OUR THOUGHTS have been with our friends in the Kentucky Section as they have dealt with the tragedy of the recent tornadoes. We wish them all the best through the continuing recovery effort.
RESOLUTIONS: How well I remember a discussion with my boss while I was still a teen, about New Year Resolutions. My argument was: "If it was worth a Resolution, it had to be worth Resolving NOW and not waiting for January 1". I have pretty well stuck with that, but I admit that at the end of each December, I look at what I had resolved to get accomplished throughout the past year and kinda renew those "instant resolutions".
2021 has been no different. I still need to level a few feet of sidewalk, my 75 meter dipole feed line needs a rework and my 160 meter antenna is still rolled up in the garage. And those are the delinquencies I will admit.
Other more recent items added to the current resolution list are a few things like boosting ARRL's relationship with local clubs, completing the development of a new ARRL Investment Management Structure and pressing for an upgrade for both Logbook of the World and the ARRL's Web Pages.
Without doubt, the forthcoming ARRL Board Meeting this January will bring some new and interesting challenges. Some changes to the Board composition will happen and as the Board elects our Officers, some new faces may show up in those roles. Most importantly, the Standing Committees will have new appointees, and those committees have the greatest effects upon those of us in the field. The Administration and Finance Committee, the Programs and Services Committee (PSC) will likely see changes in their composition and the Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee is all new as it takes over some of the former duties held by the PSC. While it is very rare for all members on any given committee to change, this turnover is appropriate as it brings new ideas and new processes to each committee.
HAMVENTION A Special not from the Hamvention Committee:
The Hamvention organization needs your help to get the most deserving individuals and clubs nominated for the yearly awards to be presented in May at Hamvention 2022. It is time to get your Hamvention Awards nominations in.
If you know an individual or club that deserves recognition for their efforts on behalf of amateur radio and want to nominate them for a 2022 Hamvention award don't delay. Nominations for the Technical Achievement, Special Achievement, Amateur of the Year and Club of the Year close Feb. 15.
The Technical Achievement Award will be given to a selected amateur radio operator who has achieved technical excellence in the world of amateur radio. Examples are inventions, processes, discoveries, experiments and other technical accomplishments or any other outstanding technical achievement that contributed to amateur radio.
The Special Achievement Award will be given to a deserving amateur that made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the radio art and or science. This award is usually given to a respected amateur who spearheaded a single significant project.
The Amateur of the Year Award is given to a ham that has made a long-term commitment to the advancement to amateur radio. This individual will have a history of ham radio contributions and has had a dedication to service, professionalism and the advancement of the avocation of amateur radio.
The Club of the Year will be honored for clearly demonstrating their involvement in varied aspects of Amateur Radio for the greater good of their community and/or their nation.
Nomination forms, available at https://hamvention.org/event-details/awards/, are dedicated to the appropriate award nomination. At a minimum, each form should be completed with the information indicated but additional documentation is welcome. Please make sure that the nominating person is identified with a method to reach them in the case of questions from the nominating committee.
Forms may be submitted using the following methods: Email: awards@hamvention.org; U.S. Postal Mail: Hamvention Attn: Awards Committee. Box 964, Dayton, OH 45401-0964
Thank you and please address any questions to awards@hamvention.org
Hamvention, an official ARRL Sanctioned Event, will be held Friday-Sunday, May 20-22 2022 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center.
Keep the date open on your calendar and plan to attend. This is your opportunity to see everything that is new in our great hobby, the newest products, the newest ideas and the latest from our Amateur Radio vendors. Hamvention also brings great speakers to their forum agenda, check the Hamvention web pages for full details. For more information visit www.hamvention.org
SCOTT'S STUFF: Comments from your ARRL Vice Director Scott, N8SY.
Happppppy New Year to one and all!! I am so glad that 2021 is now officially behind us. I am hopeful that 2022 will be a much better and a more fun year than last. Have any of you gotten your “Jelly of the Month Club” jelly yet? I’m so looking forward to getting mine.
With all that has happened this past year it seems to just be a “bump in the road” compared to what happened on December 10th in Kentucky, when a violent, long-tracked tornado moved across Western Kentucky, producing severe to catastrophic damage in numerous towns, including Mayfield, Benton, Dawson Springs, and Bremen. A total of 76 persons lost their lives in this outbreak. The tornadoes ranged from EF-1 to EF-4 leaving a path of destruction in its wake. The hardest-hit areas include Mayfield, Dawson Springs and Bowling Green. Please, above all else keep those folks in the Kentucky Section that have lost so much in your hearts and prayers as we move forward into 2022.
Have you gotten your NIMS training completed yet? With winter coming on, now is a great time to get that all important training in when the weather is bad, and you just can’t find a good contest to get excited about. Why just sit and watch a boring TV show when you can be getting that ever so important training in. All of the classes that are suggested in the ARES Plan – including 300 and 400 are now available on-line. You may have to look around a bit to find the elusive 300 – 400 classes, but they are out there and just ready for you to sign up and get started on! Don’t be one of those folks that say “I don’t need this training because nothing ever happens here!” It does, and will, and the more we are prepared, the better it will be.
January is a busy month for contests. We start the month off (January 01) with Straight Key Night. On January 2nd we have Kids Day and well as the RTTY Roundup. January 16-18 we have the January VHF contest as well.
Congratulations to the University of Michigan (UM) and to the Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) for their write-ups in the December issue of the ARRL Club News. Has your club done things that are newsworthy? The ARRL Club News is for radio clubs to show how they are working in the community and the hobby to advance amateur radio. If your club does a project, supports an event, does an EmComm activation or activates a park, Headquarters wants to hear about it. You can submit your newsletter article to: clubs@arrl.org
Ham Radio University is going virtual for 2022. Have you gotten registered yet for the 2022 HRU? It’s being held in conjunction with the New York City / Long Island Section Convention on January 8th.
Registration is required, so you’ll need to act fast if you haven’t already registered. A $5 donation is being asked, if you can. The forums are featuring an ARRL forum, contesting, basic HF operating, ham radio logging, intro to DX’ing, how to learn and have fun with CW and many more. If you are interested, here’s a link to their site: https://hamradiouniversity.org/
Dale and I are both getting ready for the upcoming Board meeting the week of January 17th in Newington. There’s a lot on the agenda and you’ll be hearing more about all of the activities from the meeting later.
That is going to do it from here this month. Stay safe and “Catch Me On The Air”!!!
--73, Scott Yonally N8SY, Vice Director, Great Lakes Division
HAMFESTING:
Here is the current listing of Great Lakes Division ARRL Sanctioned hamfests through mid 2022. Please note that all are subject to change, so please stay current by checking the sponsoring club's web page before making your travel arrangements.
It is nice to see this list continue to grow. Be sure to invite your ARRL Officials as soon as your date is set.
Please feel free to reproduce and publish in your local Club Newsletter with credit to the source.
ARRL Sanctioned Hamfests through May 2022:
01/16/2022 - SCARF Hamfest, Shade, OH
01/23/2022 - Hazel Park Swap, Royal Oak, MI
02/05/2022 - HARA Swap, Negaunee, MI
02/12/2022 - Cherryland, Traverse City, MI
02/26/2022 - Livonia Swap, Redford, MI
03/05/2022 - Cave City, Cave City, KY
03/12/2022 - MOVARC Hamfest, Bidewll, OH
03/13/2022 - NOARS Winter Hamfest, Elyria, OH
03/20/22 - Toledo Mobile Radio Assn Swap, Perrysburg, OH
04/09/2022 - Cuyahoga Falls, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
04/24/22 - Athens Hamfest, Athens, OH
05/07/22 - Cadillac Hamfest, Cadillac, MI
05/20 to 05/22/2022 - Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH
05/21/22 - GMARC Trunk Swap, Shelby Twp., MI
If your club plans to request ARRL Hamfest Sanctioning, they should do so well in advance of the planned Hamfest date, as this allows adequate time for QST Listings. QST announcements require a 3 month lead time.
If a swap is cancelled or the date is going to change, please notify ARRL HQ.For the latest detail on regional hamfests, check the ARRL web page at:
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar
73, If the bands seem too quiet, call someone!
Dale Williams WA8EFK
Director
Great Lakes Division
wa8efk@arrl.org
Keep the date open on your calendar and plan to attend. This is your opportunity to see everything that is new in our great hobby, the newest products, the newest ideas and the latest from our Amateur Radio vendors. Hamvention also brings great speakers to their forum agenda, check the Hamvention web pages for full details. For more information visit www.hamvention.org
SCOTT'S STUFF: Comments from your ARRL Vice Director Scott, N8SY.
Happppppy New Year to one and all!! I am so glad that 2021 is now officially behind us. I am hopeful that 2022 will be a much better and a more fun year than last. Have any of you gotten your “Jelly of the Month Club” jelly yet? I’m so looking forward to getting mine.
With all that has happened this past year it seems to just be a “bump in the road” compared to what happened on December 10th in Kentucky, when a violent, long-tracked tornado moved across Western Kentucky, producing severe to catastrophic damage in numerous towns, including Mayfield, Benton, Dawson Springs, and Bremen. A total of 76 persons lost their lives in this outbreak. The tornadoes ranged from EF-1 to EF-4 leaving a path of destruction in its wake. The hardest-hit areas include Mayfield, Dawson Springs and Bowling Green. Please, above all else keep those folks in the Kentucky Section that have lost so much in your hearts and prayers as we move forward into 2022.
Have you gotten your NIMS training completed yet? With winter coming on, now is a great time to get that all important training in when the weather is bad, and you just can’t find a good contest to get excited about. Why just sit and watch a boring TV show when you can be getting that ever so important training in. All of the classes that are suggested in the ARES Plan – including 300 and 400 are now available on-line. You may have to look around a bit to find the elusive 300 – 400 classes, but they are out there and just ready for you to sign up and get started on! Don’t be one of those folks that say “I don’t need this training because nothing ever happens here!” It does, and will, and the more we are prepared, the better it will be.
January is a busy month for contests. We start the month off (January 01) with Straight Key Night. On January 2nd we have Kids Day and well as the RTTY Roundup. January 16-18 we have the January VHF contest as well.
Congratulations to the University of Michigan (UM) and to the Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) for their write-ups in the December issue of the ARRL Club News. Has your club done things that are newsworthy? The ARRL Club News is for radio clubs to show how they are working in the community and the hobby to advance amateur radio. If your club does a project, supports an event, does an EmComm activation or activates a park, Headquarters wants to hear about it. You can submit your newsletter article to: clubs@arrl.org
Ham Radio University is going virtual for 2022. Have you gotten registered yet for the 2022 HRU? It’s being held in conjunction with the New York City / Long Island Section Convention on January 8th.
Registration is required, so you’ll need to act fast if you haven’t already registered. A $5 donation is being asked, if you can. The forums are featuring an ARRL forum, contesting, basic HF operating, ham radio logging, intro to DX’ing, how to learn and have fun with CW and many more. If you are interested, here’s a link to their site: https://hamradiouniversity.org/
Dale and I are both getting ready for the upcoming Board meeting the week of January 17th in Newington. There’s a lot on the agenda and you’ll be hearing more about all of the activities from the meeting later.
That is going to do it from here this month. Stay safe and “Catch Me On The Air”!!!
--73, Scott Yonally N8SY, Vice Director, Great Lakes Division
HAMFESTING:
Here is the current listing of Great Lakes Division ARRL Sanctioned hamfests through mid 2022. Please note that all are subject to change, so please stay current by checking the sponsoring club's web page before making your travel arrangements.
It is nice to see this list continue to grow. Be sure to invite your ARRL Officials as soon as your date is set.
Please feel free to reproduce and publish in your local Club Newsletter with credit to the source.
ARRL Sanctioned Hamfests through May 2022:
01/16/2022 - SCARF Hamfest, Shade, OH
01/23/2022 - Hazel Park Swap, Royal Oak, MI
02/05/2022 - HARA Swap, Negaunee, MI
02/12/2022 - Cherryland, Traverse City, MI
02/26/2022 - Livonia Swap, Redford, MI
03/05/2022 - Cave City, Cave City, KY
03/12/2022 - MOVARC Hamfest, Bidewll, OH
03/13/2022 - NOARS Winter Hamfest, Elyria, OH
03/20/22 - Toledo Mobile Radio Assn Swap, Perrysburg, OH
04/09/2022 - Cuyahoga Falls, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
04/24/22 - Athens Hamfest, Athens, OH
05/07/22 - Cadillac Hamfest, Cadillac, MI
05/20 to 05/22/2022 - Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH
05/21/22 - GMARC Trunk Swap, Shelby Twp., MI
If your club plans to request ARRL Hamfest Sanctioning, they should do so well in advance of the planned Hamfest date, as this allows adequate time for QST Listings. QST announcements require a 3 month lead time.
If a swap is cancelled or the date is going to change, please notify ARRL HQ.For the latest detail on regional hamfests, check the ARRL web page at:
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar
73, If the bands seem too quiet, call someone!
Dale Williams WA8EFK
Director
Great Lakes Division
wa8efk@arrl.org
