The Lancaster and Fairfield County Amateur Radio Club (K8QIK) New Year’s Eve NET

Since the Hillsboro 147.21 repeater first went on the air around 40 years ago a New Year's Eve Net has occurred.  This year the traditional Net will take place at the stroke of Midnight on the Hillsboro and Greenfield repeaters-147.21 (100 pl and 118.8 pl).  Anyone, anywhere is welcome to kick off the New Year...

Fairfield County ARES Weather Spotter Training NET

Any member of Fairfield County ARES or guest stations should monitor the assigned VHF net frequency of 146.700 MHz, with a PL TONE of 94.8Hz, for NET activity, every Monday night at 7:00 p.m.

LANCASTER ANNUAL GATHERING

Maria's Ballroom 129 E Main St, Lancaster, United States

Join us, along with local business owners, community leaders, and community members at Maria’s Ballroom on Thursday, January 26th to celebrate all the things we've accomplished in 2022.* Be the first to hear about our visions, goals, and future of Downtown Lancaster. Awards will be given to individuals and businesses who have had a great...

Weather Spotter Training Webinar 1

The National Weather Service has scheduled three virtual spotter training webinars that will be open to the public and FEEE OF CHARGE. We are also working to finalize details associated with some in-person classes -- and an in-person schedule will likely be finalized and publicly released by next week. Each of the three classes will be...

2023 Arnold Sports Festival

Greater Columbus Convention Center 400 N High St., Columbus, OH, United States

The 2023 Arnold Sports Festival will be held March 2-5, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. The Arnold Expo will be held March 3-5, 2023. CALLING ALL (ARES): The Franklin County Ohio (ARES) Amateur Radio Emergency Service will be supporting the medical team at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio on March 3-5, 2023.  This event...

Weather Spotter Training Webinar 2

The National Weather Service has scheduled three virtual spotter training webinars that will be open to the public and FEEE OF CHARGE. We are also working to finalize details associated with some in-person classes -- and an in-person schedule will likely be finalized and publicly released by next week. Each of the three classes will be...

Fairfield County OH Weather Spotter Training

Fairfield County Emergency Management and Homeland Security 240 Baldwin Dr., Lancaster, United States

Sign up today for the upcoming in-person Weather Spotter Training! If you have interest in clouds and weather patterns, sign up today! Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 6pm. Sign up at https://www.emailmeform.com/bui.../form/n53CyYNcdhIQfPVur8fj

2023 Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week

Ohio Severe Weather Awareness Week is March 19-25th. Plan Ahead and Stay Weather Aware for a Safe Spring! Severe Weather Warnings and Outlooks Product Description Awareness & Action Level Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued at least twice daily by 6 AM and 4 PM to alert you of potential weather hazards.   Stay tuned to later statements...

Statewide Tornado Drill

On Wednesday, Ohio will have a statewide tornado drill at 9:50 a.m. This drill is a part of Severe Weather Awareness week, which is dedicated to ensuring that Ohioans are prepared to face any severe weather the state may have.

Is This Thing On? Using Backup Communications Systems To Ensure Mission Readiness

Maintaining emergency communications capabilities before, during, and after emergencies is critical for sharing life-saving information. Organizations across the Emergency Communications Ecosystem must plan for multiple backup communications capabilities to ensure their mission can still be accomplished if primary systems are lost or degraded. To achieve this level of preparedness, public safety organizations need to collaborate...