OH ARES Contest

The Ohio ARES VHF Simplex Contest is held each year by the Ohio ARES Group of the ARRL’s Ohio Section. The purpose of the Ohio ARES VHF Simplex Contest is to improve station and antenna capabilities and to test coverage areas on “VHF” simplex frequencies. These may be very important in times of emergency, when repeaters have failed, and simplex is the only method of emergency communication.

The “VHF” simplex contest is:

Saturday, January 12, 2019 from 1000 EST to 1600EST

The contest is held on the 6m, 2m, and 70cm bands. The full rules for the contest can be found here.

Known planned operators will be posted below. E-mail contest )AT( ww8tf.club to be listed here.

CountyLocaleCallsignFrequenciesOperatorsNotes
CarrollAugusta Twp.
EN90lr
WW8TF/Rover2m, 70cm, 6mJohn N8CD
Jason N8JDM
3:50pm. (Schedule dependent!)
See Details
Columbiananear East Rochester
EN90ls
K8GQB6m, 2m, 70cmVarious
ColumbianaButler Twp.
EN90mv
WW8TF/Rover2m, 70cm, 6mJohn N8CD
Jason N8JDM
3:00pm.
See Details
CoshoctonEN90chKC8PUW2m, 6mWill, KC8PUW2m and 6m from 10am until 3-4pm. 6m calling freqs and digital on 50.290 often
CuyahogaBrecksville
EN91eh
WW8TF/Rover2m, 70cm, 6mJohn N8CD
Jason N8JDM
10:00am.
See Details
DarkeEN70raWA8RUO6m, 2mCharlie WA8RUO10:00am to 2pm-4pm depending
Using "field expedient" antennas to simulate deployment conditions.
DefianceEN71rgWD8JVV6m SSB, 2m SSBEdward WB8JVV50.125 MHz, 144.200 MHz
DelawareEN80kgW8ERD6m SSB & FM, 2m FM, 70cm FMRobert W8ERD50.125 SSB 200W Steppir beam
52.525 FM ditto
146.49 and 46 FM 100W collinear
446.0 FM 25W collinear
DelawareRadnor
EN80kj
N8BHLStan N8BHL
FranklinColumbus
EM89kw
W8OMRMatt KD8TTE
GreeneBARC Clubhouse, Bellbrook, OH
EM79xp
W8GCA6m, 2m, 70cmvariousFM and digital on standard simplex freqs, also SSB on 6m & 2m
HamiltonEM79rdKE8COYJustin KE8COY & Dan KE8AWT
HamiltonAnderson Twp
EM79tb
KE8KBOClyde KE8KBO
MahoningGoshen Twp.
EN90mw
WW8TF/Rover2m, 70cm, 6mJohn N8CD
Jason N8JDM
2:18pm.
See Details
KnoxEN80viN8LRGN8LRG
MedinaWadsworth
EN91da
W8TB6m, 2m, 7cmJeff W8TB
MedinaHinkley
EN91df
WW8TF/Rover2m, 70cm, 6mJohn N8CD
Jason N8JDM
11:23am
See Details
PrebleEaton
EM79qr
K8YR400' high antenna, 2m FM on published freqs + 147.51 and simplex on 145.470,
also SSB on 144.2
Gary Hollenbaugh, ARES EC10:00am to 4pm
PrebleEaton
EM28qw
KI0CT6m, 2m and 70cmJim KI0CT100w on 6m, 50w on 2 and 70
PortageAtwater
EN91ja
KD8VT6m, 2m, 70cmJames KD8VT vertical polarization fixed station
PortageSuffield
EN91ha
WW8TF/Rover2m, 70cm, 6mJohn N8CD
Jason N8JDM
12:37pm.
See Details
SenecaTiffinWB8REI6m on 52.525, 2m on 146.49Jeff WB8REI10AM to 12PM
ShelbyShelby CountyK8ZUK2m, 70cmvariousPortable communications trailer around Shelby County. FM voice and also MT63-2KL
ShelbyShelby Co. EMA/EOC BuildingK8EMA2m, 70cmvarious10:00 AM to 2:00 PM as K8EMA. FM voice and also MT63-2KL
StarkHartville
EN90hx
WW8TF/Rover2m, 70cm, 6mJohn N8CD
Jason N8JDM
1:17pm.
See Details
SummitRichfield
EN91eg
WW8TF/Rover2m, 70cm, 6mJohn N8CD
Jason N8JDM
10:40am.
See Details
SummitTwinsburgKC2MLXTimothy KC2MLX

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