2022 SKYWARN Classes

Stay tuned for the 2022 NWS virtual spotter training classes (evenings, open to all public and partners). We will add more information and registration links as the information becomes available. 1 class in February 1 class in March 1 class in April  

Ohio Section ARES Year End Report 2021

Ohio District 3 ARES: Serving Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Shelby counties ARES Around Ohio Ohio’s amateur radio operators continued to train and supply important community service over the year 2021.  Using their own radio equipment, these operators continued to educate themselves through NIMS and other sources to present a trained, ready resource to counties and Ohio. According to independentsector.org, the 2021 hourly value of a volunteer was $28.54. Ohio ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) members provided 58,202 hours of training, meeting, and service valued at $1.661 Million.  In addition, each of our over 955 members…

New Technician Question Pool Released, Effective July 1, 2022

The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) Question Pool Committee (QPC) has released the 2022 – 2026 Technician Class FCC Element 2 NCVEC Question Pool Syllabus & Question Pool into the public domain. It’s available as a Word document or PDF. The three graphics required for the new Technician question pool are available within the documents, or separately as PDF or JPG files. The new pool incorporates some significant changes compared to the 2018 – 2022 pool. Its 257 questions were modified slightly to improve wording or to replace distractors; 51 new questions were generated, and 62 questions were eliminated. This resulted in…

HamCation 2022

HamCation 2022 & ARRL National Convention Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park February 11th – 13th, 2022 Come to the world’s second largest hamfest, where we pride ourselves on delivering a high-quality event to our attendees. Join us February 11-13, 2022 in beautiful Orlando, Florida for HamCation 2022 and the ARRL National Convention. https://www.hamcation.com