Hello Fellow Hams! Our XWARN wellbeing net that was held in place of our monthly meeting was an overwhelming success. Many expressed interest in having additional net meetings. I’m happy to announce that we will hold another net this Monday, April 27th at 7:30pm. The format will be the same and Janese, KD8DGB, has once again agreed to be our net control. You do not have to be an XWARN member to participate; all hams are welcome!! Until Monday, 73 deElizabeth Klinc, KE8FMJXWARN President
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April 2020 Meeting will be on the Air
Our monthly scheduled meeting is Monday, April 13th. Obviously we can’t meet in person due to COVD-19 and regulations. I would like to meet on our repeater, 147.165 (+123), for an informal net and get together to check in on each other and general conversation. Janese, KD8DGB, has graciously accepted to be our net control for the evening. We will start at 7:30pm, our normal time. I really hope to hear you, and even many guests, on the air. In addition, if you have a DMR radio, we have plans to test out the XWARN talk group on the local…
Tornado Drill Cancelled
The Ohio Statewide Tornado Drill scheduled for next Wednesday, March 25, 2020 has been cancelled.
Xenia Marathon
Postponed due to COVID-19 Corona virus On Sunday April 5th is the Annual Ohio River Road Runners Club Full and Half Marathons. Both events begin at 8:00am at the NEW Xenia YMCA at 336 South Progress Dr in Xenia. The event winds around Xenia and then follows the bike path to Spring Valley and then comes back. We will be needing 15-20 volunteers. Also bicycle-mobile operators would be helpful. Checkin/Net Control will be at the XWARN Communications Trailer, which will be setup at the YMCA starting at 6:30am, we will making assignments starting at 7:00am. A directed Net will be…
Introduction to DMR and Livestream
The next BARC Tech Night is Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 7:00 pm at the BARC Clubhouse. I will be presenting an “Introduction to DMR”. This presentation will be a deeper dive into DMR technology than the DMR 101 presentation given previously, but will still cover the basics. Topics include: FCC Bandwidth Mandate Driver DMR Spectrum Efficiency Advantages DMR Transmission and TDMA Deep Dive Analog FM and DMR Comparison DMR Hierarchy With Examples Constructing a Codeplug DMR Operating Techniques If you would like to learn more about DMR, learn how to program your new radio, or ask questions, please join…
