Ashland Area Amateur Radio Club
AAARC News and Events Page
The Ashland Area Amateur Radio Club (AAARC) is a full service ARRL affiliated club serving Ashland County, Ohio. We provide residents of Ashland County emergency communications during disasters and public events, and offer radio license testing through our VE sessions held every other month. We also have club members who belong to ARES, RACES, SATERN, MARS, SKYWARN, and the NTS to cover all aspects of radio communications during disasters. "WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, AMATEUR RADIO IS THERE!"
Club meeting locations are in a state of flux, as our home at the ARC has been sold. Please check here for meeting locations and any special instructions!
For more information on amateur radio, to inquire about taking a test, or any other questions or comments, please email the AAARC at N8IHI@yahoo.com
Club Repeaters
The AAARC operates 2- two meter repeaters in Ashland County. They are listed below with basic information about each.
N8IHI, located in Widowville, is the club's primary repeater. The frequency is 147.105+ and a PL of 71.9 is needed. The repeater is a GE MASTR II station running 50 watts with a CAT1000 controller. It has a DVR built in and is used as the primary ARES repeater for Skywarn and other such events. It has battery back-up for 24/7 operation. The autopatch is temporarily turned off.
W3YXS is located in downtown Ashland and is the back-up repeater for the club. It operates on 146.745- and no PL is needed for this machine. It was just moved out of the red cross, since they sold their old building. It is currently at K8MSF's house pending a new location being found. This is a basic repeater, no DVR, autopatch, or other functions are available. There is currently no emergency power for this repeater.
News-Events-Health & Welfare
The annual AAARC Christmas dinner will be on December 8th, 2009 at 6:30pm at The Mill Restaurant inside Buehler's on US 250 East. Please stop in and join us!
New club officers for 2010 are: President Loren Robbins WD5HIO, Vice President Kris Maki KD8JBF, Treasurer Steve Denbow KD8BIW, and Secretary Robert Palm KD8FTR. Congratulations to you all.
The first meeting of 2010 will be January 12, 2010 at 7:30pm. Again we will meet at the EOC in the Ashland County Sheriff's Office on East Main St. We look forward to a great start in the new year, and hope to accomplish a lot!
N8IHI repeater at Widowville. Thanks to Radio Comm of Ohio for the donation of the rack mount cabinet!
The N8SIW repeater is located on a 350 foot tower on County Road 700 outside of Polk. It sits at an elevation of 1300 ft ASL. The tower is home to many different repeaters, including Ashland County Sheriff's Office, and Ashland County Fire Dispatch. The 2 meter repeater is on a frequency of 145.130 with a -600 offset. A PL tone of 110.9 is required at all times. This repeater has a large coverage area, offering mobile coverage into the Cleveland Area. The 440 repeater showed in the book has been closed due to interference.
The W8IVG repeater in Ashland is housed at Joe Brubaker's QTH. It operates on 442.8000 with a +5 mhz offset and no PL is required. This repeater has autopatch capabilities and has a battery back-up.
The KG8FV repeater is located next door to the N8SIW repeater on an old AT&T Tower and is owned by Charles Cooke. It operates on 442.150 with a +5mhz offset and a tone of 88.5 is required. The machine is running 50 watts and offers coverage towards Cleveland. Also has Echolink, node #353296 KG8FV-R. * Repeater now has battery back-up for 24/7 operation.
The KE8X repeater is co-located with the 442.150 repeater and is owned by Stan Walker. It operates on 53.270 with a -1.0mhz offset and a PL tone of 107.2 required. The machine was just updated with newer componets and offers a great, high profile 6 meter repeater for the area.
The KD8BIW repeater is located in Widowville at an elevation of 1400ft plus 250ft up the tower. It operates on 224.580/222.980 with a PL of 110.9hz. This will offer coverage from north of Deleware to the Cleveland area along I-71, as far west as Tiffin, and east to the Akron/Canton area. Battery back-up is online for 24/7 operation.