Marion Amateur Radio Emergency Services and Skywarn is sponsoring the weather training put on by Cleveland Weather Service. Time 6:30pm Reg Starts @ 6:00PM March 29th at Tri-Rivers Career Center. Train to be a certified storm spotter or just learn about storms and tornados.
TECH CLASS STARTS MARCH 13th
AMATEUR RADIO: JOIN THE FUN AND GET YOUR LICENSE
Technician Level 1 Class held Tues March 13, 2012.
From 7:00PM to 9:00PM for 8 weeks at the Marion Amateur Radio Club
on the Marion County Fairgrounds the little building with all the antennas
Next to the East entrance. Classes are free and open to all ages. You will
need to puchase the current ARRL Technician Class License Manual
available online at Universal Radio for 24.95 or though the
course instructor.
HAM RADIO VE TESTING
Sunday May 6th 2012 for all license classes
Test cost is $15.00
Registration at 2:30PM testing begins at 3:00PM at TV
39 station 1282 N. Main St. Marion Ohio
Contact William Finnegan NR8I
Course Instructor 740-387-8944
MARC GOES QRP & QRPp
February meeting of the Marion Amateur Radio Club featured the program on QRP and QRPp by Lynn L. W8MLL and Bill F. NR8I. Showing the power in db gain of one S-unit is 4 times the power. So 4 watts to gain one S-Unit is 16 watts. These low power on qrp with cw can reach thousands of miles. Many times other operators has the massive tower and beam running over 600 watts. Take advantage of the opportunity. Showing equipment of qrp rigs, tunners, swr meters, and solar panel to charge batteries. Bill explained QRP and QRPp. QRP is power less than 5 watts. QRPp is power less than 1 watt. Also Bill showed his 10 contacts on 1/10 of a watt or 100 milliwatt.
Lynn show QRP Tunner
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QRP Gear & Books
MARC members 2011
Tony R. Baker KC8PZ Larry L Bell KD8COV Earle J. Beveridge W8EJB Marshall R. Beveridge KD8LAV Virginia L Beveridge KD8NWO James R Bird KD8KCH James L Bolinger N8EE Glenn R. Brown NN8G Sue Brown KD8BHE Bradley H. Burrell WA3PAK Sally A. Burrell KC8DQL
Richard Carey KB8OTZ
William G. Clark KB8SL
Michelle D. Darnell KD8LBB
Larry A. DiGioia N8KU Kenneth O. Epley KD8NWP Charles (Charlie) R. Evers N8BLS William, Finnegan NR8I Doug A. Ford KB8FMC Donald A. Freeman KB8BKT Jason K. Freeman KD8BKR Kathryn A. Hafer K4CPA Norman D. Hartman KD8LBE Hale, Jack KD8CUU Greg K. Hodges KD8GKH Kenny R. Hodges KD8KRH Harry “Wade” Huffine KD8QDJ New 2011 Jeff Johns KD8KWA Bill A. “Bill” “DOC” Kunkle AC4OY Kathy S. Landes KC8HTU Kevin V. Landes KV2L Brian L. Lovell KC8LTE Marvin “Lynn” Lovell W8MLL Carolyn S. Maxwell KD8BKQ Cynthia A. Maxwell KD8BKP Robert E. McHugh KD8INL Tim Messenger K8TWM Harry Miller KB8UBQ Gene Moore N8YRF Stephanie D. Ogg KD8NWK Donald E. Reed KD8BKU Gerald J. Rodman KD8COZ Amy J. Roston KD8GGT Timothy A. Roston KD8GGR Buford L. Schaber N8QBU Darrell V. Smith KD8LBA Mildred “Milly” Stockdale N8FZP Larry W. Strickland K8BU Jim A Sutherin K8DHC Marcus A. Taylor KD8GGS Gus T. Tedesco KA8EED Phillip C. Triplet KC8ZEG Dan Wade N8WOB Ron L. Walker N8QKW Joe A. Weygandt W8VDD Harold E. Whitaker W8HEW Tom R. Willauer W8BOX William H. Williamson W8WHW
MARC Christmas Meeting & Party
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- KD8BKT in middle of food gathering (pic by known/will not tell)
- The MARC December Meeting is our Christmas Party. We had a shorter business meeting. No contested election of Officers so a general vote to approve the officers was made and approved . Programn by Gene M (n8yrf) on towers. Highlight were manufactures of towers, Wind load and how it was calculated, manufactures have wind load calculated for their products. The Origination of the Fold over tower on the South end of club house. It was made by Kill Brothers in Delphos Ohio. They had a radiator and weld shop that developed to a IH dealership and making these tv towers. They then moved out of town in 1954 making grain box / gravity wagons. They believe they quite making the towers then or shortly after 1954. This makes these towers over 50 years old and many in good shape. Kill Brother last surviving sold out to competitor family ran farm equipment manufacture in 1991.
- Food for the meeting was enjoyed by all and gift exchange followed. Everyone had a chance to pick from opened gifts. No one choose to do so. We were content with what we got the first time. If you were not there, you were missed and missed out.
MARION OHIO HAUNTED HAYRIDE
Eleven Meter Club Haunted Hayride
We moved from Carrousel Concepts at the woods on 423 to the Marion County Fairgrounds
Run Dates: OCT 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 31 2011
Time: 7:00 pm till ?
Where: Marion County Fairgrounds
220 East Fairground Street, Marion Ohio 43002
COST: $ 5.00 per person. Group rates Contact Kevin @ 740-225-1576
* helpers are asked to arrive 30 minutes before dusk for job assignments
POPCORN 100 – POPCORN FESTIVAL EVENT
Bike riders of the popcorn 100 resting
Popcorn 100 held during the Popcorn Festival draws a large number of riders and spectators. Marion ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) amateur radio operators monitor progress and status of the ride. Using their own radio equipment report and incidents involving health and welfare of the rider or riders. Reporting changing conditions of the roadways and weather. For more information on ham radio www.arrl.org
Marion Ohio 2011 Field Day
June 25 – 26 2011 was this years field day at Sawyer Ludwig Park on White Oaks Rd. Some 35 people participated in setting up, operating, eating, enjoying the company of other hams or not hams yet. And cleaning up. This event is sponsored by the ARRL a national organization that does things to promote amatuer radio. The organization encourages all modes of operation as well as community involvement.
For more information on there activities go to www.arrl.org
GOBA rides into Marion Fair Grounds
GOBA RIDERS AT FAIR GROUND
June 19th a Sunday, The Great Ohio Bike Adventure rode in to the Marion County Fair Grounds. The Fair Grounds was covered with tents. Marion County Amateur radio operators known as (ARES) Amateur Radio Emergency Service. They monitor progress of the bike riders and report any incidents. Also any changes of road conditon or weather. This is a very appreciated service by the amateurs and thanks expressed by GOBA.
Hot Tamale ride here in Marion
Jun 4 2011 was the Hot Tamale Bicycle Tour. This event is sponsored by Heart Of OhioTailwind bicycle club. Marion Amateur Radio Service (ARES) of amateur radio operators in Marion County help monitor the progress of the riders. Special Attention is paid changing road conditions and weather.
Hot Tamale bicycle riders taking a break