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Site of
DeFOREST AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, INC. - K8GE
Adams
County Ohio area
NOTICE BOARD
NEXT CLUB MEETING TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM.
The April 9th meeting will be held at the ABCAP Senior Nutrition Site across from the courthouse in West Union.
Meeting
dates for 2024: February 13, April 9, June 11,
August 13, October 8, December 10 Our
mailing address: DeForest
Amateur Radio Club P.O.
Box 73 West
Union, OH 45693 If you are not currently a DeForest ARC member please
consider joining our club. Dues is $15 for FULL membership
or a FAMILY membership is $20.
If you are a licensed HAM and live in Adams County,
Ohio,
AND you are in the United States military,
your membership is PAID-IN-FULL for the years
you are full-time military, that is our THANK-YOU to
you!
We
hope you will join us. Membership
Application - DeForest A.R.C. DeForest ARC Weekly Net The DeForest ARC conducts a weekly net, Thursday
evening, 8:00 PM. The net is conducted on the club repeater, located
near West Union, Ohio. The frequency is 147.000+ MHz, PL (CTCSS)
94.8.
The purpose of the net is mostly a social
function where club members know there is a good chance they will
meet up, on the air, with other club members. Occasionally we
'handle' traffic, messages often referred to as radiograms. The net is a formal, or directed net and has a
single net control station (NCS) that manages its operation for a
given session. The NCS operator calls the net to order at its
designated start time, periodically calls for participants to join,
listens for them to answer (or check in ) keeps track of the roster
of stations for that particular net session, and generally
orchestrates the operation of the net. A different station might be designated NCS for
each net session. Overall operation and scheduling of NCS assignments
and net sessions is managed by the net manager, whoever holds the
current position of Vice President in the DeForest ARC. When you check in, please indicate your name,
call sign, location and what power source you are using for your
radio, such as battery power or commercial power. If you have traffic
and/or announcements be sure to advise the NCS. All hams will be
given an opportunity to make comments sometime during the net,
usually after stations have checked-in with the NCS. A copy of the “Weekly Net Control
Procedure” can be found on the DeForest ARC web page, under the
category Nets. A direct link to the “Weekly Net Control
Procedure” is here The NET
CONTROL STATIONS for 2024 Jan: KE8TTQ,
Dan Feb: KB8OMG,
Barry Mar: KE8GAD,
Jared Apr: N8XGR,
Tory May: N8XGQ,
Marty Jun: K8WEH,
Bill Jul: KB8SDF,
Jason Aug: KE8TTQ,
Dan Sep: N8YWX,
Kim Oct: K8TFG,
Duff Nov: KB8SDF,
Jason Dec: N8YWX,
Kim The
Executive Committee - January 1 through December 31, 2024 President:
William Hablitzel K8WEH Vice-President:
Duff Kindt K8TFG Secretary:
Tory Peterson N8XGR Treasurer:
Jared Shupert KE8GAD Please
Join Us at our Club Meetings
Usually
at 7:00 PM at at ABCAP Senior Nutrition Center, West Union,
Ohio Other
activities of the Club include Emergency Communications Exercises
with
different Organizations, so that in a real Emergency
the
members will be ready to provide back-up communications.
We
also assist the Adams County Emergency Management Agency
by
providing back-up communications throughout the Adams County area,
whenever needed.
The
DeForest ARC can schedule a Laurel test session on request.
CLUB
ACTIVITIES
across from the front steps of the Adams County courthouse on
the second Tuesday
of February, April, June, August, October and December.
TEST SESSIONS
The test location is usually at the Adams County EMA, 31 Logans Lane, West Union, OH 45693
There is no charge for the test through Laurel Test Sessions.
Testing for Technician, General and Extra. Walk-ins welcome.
Contact K8WEH at [email protected]
Silent
Key Memorial
previous members of DeForest ARC
(and
the earlier name, Adams "&" Brown Counties AREC)
Nets
· <Severe Weather Spotter Report(s) Form
·
Form
for receiving bulletins fron NWS
Repeaters
in the West Union SkyWarn Net area
· Bylaws
· Membership Application - DeForest A.R.C.
· Cincinnati WARN & many other area HAM clubs
· GREATER MASON COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION
· OSSBN Ohio Single SideBand Net
· University of Arkansas - U.S. Amateur Radio Callsign Lookup Page
· QRZ Amateur Radio Callsign Lookup Page
Weather
· NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - WILMINGTON OHIO
· CNN - Radar image for North Central North America
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