Ohio VHF Simplex Contest 18 January 2025

The Ohio VHF Simplex Contest 18 January 2025 1400-1800ET (1900-2300UTC)

Running concurrently with the ARRL VHF January Contest, a four hour event to encourage usage of 50 MHz and up in Ohio

ARES is tasked with being able to provide communications “When all else fails.”

Local communication is critical and typically takes place on the VHF or UHF amateur band. In order to improve our ability to perform on these bands, Ohio Section ARES is sponsoring the ARES VHF Contest (Yeah, we know, but calling it the Ohio VHF / UHF Contest got a little long-winded).

Participants in the contest are encouraged to make as many contacts as possible within the timeframe of the contest, with as many different geographical locations as the bands permit.

The contest is open to all amateur operators, ARES members are strongly encouraged to participate.

How else are you going to win the ‘bragging rights’ session of your next ARES or club meeting?

Full details at the Ohio VHF Simplex Contest website

January 8, 2025 by ARRL General

2025 National Weather Service Spotter Training

The National Weather Service has not yet posted it’s Weather Spotter/SKYWARN training schedule for this year.  There will be a notice here when that happens.

As of right now, the only confirmed Spotter Training I have information on is for Montgomery County:

Saturday, March 8th at Miami Valley Hospital at 9:00AM – Noon.

Due do staffing shortages at NWS, there were not be as many in-person training sessions as in past year, and you are encouraged to take advantage of their online sessions when they become available.

More details as they become available

January 8, 2025 by Training Weather/SKYWARN

New ARRL Emergency Communications Courses 1 April 2024

We  will be releasing the first 2 new EmComm courses April 1.  Basic EmComm and Intermediate EmComm will be live in the ARRL Learning Center April 1.  With the new courses being released the legacy courses will be removed April 1.  Anyone who is currently enrolled in EC-001 or EC-016 will need to complete these courses by April 1 to receive credit for them.  We hope to have Advanced EmComm and ARES Leadership courses complete by early summer.
Josh Johnston, KE5MHV
Director of Emergency Management
ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio®
225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1400 USA
Tel: (860) 594-0333 FAX: (860) 594-0303
jjohnston@arrl.org
www.arrl.org
March 5, 2024 by ARRL Classes Training

Community Service Events

The ARRL has changed it’s ARES Reporting categories for monthly reports

Community Service Event (CSE) is the new term for Amateur Radio support to parades, marathons, walks, etc.

Public Service Event (PSE) is now used for assistance given to Served Agencies such as EMA, Police, Fire, etc.

So,  for example, support to the Xenia Marathon will be a CSE

Support for agencies during the Total Eclipse will be a PSE

As time goes on we will be updating this website to match the new terminology.

February 28, 2024 by Community Service Event Public Service

Keith Burnette, KB8GYB, SK

Keith Burnette, KB8GYB,  has become a Silent Key

Keith was a long time Net Control Operator and former Net Manager for the District 3 ARES Net.

He was also the President of the West Central Ohio Amateur Radio Association since it’s founding.

 

KB8GYB at the UD WMD Drill August 2001

 

Keith was also active in ARES activities such as supporting the regional WMD Drill held at UD in August of 2001 as shown in this picture.

Viewing for Keith will be on Sunday, September 17, from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. at the Belton-Stroup Funeral Home, 422 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd., Fairborn.

A graveside service will be held on Monday, Sept 18, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Pandora, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to WCOARA or PBS.

His obituary is available on line here

September 13, 2023 by General Net Info

ARES Training Net

Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM on one of the following systems:

1st 2nd 4th and 5th Wednesday of each month:

145.11 /224.16 MHz (67.0 Hz tone) WC8OH  repeater system.

3rd Wednesday of each month:

146.820 MHz (77.0 Hz Tone) WA8PLZ repeater system.

For more info see the Net Repeaters page

The Net Control Operator will use the callsign of KD3WCO

Community/Public Service Events

View Calendar

District 3 County ARES Sites