XWARN will again be hosting Field Day operations at Beavercreek Township Fire Station 61, 2195 Dayton Xenia Road, Beavercreek, OH 45434 on June 27-28. This station is co-located with the Beavercreek Township Emergency Operations Center. The club uses the W8XRN repeater for talk-in communications on 147.165 MHz, positive offset, PL Tone 123.0. Station setup typically starts around 0900 to prepare for operations to begin at 2:00 PM (1800 Z). The club hosts a carry-in picnic for dinner on Saturday. The club will continue operations overnight and wrap up around 2:00 PM Sunday when the 24 hours is complete. The club…
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NVIS Day 2024
Saturday, April 27, 2024 10 A.M. – 4 P.M. ARRL Link Near Vertical Incident Scattering Antenna
Ohio Section ARRL PIC
Announcement from Tom WB8LCD I also want to announce that effective January 1, 2023 that I have appointed Elizabeth Klink –KE8FMJ as the Ohio Section Public Information Coordinator (PIC). In addition to managing theOhio Section Newsletter Contest, Liz will be making sure that Amateur Radio is well publicizedwithin the Ohio Section and to that end will be working with the local PIO’s to help get the wordout locally. All of this will increase the public awareness and appreciation of Amateur Radioand Amateur Radio operators in the Ohio Section. Please welcome Liz to this position and offeryour support and assistance! Congratulaitons…
Amateur Radio Helps Disabled Sailboat to Port
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/amateur-radio-helps-disabled-sailboat-to-port 09/15/2022On September 7, 2022, Jeanne (Jan) Socrates, VE0JS/MM / KC2IOV, and her sailboat, the SV Nereida, set sail from Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point of the contiguous US. She was on her way to visit friends in San Francisco, California, but 2 days of 35 knot winds and storms left her sailboat disabled and her onboard radio equipment marginally operational. Amateur operators in New Mexico, California, and Canada, and members of Group 7.155 heard her requests for assistance. Gil Gray, N2GG, was able to contact Socrates on 40 meters. “Her power was extremely low, and she was unable to…
Ohio Hamfests 2022
From Ohio Ares District 3 05/20-22/2022 – Dayton Hamvention Location: Greene County Fairgrounds, OH Sponsor: Dayton Amateur Radio Association Website: https://hamvention.org 05/28/2022 – Scioto Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest Location: Piketon, OH Sponsor: Scioto Valley Amateur Radio Club 06/04/2022 – FCARC Summer Hamfest Location: Wauseon, OH Sponsor: Fulton County Amateur Radio Club Website: https://k8bxq.org/hamfest 07/09/2022 – Mansfield Mid Summer Trunkfest Location: Mansfield, OH Sponsor: Intercity Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.w8we.org 07/17/2022 – Van Wert Hamfest Location: Van Wert, OH Sponsor: Van Wert Amateur Radio Club Website: http://W8FY.ORG 08/06/2022 – Columbus HamfestLocation: Grove City, OHSponsor: Aladdin Shrine Audio UnitWebsite: http://columbushamfest.com 08/13/2022…
