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D3 DEC and GCARES EC Updates

Elizabeth Klinc, KE8FMJ, has been appointed as the District Emergency Coordinator for Ohio ARES District 3. Elizabeth has been the Greene County EC since September of 2020. Her predecessor, Don Parker, …

2023 Skywarn Spotter Training

The Wilmington Office of the National Weather Service has released it’s schedule of online virtual Spotter training for this year. They will also be holding in-person classes.  These will be …

Ohio VHF Contest

The OHIO VHF Simplex Contest is this weekend, January 14, 2023, from 10 am until 4 pm EST. The event is a six hour contest to inspire amateurs around Ohio …

Elizabeth Klinc (KE8FMJ) Appointed Ohio PIC

Effective January 1, 2023, Elizabeth Klinc (KE8FMJ) has been appointed as the Ohio Section Public Information Coordinator (PIC). In addition to managing the Ohio Section Newsletter Contest, Liz will be …

GCARES Repeaters Down

The W8GCA callsign has expired. We cannot legally run the GCARES Net or the repeater or use the W8GCA callsign until it is officially renewed, which may take some time. …

W8GCA-10 Winlink Node Down

Unfortunately, the W8GCA-10 Winlink node is down due to a technical issue with the W8GCA callsign. We are working to renew the callsign and re-establish the W8GCA-10 Winlink node, but …

Winlink Nodes Now KD3WCO-10

Thank you very much for your patience with our transition to the new callsign. Following the passing of Wynn Rollert, W6CDR, we had to move the VARA Winlink node to …