Monthly archives: September, 2018

Aid Township Fire Department “Fun Days” Special Event Station 9-8-18

Aid Township Fire Department “Fun Days” Special Event Station 9-8-18   AID Township VFD Fire Chief, Louis Pauley and Fireman, Matt Jenkins requested that the Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association and Lawrence County, Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Service to participate in the Aid Township VFD “Fun Days” special event on Saturday, August 8, 2018 at …

How to Register for Ohio EMA Training

This is the Damage Assessment class requested by SOARA. Please register ASAP. If there are not enough registered participants by the dead line the class will be canceled.  The attached documents are an explanation of how to register with the Ohio EMS for classes. Questions about the class or registering. Call Mike Boster, Lawrence County …

SOARA Now Has a New QRZ Page

Thanks to Tim Nicely, AC8VQ SOARA now has a QRZ Page, go to qrz.com and look up W8SOE in the search box. This will enable us to log contacts electronically when doing club events and gives those who make contact with us the contact information and electronic QSL credit. Tim also incorporated some info from …

EMA Damage Assessment Training September 24, 2018

September 24, 2018 @ 18:00 – 21:00 WHERE: Lawrence County, Ohio EMA Training Room 515 Park Ave. Ironton Ohio 45638 COST: Free CONTACT:  Eddie Jenkins, N8URU ARES, EC  740 534-2390  Email Lawrence County EMA Director, Mike Boster, has scheduled a class for Damage Assessment for Individual Assistance. This is the class offered by the Ohio …

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month. The Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association, along with the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, and the Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency, will be at the Aid Volunteer Fire Department’s “Community Fun Day” at the baseball field in Aid on September 8th, 2018 9:00 to 3:00.   We will have radios set up …

SOARA to Set Up Special Event Station at the Aid, Ohio Volunteer Fire Department “Fun Days” Event 9-8-18

The Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association (SOARA) will set up a HAM radio station outside as a community event for the Aid VFD “Fun Days” Everyone welcome! September is National Preparedness Month. The Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association, along with the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, and the Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency, will be at the …

ARRL Special Service Club Approval for SOARA

The following is fantastic news concerning SOARA’s application for ARRL “Special Service Club” approval from Scott Yonally, N8SY Ohio Section Manager. Mike Love, WB8YKS SOARA / ARES, PIO On Sep 1, 2018, at 9:54 PM, <n8sy@neo.rr.com> <n8sy@neo.rr.com> wrote: Hi Mike, I have some really Fantastic news for you..  Your SSC application was approved by Great …