of service to the Ohio Section. Scott has been instrumental in the development and implementation of the Ohio Section Training Database not only for the 87 ARES leaders but the thousands of amateur radio volunteers in the Ohio Section.
Please do not send Scott Phillips any further training documents as it's been explained to us they will end up in the circular file with zero recognition or response. We certainly do not want that to happen as your training documents are important to us. Therefore, Scott Yonally has accepted the responsibility to maintain the Ohio Section Training Database. Any future training documents should be sent directly to Scott Yonally at n8sy@n8sy.com with a carbon copy to me at w8dec@arrl.net.
It's that time of year for SKYWARN training.
It's that time of year for SKYWARN training.
I highly recommend amateur radio volunteers to take SKYWARN training provided by the National Weather Service. It's free, educational, and informative.
Click on the links below to find a SKYWARN training session near you.
The training schedule for NWS Wilmington is provided at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/iln/training.php.
The training schedule for NWS Cleveland is provided at http://www.weather.gov/cle/SKYWARN_schedule
The training schedule for NWS Wilmington is provided at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/iln/training.php.
The training schedule for NWS Cleveland is provided at http://www.weather.gov/cle/SKYWARN_schedule
The training schedule for NWS Pittsburgh, PA is provided at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/pit/skymeet.html
That's all for this week. Thank you for everything you do for amateur radio.
73 de Matt W8DEC