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                      DAREN of WV News December 21, 2014 (.B72)
                   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.

I haven't heard from anyone else about putting a DAREN NODE/PBBS in their area. I've been doing a little research about a grant to provide all of the equipment to get DAREN stations installed in different areas of the state.  If you know of anyone who might be interested in having a DAREN station in their area, have them get a hold of me.

I hope everyone has all of their Christmas shopping done.  Christmas is only four days away.  It's hard to believe this is the first day of winter, and the weather is so warm.  I'm not going to complain, since I'm not a big fan of cold weather and snow.  It doesn't look like we are going to have a white Christmas this year.

There were 45 check-ins to the State Wide DAREN Net.  Ray Gorrell, WV8RG, who's been participating in the net since December 25, 1993, has completed 1050 check-ins.  And, John Western, KC8ODI, who's been participating in the net since March 13, 2009, has completed 500 check-ins.  Both of these operators will be receiving their certificate, as soon as I get them printed up, along with all of the others.  Ray Hensley, KJ4MWQ, needs only one more check-in to make 100.  I want to welcome Quentin Sayers Jr., N8RCG, back to the net. Quentin has been missing since January 3, 2009.

That's all I have for this week, but I do hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas.