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2014 OHIO SECTION NEWSLETTER AWARDS RESULTS
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AFFILIATED CLUB COORDINATOR REPORT
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FROM THE SECTION EMERGENCY COORDINATOR
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FROM THE PIC
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SOUTHWEST OHIO HAPPENINGS
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FROM THE TECHINCAL COORDINATOR
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FROM THE SECTION TRAFFIC MANAGER
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OUT AND ABOUT IN SOUTHEAST OHIO
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LET'S TALK
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SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS IN OHIO
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OHIO HAMFEST CALENDAR
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OHIO SECTION LOGO
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2014
OHIO SECTION NEWSLETTER AWARDS RESULTS
Hi
All,
Here's
the results of the Twenty-Second Annual Ohio Section Newsletter Awards..
Honorary
Mention..
•
Monday Morning Message – Alliance Amateur Radio Club - John Myers, KD8MQ editor
•
Monday Morning Memo – Highland Amateur Radio Association - John Levo, WA8KIW
editor
Third
Place..
•
The QSO – Marion Amateur Radio Club - Lynn Lovell, W8MLL editor
•
NODXA Rag – Northern Ohio DX Association - David Autry, WD8IOU editor
Second
Place..
•
The Radiogram – Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) - Tom Parkinson,
KB8UUZ editor
First
Place..
•
The Mike & Key – Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association - David Self,
K8SSN editor..
Also..
The
twentieth recipient of the Allan Severson Award was announced and it was none
other than Frank J. Piper, KI8GW.
Jackie
Piper, KC8ESO was given the Ohio Section Manager’s “Special Recognition Award.”
In recognition for her many years of patience and understanding and willingness
to put up with all of us that demanded time from her family.
And
there you have it all..
Thanks
go out to everyone that came and had good fun and fellowship at this year’s
Columbus Hamfest / Ohio Section Conference..
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AFFILIATED
CLUBS COORDINATOR REPORT
By:
John Myers, KD8MQ - ACC
Hi
everyone, what a great summer this has been.
I
attended my first Hamfest in my “official” capacity. The folks at the Portage
Hamfair were extremely friendly. I had a great time.
The
XYL & I took off on vacation earlier this month, and we managed to visit
some of the southern OH clubs on the way out of state.
The
Zanesville ARC meeting was great. The program included a Ham quiz straight from
“Ham Test Online”. Sad to say, I’d have to study up a bit if I were to retake
my Extra exam today. The next day, we stopped for lunch near Wilmington, with
members of the Highland, and Clinton County clubs. What a great time we had. My
only regret was having to get back on the road again too soon. I was amazed at
what the Wilmington area Hams are doing in regards to working with the National
Weather Service.
Let’s
give a warm welcome back to our newest affiliated club, the Silvercreek ARA.
They were originally affiliated back in the early 80’s. It’s good to have them
back. I’m looking forward to visiting one of their breakfast meetings.
The
Leagues policy on affiliated clubs is “once affiliated; always affiliated”.
However, if the annual report isn’t received for a period of time, the club is
marked as inactive. This seems reasonable, since a lot can change in just a
couple years. Contact persons, officers, even meeting locations can all change.
So, there’s this month’s reminder to update those club reports.
Club
Happenings from Around Ohio..
The
common thread in most newsletters this month has been, of course, the posting
of Field Day results. There seems to have been a lot of active groups in the OH
section this year.
Congratulations
to PCARS president, WB8LCD for being asked to do a presentation at the ARRL
Centennial convention last month. The subject was “Building a Successful Club
Program”. I’m in favor of any event that enhances the social side of Ham Radio,
and (with apologies to EMike, KC8YLD) Gets us “out of Meeting Mode”. Summer is
the time for club picnics & get-togethers.
The
Cincinnati FM Club had their picnic in June, at the Butler County Regional
Airport. PCARS, and OH-KY-IN had theirs in July. A lot of other clubs have
plans in the works.
A
lot of groups are gearing up to do a club effort for the Ohio QSO Party on
August 23rd. Some that I’ve noticed making plans include PCARS,
Delaware ARA, and Cincinnati FM Club. I’m sure there are a lot more. How about
your club? A group operating event, such as operating a contest or Special
Event station is a great club social event. Even if you’re not contesters,
combine it with a club picnic, or corn roast. The successes of this type of
event aren’t always measured by the number of QSOs, but rather the amount of
fun that’s had, and the stories that are told afterwards.
On
September 6th, there is another opportunity for a club operating
event. That is the “Ohio State Parks On The Air” Contest, also known as OSPOTA.
It’s run by the Portage County ARS (PCARS). Whether you make a ton of contacts,
or not, I’ve found this to be a really friendly contest. Based on the advance
reports coming in on the reflector, a lot of you know exactly what I’m talking
about, as you’re already making plans.
Here
are some highlights from various clubs around the state...
OH-KY-IN
participated in the Cincinnati Museum Centers 1940’s weekend, by setting up
Amateur Radio Displays. Speaking
of OH-KY-IN, they set up to sell beer at this years Red White, and Blue Ash
celebration. No, that’s no typo. It’s held in Blue ash, OH. For manning one of
several beer booths, the club netted almost $1400. How’s that for a fundraiser?
The
Delaware club is moving their 2 meter repeater to a new location. Also, it
looks like they are making great strides into the world of MESH Technology.
The
West Park Radio Ops recently held a “Test Your Antenna Tuner” Night.
I’m
beginning to receive more newsletters from around the state. Thanks to everyone
who has added me to their list. Also to the rest of you, here’s your reminder.
Also,
as the summer begins winding down in another few weeks, I’d like to remind
everyone check those club websites. Information on club websites seems to get
outdated very fast, so it’s important to stay on top of your “online Presence”.
Here’s
a short list of things to check periodically.
- Meeting times, and locations – Is all the
information current?
- Newsletter – If you are archiving your
newsletters on the web, make sure that the most recent issues are there.
It’s real easy to forget this.
- Links – The average page has a lot of links. Links to other pages, links to other sites, and links to files. Check them once in a while. Make sure they are still active, and pointing to the proper place.
Here’s
another tip for you. The busier I get, the harder it is to keep track of
things. So, I use an online task list. It gives me reminders of various things
such as when to update something on one of the websites. It’s made my life a
lot easier.
And
that wraps up my column for this month. Everyone stay cool, and remember to
have fun!
Till
next time, 73 DE KD8MQ
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FROM
THE SECTION EMERGENCY COORDINATOR
By
Stan Broadway, N8BHL
The
FEMA / ARRL Memorandum of Understanding – and why it’s important..
One
of the hallmarks of the 100th ARRL celebration was the signing of a
new MOU between FEMA and the ARRL. I see this as a critical step to regain some
of the ‘official’ recognition for amateur radio that has been lost since 9/11. FEMA
came riding in to take over pretty much all the disaster response organizations
- local EMA’s and safety forces were quickly brought into conformance with the
federal way of organizing and responding to large scale emergencies. Not that
it was a bad thing to be consistent and well organized, but in the process
amateur radio (as well as other formerly recognized volunteer groups) was told
to wait in the hall. A few years ago, Congress directed FEMA and others to
re-explore the value of amateur radio as it could play a more vital role in
emergency preparedness. Given the money, FEMA did just that. And lo, someone
began to realize the value of having a strong backup system in place!
In
2003, FEMA and ARRL signed a MOU that looked good, but was very basic: We’re
good people, you’re good people; have a nice day. It was a baby step, but we
were still out in the hall. Thanks to work by the ARRL, and to the wisdom of
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, things have significantly changed to
put amateur radio’s “resilient” abilities back in the operations room.
“Radio
is one of the most resilient communications technologies we have,” Fugate said.
“When the power is out and telecommunications are down, the Amateur Radio
community can serve as a vital resource in support of emergency responders and
survivors during a disaster. This MOA will strengthen FEMA’s partnership with
ARRL and build upon our work to expand emergency communications capabilities
and the use of Amateur Radio in emergency management.”
The
ARRL news release goes on to summarize the content of the agreement: “The new
agreement will allow FEMA and ARRL to work together to provide resources,
services and personnel, as available, in order to strengthen capacity in areas
of emergency communications, mass care and emergency assistance, disaster
preparedness, response and recovery, while also raising public awareness about
the use of Amateur Radio as a public safety resource. The pact also outlines
the ways in which FEMA and ARRL will cooperate to carry out their respective
responsibilities, with respect to disaster mitigation, preparedness, response
and recovery operations in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.”
Here
are some key excerpts from the agreement itself:
- Engage in joint preparedness and mitigation activities to support community resilience…
- Encourage development of operating plans within FEMA regions such that communication services, equipment, and facilities of the Amateur Radio Service may be suitably utilized
- Share relevant information (daily operations information, GIS disaster products, community demographics, resources and other information)
- Share reports, guideline manuals, lessons, best practices and training
- Alert ARRL to disaster declarations
- Assist ARRL when it is engaged in providing relief during and after a major disaster or emergency
- Consider ARRL resources in catastrophic planning…to emphasize realistic planning and communications for complex disaster scenarios.
Nice,
but it means what to me??
These
are vital steps, not just on a national level, but for you inside your county’s
EMA! It puts amateur radio directly into the daily planning at every level-
because once we’re “OK” with the feds, the states and even counties gain
legitimacy in doing what most already do- making amateur radio a key component
in plans, training, drills and actual activations. A goal of every EC ought to
be to maintain a partnership with their county’s EMA (as well as other
agencies). EC’s and ARES members should be able to walk into the EOC without
being asked, “And who are you??” We now have a formal working relationship
authorized at the federal level more so than ever before. It’s now up to us to
achieve a personal relationship with EMA and public safety leaders in our home
counties.
My
job, with help from the assistants and DEC’s, is to lend support at the
regional and state level to keep amateur radio in the sights of emergency
planners, to keep the door open so we can show the professional quality
performance that you are capable of!
As
for you personally, this should validate your time and effort, training and
practice, and show that what you do is important.
We
can make this fresh recognition reason to stop dwelling on those ‘personality
beefs’ that should have ended 10 years ago, the “We’ve always done it that way”
copout, the “Their club vs. Our Club” stumbling block, and the “I don’t need
all that training junk” tantrum. First, THIS IS A HOBBY- and we are all
together in one of the greatest worldwide brotherhoods there has ever been.
RELAX! HAVE FUN! This renewed relationship with FEMA and emergency planners is
out chance, as we have over the past 100 years, to prove our abilities. Our
part of this is to be ~ready~ by taking the time now to train, practice, and
encourage our fellow hams to be up to the call when it does come - with new
technology, renewed skill and an attitude that directly serves our neighbors.
73,
Stan, N8BHL
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FROM
THE PIC
By
John Ross, KD8IDJ
Last
month I wrote about the 7 W's...and I received some great reaction from hams at
the Columbus Hamfest on August 2. Thanks!
Notifying
the media, sending them information and story ideas, is now a complicated process
with the "new" forms of communications...TEXTING, TWEETING, TWITTER
(ing). To me, these are just knockoffs to Morse Code and the old RTTY.
Code
is, well, code. We use shortcuts, abbreviations to pass along information and
TEXTING is doing the same thing. Sometimes the real meaning gets lost in the
translation...and that means a story idea is lost as well. One of the other
problems with TEXTING is that it's usually going to only one person and no one
else can see it. So, if your TEXTEE misses the point no one else has a chance
to decode the message then, again, it means the story idea is lost.
The
main issue with TEXTING...and for TWITTER as well... is that most media outlets
use these for different reasons than we think. They pay for the reporter's accounts
and measure the number of TEXTS and TWEETS to determine the popularity of a
particular reporter...NOT to routinely process story ideas!! Media management
encourages reporters to TEXT and have their readers or viewers follow them or
TWITTER or even FACEBOOK. Very little of this activity has anything to do with
covering the news and has everything to do with increasing viewership,
readership, popularity....and revenue.
The
best advice I can offer, and it works for me, keep sending the printed news releases...either
by email or snail mail. You can follow up with a phone call or even a TEXT to
see if they got it....but never try to tell your whole story in code. If it's
important for the reporter to be popular then send a THANK YOU via TEXT or a
message on FACEBOOK.
I
know the temptation is there to use our new forms of communications but when it
comes to telling your story....tell your story in real words. It generally will
show up that way in print or on the air.
By
the way, Morse Code and RTTY...still great ways to talk! I have four RTTY
machines chugging away every day!
73,
John, KD8IDJ
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SOUTHWEST
OHIO HAPPENINGS
From:
Kitty Hevener, W8TDA - Assistant Section Manager (SW)
PUBLIC
RELATIONS
Oh-Ky-In
president Gary Coffey, (KB8MYC) reports that club members took part in the
August 9-10 1940’s exhibit held at the Cincinnati Museum Center. This is the
4th year for participation in the event. Displays were set up of both vintage
and modern equipment along with information about amateur radio. Always popular
with the kids were the Morse code demonstrations, where they could use sheets
showing the code and then spell out their names on one of the practice
oscillators. A close second was the thrill some experienced when they made a 2
meter contact.
Participating
in the event were:
Jerry
Shipp, W1SCR; Brian Fulmer, KC8FJN; Ron Riegler, KD8VOR; Ted Morris, NC8V; Gary
Coffey, KB8MYC; Susie Scott, N8CGM; Kitty Hevener, W8TDA; Robert Louie, KD8WLV;
Michael Sien, KD8SOH; Ed Frambes, K8EAF and AK3Q. Special thanks to AK3Q for
doing all the behind the scenes work to make it all happen.
PUBLIC
SERVICE..
On
Jul 27, the final leg of the Pan Ohio bike ride took bicyclists through
southwest Ohio. This fundraiser for the American Cancer Society began in
Cleveland and ended in Cincinnati four days later. Hams in southwest Ohio who
were stationed at fixed points along the course, provided safety communications
for the event. Hamilton County emergency coordinator, Aaron McKnight (KD8ILV)
says that changing weather conditions, including a tornado watch, along with
rider and even radio conditions made this a very different event from most. “All
in all, things went fairly smoothly for what was going on.”
73,
Kitty, W8TDA
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NOTES
FROM THE TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
By:
Jim Yoder W8ERW - TC
Mark
WD8KQX and I made the trip to Van Wert and enjoyed a very well organized
Hamfest put on by one of the oldest clubs in Ohio. I remember my great uncle,
Phil Summers the original owner of my call, talking about the Van Wert Hamfest.
He was an engineer for what was the Nickel Plate RR and resided nearby in
Delphos for a number of years. He was my original "Elmer" and I have
many great memories of being in his shack and being thoroughly amazed by the
racks of electronics comprising his station. Back in those days, when something
broke or let loose of the smoke within, they fixed it including rewinding coils
and replacing components, something that would be technically difficult these
days for most of us. Hamfests provided the materials to do so then as they do
for our needs now Phil and my aunt later moved to Fremont where I grew up and I
often helped him with antenna projects and the yard work. In addition to
spending time in his shack, I often got a generous sampling of my aunt's home
cooking and especially my favorite, cherry pie after the work was done. Phil
would make a list of things he hoped to pick up at the Hamfest and I knew, we
would be engineering a new antenna or revising one or the other already up in
the air between the trees when he returned. Phil was a gentleman Ham and it is
easy to see why he talked about and enjoyed the Van Wert Hamfest.
Thank
you to all who worked on this year's Hamfest. You did a superb job and it was a
pleasant reminder for me to be there for the first time knowing how Uncle Phil
had always talked about it with excitement. I wish you all success in the years
to come.
It
was Fair week here in Seneca County and I spent several evenings assisting with
our ARES display in the Public Safety Building which is on the fairgrounds. Many
of our members also helped out and it was an excellent opportunity to meet the
public and answer questions about ARES and our partnership with the EMA. Unless
someone happens to be a neighbor, friend or relative, we Hams often exist in
obscurity and the general public rarely gets a glimpse of what we do and enjoy
as a hobby. The Fair is one of those few times when we are able to demonstrate
Amateur Radio to folks who might not have had an opportunity to see or hear us
on the air. Many of the Hams who check in on our Sunday evening ARES net also
stopped by to say. It was good to see the face of those familiar voices and
spend a few minutes discussing what we Hams enjoy.
This
last week has been fraught with issues in my shack. Much of what we have to use
these days especially portable gear and that which we often package to be ready
to go when we are includes one or more cables to operate. USB cables and
adapters to provide old style serial port connectivity and the driver disk to
make them work are common. Programming cables likewise and no two of those ever
seem to be the same even within the same brand of equipment. Much of this looks
quite similar to the cell phone charging cables that we all must now have. The
weather station I have uses the same style although they are not cross
compatible. You name it and it has its own flavor of cable, adapter and
interface that must be used rather than the closest one you find when you need
it.
I
try to keep these things with the associated equipment that they are intended
to work with. They are no easily marked due to their size and the relentless
way they love to become entangled with whatever else they get close to. I have
tried using small containers which does work, but one size never fits all. Using
tags presents more to tangle and zip lock bags, although they do work rather
well, sometimes refuse to open easily for me. More importantly, you need to put
these things back into the correctly marked bag or container in order to
retrieve the proper one when it is needed again. I no doubt failed on this one
as I could not get the programming cable for my Kenwood HT to talk to the
device. Perhaps it wasn't talking to the PC. I don't know which, but after
spending a lot of time on it going nowhere, I realized that it must have been
the wrong cable, likely the one for another HT I have. I was finally able to
locate the correct cable and things went very well afterward.
A
couple of things come to mind here. It's a good and prudent idea to have an
organized plan and make sure that you can stick to it. Having more than one
device is one way to get closer to that objective and I have done that often
times. But it doesn't get to the issue or good organization. We hams often head
out the door to support some public service event and when we get there, the
bag full of hardware, and supporting pieces of equipment we intended to be
ready to use often are not there or they decide to no longer work. I often take
much more than I need while leaving something important behind.
I
have a couple of canvas style bags that I use to contain a lot of this
ancillary equipment. Over time, the bags have become crowded with items that I
do not always need while leaving no room for some of the recent additions that
are required to manage the new hardware. So after my issue with the HT cable
and realizing that my organization was really a mess, I decided to look for
another solution, one that may address more than my immediate problem.
My
family did a lot of camping when I was much younger than I am now. One of the
handy things that my Dad made early on was our "Grub Box". All of the
kitchen related items including plates, utensils, cups, glasses and the like
where there in one place. There was also room for some of the staples found in
any kitchen such as salt, pepper, tooth picks, matches and a can opener that
worked. It also had a fold down door that served as a handy work area. That box
is hanging on my garage wall still and will be the model for my next project.
I
would enjoy hearing what others have done towards the same objective. Feel free
to drop me a line with your own ideas.
73,
Jim, W8ERW
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FROM
THE SECTION TRAFFIC MANAGER
By:
David Maynard, WA3EZN - STM
The
Voice of Aladdin Amateur Radio Club Columbus Hamfest and Ohio Section
Convention has come and gone. The forums went well and were well attended. It
was nice to see the ARRL forum well attended and to hear from the new Great
Lakes Director Dale Williams WA8EFK and Vice-Director Tom Delaney W8WTD. It was
also nice to see Universal Radio at the hamfest. It was unfortunate that the
showers predicted by the weatherman turned out to be downpours which caused an
early exit of the flea market.
The
Ohio Single Sideband Net had their fall meeting at the hamfest again this year.
At the meeting Larry KB8HJJ was announced as the recipient of the Garlock –
K8BYR Memorial Merit Award in recognition for all that he does for the OSSBN.
Larry is the Assistant Manager, a net control, a representative to the Eighth
Region Net and the Eastern Area Net. Congratulations Larry and thanks for
everything you do.
Looking
back into my records I checked to see how the OSSBN was doing in the Month of
July compared to previous years. Here are the statistics:
JULY
2014 QNI 1112 QTC 524 QTR 2413 92 SESSIONS
JULY
2013 QNI 1243 QTC 618 QTR 3052 93 SESSIONS
JULY
2012 QNI 1461 QTC 533 QTR 2830 93 SESSIONS
JULY
2011 QNI 1609 QTC 634 QTR 2857 93 SESSIONS
I
received the following email requesting information on message delivery:
>>>><<<<
David:
I received three messages yesterday from (Call withheld by WA3EZN) dated July
29. In them he/she states the following information.
My
messages 2582 and 2583 were delivered to answering machine with no delivery
date shown. These messages were given to the 8RN rep on EAN on April 27, 2014.
My
message 3047 phone no longer in service. This message was given to the rep on
May 19.
My
message 3049 delivered to answering machine. This message was given also to the
rep on May 19.
A
delay of three months for the first two and nearly two and an a half months for
the other two. Can you explain or find out why this happened. Typically, if a
routine message cannot be delivered within 48 hours a service message should be
generated advising the originator of this fact.
73
Glenn
(VE3GNA)
>>>><<<<
The
call of the station mentioned as sending him the messages is not familiar to me
so I have no way of contacting them to find out what happened. I assume the
station is on a local traffic net. It would seem feasible that this could
happen if the station handling the traffic had equipment failure or the
operator became sick. However, stations should not receive traffic for relay or
delivery if they know they will be unable to do the job that is needed quickly.
To
that end, here are Instructions on how to originate a Service Message.
Messages
encountered anywhere in the NTS system that cannot be relayed or delivered are
NOT discarded. A service message back to
the originating station must be generated without delay. Other than originating
your own message there are only three things that an operator can do with a
message:
1.
Relay it
2.
Deliver it
3.
Service it back to the station of origination, not the place of origin.
Generating
service messages is the responsibility of the station holding the message.
Please
keep messages for your records for one year. You do not need to advise net
control what you did with the message. This information is for your records
only. Once you accept a message, it’s yours to do one of the three things
above. As you can see by the email above you may have to account for the
disposition of a message that you handled some months earlier.
The
following is a typical service message from a message with an HXC that could
not be delivered:
SVC
26 R WA3EZN ARL 11 HILLIARD OH AUG 5
LOREN
S. PIMENTEL N1IQI
5
EVAN RD.
PEMBROKE
MA 02359 (or the address of any one else
that sent the message)
781
293 3861
BT
ARL
SIXTY SEVEN 3214 PHONE
NUMBER
614 555 1212 DISCONNECTED
73
BT
DAVID
WA3EZN
End
No More
Why
do we include the phone number? This is important so that the originating
station knows that you received the correct phone number with the message you
are servicing.
The
following is a typical service message from a message with an HXC reporting
your delivery.
SVC
27 R WA3EZN ARL 9 HILLIARD OH AUG 5
PATRICA
A GARVIN WB5NKD
3409
SW 20TH
OKLAHOMA
CITY OK 73108
405
681 0926
BT
ARL
FORTY SEVEN 3216 SMITH
AUG
5 0200 73
BT
DAVID
WA3EZN
End
No More
Note
that the time does not include the letters UTC, L for local or Z. The ARL Forty
Seven already designates that the time is in UTC and the time should always be
reported in UTC time.
It
should go without saying but I will say it anyway. Please insert you own call
instead of mine and your city instead of Hilliard… Thank you.
That’s
it for this month.
73,
David, WA3EZN
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OUT
AND ABOUT IN SOUTHEAST OHIO
By
Connie Hamilton, N8IO ASM
I
made a recent trip to Ironton as to the meeting, I was welcomed very graciously
as always. They are a great group of people!
The
Section Conference at the Aladdin Hamfest was a high spot to start my day! After
it was over, I picked up some OH Repeater Directories to pass out to Clubs
locally then was going to Monroe County for a picnic at 5:00. Running a little
late, and over the hills & valleys, I made it 30 minutes late but for any
Masonic Members reading this I was presented a Widow’s pin, which I treasure.
I
went up to Cambridge to help with VE testing and no candidates showed up so
spent the rest of the day visiting friends and family.
The
Marietta ARC had a Rest Stop at the Rest Area near here and I worked the
midnight shift on Saturday/Sunday. This was the best one so far but the
downside was I was very cold and should have taken out my winter clothing in
August.
Hope
to see some of you at future Hamfests.
73/88,
Connie, N8IO
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LET'S
TALK
From:
Scott Yonally, N8SY - Section Manager
Hi
Gang, or should I say Hi Yawl.. I’m here
in Myrtle Beach soaking in some sun and sand on a long overdue vacation. I love
this area to visit. Yes, just visit, I’m an Ohio boy and that’s all there is to
it. Ohio is my home, but I love to visit where there’s an ocean for a bit as
well. Yup, there’s a bit of sailor in me. Janie and I started coming here back
in the mid 1980’s and we just don’t seem to ever get tire of coming back to
visit. We have friends here as well. It’s a very nice place to visit for sure.
If you've never experienced it, I highly recommend coming down and seeing this area. The ocean right now is 86 degrees. And no, I haven’t seen a shark either.
We have collected a lot of neat looking sea shells however.
I
was glad to see so many folks that made it to the Columbus Hamfest/ARRL Ohio
Section Conference. It was great meeting all of you that attended! It ended up
being rainy, but the weather inside was fantastic!
Congratulations
to all of those Newsletter Award Winners. You’ll find the winners listed in
another section of the OSJ. And, if you didn't hear, Frank Piper, KI8GW was the
recipient of the Allan Severson Memorial Award. Jackie Piper also received the
Section Manager’s “Special Appreciation” award..
Make
sure that you've signed up to receive emails from the Section Manager and Great
Lakes Director. It seems that some of you may not be receiving the special news
releases that Dale or I have been doing lately. If you want to keep apprised of
what’s going on in the state or within the Division you need to be registered
with the League to receive these special emails. You’ll need to log onto your
account with the League and mark the box that states “receive email from the
Section Manager / Director” and that’s all there is to it. You’ll now get those
special emailing’s.
Now,
for those of you who may not want to go to all that bother, or you are not
League members, you still have a chance to get these important emails. All you
have to do is to “Opt-In” on the Ohio Section website.. Here’s the link: http://arrl-ohio.org/forwarder/forwarding.html.
You can also find this link on the bottom left corner of the main page of the
Ohio Section website. I urge you all to make sure that everyone, regardless of
whether they are a League member or not, knows that they can always “Opt-In” at
any time.
Oh, didn't know that the Ohio Section had a website?? We do.. You can find it at: http://arrlohio.org If you don’t have this website set as your home page, I urge you to do so. This website is one of the exceptions to the rules.. It changes all the time, it’s never stagnating. I would recommend that you check into the website at least 3 times per week.
Oh, didn't know that the Ohio Section had a website?? We do.. You can find it at: http://arrlohio.org If you don’t have this website set as your home page, I urge you to do so. This website is one of the exceptions to the rules.. It changes all the time, it’s never stagnating. I would recommend that you check into the website at least 3 times per week.
U.S.
House Bill - HR 4969 has been introduced. This is the “Amateur Radio Parity Act
of 2014” was introduced on June 25th at the request of the ARRL, which worked
with House staffers to draft the proposed legislation. The bill’s sponsor is
Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). It has initial co-sponsorship from
Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT). If the measure passes the 113th Congress,
it would require the FCC, within 120 days of the Bill’s passage, to amend the
Part 97 Amateur Service rules to apply PRB-1 coverage to include homeowners’
association regulations and deed restrictions, often referred to as “covenants,
conditions, and restrictions” (CC&Rs). Presently, PRB-1 only applies to
state and local zoning laws and ordinances. If this Bill does pass, it will
significantly change all CC&R’s that restrict or prohibit Amateur Radio
antenna’s around the country. Now maybe it should be said that what this Bill
will do is give the Amateur equal rights afforded us by PRB-1, that is to say
“Reasonable Accommodations” would have to be granted the Amateur to be able to
use his/her Amateur Radio station. This will not mean that if you live in a
high rise condo that you can construct a large tower on the building, but what
it will mean is that the HOA or governing body will have to give you some sort
of “reasonable” accommodation to be able to use your amateur station and have
an outdoor antenna.
The
League has a special area within their site just for HR-4969, go take a
look.. http://www.arrl.org/hr-4969
Ohio's
Speaker Bureau.. I know that this has been said a million times before, but
it’s always worth repeating, don’t forget to invite one of the Ohio Section
Cabinet members to your next club meeting. The entire Cabinet is Ohio’s
Speaker’s Bureau. We are all very well versed on League matters and a few of us
have some additional specialties that go beyond just what the League is doing.
If you’d like any of us to come and be a speaker at your function for FREE,
please feel free to give any of us a call, we'll do our very best to be at your
function.
That’s
going to do it this month from here. The sun is out and the beach is calling..
I hope to see all of you at the various hamfests or meetings soon and who
knows; maybe you’ll be one of the lucky ones to get a “mug” on me.
Have
a question? Feel free to give me a call or write to me.. Oh.. by the way, I’ve
come up with a new surprise for the mugs.. You may just fine an extra surprise
inside the cup!!
My
email and phone number are always listed on the Ohio Section Website
http://arrlohio.org
as
well as on page 16 of QST..
73,
Scott, N8SY
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SPECIAL
EVENTS STATIONS IN OHIO
08/22/2014
| D-Day Reenacment Conneaut,Ohio -- 70th Anniversary of Normandy Landing
Aug
22-Aug 23, 1300Z-1900Z, W8BHZ, Conneaut, OH. Conneaut Amateur Radio Club.
14.240
7.240.
QSL.
CARC ARS W8BHZ, PO Box 661, Conneaut, OH 44030.
The
largest annual D-Day Reenactment in the US.
The
Conneaut Amateur Radio Club in conjunction with D-Day Ohio is operating a
special event station during the weekend reenactment of the Normandy Landing.
2014 marks the 70th anniversary of this historical landing.
Commemorative
QSL cards will be printed for the event. It is now the largest annual event in
the United States commemorating D-Day-June 6th 1944 . Please see visit
www.ddayohio.us for on the reenactment event. www.qsl.net/w8bhz
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08/29/2014
| 20th Anniversary of The Shawshank Redemption movie
Aug
29-Aug 31, 1400Z-2000Z, KD8KWV, Bellevue, OH. Harold R. Wolfe.
14.250
7.250 3.850 146.940.
QSL.
Harold R. Wolfe, KD8KWV, 358 High St, Bellevue, OH 44811.
Celebrating
the filming locations of The Shawshank Redemption. Historical sites include The
Ohio State Reformatory, as well other locations on the historical Shawshank
Trail located in Mansfield, Ohio.
08/29/2014
| The Shawshank Redemption 20th Anniversary
Aug
29-Aug 31, 1200Z-1600Z, W8WE, Mansfield, OH. InterCity Amateur Radio Club.
14.250.
QSL.
IARC, PO Box 713, Bellville, OH 44813.
10/18/2014
| 75th Anniversary of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
Oct
18, 1300Z-2300Z, W8E, Loveland, OH.
United
States Coast Guard Auxiliary.
7.234.
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OHIO
HAMFEST CALENDAR
08/24/2014
| The Cuyahoga Falls ARC's 6th Annual Tailgate Hamfest
Location:
Stow, OH
Sponsor:
Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club
Website:
http://cfarc.org/tailgate2014.html
09/07/2014
| Findlay Hamfest
Location:
Findlay, OH
Sponsor:
Findlay Radio Club
Website:
http://www.w8ft.org
09/21/2014
| OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society Hamfest
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Sponsor:
OH-KY-IN ARS
Website:
http://www.ohkyin.org
09/28/2014
| CLEVELAND HAMFEST AND COMPUTER SHOW
Location:
Berea, OH
Sponsor:
Hamfest Association of Cleveland, Inc.
Website:
http://www.hac.org
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THE
OHIO SECTION LOGO
The
Ohio Section Logo has been out for more than a year now and with it now
starting to appear on more and more items I think now is a good time to let you
all know that it’s more than just a logo, it has a lot of symbolism built into
it. It’s truly the heart and soul of the Ohio Section. Yes, Amateur Radio is
rich in traditions and symbolization that we’re all very proud of. So, it shouldn't surprise you to find out that the Ohio Section Logo also has a lot of
symbolism in it as well.
Here
are the real reasons for our Ohio Section Logo. And yes, this comes from the
person who created the logo, so you can be sure of the symbolism described are
the true reasons for the logo. I know, I created it.
- First off we need to look at how the League Diamond is placed “proud” of everything else. Did you notice, the stem of the leaf isn't touching the diamond? This stands for the American Radio Relay League as our stand alone national organization. Proud and true to form. The one and only national organization that represents ALL amateur radio operators.
- The written “Ohio Section” just to the right of the League Diamond. It indicates that the Ohio Section is not only part of the League, but standing on the right side indicates that we are the “right hand” of the League. Ohio is proud to be not only a leader in the nation in new innovations, but we are also the largest of all the seventy-one Sections represented by the League.
- The five Buckeye leaves. This represents the five Assistant Section Managers that represent the five quadrants of our state. North-east, north-west, south-east, south-west and central.
- The green leaves represent the “green” polyester jacket that one of our most beloved Section Managers Joe Phillips, K8QOE always wore. He wore this jacket to every function that he attended. As Joe often reminded us, his jacket was like those of the “Masters” golf tournament. Only the best of the best ever got to wear this special jacket, and this represents the excellence in everything we do in Amateur Radio, and honors Joe for all of his hard work and dedication to not only Amateur Radio, but especially to the Ohio Section.
- The Buckeye in the shell. This represents the newest Amateurs. Those who haven’t come out of their shells yet. If you notice, the shell is partially opened up. This signifies that the Buckeye has obtained his/her license, but just hasn't come out of their shell yet.
- The un-shelled Buckeye. This represents the seasoned Amateur. Proud of his accomplishments and standing beside his newest candidate to be “Elmered.”
- And finally the stem of the Buckeye leaf. It’s long and straight symbolizing the very long history that the Ohio Section has enjoyed within the ARRL, dating back to Howard Storck, 8BYN our first Section Manager in 1926 to the present.
Be
proud to display and/or wear this logo. It’s truly Ohio’s Amateur Radio
heritage!!
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