DAREN of WV News May 11, 2014 (.B40)
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. The only thing that I have been doing is trying to build a large clock that can be used on race routes to let the runners and walkers see how long the event has been in operation. I'm hoping to get it built before the next Road Race that I will bee helping with. The next Road Race will be next Saturday, May 17th. If I get the clock working like I hope, I want to build 10 more of them before the Parkersburg Homecoming which will be held on August.
To get ready for Field Day, I'm planning a class on digital modes, which will be held on May 24th. Wood County Emergency Communications (WCEC) holds a monthly communication class on the forth Saturday of every month. The classes start at around 9:00am and are over when all of the questions from those attending, are answered. We are going to set up at least three HF stations in either the first floor conference room of the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, or at the Lubeck Civic Center. The HF stations will have dummy loads on them so they are not on the air. There should be enough leakage from the dummy loads to allow the station to hear each other. The reason we may use the Lubeck Civic Center is because the WCEC group will be holding a Hot Dog Supper on the same day. The Hot Dog Supper will run from noon until 6:00pm. If you get a chance come to the class and Hot Dog Supper.
Don't forget the Dayton Hamfest will be next weekend, May 16, 17, and 18. I haven't been able to go for the past few years. I will be helping the WCEC group provide the Safety Communications for a 10K / Six Mile Chic-Fil-A Road Run on Saturday the 17th. I'm planning to go to the Dayton Hamfest next year on Friday, and make it back home to help with the race, on Saturday, if it is held next year, and if it's on the same day.
That's all I have for now. If you have something to talk about, or pass on to those who read the DAREN News, send it to me and I'll put it in here.
There were 48 check-ins to the State Wide DAREN Net this week. There were two participates to the net this week, and they were Roy Huffman, KD8YKR, from Hambleton, WV, and Ronald Whitehair, KD8YKQ, from Davis, WV. I want to welcome both of these operators to the DAREN system and thank them for participating in the State Wide DAREN. I hope both of them use the DAREN system and participate in the net as often as possible.