* - Denotes the dates of the monthly EARS radio and
Pager test at 8 p.m. On these days the West Central Ohio District
3 ARES net begins after the monthly EARS radio test tones have sounded
at 8 p.m. Net Control Operators on these dates should ask for and
record on the net report the number of EARS radios and pagers that did
or did not activate for those amateur's that have this equipment.
** - Slot left open for someone NOT in the regular
rotation to give Net Control duties a try. If you are interested,
contact the
Net Manager.
Note: We are always looking for new net controls.
Whether your are experienced or not, this can be a great learning
experience.
New program for
ARES Net Control Operators
I know better than
anyone in this day
we all have very limited time on our hands. This is a
problem in all businesses and volunteer organizations I have dealt
with. Due to this, and the need to boost the
roster of trained net control operators for the District 3 ARES Net I
am instituting a new program. I am now looking for volunteers to be a
reserve net control operator for the
District 3 ARES Net. This means the individual will be able to act as a
net control for an emergency or drill for the
ARES net but not have to take a slot in the active net rotation. To
become a reserve net control simply email
me with the needed information.
Requirements to
become a reserve net
control:
Be a licensed amateur radio operator (I
know, duh)
Must be able to RELIABLY hit the 145.110/224.16 Repeater System in
Dayton
Must be able to RELIABLY hit the 146.640 Repeater in Kettering
Have at least one-year experience as a net control operator on another
net
The whole purpose
of this is so that
we can have trained & experienced net control operators right at
the start. If an operator is interested in becoming a
net control and does not have any experience it would be best to start
as a regular net control before going to the reserve list so that your
first net is
not “the big one”. The repeaters listed above are a requirement because
145.110/224.160 is our primary repeater and
146.640 is the designated back up. It would not
do any good to have a person on the list be called to bring up the net
and not be able to hit the repeater.
I would also
like to have volunteers for this program
from all 9 of our counties. I know that
would be hard right now with our transmit profile but here is why. It
will not do us any good to have operators
on a list able to run the ARES net for a multi-county event/emergency
if all of
them are from a couple of neighboring counties that may be involved in
the
primary response. So if you might be
interested in becoming a reserve net control or even an active net
control send
me an email to 0netmanager AT ohd3ares.org
with the info listed above included. Please
list what net(s) you have run and how long.
ARES Training Net
Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM on the 145.11 /224.16 MHz (67hz tone)
WCOARA repeater system.
