At the 4/18/2019 SARA business meeting the membership approved a proposal to convert the club’s 442.275 repeater to a multi-mode digital repeater. Once the conversion is complete, the repeater will no longer support analog FM, but will support: DMR (on Brandmeister) YSF (Yaesu System Fusion) DSTAR P25 In addition to being inline with many of […]
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SARA is aware of the following Skywarn training classes in the area for those interested in this public service program. With the NWS Cleveland office not offering Skywarn training this year, EMAs and local organizations are self-organizing to offer classes. Wayne County Wayne County EMA / Silvercreek Amateur Radio AssociationMonday, May 6th 6:00pm – 8:00pmChippewa
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Summit County EMA is holding a Skywarn training on Tuesday, April 16th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm with registration starting at 6:00pm. The class will be taught virtually by a Cleveland NWS staff member to the audience at the American Red Cross. The address is 501 W. Market St. in Akron across from Tangier Restaurant. Pre-registration
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The N8XPK 53.17 MHz 6 meter repeater has 5 receiver sites in Ohio, each with their own PL frequency. The Akron location used a PL of 107.2 Hz, and was located on a tower that is becoming unavailable this spring. On April 6th, Marty moved the 53.17 Akron receiver to a new home in Columbiana
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The National Weather Service released in April its predictions for the end of current Solar Cycle 24 and expectations for Cycle 25. Cycle 24 is predicted to end late 2019 or in 2020. Solar Cycle 25 is anticipated to peak between 2023 and 2026 with a peak count of 95 to 130. While this is
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