I just wanted to pop into your emails to let you know of a
couple of important items that will be of interest..
First.. The ARRL IT
Department will conduct overnight maintenance on its network on Saturday, January 30, to improve reliability and security. The work will occur between 8
PM EST on Saturday, January 30, and 6 AM EST on Sunday, January 31. (January
31, from 0100 UTC until 1100 UTC).
During this period some or all systems may be temporarily
unavailable.
The website will remain up but online purchasing will not be
available. E-mail also will be offline, but all messages will be queued for later
delivery.
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Second.. ARES
Volunteers Help to Distribute Water in Ohio Community with Lead-Tainted Water..
Flint, Michigan, is not the only community with water
problems due to high lead content. During the week of January 18, some 8100
water customers in Sebring, Ohio, were notified that they, too, had problems
with high lead content in their drinking water. On January 22, both Ohio and
Mahoning County Emergency Management Agencies began passing out bottled water
in Sebring. Mahoning County ARES Emergency Coordinator Wes Boyd, W8IZC,
activated ARES to assist.
“Response on the workday was low, but a handful of ARES
volunteers were able to respond,” said Ohio Section Emergency Coordinator Stan
Broadway, N8BHL.
Boyd said, “EMA and Red Cross were overjoyed that radio
operators came to work not needing a radio.”
ARES volunteers joined others in moving and distributing
pallets of bottled water, and another call went for weekend duty. ARES members
from neighboring counties volunteered. All told, the volunteers moved more than
166 pallets of water in 6 days.
“This is a perfect example of being ready to serve in
whatever capacity we can, in order to help our communities. Sometimes it
doesn’t involve only operating a radio,” Broadway said.
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Third… Are you
getting those emails from me? If not, all you have to do is to “Opt-In” to
receive n8sy@n8sy.com I’ll get you added to the Email Server.
There’s a link to do this on the Ohio Section website, it’s
on the bottom left corner.. For your convenience, here’s a direct link to it: http://arrl-ohio.org/forwarder/forwarding.html
I urge all of you to make sure that everyone, regardless of
whether they are a League member or not, get signed up for one of these
options. You can always “Opt-Out” at any time if you feel this is not what you
were expecting.
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Fourth… Handbook Give-away. The deadline for entering the
drawing is closing fast, midnight January 31st. If you haven’t
registered yet, I urge you to do so quickly.. This is a great opportunity for
you to possibly win a 2016 softcover ARRL Handbook.
Good Luck, and maybe your picture will be the next one
posted as being the one who receives a Handbook!!
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And the final.. It
seems like some weeks I’m on the road almost every night. I do love it. As you know, the Ohio Section of the ARRL is the largest Section in the country. It’s
even bigger than a Division or two. So, with that in mind, it’s only fair to
say that Ohio also deserves to have a full time Section Manager, one that can
freely travel all over the state. So, don’t be surprised when I just “pop-in”
at your meeting or function. I really do like traveling and visiting with all
of you at your hamfests, club meetings, picnics and breakfasts. It’s fantastic!
And, if you need a speaker, don’t be afraid to ask.
73, for now..
Scott, N8SY
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