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'Ham' Radio Emergency and
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MARION CRAWLEY, K8MMC, SK Longtime ACARA member Marion Crawley, K8MMC, passed away at Kimes Nursing Home on Sunday, December 25. He was 91. Marion, retired from The Athens Messenger, was an active club member and supporter of many projects over the years including the Athens Marathon. He was also active with the local Boy Scout Council where he received the Silver Beaver Award. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. The complete obituary may be found by clicking here. |
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| Licensing Classes ACARA Technician License Preparation Classes will be held on Mondays starting January 9 and will end with a testing session on March 12. Classes will be held from 7-9 PM in Athens High School Room B106. Further information may be found at the class flyer link. The registration link is in a protected directory. At the login popup enter username "ham" and password "exam" without the quotes. Class Flyer Online Registration | Local Test Sessions: Jeff Slattery, N8SUZ is coordinating our class test session at the end of classes (see info to left). He is also coordinating the test session to be held in Hillsboro in conjunction with the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure on Saturday June 16. For online registration for any of these sessions, please click here. The registration link is in a protected directory. At the login popup enter username "ham" and password "exam" without the quotes. |
Weather Spotter Class : Jeff Slattery, N8SUZ is coordinating the new combined Basic and Advanced Storm Spotter class from the National Weather Service. The Charleston, WV NWS office will teach the class at the Athens High School Library on Monday April 30, 6:00-8:00 PM. The course if free to first responders, hams and the general public. Pre-registration is not required but requested to assure adequate materials. |
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Our own Greg Weinfurtner, NS8O wins CQ World Wide WPX Contest. Info
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Link to 09/15/08 Athens News article on ACARA participation in Ohio State Parks On The Air | |
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