Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff - Week 20 - 2014
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Ohio HF Emergency Preparedness Net. Tues at 7PM on 3850 kHz (+/-)
Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN) Tues at 8PM. 7072 kHz USB.
Greetings and salutations from the Northeast corner of the Buckeye State where it's 86 degrees Fahrenheit and mostly sunny.
I will be at Dayton Hamvention staffing the ARRL Field Organization booth in ARRL EXPO this weekend on Friday morning and Saturday afternoon. Feel free to visit for an eyeball QSO. I will also be moderating the ARES Forum on Sunday, May 18th at 10:30AM in Room 3. Mike Corey W5MPC, Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager for ARRL, will be our guest speaker. After our guest speaker, I will be making two important announcements. One for a new plan of volunteer notification and another for a job opening in ARES at the Section level. The forum is usually standing room only so please come early.
As I mentioned in last week's Ohio SEC Notes
& Stuff, it's about time to brief everyone of the progress of planning for
the first-ever ARES Training Camp in the Ohio Section. So here we go.For public distribution. Please forward as appropriate.
Ohio HF Emergency Preparedness Net. Tues at 7PM on 3850 kHz (+/-)
Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN) Tues at 8PM. 7072 kHz USB.
Greetings and salutations from the Northeast corner of the Buckeye State where it's 86 degrees Fahrenheit and mostly sunny.
I will be at Dayton Hamvention staffing the ARRL Field Organization booth in ARRL EXPO this weekend on Friday morning and Saturday afternoon. Feel free to visit for an eyeball QSO. I will also be moderating the ARES Forum on Sunday, May 18th at 10:30AM in Room 3. Mike Corey W5MPC, Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager for ARRL, will be our guest speaker. After our guest speaker, I will be making two important announcements. One for a new plan of volunteer notification and another for a job opening in ARES at the Section level. The forum is usually standing room only so please come early.
The first ever ARES Training Camp is a weekend long outdoor communications training at a boy scout camp staffed by experienced amateur radio volunteers. ARES Training Camp will begin on Friday, September 12th at Camp Falling Rock located at 12637 Houdeshell Rd, Newark, Ohio 43055 in Licking County. Training Camp will conclude before Noon on Sunday, September 14th. This event is open to male and female licensed amateur radio operators. Online registration is highly recommended so we know exactly how much food is needed. Online registration is not open at this time but will be announced at a later date. The cost of the event has not been determined but we're targeting a low cost per person for the entire event. More on that as it develops.
Participants
will arrive on Friday evening between 7PM and 8PM for check in. Once
they're checked in, participants will be shown to their cabins so they can get
settled in. Those who wish to bring a tent and camp are more than welcome to do
so. After everyone gets settled in, we'll meet up in the dining hall for
orientation and crackerbarrel (boy scout term for night time snack).
After which, we'll head to our cabins or tents and bed down for the night.
Saturday morning, participants will wake up, get ready for the day, and head to the dining hall for the raising of our Nations' colors. We'll then enjoy a hot breakfast. After breakfast, participants will be formed into groups and head out to their first training session.
Currently, the training sessions include (subject to change):
Saturday morning, participants will wake up, get ready for the day, and head to the dining hall for the raising of our Nations' colors. We'll then enjoy a hot breakfast. After breakfast, participants will be formed into groups and head out to their first training session.
Currently, the training sessions include (subject to change):
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TRAINING
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INSTRUCTOR(S)
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Near Vertical Incidence Skywave
(NVIS)
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Preble County ARES
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Digital Emcomm In the Field
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Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN)
Members
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Generator Safety
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Brian Dershem KG8UT
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Tower Safety
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Brad Swinehart AK8H
Kevin Page AC8GI
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Wire Antennas with No Trees
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Robert Kenyon K8LJ
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Broadband HSMM Mesh Network
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Elijah Cochran KD8RBH
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Team Building Exercise
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C. Matthew Curtin KD8TTE
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Emergency Power / Portable
Repeaters
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VACANT
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Sunday morning, participants will wake up, pack
up their gear, and head to the dining hall for breakfast. There is no flag
raising on Sunday. After breakfast and clean-up, we'll have some business to
take care of and everyone will be dismissed.
Staffing
needs...Calling all ARRL Ohio Section Public Information Officers. I am in need of someone to be the lead PIO for ARES Training Camp. This person will setup the Joint Information Center (JIC), coordinate all incoming PIOs, and delegate where appropriate. All incoming PIOs and news media will report to the JIC upon check in. I am also looking for PIOs to document, photograph, and videotape the events and activities at ARES Training Camp. Let's share what we're doing with social media so people can see what they're missing. Also, there's a distinct possibility for news media coverage. ARES Training Camp provides the PIO a great opportunity to do what you do best.
As you can see, there are lots of activities planned. I really think this
weekend will be one of the most educational, entertaining, and fun amateur
radio events you've ever attended. The staff and I are excited to bring you
this one of a kind amateur radio event right here in the Ohio Section.
Anyone with questions are encouraged to contact me at w8dec@arrl.net.
73
de Matt W8DEC