Click Here for voice recorded announcementsFriday, July 1st is the monthly siren test. The net will start at 11:45 on the 147.270 and 442.850 linked repeaters. Net Control will take checkins, wait for the sirens to sound at noon. Net Control will then take reports as to where sirens were heard.The next scheduled LCARES Hospital Radio Test will be TBD. Contact Rich King KE8IJV for more info. The NORC-2 tests will go on as normally scheduled.The Northwest Ohio Regional Communications 2 Meter Net (NORC-2) is the first Wednesday of the month at 1 PM on 147.375. Then next session will be July 5 The Northwest Ohio Regional Communications HF Net (NORC) is the first Saturday of the month at 9 AM. This net starts on or about 3910 KHz with an alternate frequency of about 7215 KHz. The Northwest Ohio ARES Traffic net is looking for liaison stations for both the Ohio Single Side Band Net and CW Traffic Nets. The net meets at 6:30 PM daily on 147.375. Contact Colleen Roth N8TNV during a net session for more information.Activity reporting is available on the website's Active Member Area. This google form will assist the Leadership in accounting for time spent on Amateur Radio projects, events, nets and the like. It is very similar to ARRL's ARES Connect system. Contact Mike W8MAL if you have questions or comments.Net Controllers- There is a form on the website's Active Member Area to directly input your net report data into a spreadsheet to allow for a more streamlined process. Contact Mike W8MAL if you have questions or comments.ARRL National Traffic System Radiogram training is available to members via Email correspondence. Contact Mike W8MAL - [email protected] - to enroll or for questions. Ohio Department of Public Safety is hosting a Virtual ICS-300 class October 3-6 (0830-1530) and Virtual ICS-400 class October 25-27 (0830-1330). This course is free of charge. Prerequisites for the 300 course are ICS 100, 200, 700, 800; Prerequisites for the 400 are ICS 100, 200, 300, 700, 800. Contact Mike W8MAL -[email protected] - for more information to enroll. This information is also on the website calendar.The Lucas County EMA is hosting a Damage Assessment workshop on November 8 from 0930-1200. This workshop is designed to assess the impact and magnitude of natural and man-made disasters. This course is geared towards CERT, ARES and other voluntary organizations and is presented by the Ohio EMA. Contact Mike W8MAL -[email protected] - for more information to enroll. This information is also on the website calendar.The next LCARES general meeting will be Saturday, June 24, 2023 at the 9-1-1 training center, 2127 Jefferson Ave. The meeting starts at 9 AM. The training topic will be a presentation by the American Red Cross. Contact Mike W8MAL to suggest a topic for education. The Mesh Committee will meet immediately following the general meeting.The next LCARES Board of Trustees meeting will be Saturday, July 22, 2023 at the 9-1-1 training center, 2127 Jefferson Ave. The meeting starts at 8:00:am.The ARES announcement format and distribution has changed. We have went to a weekly announcement document. The document will be emailed and be available on the ARES groups.io page and also lucasares.orgMike W8MAL is looking for an assistant to help with the education program. If you can help, contact Mike at [email protected]Jodie K8FKH has resigned as a Net Control Station. ARES would to thank her, for her time and efforts as a Net Control StationThe ARRL field day weekend is June 24 2:00pm local, 1800Z thru June 25 4:59pm local 2059Z. The ARES in Brief Net on June 25 has been canceled.The Lucas County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Inc would like to thank the Northwest Ohio Black Swamp Amateur Radio Society for the monetary donation. It is greatly appreciated.
