SB QST @ ARL $ARLB045
ARLB045 Great Lakes Division leadership changes

ZCZC AG45
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 45  ARLB045
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  July 23, 2002
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB045
ARLB045 Great Lakes Division leadership changes

George Race, WB8BGY, of Albion, Michigan, stepped down as Great
Lakes Director during the ARRL Board of Directors meeting on July
20. Race, 66, had served on the Board for 12 years. Prior to that,
he'd held numerous other field organization positions over the
years, including several terms as Michigan Section Manager.

Race said that while a Board vote to shift ''Section News'' from QST
to the Web did play a small part in his decision to resign, it was
not the primary factor and he harbors ''no bad feelings'' that the
vote went the other way. ''My wife Barb and I just decided we needed
some time for ourselves,'' said Race, who resigned in a letter to
ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, the Board
secretary. ''There's life beyond the League,'' Race added.

Legendary within the ARRL field organization for his travels around
the Great Lakes Division, Race said he's spent some 45,000 to 50,000
miles a year on the road on the League's behalf and ''wore out three
cars.''

''I've enjoyed so much working with the membership and with the
Board,'' said Race, who is the technical services supervisor at
Albion College, where he's worked for nearly 35 years.

Great Lakes Vice Director Gary Johnston, KI4LA, was declared the new
director. ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, has appointed Michigan
Section Manager Dick Mondro, W8FQT, to be the new Great Lakes Vice
Director.

A successor to Mondro as Michigan SM is expected to be named soon.
NNNN
/EX

SB QST @ ARL $ARLB043
ARLB043 ARRL receives homeland security training grant

ZCZC AG43
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 43  ARLB043
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  July 19, 2002
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB043
ARLB043 ARRL receives homeland security training grant

The ARRL will receive a $181,900 homeland security grant from the US
government to train Amateur Radio operators in emergency
communication. The League was among several dozen nonprofit
organizations designated to receive some $10.3 million in federal
money to boost homeland defense volunteer programs. The grant, from
the Corporation for National and Community Service special volunteer
program, will provide free ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Course training to 5200 volunteers nationwide,
starting in 2003.

''ARRL is the national association for Amateur Radio and is the
national leader in emergency communications by volunteers who
operate their own equipment on their time at no cost to any
government, organization, or corporation,'' said the announcement
July 18 from Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge. The ARRL plans to
revise and update the emergency communications curriculum to
incorporate additional elements of emergency preparedness and
homeland security.

ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, said he was extremely pleased by
the news. ''This adds legitimacy to the public service work Amateur
Radio has been doing for years,'' he said.

ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, applied for the
funding in May. ''I think this is an extraordinarily exciting day for
Amateur Radio that the role of Amateur Radio in homeland security is
recognized at the highest levels of government,'' Hobart said upon
learning of the grant.

Citing Amateur Radio's response in the aftermath of the September 11
terrorist attacks, Hobart said the federal grant ''will help continue
our work in providing public service and to protect lives, homes,
businesses and our frequencies, as we have for decades.''

ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, said he was pleased
that the League would be able to extend its Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications program to thousands of amateurs who might otherwise
not be able to afford the program. ''We hope all who are interested
will get on board,'' he said.

The grant announcement said that ''expanding the opportunities for
Americans to participate in meaningful volunteer service'' is at the
heart of President George Bush's USA Freedom Corps, of which the
Corporation for National and Community Service is a part.

''We are deeply grateful to Tom Ridge and to the Corporation for
National and Community Service for providing Amateur Radio with a
unique opportunity to serve our country,'' Hobart said.

In June, the ARRL and United Technologies Corporation announced a
partnership to provide free ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Course training for up to 250 Connecticut amateurs.
NNNN
/EX

SB SPACE @ ARL $ARLS006
ARLS006 AMSAT-OSCAR 7 returns to life

ZCZC AS06
QST de W1AW
Space Bulletin 006  ARLS006
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  June 25, 2002
To all radio amateurs

SB SPACE ARL ARLS006
ARLS006 AMSAT-OSCAR 7 returns to life

The AMSAT-OSCAR 7 satellite suddenly has come back to life after
being dormant for more than 20 years. First heard June 21 by Pat
Gowan, G3IOR, AO-7 subsequently has been monitored and used by
several other amateurs. AO-7 was launched November 15, 1974. It
remained operational for more than six years before succumbing to
battery failure in 1981.

''I'm blown away,'' was the reaction of AO-7 Project Manager Jan King,
W3GEY. ''So, this old war horse of a spacecraft seems to have come
back from the dead if only for a few moments.''

Exclaimed satellite enthusiast and AMSAT Vice President for User
Services Bruce Paige, KK5DO, ''This is really awesome.'' Paige said
the latest turn of events makes AO-7 is the oldest amateur satellite
that's still working. AMSAT-NA has now listed AO-7 as
''semi-operational.''

AMSAT says it seems certain the satellite is running only off its
solar panels, not from the onboard batteries, so it will be
operational only while it's in sunlight. King speculates that the
batteries, which shorted as they failed two decades ago, now are
''un-shorting'' and causing the satellite to come back to life.

For those attempting to use AO-7, Mode A (2 meters up/10 meters
down) is not a problem, but Mode B (70 cm up/2 meters down) is.
Because of changes in the international Radio Regulations that went
into effect in the 1970s as AO-7 was under construction, the 432.1
MHz uplink frequency is no longer authorized for space
communications.

AMSAT advises potential users that when uplinking to a satellite,
they are operating in the Amateur-Satellite Service. AMSAT says
uplinking to AO-7 ''is possibly illegal since the Amateur Satellite
Service is not permitted at 432.1 MHz.'' The current band plan
earmarks the 432.1 MHz range for weak signal work. Section 97.207(c)
of the FCC's rules authorizes space station operation only in the
435-438 MHz segment.

Built by a multinational team under the direction of AMSAT-NA, AO-7
carries Mode A (145.850-950 MHz uplink; 29.400-500 MHz downlink) and
Mode B (432.180-120 MHz uplink; 145.920-980 MHz downlink) linear
transponders plus beacons on 29.500 and 145.700 MHz. A 2304.1 MHz
beacon was never turned on because of international treaty
constraints.

AMSAT has additional information on AO-7 on its Web site,
http://www.amsat.org.
NNNN
/EX

Here is a Total of the Sunday Night Huron County ARES Net for June.

           June 2002
       Check-ins = 25
       Traffic   = 0
       Minutes   = 95
       Sessions  = 5


           May 2002
       Check-ins = 21
       Traffic   = 0
       Minutes   = 57
       Sessions  = 4

Anyone Interested in being a Net Control for the Sunday Night net,
contact me and we'll set you a date. You can download the Preamble
from this site (in Files) or I can e-mail you one. 73's

                                          Steve KG8BT

Greetings Amateurs,
    I want to thank everyone who helped out this last weekend with the
Drill in Bellevue. We had plenty of Amateurs that participated or
just monitored. The weather was nice and I think everything went
well. There was much learned from the Drill by all agencies. The
scenario was a Semi-trailer and a train hopper car from the railroad.
There were 3 hazardous chemical spills involved from both the train
car and the semi when they crashed. The initial 911 call went out
around 8:30am. Bellevue Fire Dept. and Groton Twp Fire Dept.
responded. There were 2 fire fighters in blue HAZMAT suits sent into
the scene to assess the chemicals involved. Once all 3 were
identified, they set-up the Decon area, and started assessing
victims. There were roughly 24 victims involved. Most victims were
just site seeing when they were overcome with the chemicals. These
were actual people (mostly students) who where told what to tell the
fire fighters when they were assessed. North Central EMS did a super
job of putting these kids in make-up with fake blood and wounds and
getting them trained on what to say. They had a good time and had fun
with it. It did get a little warm as the morning progressed. Some of
those kids laid on that asphalt road for over an hour. Once all
victims were assessed and transferred to the hospitals. The HAZMAT
team took over and cleaned up the spills. The 3 hospitals used were
Bellevue, Firelands in Sandusky, and Fisher-Titus in Norwalk. There
were 3 victims sent to Bellevue, 15 to Fisher-Titus, and 6 to
Firelands Hospital. Amateur Radio was set-up in different areas.
There were 3 at the Incident Command, 1 with the Sheriff's
roadblock. 1 at the Huron Co. EMA. 1 at Fisher-Titus, 1 at Firelands,
2 at Bellevue, and 1 at Groton Twp. The Amateurs at the IC relayed
info out of the scene to the various hospitals and to the roadblock
to tell the Deputy whom to send in. I found out that the Amateur
Radio was the only info the Deputy's got out of the scene. It
made it much easier for the Deputy to have a ham there to coordinate
traffic in and out of the scene from the Incident Command. Our
Amateur at the EMA relayed info from the scene to the Hospitals.
Overall Amateur Radio prevailed again and opened some eyes including
my own. Fisher-Titus wants a permanent Amateur station set-up in
their communication room. I am currently working on getting them a
2m/70cm station installed there. Once again I want to thank everyone
for their participation for this Drill. We have 1 drill a year and if
you would like to help out, feel free to do so. This is open to all
Amateurs!
73's

				 Steve Buss KG8BT
				 Huron County EC
P.S. I took some pictures
at the Drill and put them
in Photos on this site.
There in the Drill Album.
Click on slideshow and it
will scroll through them.

SB QST @ ARL $ARLB035
ARLB035 FCC Invites Public Comments on New Amateur Band Proposals

ZCZC AG35
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 35  ARLB035
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  June 18, 2002
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB035
ARLB035 FCC Invites Public Comments on New Amateur Band Proposals

Public comments on FCC proposals to create two new amateur bands and
to create a new Amateur Service primary allocation in the vicinity
of 2.4 GHz are due July 29, and reply comments are due by August 12.
In response to an ARRL petition, the FCC last month released a
Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ET Docket 02-98) that proposed to
create a new 5-MHz HF allocation and a new low-frequency band in the
vicinity of 136 kHz in addition to elevating amateurs from secondary
to primary at 2400 to 2402 MHz.

The FCC adopted the NPRM May 2 on a unanimous vote. The NPRM was
published June 14 in The Federal Register. A copy of the petition is
available on the ARRL Web site,
http://www.arrl.org/announce/regulatory/et02-98/ .

Interested parties may file comments via the FCC's Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS) website,
http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html .  Click on ''Search for Filed
Comments'' and enter ''02-98'' in the ''Proceeding'' field. All
comments
and other correspondence--plus a copy of the NPRM--are available for
viewing via the ECFS.

If the proposals eventually are approved, amateurs would gain a new,
secondary, domestic (US-only) HF allocation at 5.25 to 5.40 MHz and
a new LF ''sliver band'' at 135.7 to 137.8 kHz. The 5 MHz band would
be the first new HF allocation since the early 1980s, when amateurs
got 30, 17 and 12 meters. The LF allocation would be the first ever
for US hams.

The Commission has recommended permitting amateurs to operate at
full legal limit on a new 5-MHz allocation, but it left open for
further discussion whether to restrict band access to certain
license classes. The FCC also has invited further comment on whether
the band should be broken down into mode-specific subbands. The band
5.250 to 5.450 MHz now is allocated worldwide to Fixed and Mobile
services on a co-primary basis.

On 136 kHz, the FCC has proposed limiting output to 1 W effective
isotropic radiated power (EIRP) with a transmission bandwidth of
only 100 Hz and limiting access to the band to General and
higher-class licensees.
NNNN
/EX

SB QST @ ARL $ARLB031
ARLB031 Second Precision Emergency Automated Position Reporting
system test set

ZCZC AG31
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 31  ARLB031
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  June 5, 2002
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB031
ARLB031 Second Precision Emergency Automated Position Reporting
system test set

The Air Force Research Lab, Rome (New York) Research Site, is
conducting an experiment using Amateur Radio operators as an
auxiliary line of defense against aircraft disasters. The Precision
Emergency Automated Position Reporting System (PEAPRS) test is being
carried out in conjunction with the annual Team Patriot exercise.
The ARRL is co-sponsoring the test.

The first of two aircraft flights this week occurred June 4, and a
second will take place on or before June 8. The aircraft will
transmit an APRS distress message on 144.39 MHz, using the call sign
WA2ZXS. Amateurs receiving the message are requested to e-mail
peaprs@... detailing the time, characteristics of the message
received and the method they used for reception--whether direct, via
digipeater, via wide relay, the Internet or other means.

Those lacking e-mail capability may participate by calling their
observation info into the PEAPRS Command Center at 315-330-7444.

The exercise will attempt to measure the timeliness and accuracy of
the amateur reports received. Participating amateurs will qualify
for a special certificate from ARRL recognizing their efforts.
NNNN
/EX

SB QST @ ARL $ARLB028
ARLB028 FCC proposes two new amateur bands!

ZCZC AG28
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 28  ARLB028
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  May 10, 2002
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB028
ARLB028 FCC proposes two new amateur bands!

Good news for ham radio this week! FCC has proposed going along with
ARRL's request for a new domestic (US-only), secondary HF allocation
at 5.25 to 5.4 MHz. The FCC also is ready to permit operation on a
136-kHz ''sliver band'' in the low-frequency (LF) region. And, in
response to a third ARRL request, the FCC has proposed elevating
Amateur Radio to primary status at 2400 to 2402 MHz.

''I'm just as tickled as I can be,'' ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP,
said upon hearing the news. ''This is a classic example of our ARRL
at work.''

The FCC voted unanimously May 2 to adopt the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking in ET Docket 02-98. The Commission released a Public
Notice May 9, and the NPRM is expected to be released soon. A
comment deadline will be announced as soon as it's available.

The FCC said the new 5-MHz band would help amateurs ''better match
their choice of frequency to existing propagation conditions.'' The
band, if approved, would be the first new amateur HF allocation
since World Administrative Radio Conference 1979 gave amateurs 30,
17 and 12 meters--the so-called ''WARC Bands.'' Assuming the 5-MHz
band eventually is authorized, it could be a few years before it
actually becomes available.

The League said its successful WA2XSY experiments demonstrated that
amateurs can coexist with current users and that the band is very
suitable for US-to-Caribbean paths. In comparisons with 80 and 40
meters, the WA2XSY operation also showed the 60-meter band to be the
most reliable of the three. The ARRL also argued that a new 150-kHz
allocation at 5 MHz could relieve periodic overcrowding on 80 and
40.

If allocated to amateurs on a secondary basis, hams would have to
avoid interfering with--and accept interference from--current
occupants of the spectrum, as they already do on 30 meters. The band
5.250 to 5.450 MHz now is allocated to Fixed and Mobile services on
a co-primary basis in all three ITU regions.

The ARRL asked the FCC for two LF allocations in October 1998--135.7
to 137.8 kHz and 160 to 190 kHz. The FCC said its action on one part
of that LF request proposes changes that would enhance the ability
of amateur radio operators to conduct technical experiments,
including propagation and antenna design experiments, in the 'low
frequency' (LF) range of the radio spectrum.''

Several countries in Europe and elsewhere already have 136-kHz
amateur allocations. The first amateur transatlantic contact on the
band was recorded in February 2001.

Hams would be secondary to the Fixed and Maritime Mobile services in
the 136-kHz allocation. The League said its engineering surveys
suggest that hams could operate without causing problems to power
line carrier (PLC) systems already active in that vicinity or to
government assignments. Unallocated Part 15 PLC systems are used by
electric utilities to send control signals, data and voice.

The FCC said its proposal to upgrade the Amateur Service allocation
at 2400 to 2402 MHz to primary ''seeks to protect current amateur use
of this band.'' Hams have shared their other 2.4 GHz spectrum on a
secondary basis with government users.

Amateurs already are primary at 2390 to 2400 and from 2402 to 2417
MHz. The ARRL has said primary status in the intervening spectrum
slice was needed ''to provide some assurances of future occupancy of
the band segments for the next generation of amateur satellites.''

The ARRL has expressed its belief that hams can continue to
accommodate Part 15 and Part 18 devices at 2.4 GHz.
NNNN
/EX

Here are a few links to help you with keeping an eye on the weather.

http://www.csuohio.edu/nws/ - NWS Cleveland: You can click on any county on 1st
map and it will give you the forecast of that county. If there are any warnings,
watches,  etc, it will be colored to let you know. It will give you warning when
you click on a colored county. Under counties map, there is a current radar,
satellite, and a weather map. Click on them and they will enlarge. On the Radar
map you can zoom in on where you point your cursor to. Click on the zoom button
on top of the map to activate the zoom feature.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/wwa/ - The Storm Prediction Center: Current
Warnings

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/ - Storm Prediction Center: 1-3 outlook
for Severe Weather

http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p19r0/si.kcle.shtml - NWS Cleveland
Doppler Radar short range loop.This is a current map from the NWS site above,
just a direct link. I think it updates every 5 minutes.

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/radar_index.asp?nav=home - Accuweather Radar:
You can enlarge, and animate this map. You can also zoom in by clicking on area
you want to view.

http://newsemergency.com/EMENHome.htm - The Emergency E-mail Network: You can
sign up (FREE) and receive Severe Weather Warnings for your county via e-mail,
cell phone, pager, and fax.





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What does it take to maintain a friendly repeater? Patience and self-
discipline might be a good start.
  Rate your behavior with this little quiz.  There's one on every
repeater. We've all heard the know-it-alls, the former class
monitors, the self-appointed repeater cops.

You know the type: The person who's made ham radio his life instead
of his hobby, and in the process has
made everyone else on the repeater miserable. Here's a simple quiz to
determine if you're a repeater cop. If you are, don't panic there's a
cure. But first, take the quiz. For each question, circle A or B:

1. Someone on the repeater has a noisy signal. Do you:

A. Tell the person to get a better antenna and a more powerful rig
before using this repeater again?

B. Say, "Try again, my friend; you're a bit noisy?"


2. You hear a low-level alternator whine on someone's signal. Do you:

A. Tell the person to stay off the repeater until that damn
alternator whine is gone?

B. Suggest how the ham can cure the frustrating alternator-whine
problem?


3. Someone new on the repeater doesn't wait for the beep before
talking. Do you:

A. Tell the person in an extremely nasty way to "Wait for the darn
beep?"

B. Explain the purpose of the beep--in a friendly way?

  4. Someone from Fiji is visiting his sick mother in your area and
gets on your local repeater. You then:

A. Tell the person to join the repeater club and pay club dues before
using the machine and wasting the
  repeater club's electricity.

B. Welcome the visiting ham and invite him or her to enjoy the
repeater while visiting the area.

  5. A 10-year-old new ham gets on with an H-T. You:

A. Refuse to talk to children on the repeater.

B. Welcome the youngster and congratulate him or her on his or her
great achievement, explain how
  wonderful ham radio is and what a friendly bunch of folks we all are
on this repeater--except for that one repeater cop, of course.
Okay, now it's time to determine if you're a repeater cop. Get ready
to rate yourself. For each A you've circled, give yourself two
points. For each B, subtract two points. Add up your score and rate
yourself below:

(10) You are a nasty SOB and should turn in your ham ticket for a job
with the DMV or the Taliban Vice and Virtue Police.

(6) You are not as friendly as most correctional officers in Attica
or Sing Sing.

(2) You're bordering on sociable, but still need a few drinks to be
tolerable--not during mobile hours, however.

(-2) You're passive-aggressive or aggressive-passive, i.e., you're
hard to figure out. Dogs like you, but cats don't.

(-6) You're nice enough to take to a mildly violent hockey game.
(-10) You're the kind of ham who makes ham radio a really fun hobby.

(0) Er...you're cheating or believe you might, indeed, be a repeater
cop; therefore, you were too afraid to take this quiz.  Finally, what
if you are a repeater cop?

There's a simple cure: LIGHTEN UP ALREADY! GEEEZ, IT'S ONLY A HOBBY.

There will be an Huron County A.R.E.S. Meeting on Tuesday, May 7th at
6:30pm at the Huron County EMA. We will discuss Skywarn, a drill on
June 22, A.R.E.S Id cards, and our 2 meter project. This is an open
meeting for all Amateurs. Please try to attend.

Just to let everyone know, we are a couple steps closer to getting
our Repeater in Huron County. Bill, KB8ORE, got us a super nice
building to house our Repeater in. It couldn't be any nicer. It
has screened vents, a built-in fan with thermostat control,
insulated, a rack to put the repeater in, a nice work bench, and its
in excellent condition, ready to go. Also, I am Glad to announce that
we have permission from the Ohio Repeater Council to start
construction of a 2-meter repeater for Huron County. I think finding
the frequency pair was the hardest obstacle we'll have to conquer.
Now comes the fun part, financing and constructing. I`ll post
more to keep you informed as we progress. 73's

					 Steve KG8BT

Greeting Fellow Hams,
    The other Web Site made for Huron County Amateurs is at:

            http://kg8bt.tripod.com/hca/

    Check it out! Its full of information, Skywarn, downloads, County
Map, and more!

                                         73's

                                      Steve KG8BT

An Amtrak train with 400 passengers derailed south of Crescent City
Thursday. Four were killed and dozens injured when 14 passenger cars
flipped.

The wreck took place around 5:15PM. Within fifteen minutes, the
Florida Crown Emergency Net began on the NOFARS W4IZ 146.7/444.4 MHz
repeater system which is linked to the KF4PXZ repeater in Palatka,
the county seat for Putnam County. The W4IZ/KF4PXZ link was
established in 2001 to provide coverage to Crown District which
covers seven counties.

Putnam County ARES operations were conducted on the KF4CWI 147.06 MHz
Palatka repeater which was linked to the W4IJJ 146.64 MHz repeater in
Jacksonville.

Communications between Jacksonville and the site, a 60-mile distance,
was critical since the wreck occurred in an area served by the
Northeast Florida American Red Cross which is headquartered in
Jacksonville.

A Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched from
Jacksonville. Lewis Jolly, W4LTJ and John Reynolds, W4IJJ accompanied
the ERV.

Duval EC Miller Norton, N4RYX served as EC for Putnam County until he
retired from the Palatka Police Department and moved to Jacksonville.

Miller went to the Putnam County EOC in Palatka and installed a
portable Amateur Radio station to assist current Putnam EC Mark
Bradford, WF3F in directing the ARES response. Ben Meyer, KB3AMT of
Jacksonville assisted Miller at the Putnam EOC.

Bill Krueger, KF4EJD arrived at the wreck site to provide early
information. Victims were moved to Crescent City High School where a
Red Cross shelter was established. Victims with serious injuries were
flown to hospitals in Volusia County and Gainesville. An Amateur
Radio station was installed at the shelter by KF4SYZ, KD4BEE, WD0CUG
and KF4WQI of Putnam ARES.

Two Jacksonville hospitals were put on alert to receive patients.
Duval County ARES operators were stationed at Shands Jacksonville and
Baptist Hospitals to keep medical personnel there informed about any
victims being transported to Jacksonville. Chris Russell, KF4AAF
operated from Baptist Hospital and Travis Maclay, N4TJM set up at
Shands. These stations were secured around 10PM.

The last passengers were evacuated from the wreck site around 10PM.
By 11PM, busses arrived at Crescent City High School to transport
passengers to hotels in Sanford and Orlando.

The Florida Crown Emergency Net was secured at 11PM while Putnam
County operations continued on 147.06 MHz for several more hours.

Florida Crown Emergency Net control stations included Sandy Ingle,
KG4CQK; J.D. Mixon, KF4PBO and Billy Williams, N4UF

W4IZ Technical Committee Chairman Steve Barber, WA4B went to the
repeater site to fine tune the remote voting system.

KF4PXZ owner Robert Glenn rushed home to assist in maximizing the
effectiveness of the Palatka-Jacksonville link. James Stark, WA4BUX,
an I-Link Gateway operator made preparations to accomplish more
extensive linking via Internet just in case.

Florida SEDAN Manager Tom Nolan, KD4MWO, had that digital system and
extra operators lined up to assist. Fortunately, events wound down
quicker than expected.

Special thanks to East-Central Florida District Emergency Coordinator
Dave Flagg, N4BGH and Flagler County EC Jay Musikar, AF2C for their
offers of assistance in procuring relief operators.

There is a Skywarn Net Control Training at the Public Safety Building
in Tiffin (Seneca Co. Fairgrounds). It's on Saturday April 27th at
2:00pm. If interested, contact myself or Kerry, KC8GEM for further
information. 73's...

                                    Steve KG8BT
                                  sbuss@...

                                    Kerry KC8GEM
                                   kc8gem@...

Just a Reminder... Huron County A.R.E.S. Net every Sunday Night at
6:30pm on 147.48 simplex. Also Skywarn for Huron County will be on
147.48 simplex when severe weather is in our area. 73's

                                             Steve KG8BT
                                            Huron County EC

Just a reminder for those who missed Skywarn training in Norwalk. On Wednesday,
April 3rd at 6:30pm there will be Skywarn Training at the Depot in Willard. Pass
the word around for anyone who missed it.

                                                         KG8BT


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ARES Meeting this Tuesday April 2nd, 6:30pm at the EMA Office in Norwalk. Then,
after that, there is a Coordinator's Meeting with NWS. Feel free to attend both
meetings if you like. 73's

                                         Steve KG8BT


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Just a reminder that the Huron County ARES Net is every Sunday Night
at 6:30pm on 147.48 simplex. Please try to check in and pass the word
around.

                                      Steve KG8BT

The Next meeting for Huron County ARES is April 2nd at 6:30pm.
Located at the Huron Co. EMA directly behind the Sheriff's office. We
need Skywarn Net control ops, and Spotters. There is also a few other
projects to discuss. Please try to attend. There is a 2nd meeting at
7:30pm for NWS and District Coordinator's. Feel free to attend this
meeting too if you would like.

                                       Steve KG8BT

There will be 2 Skywarn training sessions in Huron County. The First
one will be in Norwalk on March 21st at 6:30pm at the Huron County
Administrative building on Milan Ave between Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.
The Second session will be in Willard on April 3rd at the Depot on
main St. at 6:30pm. Please try to attend one of these. This is a very
good program put on by the Nation Weather Service.

                                         Steve KG8BT

There will be a Statewide Tornado Drill on March 20th at 9:50am.
Pleas advise me of the alerts you hear, for example, local Tornado
sirens, alerts on TV, Nets on Amateur bands. Send them to
sbuss@... or post them here on this site. Thanks for your
time.
                              Steve KG8BT

Just curious to how many Amateur's around the
Area has 440 capabilities? We're thinking about having
a Net on 442.90+ KA8LKN Rptr. located in Greenwich.
On the Home page here, underneath the ARES logo in
the 'Contact' column, click on 'Send e-mail to
Founders' and let us know if you have 440 and if you are
able to reach the repeater. Also, which night would be
a good night to have a net? Thanks!!!!<br><br><br>
Steve KG8BT

1/22/02<br><br><br><br>Group<br>Address<br>City,
State ZIP<br><br><br>The National Weather Service
SKYWARN severe weather spotter program is heading in a
new direction, and we are looking for enthusiastic
amateur radio operators to help us out.<br><br>The
SKYWARN program is a vital part of the National Weather
Service warning program. The program consists of over
4000 volunteers across a 30 county area in Northern
Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania. Many of these
volunteers are amateur radio operators that report through
the district system to the National Weather Service
office. These reports are used by professional
meteorologists to make life saving decisions.<br><br>The SKYWARN
program is in need of amateur radio operators to work
directly at the National Weather Service Cleveland office.
These very important volunteers will work side by side
with National Weather Service meteorologists and relay
reports directly to our staff. These operators will also
disseminate warnings directly to the amateur radio
community.<br><br>Since we are starting a new volunteer group for the
National Weather Service Cleveland office, these
volunteers will enter a political free environment.
Volunteers will join a group of coordinators from across our
area to help determine equipment needs as well as new
procedures for office operations.<br><br>Training will be
provided for all new operators early this
spring.<br><br>If you are interested in volunteering or learning
more about the National Weather Service SKYWARN
program, please contact Gary Garnet, Warning Coordination
Meteorologist at gary.garnet@... or 216-265-2382 EXT
223.<br><br> 					 Sincerely,<br><br><br><br> 					 Gary Garnet<br> 					
Warning Coordination
Meteorologist<br> 					 National Weather Service <br>Cleveland OH

Hello just a reminder the annunl Hamfest at Mansfield Sunday February 10, 7:00
AM - 3:00 2002<br>750 North Home Road. Visit WWW.maser.org<br>Hope to see you
all there Kerry KC8GEM

I did some research on QRZ.com and found out
there are 144 Hams in Huron County. Bellevue and
Plymouth are Split with Huron County, so I will have to
sit down with a map and look where each hams lives to
see which county they actually live in. Total Hams
from Each City are as follows:<br>Norwalk
26<br>Willard 30<br>Bellevue 36<br>Plymouth 8<br>Monroeville
5<br>North Fairfield 3<br>New London 10<br>Wakeman
14<br>Greenwich 8<br>Collins 3<br>New Haven 1<br>Total 144
Amateurs in Huron County

I was scanning the frequencies this afternoon and
found the Courtesy Net on 146.52 simplex. Keith, WA8USC
was calling cq every couple of minutes for the
Courtesy Net every Monday through Friday from 1:00pm til
1:30pm. He's located in Sandusky looking for moblies,
portables and everyone else. It's an open Net, so Stop in
someday and Say Hi! He had a good s-9 signal in Willard
from my home.<br> Steve KG8BT

This is a place for all to use and list their ideas for the group.

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