Hey Gang..
Just wanted to pop in on your email boxes to let you all
know that you only have today and tomorrow left to get registered for this
months “Handbook Give-Away..” The
drawing will be May 1st and the lucky person chosen and announced then.. I wish everyone Good Luck, but remember, you
won’t be chosen if you didn’t get registered.. Go to:
http://arrl-ohio.org/handbook.html right now to get registered.
NVIS Day preliminary report.. The numbers are still being tabulated, but rest
assure, we will give the final results as soon as we get them completed. I will
say this, we had over 50 counties in Ohio participate and a number of states as
well, so it can be considered a huge success for sure. I want to thank everyone
that participated in not only the NVIS Day, but also the other 3 events going
on throughout the state that same weekend as well!! Every station that I visited the gang was
having a lot of fun, and that’s what it’s all about.. Having FUN.. Thumbs up
all the way around for sure. 
Are you getting those emails from me? If not, all you have
to do is to “Opt-In” to receive them. Heck just send me an email, n8sy@n8sy.com, I’ll get you added to the
mailing list. 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.
Let’s talk about the Ohio Section Website.. You can find the
Ohio Section Website at: http://arrl-ohio.org If you don’t have this website set as your
home page, I urge you to do so.
HEY, there’s another NEW – one question – questionnaire on
the Ohio Section Website? It only asks
one question, and it will take all of about 2 seconds for you to answer it. You
can see how your answer stacks up with others instantly too. If you haven’t
done it yet, please do.. I really want to hear from you.
Revamping the Ohio Speakers Bureau.. Tom Sly, WB8LCD is collecting information on
club meetings. If you've had an interesting presentation at a club meeting in
the last 12 months, please send an email to Tom. He would like to know: 1) The topic or the name of the presentation,
2) the name and call sign of the presenter, 3) the name and location of the
club, 4) do clubs usually have interesting presentations (Y/N), 5) has your
club ever had a presentation done over Skype or some other internet service?
Tom stresses that he would like this information from all
club members - not just club officers!
You can email Tom at:
wb8lcd@portcars.org. All
responses will be confidential. This
will greatly help Tom with a project he's working on for the benefit of clubs
in the Ohio Section.
I’ve been really busy visiting with a lot of you and I have
heard a lot of PROs and CONs about http://arrl-ohio.org/QST.pdf it is with permission of the ARRL so
there’s no copyright problems. I think
Rick’s views will help you better understand the ins and outs to all of this,
and why this is so very important to YOU. I do want to assure you that even if
you still decide not to go through with completing these courses, there will still be things that you can do,
just not as many of them, and probably the most important item to remember, you
most likely will not be asked to participate in any activity within the FEMA
organization. But, there are other things,
like bike races, parades and the like that won’t require this extra training.
Ohio’s goal of seeing that all of its ARES members have been trained and certified in ICS-100, 200, 700 & 800 by the end of June, 2016. For those of you who really aren’t seeing the reason for this I want you to take just 10 minutes of your time and read an article that was published in the March edition of QST. It’s by Rick Palm, K1CE. Now for those of you who don’t get QST, I have this article reprinted on our website
There’s lots of meetings and hamfests coming up these next
few months that I will be attending, including the Ohio Public and Private
Partnership Conference in May (just before Dayton) as well. Lots to learn and
to share with all our Partners in OP3. The Ohio Section has a presence like
never before with our state agencies, and we ALL should be very proud of
that.
I really do like traveling and visiting with all of you at
your hamfests, club meetings, picnics and especially breakfasts. It’s
fantastic! So, don’t be surprised when I show up at a club function or meeting
that you’re at!
73, for now..
Scott, N8SY..
