West Central Ohio Amateur Radio Association

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Welcome!

OFFICERS

President
Tyler Woodall KD8NVS

Vice President
Richard Edwards WD8SED

Secretary
Geoff Brozny KD8GRN

Treasurer
Chuck Kimes W1CBK

Board Member
Delmar Crickmore KC8ADU

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Technical
Bill White WB4LAI

Emergency Operations
Bill White WB4LAI

Interference
David Young KE8TJB

Membership
Lynden McIntyre N8RXL

Public Information (Newsletter)
Terry Lafferty W8WLW

Science and Education
John Cadwallader AD8DM

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Officers

Committee Chairs

Communication System Trustees

WC8OH REPEATERS

145.110MHz minus (67hz pl)
224.160MHz minus (no pl) Simulcast
Hosting NETS and ECHOLINK
Communication System Trustee
Bill White WB4LAI


147.075 MHz plus (no pl)
Hosting IRLP
Communication System Trustee
Bill White WB4LAI


443.225 MHz plus (no pl)
Yaesu Fusion Digital Audio Only
Communication System Trustee
Geoff Brozny KD8GRN

NETS

Mondays, 2130
Shortwave & Scanner Information Net

Tuesdays, 1900
Dayton Veterans Administration Amateur Radio Club (W8DVA)

Wednesdays, 2000
Ohio District 3 ARES Training Net

1st & 3rd Saturdays, 2400
Saturday Night Roundtable

ECHOLINK MEMBER

EchoLink works across the Internet through a computer to any other member radio station.

To join Echolink and access our repeater:
1. Go to EchoLink
2. Click Download
3. Click EchoLinkSetup version-number.exe
4. Follow Installation Wizard instructions
5. Complete Validation process
6. Restart EchoLink
7. In the Tool Bar Click Station > Find
8. Enter WC8OH
9. In Search Results Double-Click WC8OH-R
10. Tap [space bar] to transmit and tap again to end transmission

Our repeater's implementation of EchoLink does not support your use of DTMF codes.


Meetings

All open to the public.

ALL MEETINGS VIA ZOOM ONLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!
Get invitation from Secretary - Email to call sign (see above) @wcoara.info.

January, February, March, April, June, September, October, and November
   Third Monday of the month at 1900 in the Schuster Conference Room, Kettering Medical Center, 3535 Southern Blvd., Dayton, OH 45429.

MayHamvention.
June — additional meeting may be held at ARRL Field Day - search for WC8OH.
July — NO MEETING.
August — Annual Family Picnic.
December — Annual Holidays Dinner.

Contact our Secretary for invitation to Zoom meetings and Hamvention, Picnic, and Holidays Dinner locations.