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The West Stark Information Net convenes
every Friday evening on the club's 147.18 repeater beginning at 8:00 PM.
There is no net on club meeting night.
This is a general
information net and accepts all check-ins from the
community.
Net Managers are currently
looking for stations to assist with net control duties. All
training will be provided.
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convenes every Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday evenings on
3600 Khz (+or- QRN) at 7:30 PM.
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provide code practice to all participants regardless of
skill level.
We are always looking for
stations willing to serve as net control stations. We will
provide all necessary materials and training. This is a
great way to increase your public service skills ! Contact
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Since 1927, the Massillon Amateur Radio Club has been a diverse
radio hobbyist club that is currently over 80 members strong.
Active within our community as well as an ARRL Special Service
Club, we are actively involved in many facets of Amateur Radio,
including Public Service, Membership,
Field Day, Repeaters, Amateur Television (ATV),
Skywarn plus many other interests. Learn
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Welcome to Ham Radio !
Dayton Hamvention Time !
(May 12, 2012) --- May brings with it the beginning of
Spring and most importantly the annual trek to the Mighty Mecca
of Ham Radio, Dayton Hamvention. Celebrating it’s 61th show this
year on May 18, 19 and 20, this is one hamfest everyone should
visit at least once. This year’s theme is "Internationally
Connected", selected to emphasize how Amateur Radio ties
together radio operator’s from all over the world.
Additionally 2012 brings back the now standard ARRL EXPO
which is a showcase of exhibits to enhance your ham radio
experience, this is going to be yet another great ham radio
event. In addition the ARRL will have several new presentations
on their DIY Stage. Expect a variety of creative projects and
cool technology to be demonstrated that will interest both
novice and seasoned operators alike.
So what exactly is Hamvention ? It’s a forum where you can
meet the authorities on nearly all facets of our great hobby.
It’s 500 inside exhibit spaces where manufacturers show off
their latest equipment that you can see & touch. Some is even
operational and you can "fiddle the knobs" on some really
expensive radio gear. It’s also 2,500 outdoor flea market spaces
where everything and anything is available for sale. Last years
attendance rebounded slightly and all indications are that this
year's event will again increase. Let's hope this is true.
Another fun repeat feature this year at Hamvention will be
streaming audio and video from the event via Tom, WA5KUB who
will provide live video from Hamvention. If you can’t make it to
this years event check out the next best thing at
http://wa5kub.com. Tom has posted a special announcement on his
website this year indicating this may be the last broadcast
unless some additional funding becomes available. This is always
a great way to see what's going on at Hamvention and I hope he
will be able to continue this now great tradition. Stop by his
flea market spaces and donate if you can.
If you are looking for alternative transportation to
Hamvention, the Pioneer Amateur Radio Fellowship group is once
again sponsoring a charter bus to Dayton on Saturday, May 19th
provided they get enough riders. The deadline will have passed
by the time you read this but they may still have some open
seats left. Complete details and costs are on their website at
www.qsl.net/w8ctt. The basic Dayton Hamvention website is
www.Hamvention.org.
For those of you interested in ARES, their forum is always
well attended and is scheduled for Hamvention Room 3 at 2:30 PM
Saturday. The agenda is still being set but always expect some
interesting news on the status of ARES here in Ohio and around
the country. The Hamvention Forum listing states that Ohio OES
Jack Sovik, KB8WPZ will be the moderator but expect our SEC Matt
Welsh, W8DEC to have some comments if they can pry him away from
his day job at the Amateur Electronics Supply booth !
Ohio House Bill 158
Passes Senate
(Apr 27, 2012) -- Ohio amateurs antenna
legislation cleared a major hurdle today when H.B. 158 was
approved by the Ohio Senate. The Bill has now passed, though
with minor differences, in both the Ohio House and the Ohio
Senate and our ultimate goal of having this legislation become
law appears to be within reach. The two remaining steps are,
first, consideration by the House of the amendments made by the
Senate. Those amendments essentially deleted the 75
presumption of reasonableness for tower height. The standard
under the bill as passed is similar to that required by FCC
regulation PRB-1, which is reasonable accommodation and
minimum practicable regulation of antennas. Unlike PRB-1,
however, the Ohio legislation places the burden of proof on any
legislative authority denying a request for zoning variance to
demonstrate compliance with the Ohio statute.
We believe that the House will be
supportive of the changes made by the Senate, as both of the
primary sponsors, Representatives Stebelton and Okey, have
indicated their support and members often defer to the Sponsors
when differences such as these arise. Following House
reconsideration the next stop is Governor Kasich, who must
approve the legislation in order for it to become law. Even
that approval does not instantly transform the Bill into law, as
a 90 day waiting period willbe
required before the law goes into effect. Notwithstanding all
ofthat, today s vote was a milestone
in our nearly 5 year effort to secure passage of this
legislation. We continue to believe that this legislation will
make it easier for many Ohio amateurs to more fully enjoy their
hobby as well as to prepare for and participate in emergency
communications as the need arises.
73's
Nick Pittner, K8NAP
State Government Liaison
MARC Assists With MS
Walk
(April 28, 2012) -- Saturday, April 28th marked
the official opening of the 2012 public service season as
members of the MARC again assisted with the annual Spring MS
Walk in Massillonat the Massillon
Recreation Center.
Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis
Societycommunications volunteers staffed rest stops and
provided safety and support communications for this years
event. Communications was also maintained between the
transfer busses and the Recreation Center.
EComm 1, the clubs Emergency Communications
Trailer was stationed at the Rec Center and provided Net
Control operations for the Walk. A cold day did not deter
the nearly 400 participants this year. Local MS Walk
Coordinator Dick Kulick expressed his sincere appreciation
to all of the amateur volunteers for their continued
assistance year after year. The overall event went very well
with only a few needing transport back to the Recreation
Center.
The following volunteers assisted with this
years MS Walk. Terry Russ - N8ATZ, Jim Farriss - WA8GXM, Don
Finley - W8DEF, Jeff Gortney - KC8CFM, Sam Swisher - N2TJX,
Wade Huthmacher - WD8MIU, Mike Palmer - KD8ENV, Don Wade -
W8DEA, Ted Armstrong - K8TWA, Dan Anastis - N8DZM and Russ
McMahen - N8PII. Future ham Dan Fouts also provided support.
This event provided 44 Community Service Hours.
2012 Continues to Show
Growth in Amateur Radio Licensing Courtesy of the
ARRL
(Apr 15, 2012) -- The first quarter of 2012
(January-March) saw a high level of
Amateur Radio license exam sessions,
producing an elevated influx of
applications for new licensees.
According to ARRL VEC Manager Maria
Somma, AB1FM, these numbers outpaced the
2011 first quarter results by 30
percent. This uptick does not only apply
to new applications; there was a 6
percent increase in the number of
upgrades, too. “Statistics over the last
13 years reveal that these are the
highest numbers that we’ve ever seen for
the total number of US amateurs,” Somma
said. “Now there are more than 704,000
radio amateurs in the US.”
Somma said
that there are currently 704,236
licensed Amateur Radio operators in the
US. “We broke the
700,000 barrier in October 2011,”
she explained, “and the numbers continue
to progress higher. Broken down by
license class, at the end of March there
were 14,352 Novices, 343,597
Technicians, 161,220 Generals, 57,393
Advanced and 127,674 Amateur Extra
licensees. It’s an all-time high for
Technician, General and Extra class
licensees, as well. Additionally, our
total number of licensees across all
three classes has grown each year.”
For the first quarter of 2012, Somma
said that the ARRL VEC test session
statistics are the highest first quarter
results since the FCC’s restructuring of
the license requirements in 2007: “Our
exam session activity and exam elements
administered are elevated. As the total
number of licensees across all three
license classes continues to grow each
year, the demand for Amateur Radio exam
sessions also grows. In turn, the number
of amateurs who want to be Volunteer
Examiners and who want to teach Amateur
Radio classes is also rising. The ARRL
VEC has seen a spike in the number of
applications from General and Extra
class radio amateurs who want to give
back to their community by serving as
examiners and instructors. This is a
positive trend that we expect will
continue over the coming months.”
Link to E. Mike
Presentation
(Apr 8, 2012) --- Thanks to club Secretary Robert, AC8GE, E.
Mikes presentation has been recorded and is now available for
download on our website as a MPEG 42 MB file. Most media players
will play this file. The presentation lasts about 45 minutes.
You may wish to download it to your computer and play the file
from there. Simply Right Click on the link and select "Save
Target As". If
you missed this excellent presentation, feel free to download
this file !
(Mar 25, 2012) -- The MARC Club Roster for 2012 has been
completed and has been posted on the club website. We now stand
at 81 total members with 22 listed as Life Members.
While every effort has been made to update
everyone's address and email, mishaps do happen. If we have mis-typed
your information, please notify us to have it corrected. Contact
Terry Russ, N8ATZ at
truss@sssnet.com with any corrections.
(Feb 15, 2012) -- The
club hamfest has again received ARRL Sponsorship thanks to
approval by Great Lakes Director Jim Weaver, K8JE. Sponsorship
includes listing of our event in QST Magazine and the League will
provide several gift certificates to offer as door prizes.
Hamfest flyers have also been printed and are already being
distributed at local hamfests. If you will be attending any
upcoming hamfest, we would appreciate it if you would take some
flyers to distribute for us. Most all hamfests have a table by the
ticket drum where flyers can be placed.
We have already received inquires about our hamfest this year,
several table vendors already have reserved their spots from last
year which is a good sign. Again we hope to have Radio Sales &
Service out of Ashland, Ohio. They are currently a distributor of
the new Wouxun handheld radios. They were on display at the
Mansfield Hamfest at a very attractive price and were sold out
before the end of the day. We will look forward to having them
join us again this year.
Annual
Club Banquet Report
(Feb 9, 2012) -- The
MARC held their annual Awards Banquet at the Hometown Buffet on Saturday, January
14th with about 30 members
and guests attending.
We enjoyed a great dinner followed by the
presentation of our annual awards. Expect a full report at the
club meeting. Some photos from the banquet are also currently posted on the club's
Facebook page. A complete report including pictures of the award
recipients is now available on our Banquet Page. Click
Here to read all about it !.
MARC
Fundraiser at Buehler's
(Oct 16, 2011) -- The
MARC participated is a community fund raiser sponsored by
Buehler's Grocery Store in Jackson Township on Saturday, October
15th.
This event involved the club staffing an outdoor
grill selling hotdogs and drinks over a six hour period. Even
though the weather was cold and windy, we were pretty busy
throughout the day.
The club's Emergency Communications Trailer was on
display to the public with an operating station that drew a few
curious shoppers who stopped by for a look. Although sales were
only moderate, it was a great public relations display for the
club. We have already talked to the folks at Buehler's about
participating in this event next summer when the weather should be
a lot warmer !
Special thanks to the following club members who
participated in this community event.
They were, Wade - WD8MIU; Terry - N8ATZ; Jim -
WA8GXM; Perry - W8AU; Don - W8DEF; Don Wade - W8DEA; Steve -
KD8ACF; Ralph - K8HSQ; Tom - KC8QOD; Mike - WA8MKH; and Pat -
KA8DAL.
The
clubs 147.18 Repeater is the high profile wide area
coverage repeater in Western Stark county and has been for quite
some time. But it wasn't always so, in fact at one time it was not
even a repeater at all ! Learn about the colorful history of
the repeater thanks to an early issue of the clubs newsletter that
I recently found. Click
here to read the full story.
Since 1927, the Massillon Amateur Radio Club has been a diverse
radio hobbyist club that is currently over 80 members strong.
Active within our community as well as an ARRL Special Service
Club, we are actively involved in many facets of Amateur Radio,
including Public Service, Membership,
Field Day, Repeaters, Amateur Television (ATV),
Skywarn plus many other interests.
You are welcome to join us at our monthly club
meetings held on the first Friday of each month at 8:00 PM
at the Massillon Senior Citizens Center, located at 39 Lincoln
Way West, Massillon, Ohio 44647. We usually monitor the club's
147.18 repeater, give us a call and we'll guide you in !
MARC owns and operates repeaters
in the 2 meter and 70 centimeter bands. Our annual Hamfest
is held at the Massillon Boy's & Girls Club in Massillon. We have a large indoor
hamfest area, as well as ample outdoor parking. The prizes are
some of the best you'll find at any area hamfest and the bargains
are many.As
a club member, not only will you have access to the autopatches
on our 2m and 70 cm repeaters, but you will also receive a monthly
subscription to our newsletter, Feedback.
In each issue you will find published, the minutes of the previous
month's meeting, informative articles, and interesting narratives
by our club members.
The
club owns an emergency response communications
trailer that is stocked with radio equipment and back up batteries,
as well as a generator. With little notice, MARC can have an emergency
station on the air, ready to provide any help we can. Our club
station, located at the Senior Center, contains an HF station,
VHF and UHF gear, and a computer system. The station is open to
any club member, during the hours that the center is open. Our
VE Team, headed up by John Kalafice, W0OZZ, gives license
exams quarterly at the Emergency Operations Center located
at the Stark County Sheriff's office. Please check the link for
times and specific dates.
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Greetings
from Jim Weaver, K8JE your ARRL Great Lakes
Director.
Fellow amateurs and
members of the Great Lakes Division, my goal is to
represent the members and the best interests of
amateur radio. Using this column, I will present
periodic messages of interest that I believe are
important to our hobby.
Q.
Do I have to give my call sign at the beginning of a
contact ?
A.
You only have to ID at the end of the QSO and at
least once every 10 minutes during it's course as
per Article 97.119(a). There is no requirement to
transmit your call at the beginning of a contact but
it is customary when calling another station to give
your call as part of the exchange so the other
station knows who is calling him !
Q.
How often do I have to give the call sign of the
station I'm talking to ?
A.
You are not legally required to mention the other
amateur's call at all per Article 97.119(a). The
only exception is when handling traffic with foreign
stations - you must then give the other station's
call sign at the end of an exchange of third party
traffic per Article 97.115(c).
(Apr 15, 2012) --
The first quarter of 2012
(January-March) saw a high level of
Amateur Radio license exam sessions,
producing an elevated influx of
applications for new licensees.
According to ARRL VEC Manager Maria
Somma, AB1FM, these numbers outpaced the
2011 first quarter results by 30
percent. This uptick does not only apply
to new applications; there was a 6
percent increase in the number of
upgrades, too. “Statistics over the last
13 years reveal that these are the
highest numbers that we’ve ever seen for
the total number of US amateurs,” Somma
said. “Now there are more than 704,000
radio amateurs in the US.”
(Feb 9, 2012) -- The
MARC held their annual Awards Banquet at the Hometown Buffet on Saturday, January
14th with about 30 members
and guests attending. 
The
clubs 147.18 Repeater is the high profile wide area
coverage repeater in Western Stark county and has been for quite
some time. But it wasn't always so, in fact at one time it was not
even a repeater at all ! Learn about the colorful history of
the repeater thanks to an early issue of the clubs newsletter that
I recently found. 
As
a club member, not only will you have access to the autopatches
on our 2m and 70 cm repeaters, but you will also receive a monthly
subscription to our newsletter, 
The
club owns an emergency response 
Greetings
from Jim Weaver, K8JE your ARRL Great Lakes
Director.
