DAREN of WV News November 20, 2016 (.C72)
WA8LLM (304) 679-3470 wa8llm@yahoo.com
WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, 319 COMMUNICATIONS DR, WAVERLY, WV 26184
www.wc8ec.com or 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 www.wc8ec.com and www.wc8ec.org websites.
Not much to write about this week. I did get an E-Mail from Roy Humes, N8RH, about some radios and TNCs that he said could be used on the DAREN system. If anyone is interested in any of the equipment, you can contact Roy. Roy's E- Mail address is: royr.humes@yahoo.com
I hope everyone has a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. Hunting season is starting this week, so everyone needs to be careful while you are in the woods.
I'm working on some packet stations that will be used to get the Wetzel County, Wirt County, and Roane County NODE/PBBS stations back on the air. I still need to print the State Wide DAREN Net Check-in Certificates for those who have been waiting for them. Every time I get caught up, I figure I can stay caught up with them, but I get busy with so many other projects that I get behind on the certificates. I've been making up the Identification Cards for the Wood County Emergency Communications group, since new ones are made up every year. So that is putting me a little bit behind.
There were 33 check-ins to the State Wide DAREN Net this week. Kendale Peterson, KD8QAK, who has been participating in the net since April 23, 2011, has completed 300 check-ins, and will be receiving his certificate. Judy Peterson, N8UFQ, Kendales mother, needs only one more check-in to make 1250.
That's all for this week. If you have anything you would like to pass on to others, let me know.