2021 World Amateur Radio Day is April 18 What: 2021 World Amateur Radio Day Who: All amateur radio operators worldwide When: Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 0000 UTC until Monday, April 19, 2021 at 0000 UTC Where: A global event covering all regions of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Why: World Amateur Radio Day, held on April 18 each year, is celebrated worldwide by radio amateurs and their national associations which are organized as member-societies of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). It was on this day in 1925 that the IARU was formed in Paris. American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Co-Founder Hiram Percy Maxim…
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2021 Hamvention Award Winners
Michael Kalter W8CI and Frank Beafore WS8B, co-chairs of the Hamvention Awards Committee, are delighted to present this year’s amateur radio award selections. Despite our current international health situation, the Hamvention committee elected to continue with its selection of outstanding radio amateurs. Hamvention will be back next year in full force. Our winners are: Technical Achievement: WX6SWW – Tamitha Mulligan Skov is well known as the “Space Weather Woman”. Folks that have seen her space weather forecasting show will freely admit that she is full of energy and excited about her work. She is a real space pioneer. Special Achievement: W3WL…
Weather Awareness
Copied from the ARRL Ohio Section News Letter Ohio’s Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week March 21 – 27, 2021 Statewide Tornado Drill Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:50 a.m. COLUMBUS – Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEM&HS) will recognize Ohio’s Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 21 – 27, 2021. Residents are reminded to prepare for severe weather before it happens. Hazardous conditions can occur anytime and anywhere without advance notice. As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, FCEM&HS urges the community to participate in the annual Statewide Tornado Drill on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:50 a.m….
Amateur Radio Fees
FCC has addopted a fee for Amateur Radio beginning 4/19/2021 Link to the FCC Article
2021 Spotter Training Schedule
NWS WILMINGTON OHIO 2021 VIRTUAL SPOTTER TRAINING SCHEDULEClasses are free, open to the public, and require registration via the links provided in each course description.Each class lasts about 2 hours and is led by a National Weather Service meteorologists who will discuss techniques and safety for severe weather spotting. Once you attend a class, you will receive instructions for filling out online registration forms to officially become a trained spotter and can report severe weather to your NWS office.At this time, there are no in-person spotter training courses scheduled for the 2021 spring season. Thursday, March 4th, 7:00-9:00 PM Monday, March…
