ARRL Ohio Section - FSD-96
Month: November
Year: 2016
Total Number of ARES Members: 1672
Change since last month: 6
Number of DEC's / EC's reporting this month: 10
Number of ARES Nets active: 523
Number of Nets active with NTS Liaisons: varied
Call-signs of DEC's / EC's reporting: WD8PNZ W8UY WF8B AI8P KB8STK N8KKW N8SUZ W8FHF N8AUC
Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 73
Person Hours: 965.2
Number of Public Service Events this month: 58
Person Hours: 1480.7
Number of Emergency Operations this month: 4
Person Hours: 74.5
Total number of ARES/RACES Events this month: 658
Total Person Hours: 4132
Comments:
Submitted by and call-sign: Stan Broadway N8BHL
Email: broadways@standi.com
Official Emergency Station Reports for November..
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Name
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Call
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County
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District
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PS Hours
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EM Hours
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Hours Net Participation
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Scott
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N8SY
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Richland
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6
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6
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0
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40
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Mark
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KB8YMN
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Franklin
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7
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16
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0
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10
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Bob
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W8RWR
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Franklin
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7
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21.5
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0
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1.5
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David
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NF8O
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Medina
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10
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11.5
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0
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11
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Alan
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N7CEU
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Pickaway
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7
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0
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0
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5
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ARES Monthly Report for November 2016
District 1
Totals include figures from the Northwest Ohio Traffic and Training Net and Northwest Ohio Skywarn. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year.
Seneca County-EC Scott Rosenburger KE8JC Report submitted by AEC Steve Tarbert KC8ZKC No comment.
Huron County-EC Clay Benner KB8DNA Craig Franklin (KD8KWU) appointed new AEC for Huron Co.
Sandusky County-EC David Gierhart W8DAG No Comment
Hancock County-EC Evan Hartman W8KJR Not a lot of activity in Hancock Co this month. Elections were held for HEARS; our local public service-oriented club; and there will be some leadership changes for 2017. Hoping for some renewed focus and some new projects for next year.
Erie County-EC Bob Heim K8HLH We had a foxhunt checked into the Ohio EMA nets NORC net
Wood County-EC Eric Willman WD8LEI No Report.
Lucas County-EC Brenda Krukowski KB8IUP No Report.
Ottawa County-EC James Garber KB8TTR No Report
Wyandot County-EC Ron Wilch KE8PX The Wyandot County Hams met at The Wyandot Memorial Hospital Conference room for their monthly meeting. They discussed upcoming events and community activities. We will be having the annual Christmas dinner party meeting on December 8th at the Corner Inn restaurant in Upper Sandusky again this year.
District 2
No comments, no activity
District 3
WEST CENTRAL OHIO DISTRICT 3 ARES
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY: NA
CLARK COUNTY: NA
DARKE COUNTY: NA
GREENE COUNTY: 10 GCARES Voice Nets, 5 GCARES Digital Nets, 5 BARC Support Group Voice Nets, 4 UVARC Support Group Nets, 1 GCARES Meeting, 1 Greene County VE Test Session, 1 GCARES/MVMA Mesh Meeting, 3 GCARES/MVMA Mesh Network Projects.
LOGAN: NA
MIAMI COUNTY: MCES ARES/RACES Net 145.23-: 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, MCES ARES/RACES Net 147.21+: 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24. Digital net using MT63-2KL on the 145.23 repeater: 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY: Not much activity this month as we wind down our year and gear up for the holidays. We had 5 voice, and 5 digital nets and 1 Officers Meeting. We now focus on completing end of the year numbers and set our news goals for 2017.
PREBLE COUNTY: Preble ARES put on standby for activation to Hamilton Co. Preble assisted Darke Co. ARES for annual Horse Parade Preble ARES members attended Bob Rhodes (SK) viewing.
SHELBY COUNTY: November 18 Sidney Winter Wonderland Parade.
District 4
Hamilton County: Major event was the Tensing trial jury deliberation supporting the Cincy EMA. Four days a active operators. Two 'emergency’ activations due to last minute decision by the Cincy EMA to activate. One for a Trump protest. Second due to Trump/Pence visit. Many admin/served agency related meeting hours. Will be adding the City of Wyoming to our list. Also in conversation with the county communications center to install a shack on-site.
From the DEC: Several operators "crossed the river" to work on the Honor Run Half Marathon which benefits Honor Flight Tri-State. I was able to attend the Hamilton County monthly meeting and heard about the developments listed above -- a lot of operators with different backgrounds and interests were in attendance -- that's what it takes to really make things work! The DEC was directly involved in Snowmageddon in Detroit, apologies for the late report!
District 5
Stark County: Terry Russ, N8ATZ Stark County ARES completed 5 public service nets for the month of November that totaled 148 check-ins. The Massillon ARC provided safety and support communications for the annual Massillon Holiday Parade that included nineteen volunteers who staged over 100 parade units on Saturday, November 19th. This event generated 80 community service hours in what has been the longest running public service event handles entirely by the club, over 30 years and counting. Additional details of all our community events are available on our website located at www.wd8aye.net.
District 6
No comments
District 7
Knox: 11-3-2016, 2 ARES participants Knox County EOC training 11-16-2016, 3 ARES participants Knox County LEPC TX
Licking: Licking County: November was a busy month for us. Bret KD8SCL & Weldon K8NQ as well as Stan N8BHL gave a presentation about amateur radio & ARES (Amateur Radio 101) on November 10th to our county officials and served agencies. Thanks Stan for your presentation. Thanks to John Weiber & Sean Grady from the Licking Co. EMA for their support and thanks to the folks from Marion Co. & Knox Co and Scott Yonally for attending and supporting us in Licking Co. Bret KD8SCL & Weldon K8NQ have also been invited to the State EMA Directors conference in December to give the presentation as well. Work on the EOC continues and is moving forward. Ham Radio Works!
The following is an actual account from one of our members. Scott KE8CIK We went hunting and was sharing the day of what we love and are passionate about. It was about sunset time. Still have not heard Dave (one of my best friends) on Comms (cell phones texting only). I head out on the quad to see if I can see him in orange and or a light of some type. I see his light and I holler over did you get one. He hollered back yes. I hollered back and said that did you need me and heard nothing I got over to him and he was already their field dressing his deer Dave was going to take the deer, his pack and the gun with him and I told him why don’t we share the load. I took his pack, and his gun. He pulled out of his pack a body harness so he could pull his deer. We get back over the river and Dave tells me this is a heck of a calve workout. We load the trucks and headed for home, minutes after leaving the woods, Dave started going into these convulsion type of movement. He couldn’t talk, he didn’t look at me. He didn’t even signal me. The cell phones were dead. I had my Amateur radio on to monitor channels. Well this time all my training and everything I knew just went right out the window as they say and I only reacted to what I knew. I kept hollering at Dave to stay with me. I was calling out on the Radio for any one that could hear me as I wasn’t hitting the Newark repeater yet. One guy came back to me, I can’t remember his call sign. I told him what was going on and where I was and the direction I was heading and could he call Mary Ann Township Fire department to let them know we are on the way. As I got closer I heard the Newark repeater call out, I called out to KD8EIK, Douglas, I knew he work as a volunteer at the Mary Ann Twp. Fire Department. I gave Douglas the information that I had a non-responsive, 50-year-old male, we were coming in from hunting. I also told Douglas about the convolutions that Dave experienced on the way in. I pulled up to the Mary Ann Fire Department and they were ready for us, all because I used my skills as a Amateur radio operator. In conclusion, I can say the Dave died at the end of a day of hunting, Dave was a fun-loving guy that never met a stranger. He could put a smile on anyone’s face. I’m thankful that he didn’t drive himself that day and I was with him at the end. Good by my friend I will always carry you around with me forever. Cell phone service in this area is very spotty but texting does work most of the time.
Marion: Marion County Ohio FSD-212 Comments November – 2016 November proved to be both an interesting and educational month for the Marion ARES crew. The ARES had been requested by EMA Director Sarah McNamee and Sheriff Tim Bailey to provide backup communications from all ten polling locations around the county back to the Board of Elections office this year. Election Day started early with the net control going into operation at 6 AM from the ARES station at the new 911/Dispatch Center located in the Marion County Administration Building. The polls were open from 6:30am till 7:30pm so it made a long day which got longer when the election board director requested we remained until the poll captains departed for the election board office with voting machine date, which added a couple of hours in several locations. To say we learned a lot about being prepared would be an understatement, but all in all, it was a positive exercise and produced great PR for the ARES. The Board of Elections Director was so impressed, he requested we participate in future elections.
District 8
Counties reporting: Athens, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Vinton
Athens: ACARA/SCARF supported the Bobcat Trail Marathon on Sunday November 6 with ten operators. Hocking: HVARC assisted with lineup of the annual Veterans Day Parade. This is always one of our favorite events and is very well attended buy the public. Once again we send our heartfelt thanks to all of our Veterans for your service and sacrifices! Lawrence: we had our Christmas dinner with 33 there we also had our Christmas Parade with 6 hams helping out. DEC comments: DEC represented Ohio ARES at the SOARA (Lawrence County) Christmas dinner on November 21.
District 9
2 counties reported, no comments.
District 10
District 10: Best wishes to all ARES volunteers and their families for a wonderful holiday season! Ashtabula County: Goodbye November and what good weather Mother Nature had left to give us. And in comes December- roaring with temps and snow that make us wonder how long we'll be holed up with our radios, keeping warm! Bunch of restructuring going on this past month between talks at our meeting and also our Christmas dinner. Hopefully all should be hashed out by this coming month. And the time has come- with all that is happening as of late in my personal life/family, I will be stepping down as EC for Ashtabula County. I'm talking with a couple people, vetting them for the position. There are two I have in mind that have the time to do us good up here on the lake shore! I won't be stepping down until I have secured the position for the upcoming EC. He will more than likely be a current AEC. I still plan on being active with ARES- just can’t dedicate the time required to be an EC.
Cuyahoga County: Not much going on this month in Cuyahoga County. Planning for 2017 is well underway.
Geauga County: Things have basically wound down.
Lake County: No comments.
Lorain County: No Comments.
Medina County: The Medina EOC is setting up a communications unit with some members of ARES joining in. Registration and background checks are now being done. We are just starting so no news yet on how well it works. More later