DAREN of WV News January 15, 2012(.A19)
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.
Well, I got one project finished this week. I got all of the DAREN Net participation certificates printed up and ready to go into the mail. By the time you read this news, and if you have been waiting for a certificate, you should have it in your hand by the end of the week. The other project that I want to work on, if the weather doesn't get too cold, is the installation of the Wood County APRS (Automatic Position Reporting System) station. I have a couple of meetings to go to this week, but maybe I can squeeze some time to get it installed.
Not much other news this week, everything has been slow. There are a couple of Hamfests coming up in the next few months that I have flyers for. The Charleston Hamfest will be held on March 17th from 9 am to 2 pm. The location will be at the Coonskin Armory 1707 Coonskin Drive, Charleston. For additional information contact Jim Damron, N8TMW, by E-Mail: n8tmw@arrl.net. The Beckley Hamfest will be held on Saturday, June 9th. The location of the Hamfest will be at the Commission on Aging building, 1614 South Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV. For additional information contact Zandle Cline, AC8DU, PO Box 909, Sophia, WV, 25921, by telephone: (304) 683-3395, or by E-Mail: ac8du@yahoo.com. There may be other Hamfests that are listed on the Wood County Emergency Communications website of: www.wc8ec.org.
There were 57 check-ins to the State Wide DAREN Net again this week.