Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association
When All Else Fails – Amateur Radio
This is a link to the DMR Repeater Web page which has programing information. http://users.zoominternet.net/~kb8tgk/ The following email is from John Davis KB8TGK, a SOARA member. We want to thank John for providing the new Tri-State area high profile DMR repeater for amateur use. This is a major milestone for the Tri-State area in promoting the …
Lawrence County, Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association members participated in medical training today October 27, 2018 at the Lawrence County, Ohio Emergency Management Agency’s EOC Ironton, Ohio. The instructor was Daniel Heuchert, Training Coordinator for Lawrence County, Ohio Emergency Medical Service. The certified instruction was excellent and covered a …
We will be having an introductory class for those of us that would like to learn about DMR radios and how the system works. The class will be November 10, 2018 at 10:00 am in the Lawrence County EOC, 515 Park Avenue, Ironton. For more information contact Eddie Jenkins, N8URU at mr.eddie.jenkins@gmail.com Eddie …
Jim Rowe N8TVO and Mike Love WB8YKS with the Lawrence County, Ohio ARES participated in the Cabell/Wayne West Virginia LEPC full-scale exercise today, October 13 along with amateurs from Cabell and Wayne County, West Virginia and Boyd County, Kentucky. The four hour scenario opened with a telephone call to Cabell County 911 of an active …
Family of Hurricane Michael One of Our Own “Hams Helping Hams” Eddie Jenkins, N8URU Lawrence County, Ohio ARES, EC and his wife, Annabelle Jenkins, KB8TGI were contacted by a Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association (SOARA) member, Tyrone Jenkins “TJ” N8XZR of Wheelersburg, Ohio concerning his sister, Kari and brother-in-law Jeromy Daniels, KC8LUB located in hurricane …
SOARA members this evening at their regular scheduled meeting, October 15 voted for their 2019 officers. The officers for 2019 are: President: Tim Nicely AC8VQ Vice President: Jerry Lockhart W8HTC Secretary: Jim Reneau N4REN Treasurer: Dave Bruce KD8NYN We want to thank Jim Rowe N8TVO out going President for his many years of service as …
The Charleston, West Virginia National Weather Service presented the 6 hour Tri-State Integrated Warning Team Workshop today, October 16 at the KDMC training conference center Ashland, KY. The workshop provided a great opportunity to network and discuss the challenges we face with weather and communications. The workshop was interactive and featured a HSEEP compliant tabletop …
From The ARRL‘S October 4, 2018 Newsletter ARRL, FCC Discussing Issue of Uncertified Imported VHF/UHF Transceivers ARRL has taken a minor exception to the wording of a September 24 FCC Enforcement Advisory pertaining to the importation, marketing, and sale of VHF and UHF transceivers and is in discussion with FCC personnel to resolve the matter. The Enforcement Advisory was …
The annual ARRL / ARES Simulated Emergency Test (SET) in Lawrence County, Ohio will take place Saturday, October 6, 2018 starting at 8:30 am and will continue until 1:00 pm. The event will begin at the Lawrence County, Ohio EMA EOC 515 Park Avenue, Ohio 45680. Bring your “To Go Bag”, ARES vest, hat, and ID …