DAREN of WV News January 18, 2015 (.B76)
WA8LLM (304) 679-3470 wa8llm@yahoo.com
WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, P.O. BOX 3328, PARKERSBURG, WV 26103
http://www.wc8ec.com
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.com website.
Not much to report this week. It's been pretty quiet. Just a reminder the Plateau Amateur Radio Association is holding their 35th Annual Hamfest on Saturday, February 21st. The location of the Hamfest is the Lewis Community Center, 469 Central Ave., Oak Hill, WV. Contact PARA Hamfest, PO Box 96, Fayetteville, WV, 25840 or Jane Hardy, WV8JH, (304) 640-1120 or Charlie Hardy, WV8CH, (304) 640-4630. Also check out the website: www.parawv.com
The Wood County Emergency Communications group will be holding a Soupbean Supper on February 28th from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. They are also be holding a Pancake Breakfast on March 8th from 6:00 am to 11:00 am. The supper and breakfast will be held at the Lubeck Civic Center in Lubeck, WV. If you are in the area on either, or both, of those dates stop in and say hello, and eat of course.
There were 46 check-ins to the State Wide DAREN Net this week. Judy Peterson, N8UFQ, who has been participating in the net since it first started October 31, 1992, has completed 1150 check-ins and will be receiving her certificate. Bill Bayless, KB8HEK, needs only one more check-in to make 600. There was a new check-in to the net this week, and that was Matt Greathouse, N8MDG, from Washington, WV. I want to welcome Matt to the DAREN Net and hope he participates as often as possible.