Fall Amateur Radio Classes

The Greene County Amateur Radio Clubs are sponsoring classes for individuals interested in obtaining or upgrading an amateur radio license. Classes begin Sunday evening September 17 at 7:00 PM and are expected to last for up to two hours. The format is nine weeks of two hour class sessions, followed by a free test session. At the first session, the class may decide to modify the start time and duration offuture classes, so be sure to check with the coordinator if you miss the first session. There is no cost to take the course, but you are asked to obtain…

2023 Events March – June

March 1 Ohio ARES D3 Net, 145.110 8:00pm 6 XWANR Net, 145.165 7:30pm 7 NWS Virtuual Spotter Training 7:00pm 7 Greene County DMR NET, 310557 8:30pm 7 GCARES Voice/Digital Net, 146.910 9:00pm 8 Ohio ARES D3 Net, 145.110 8:00pm 13 XWARN Meeting, Fairgrounds 7:30pm 14 Skywarn Spotter Training – Greene/Calrk Counties, Soin 6:00pm 14 Greene County DMR NET, 310557 8:30pm 14 GCARES Voice/Digital Net, 146.910 9:00pm 15 Ohio ARES D3 Net, 145.110 8:00pm 20 Greene County 4H ARC, Fairgrounds 6:30pm 21 GCARES Voice/Digital Net, 146.910 8:30pm 21 GCARES Voice/Digital Net, 146.910 9:00pm 22 Ohio Statewide Tornado Drill, 147.165 9:50am 22…

CoCoRaHS!

Volunteers of all ages are needed to report valuable rain, hail, and snow measurements.The National Weather Service relies on volunteer weather observers that take precipitationreadings in their own backyard. Many observers are needed because precipitation is highlyvariable. You can help and anyone can join! All you need is a rain gauge as shown belowand internet access To learn more or to become a Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network observer, please visit the website www.CoCoRaHS.org and click ‘join CoCoRaHS.’E-mail Ashley.Novak@noaa.gov if have any questions. Two virtual training webinars are available. Utilize the links below to register for the free…

NWS WILMINGTON OHIO
2023 SPOTTER TRAINING SCHEDULE

Link: https://www.weather.gov/iln/spottertrainingschedule Classes are free and open to the public. Virtual classes require registration via the links provided in each course description. In-person classes require registration only if specified.Each class lasts about 2 hours and is led by a National Weather Service meteorologist, who will discuss techniques and safety for severe weather spotting. Once you attend a class, you will receive instructions for registering to officially become a trained spotter. You will then be able to report severe weather to your NWS office. Three virtual classes have been scheduled for 2023 (Feb 22, Mar 7, May 2). These classes can be found…

2022 ARRL Field Day June 25-26

ARRL Link What is ARRL Field Day? Produced by ARRL, the national association for amateur radio http://www.arrl.orgARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourthweekend of June of each year, thousands of radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends tooperate from remote locations. Field Day is a picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN! It is a time where many aspects of Amateur Radio come together to highlight our many roles. While some will treat it as a…