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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If you own gear for the upper end of UHF, you’ll want to try out Marty’s 1292.200 MHz repeater (1.2 GHz). It is on the air and working well as of March 30th. You’ll set your radio for 1292.200 MHz FM, with a minus 20MHz transmit offset. With the help of Steve W6VM, Marty N8XPK
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On Wednesday, March 20th, Fred KD8GYS held the annual SKYWARN drill on the 147.390 repeater. The community was asked to check-in, provide their location details, and if they heard sirens. SARA had a robust attendance as usual. Thanks to all who participated! Net Operation Time: 9:50a – 10:10a EDT Total Check-Ins: 33 Check-Ins by County:
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