Field Day

Well, ARRL Field Day is over for another year. That is all except for the paperwork. I spent my Saturday afternoon on the road, with Allen, WI8T. We had a great time visiting with other clubs in Stark and Wayne County.



Our first stop was with the Wayne County ARC, where they were "roughing it" in the EMA motor Home. Boy, did that Air Conditioning feel good!

 


Next, after a stop for ice cream in Dalton, we headed towards Petros Park, in Perry Township; the site of the Massillon ARC FD setup.
They were hard at work, and anticipating a big crowd for dinner. 

At the Canton ARC's 2A effort, they were pushing hard to make the Qs. Dale, NX8J gave us the nickle tour.

(One note here; I was so tired by the time I got to the Canton site that I neglected to get any pictures except for this one). I promise to do better next year. )

The next stop was PCARS, who were running 4A at the Ravenna City Park. The shot to the right was the main pavilion where the food was served. This years menu was a Mexican theme.
I have to say that they went above & beyond to ensure that NO ONE left hungry.





And that was it. I stumbled back to my site with the Alliance ARC around 10 PM, and the rest of the weekend is pretty much a blur.

 I noticed this year that a number of groups were plugging their FD operations on APRS. I'm still pretty low on the learning curve in APRS, but it was great to see.

Thanks to everyone who welcomed, and congratulated me at the sites this year. Sorry if I didn't show up at your site, but maybe next year. 73 de John, KD8MQ

Hello!

Hi,

I'm John, KD8MQ, and I'm your new Affiliated Club Coordinator for the Ohio Section.

You might be wondering just what a "Affiliated Club Coordinator" does. Well, lots of stuff actually.
Let's read what the ARRL says in the job description.

The ACC is the primary contact and resource person for each Amateur Radio club in the section, specializing in motivating, providing assistance and coordinating joint activities of radio clubs. The ACC is appointed by, and reports to, the Section Manager.

you can read the description yourself at http://www.arrl.org/affiliated-club-coordinator.

I'm here to help you. That's it; as simple as that. When our clubs thrive, it's good for all of us.

Now, here's a few things you can do to help me to help you:

• File Those Annual Reports - Among other things, this is where I get your clubs contact information. Trust me, I will contact some of you from time to time, just to chew the fat, and see how things are going.
  Most of you in the section are pretty well up to date in filing your reports. There's some of you that are a bit behind, but not bad.
• Send Me Your Newsletter - Next to actually talking to you, this is a great way for me to keep up with what your club is doing. I don't care if you send me your newsletter as an attachment, or a link to a website, or even a good old-fashioned paper copy mailed to my doorstep. The important thing is to keep me in the loop as to what is happening in your neck of the woods.
• Send Me Your Club News & Pictures - Anything that you think Other clubs in the section might want to see. 

That's about it for now. If you world like to keep up on what I'm doing, check out my ACC blog at www.kd8mq-acc.blogspot.com. I'm looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible, whether at a club meeting, or a Hamfest, or maybe just over a bowl of ice cream sometime.