ARRL Ohio Section - FSD-96
Month: September
Year: 2016
Total Number of ARES Members: 1592
Change since last month: 1
Number of DEC's / EC's reporting this month: 10
Number of ARES Nets active: 687
Number of Nets active with NTS Liaisons: 10
Call-signs of DEC's / EC's reporting: WD8PNZ W8UY KC8WHK WF8B AI8P KB8STK N8KKW N8SUZ W8FHF N8AUC
Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 147
Person Hours: 1854
Number of Public Service Events this month: 91
Person Hours: 3344
Number of Emergency Operations this month: 5
Person Hours: 55
Total number of ARES/RACES Events this month: 930
Total Person Hours: 7006.5
Comments:
Submitted by and call-sign: Stan Broadway N8BHL
Email: broadways@standi.com
Month: September
Year: 2016
Total Number of ARES Members: 1592
Change since last month: 1
Number of DEC's / EC's reporting this month: 10
Number of ARES Nets active: 687
Number of Nets active with NTS Liaisons: 10
Call-signs of DEC's / EC's reporting: WD8PNZ W8UY KC8WHK WF8B AI8P KB8STK N8KKW N8SUZ W8FHF N8AUC
Number of drills, tests and training sessions this month: 147
Person Hours: 1854
Number of Public Service Events this month: 91
Person Hours: 3344
Number of Emergency Operations this month: 5
Person Hours: 55
Total number of ARES/RACES Events this month: 930
Total Person Hours: 7006.5
Comments:
Submitted by and call-sign: Stan Broadway N8BHL
Email: broadways@standi.com
OES station reports:
Name
|
Call
|
County
|
District
|
PS Hours
|
EM Hours
|
Hours Net Participation
|
Marshall
|
N8PIB
|
Marion
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Scott
|
N8SY
|
Richland
|
6
|
60
|
2
|
40
|
Mark
|
KB8YMN
|
Franklin
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Bob
|
W8RWR
|
Franklin
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
1.5
|
David
|
NF8O
|
Medina
|
10
|
5.5
|
0
|
4.5
|
Randy
|
KA0AZS
|
Montgomery
|
3
|
13
|
2.5
|
16.68
|
Jeff
|
KB8ZUN
|
Lorain
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
20
|
Alan
|
N7CEU
|
Pickaway
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
Ohio ARES Report: September 2016
District 1 (No comments)
District 2
Provided assistance to local county Fair board for 5 days of
the fair
District 3
Eight
of nine counties reporting: 276 Members
(includes all 9 counties), 96 Total Events (52 Voice Net Sessions, 12 Digital
Net Sessions, 23 Meetings/ Drills/Tests/Training, 9 Public Service Events, 0
Emergency Operations), 1523 Total Man-Hours.
CHAMPAIGN
COUNTY: No Report.
CLARK
COUNTY: Three weekly net sessions and
two ARES events for a total of 5 events and 33 man-hours.
DARKE
COUNTY: Four weekly voice net sessions,
two Public Service Events and one other ARES event for a total of 7 events and
91 man-hours.
GREENE
COUNTY: Four GCARES weekly voice nets, four GCARES weekly
digital nets, four GCARES weekly Mesh HSMM discussion nets, four Bellbrook
support group voice nets and four Fairborn support group voice nets, one Public
Service Event (61 hams supporting USAF Marathon at Wright Patterson Air Force
Base), Greene County ARES/Miami Valley Mesh Alliance continuing planning and
preparing for expansion of Mesh Network across Greene and Montgomery counties
and scoping out Greene County Fairground in preparation of Mesh presence for
nex year’s Dayton Hamvention® -- for a total of 23 events and 707 man-hours.
LOGAN
COUNTY: Four weekly voice net sessions
for a total of 4 events and 2 man-hours.
MIAMI
COUNTY: Nine weekly voice net sessions,
four weekly digital net sessions, three public service events and twelve other
ARES/RACES events including (1) Operation Fire Station: All 24 Miami County
Fire Station were manned by amateur radio operators, (2) Tipp City Full Scale
Exercise, (3) a WACO Fly-in Special Event Station operating voice and digital
modes on 40m, 20m and 2m, (4) a Technician Class License Course September 1st
through end on November, (5) Reception Center Check-in Drill, and seven other
ARES/RACES event for a total of 28 events and 256 man-hours.
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY: Four weekly voice nets, four
weekly digital nets and one ARES event (Training presented by Ohio Department
of Health on operation of ODH-MARCS radios in hospital command centers) for a
total of 9 events and 35 man-hours.
MoCoARES members also supported City of Kettering annual Labor Day
“Holiday AT Home Parade” and USAF Marathon.
PREBLE
COUNTY: Four weekly net sessions, one
public service event (annual ‘world famous’ Preble County Pork Festival) and
two other ARES events for a total of 7 events and 90 man-hours.
SHELBY
COUNTY: Four weekly net sessions, one
public service event (Sidney YMCA 5K Run) and four other ARES events (OSPOTA,
Ohio ARES Conference, September ARES meeting and Fox Hunt Training) for a total
of 9 events and 266 man-hours.
DISTRICT 3 ACTIVITIES: Four District 3 ARES Weekly Net sessions for a total of 4 events and 43 man-hours.
DISTRICT 3 ACTIVITIES: Four District 3 ARES Weekly Net sessions for a total of 4 events and 43 man-hours.
District 4
Butler: No comment
Hamilton: Activation for Cincy EMA backup radio testing due
to new 800 MHz system installed. Bike Ride PS event. Members participated in
several outside nets adding 12 hours to the numbers above. Outreach at local
hamfest. Three attended ARES Summit in the Columbus area.
District 5
Gary Amato, KB8HTU, Columbiana County Provided
communications for a local festival where we practiced using commercial radio
equipment from Emergency Management. Provided communication and
interoperability at another street fair also monitoring weather for fair
officials.T erry Russ, N8ATZ, Stark County Stark Co ARES completed 4 public
service nets for the month of September that totaled 116 check-ins. There were
no public service events during the month but County EC Terry Russ, N8ATZ and
Assistant EC Don Wade, W8DEA attended the fall Ohio ARES Conference where Don
gave a presentation on having a family emergency plan.
District 6
Richland County ARES had 1 Training Session and 1 Skywarn
Net Richland County ARES Installed a DMR Radio in Richland County EMA. Richland
County ARES Holds OHIO DMR Net 1st.and 3rd Wednesday of each month on the OHIO
Talkgroup.
District 7
DELAWARE: September passed quickly with just a couple of
events and building a new club/ARES station in the local Red Cross building.
HF/VHF/UHF gear is getting set up, a new 160 meter loop is in the air and
antenna planning is underway. FRANKLIN: We are gearing up for the Nationwide
Children\\\'s Hospital Columbus Marathon on October 16th. We can always find a
place for someone that would like to participate.
LICKING: Licking County had a slow September! We were asked
by Sean Grady, EMA Director to help with communications for the annual Licking
Co. River Round Up at the Black Hand Gorge Nature Preserve. Sean’s main goal
was to test amateur radio communications in the park due to the location and
the high rock faces along the river. The test was a huge success and Sean was
pleased how well ARES was able to communicate in the area. Many thanks to
Marion Co. for hosting the ARES Conference, it was great. The remodel work on
the ARES radio room at the EOC is starting to move forward and we excited to
see it get started. Many thanks to Sean & John for their support of ARES
and those members who have spent many hours on the planning of the radio room
remodel.
MARION: September was a busy time for the Marion ARES gang.
The annual Marion Popcorn Festival started things off with a parade lasting two
hours which involved the ARES providing communication along the route. The ARES
also provided overnight security during the three days of the festival at
downtown locations where vendors and rides were located. AEC, Don Freeman,
KD8BKT, headed up the security detail from an Emcom trailer located downtown
and scheduled the members for the 9pm to 9am shifts. Jim Bird, KD8KCH, headed
up a team that installed new antennas atop the county administration building
and ran several hundred feet of coax to the ARES station located in the new 911
Dispatch Center/EOC. The Statewide ARES Conference was at the Marion Tech/OSU
campus. The Marion crew was involved in all phases from the initial planning,
manning the talk in radio, parking lot direction, to even making the coffee the
morning of the conference. All went well and it was fun meeting so many ARES
members from around the state.
District 8
Counties reporting: Athens, Lawrence, Pike, Scioto EC
comments:
Athens: ACARA members activated Ohio State Parks on the Air
at Stroud's Run SP in Athens and Lake Logan SP in Oak Hill using portable
antennas and emergency power. Upcoming public service events are the Buckeye
Trail Marathon on Saturday October 1, 2016 and Komen Athens Race for the Cure
on Sunday October 23, 2016.
Scioto: Still having repeater issues from lightning strike
in August for part of September operations
District 9
Coshocton: This month, an lepc meeting attended, monthly
ARES meeting, a lot of preparation for October 1 SET. Some of our served
agencies, sheriff, hospital, EMA were prepared with set books, which included
messages to be sent. 213 and radiogram, digital practice. Checking our fldigi
stations were ready to go was off importance at agencies and at home stations.
An OTS station and backup OTS was ready to go as well. Aa8BN, Coshocton County
EC
Muskingum: No comments
Muskingum: No comments
District 10
Ashtabula County: the past month was a good one and a bad
one. Good because we had several events to participate in. Bad because we found
out that we had several weaknesses that need to be addressed. We sat back in
confidence and figured that we would be prepared. Wrong. First off we found that
our calling tree needs to be updated. We have had several people move or pass
on in the past year and they were keystones of the calling tree. Without them
things can come to a halt. Organization of equipment. Twice we were surprised
that we couldn't find gear that was supposed to be put back where it belonged
and has now come up missing. Several other small problems add to the mix. And
since the set drill I have been conferring with Donnie, KD8OSZ, and though it
pains us- we HAVE to bring in another AEC to take Bob's position. Because of
our schedules we have been caught flat footed. So... I can proudly say that
Matthew Pitts has stepped up to fill this void as not only our resident digital
guru but, now, also my new AEC. I will be sending out emails with new contact
information for myself, Donnie, and Matt.
Cuyahoga County: ARES Members assisted with activating the
National Weather Service office in Cleveland during widespread severe storms.
Public service event season has come to a close and we are now looking ahead to
2017.
Geauga County: This was a big month for Geauga County ARES.
Our big public service event for the year - the 194th Great Geauga County Fair
- took place September 1 through 5. This requires an incredible amount of man
hours. This year we had more than ever - that's 1350 man hours! At the fair, we
work with the Sheriff's Office, the Firefighters Association and the Fair Board
to drive golf carts and help people get to and from their vehicles, as well as
to provide eyes and ears on the fairgrounds to help look for missing children
and parents, and to perform other miscellaneous tasks as instructed by the
Sheriff's Office. Additionally, the Geauga Amateur Radio Association ran a
special event station to promote the fair and amateur radio. We also
participated in the biennial Perry Nuclear Power Plant drill sponsored by
FirstEnergy and the Geauga County Department of Emergency Services. This year’s
drill involved problems with the reactor that ended up requiring evacuations.
We staffed the Emergency Operations Center and sent hams to man the pre-planned
emergency shelters. We made contact with Ashtabula and Lorain counties on both
HF and 2 meters, and the state EOC W8SGT on HF. This drill was evaluated by
FEMA, and the ham operators staffing the EOC were interviewed by a FEMA
evaluator who herself is a ham! The whole exercise received a glowing review
from FEMA, showing that our area is well-prepared to handle a problem at the
plant.
Lake County: The big event this month was the Perry Nuclear
Power Plant drill with the E.O.C.and all the County Agencies. This was our SET
operation for this year. We demonstrated our Comm. trailer at the Willoughby
Hills F D Touch a Truck Event. September was our 8th NPOTA activation at the
James A. Garfield Home. Then there was the ARES Conference in Marion. September
was a very active month
Lorain County: No Comments.
Medina County: No report submitted from Medina County.