September 30, 2007 (.794)
Kenneth Harris WA8LLM (304) 679-3470 wa8llm@yahoo.com
WOOD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, P.O. BOX 3328, PARKERSBURG, WV 26103 http://www.wc8ec.com
DAREN News, are articles and information about the Digital Amateur Radio "Emergency" Network of WV, which operates on 145.69 Mhz. Anyone having any information about DAREN, or Amateur Radio in general, and would like to share it with others, may send it to WA8LLM @ PKBGWV on 145.69 MHz A State Wide DAREN NET is operated every Saturday from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. DAREN Net Announcements, showing the MAIN NCS, ALTERNATE NCS, NODEs accessible to both, and the previous week's check-ins, are posted by Thursday on most of the Main county DAREN PBBS'.
The DAREN News is a little late getting out this week. Our
Communications group was operating the BINGO games at the Volcano Days
festival and Engine Show Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and I didn't get
home until late Sunday evening after the event. We had to take
down our canopy, tables, and chairs and then pull all the trailers back
to their parking area. I'm also getting everything ready for our
communications group business meeting which will be held on Tuesday,
October 2nd.
Don't forget the monthly ARES DAREN Chatroom Net will be held this
coming Thursday, October 4th, in conjunction with the West Virginia Fone
Net starting at 6:00 pm, and the Mountain State Emergency Net, following
the closure of the FONE net, both nets on 3865 kHz. To check into
the chatroom net, all you have to do is connect to the NODE called
DAREN, which is located at the same location as the Ritchie County NODE
of RITCWV, and then type the letter "T" (for talk). The NCS will
see you as you enter the chatroom and acknowledge you into the net.
The NCS may ask for comments or have you pass any traffic that you may
have. The Chatroom Net will also be in operation this coming
Saturday, October 6th, during the State Wide ARRL SET (State Emergency
Test). The SET will run from 1:00 pm ill 3:00 pm, but the Chatroom
Net will be in operation from about 12:00 noon, or earlier, until the
SET is over. To leave the chatroom, you need to type a /ex.
After you are out of the chatroom, just type a B (for bye) and you will
be disconnected. The DAREN chatroom is in operation 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. Give it a try at any time to see how it works.
The State Wide DAREN Net NCS (Net Control Station) was located at the
Buckwheat Festival in Preston County this past week. Lrry Slagle,
KB8CVP, reported 50 stations that made it into the net. Because
some operators are unable to find their way to the Preston County NODE,
I saved a file of all the stations that I could see at my location.
I monitored 8 additional stations trying to get to the NCS, but was
unsuccessful. Everyone needs to remember that the Net Control
Station for the State Wide DAREN Net WILL NOT ALWAYS be located in Wood
County, it might be located in another part of the state, so you need to
read the DAREN News, and look at the weekly DAREN Net Announcements that
are posted on about every DAREN PBBS so you can be caught up with
activities that is happening. John White, W3JTW, who's been
participating in the net since November 7, 1998, has completed 350
check-inll be receiving his certificate. Terry and Denise Mills,
KC8TUE and KC8TUF, need only one more check-in each to make 200.
There was three new stations that checked into the net this week, and
they are: Gary Bosworth, KC8ZZS, from Marietta, Ohio, Ray Johnson,
KC8RUJ, and Carol Johnson, KC8TUD. I want to welcome them to the
State Wide DAREN Net. They have been checking into the ARRL ARES
District 3 Packet Net held every Sunday, but this is their first time
checking in the State Wide Net. I want to welcome them to this
net, and hope to see them more often.