OHIO Emergency Management Agency - March 13, 2006 - Information on the natural hazards that typically affects Ohio has been available through a link on the Ohio Emergency Management Agency Web site for a few years. But now, the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness has its own Web site for safety and preparedness information. More Info

I would like to thank everyone that worked the Winter Guard competition at the Milford High School on Saturday, March 18.

Hopefully Jim WB8RRR, Jack WB8RKY, Glenn KB8STU, Lyle AB8AH, Rob N8JMV, Kim N8OXG, Chuck N8CJB, Trey KD8BVI, Pete N8OGW, Judy N8PGY and Frank K8VTW have recovered from the temporary hearing loss that may result from working the event.

Every year presents a new challenge, last year it was the number and size of the props that many guard unit had that tested our ability to keep a path clear for units entering and exiting the gym. This year only a few guard units had props, however those that did still pushed the limits on what would fit through the exit doors.

The new challenge this year was the size of the percussion groups, which have been getting larger every year. The ready line is a hallway that runs the length of the gym and we had some units that had a problem getting all their equipment into that area. Moving them in the halls between the warm up rooms and the ready line was like running a railroad with only a single track and not enough sidings.

Pete suggested we establish at least two additional control points in the main hallway to give us better control of the percussion units, so plan on us looking for additional volunteers next year for the morning shift.

As in the past, MARC time was on time. The schedule slipped a little toward the end of the day when one unit did not clear the gym on time. It slipped another minute when the sound man played the wrong music for a group.

In addition, this year they did not run out of BBQ.

This “Blog” has replaced the forum we had on the website. You will find this easier to use and to search for articles and posts. I have been working on finding a replacement for a while and found a great product to use. I included a definition of what a blog is below from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. To find out more about Wikipedia check out this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

73, Steve - K8JI

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The first components of the ARRL’s “Hello” Amateur Radio public relations campaign now are available. “This campaign will give hams the tools they need to reach out in their communities to non-hams and influence their perception of Amateur Radio,” says ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, who conceived the campaign and is its principal Headquarters contact. The “Hello” campaign is aimed at recasting Amateur Radio in the light of the 21st century and focus on its universal appeal. At the same time, it will mark the 100th anniversary of what many historians consider the first voice radio broadcast in 1906 by Reginald Fessenden. More Info

OHIO Emergency Management Agency - March 13, 2006 - Information on the natural hazards that typically affects Ohio has been available through a link on the Ohio Emergency Management Agency Web site for a few years. But now, the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness has its own Web site for safety and preparedness information. More Info

On Saturday, April 1st, 2006 Help Build Hope will join forces with Habitat for Humanity & Crossroads Missions to launch a project to frame 20 homes for the hurricane victims in one day. Approximately 1,200 volunteers from the tri-state will come together in the parking lot of Eastside Christian Church in Milford and begin the process of restoring hope for an entire community. The completed walls will then be sent to the Gulf Coast and be completed by Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans.More Info

Steve Friebele, K8JI - March 5, 2006Our club’s newsletter is now online. The newsletter will be available the weekend prior to the meeting. All issues will be archeved so you can go back and view them. You will be able to view it as a “pdf” or “html” file or download it to your computer as a “pdf”. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Content - I always need content for the newsletter or website, so if you find something interesting please let me know.