Ohio NVIS Day Results
Greene County ARES operated as W8GCA for Ohio NVIS Day this past Saturday, April 22, 2023. John Westerkamp, W8LRJ, set up at Walnut Grove Park in Beavercreek, OH, Greene County, …
Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
The US Department of Defense (DoD) will host this year’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on May 13, 2023. This annual event is open to all licensed amateur radio …
NVIS Day Info for GCARES
GCARES will be operating under the W8GCA callsign for NVIS Day on Saturday, April 22, from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. We will set up our antennas at Walnut Grove …
Ohio Statewide Tornado Drill
The annual Ohio Statewide Tornado Drill will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd at 9:50AM ET. If you are a trained Storm Spotter or interested in Emergency Communications, please check-in …
GCARES October 2021 SET Results
Congratulations and thanks to all who participated in the October 2021 Simulated Emergency Test (SET)! Ohio Section finished second in the nation in both ARES Activity and Section/Local Nets. Greene …
Upcoming Training Events
The Spring Semi-Annual Winlink Training Exercise is this Saturday, May 14, 2022. The purpose of the Nationwide ETO (EmComm Training Organization) semi-annual communications drill is to demonstrate the ability of …
NVIS Day 2022 Fun
Greene County at EM79 had two stations on the air: W8GCA and W8XRN. Seven participants had contacts on 40m and 80m using dipole single band wires at 20 ft. A …
NVIS Day 2022
NVIS Day 2022 will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 10 am until 4 pm (although we usually wrap up shortly after lunch depending on activity on the …
Armed Forces Crossband Exercise
The 2022 running of the Armed Forces Day (AFD) Cross-Band exercise will be held on May 14, 1300 – 2200 UTC. A complete list of participating stations, modes, frequencies, times, …