Thunderstorms pose significant safety risks to amateur radio operators due to lightning strikes and power surges. Taking precautions is essential to protect both yourself and your equipment. During a thunderstorm, it’s crucial to take precautions to protect equipment and ensure personal safety. Disconnecting antennas, and grounding equipment are important measures. Additionally, staying informed about severe…
Test Your Readiness on October 5 – 6 ARRL’s Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is October 5 – 6, 2024, and this nationwide exercise is the chance to test your personal emergency-operating skills and the readiness of your communications equipment and accessories in a simulated emergency-like deployment. Fairfield County ARES will conduct a Simulated Emergency Test…
National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell Announces 2024 National Preparedness Month Focus This September, Ready Campaign’s 2024 National Preparedness Month will focus on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. FEMA…
NASA warns global radio blackouts from huge solar flare could cripple world systems again this week. NASA has issued a warning about a potential radio blackout this week due to a dark plasma eruption from the sun. The solar flare, which is estimated to be around 20,000 degrees Celsius, has led the National Oceanic and…
FREE DOWNLOAD: NWS Wilmington Ohio 2024 Spotter Guide FREE DOWNLOAD: Cloud Chart The National Weather Service (NWS) Office in Wilmington uses Doppler radar and satellites imagery as its primary tools to detect severe weather. However, the most important tool for observing thunderstorms is the trained eye of the storm spotter. Doppler radar gives indications of…
You should have attended a recent NWS Skywarn® class and received a passcode from your trainer. Once completed, simply visit the National Weather Service website, enter your name as you want it to appear on the card, your training date, and the passcode you received during your trainig. Amateur radio operators may optionally enter a…
I wanted to take a moment to say Thank you for your support and commitment to the your local served agencies, Ohio Section ARES and our state served agencies. As you know, The SARGE was activated on Monday and the staff was busy with check ins and sit-reps coming in via HF voice, Winlink, DMR,…
The National Weather Service (NWS) will be hosting their annual SKYWARN Recognition Day on Saturday, December 3rd. All SKYWARN™ spotters provide critical weather information before, during and after adverse weather strikes. This includes reports of rain and snow, ice and wind, storms and tornadoes, flooding and fire. This is your day to be recognized as SKYWARN™…
Created in 1934 by Arthur W. Braaten, W2BSR, the R-S-T- system we use today in ham radio lives on and is used daily by thousands of ham radio operators. It was designed to give operators a standard for reporting how a signal is transmitted or received. When you are in the hobby, at some point,…
National Preparedness Month starts on Friday, September 1! Are you ready? National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. The Ready Campaign’s 2023 National Preparedness Month theme is “Take Control in 1, 2, 3”. The campaign will focus…
