DAREN of WV News May 23, 2010 (.932]
Kenneth Harris WA8LLM (304) 679-3470 wa8llm@yahoo.com
WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
P.O. BOX 3328, PARKERSBURG, WV 26103
http://www.wc8ec.org
DAREN News, are articles and information about the Digital Amateur Radio "Emergency" Network of WV, which operates on 145.69 MHz. Anyone having any information about DAREN, or Amateur Radio in general, and would like to share it with others, may send it to WA8LLM @ PKBGWV on 145.69 MHz, or to my E-Mail: wa8llm@yahoo.com. A State Wide DAREN NET is operated every Saturday from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and lately, before and after those hours. The DAREN Net Announcement, showing the MAIN NCS, ALTERNATE NCS, NODEs accessible to both, and the previous week's check-ins, are posted by Thursday on most of the Main county DAREN PBBS'. The DAREN News can also be found on the wc8ec.org website.
Not much news this week. I will busy most of this week. Our communications group has been installing communications and computer equipment in a trailer that is owned by the Mid Ohio Valley Heath Department. The Health Department wanted the Wood County Emergency Communications (WCEC) group to be the operators of the equipment when the trailer gets deployed to an emergency. The Health Department has wanted to build a communication trailer for some time now. Most of the equipment has been installed and is operational. The Health Department is going to be taking the trailer to a Large Animal Rescue training class this coming Saturday and Sunday. Some of the WCEC members will be training on the equipment while the animal class is going on. The Health Department wants the trailer at the class for Show-N-Tell.
The Wood County Emergency Communications group will also be operating a Free Coffee Safety Break over the Memorial Day holiday on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The group's concession trailer will be set up at the Northbound Rest Area of I-77, South of Mineral Wells.
Another activity the WCEC group will be involved in on Friday is providing the Safety Communications for an activity involving 450 to 500 handicap elementary and middle school students. The activity will be held at the West Virginia University at Parkersburg on Route 47, East of Parkersburg. The activity will last from about 8:00 am to about 2:00 pm.
There were only 51 check-ins to this week's State Wide DAREN Net. Tom Martin, WW8TM, who's been participating in the net since December 31, 1994, has completed 650 check-ins. Buford Lemon Jr., KB8QLG, who's been participating in the net since July 8, 1995, has completed 500 check-ins. Both of these operators will be receiving their certificates. Paul Derosky, K8GLA, needs only one more check-in to make 600. The certificates that I talked about last week were mailed out on Tuesday. If you have been waiting for a certificate, and haven't received it yet, let me know. I hope I don't get as far behind again like the last time, I'll try to get the certificates out in a timelier manner.