New To Ham Radio? The OHIO Section is sponsoring learning and exploring sessions. Technical Specialist Jason – N8EI will be presenting one of those sessions TODAY, August 31st beginning at 7:30pm. His topic is “Beyond the Baofeng: Thoughts on Equipment Choices for New Hams.” You received your license. Picked up a $20 Baofeng. Tried to reach some repeaters with it. Now what? The OHIO Section is inviting you to this scheduled Zoom meeting. If you are a new ham, know a new ham, or just have an insatiable interest in Ham Radio – Join us TONIGHT! Topic: Ohio Section –…
2021 Air Force Marathon Volunteer Update
Dear Volunteers, As you may or may not have heard yet, the 25th Air Force Marathon in-person event has been cancelled and will now be held as a virtual event. As one of our volunteers and supporters, we wanted to reach out directly and thank you for supporting our event over the last 25 years. Our team was very much looking forward to celebrating our 25th Anniversary with all of you in-person this year and we understand that this is disappointing news for all, our team included. We are planning on hosting a packet pick-up for local participants and we…
Youngs Dairy Bike Tour
It’s time again to seek volunteers for the Young’s Dairy Charity Bike Tour that will be on Saturday, September 11th. The ONE day tour covers several Ohio counties, comprising up to 100 miles, so a large number of ham radio operators will be needed. The tour starts at 8:00 AM on Saturday from Young’s Dairy, which is on Highway 68, north of Yellow Springs, and extends north to Bellefontaine Ohio and then returns back to Youngs Dairy. There is a bike path route for a portion of the return trip. We are not responsible for tracking riders on the bike…
ARRL Now Provides FREE RF Exposure Calculator
The FCC has adopted guidelines and procedures for evaluating environmental effects of RF emissions. The new guidelines incorporate two tiers of exposure limits based on whether exposure occurs in an occupational or “controlled” situation, or whether the general population is exposed or exposure is in an “uncontrolled” situation. Under the new FCC rules, some amateurs need to perform routine station evaluations to ensure that their stations comply with the RF exposure rules. This can be as simple as running an online calculator to determine the minimum safe distance between any part of your antenna and areas where people might be…
Event Calendar & Event Signup
Event Calendar and Event Signup Sheets are available from under the Public Services link at the opt of the page. I will try and also add a link to any Signup sheet when we make a post about the event. KE8LTL Travis Lansing
