NVIS DAY April 25

By CountyEC, 5 March, 2026
NVIS Day April 25 2026

NVIS Day is an opportunity to setup and test antennas in a Near Vertical Incidence
Skywave (NVIS) configuration. Can we communicate with amateur radio stations
that are within a 0 to 500 mile radius on the 40m and 80m amateur radio bands?
Information about NVIS can be found here https://arrl-ohio.org/nvis-links/ 

NVIS DAY officially starts at 10am and ends at 4pm.
 We will setup antennas to test and fire up the grill for lunch.
Dress for the weather, bring a folding chair, side dish to share for lunch and
optionally an antenna to test. Official NVIS day info visit https://arrl-ohio.org/nvis/

WHEN: SATURDAY APRIL 25TH, 9AM FOR ANTENNA SETUP - TILL ?
WHERE: 134 LAFAYETTE ST LONDON OHIO 43140, PARK ON RICHMOND AVE
LIMITED "HANDICAP PARKING" IN DRIVEWAY - MUST BE ABLE TO USE STAIRS TO GET
INTO THE HOUSE FOR BATHROOMS
ED IS HOSTING THIS AT HIS HOUSE.
RSVP TO: NVISDAY26@SOMEPLACEINOHIO.US 
 

NVISDAY262.pdf (3.14 MB)
NVIS Day Event Flyer 

 

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Union County ARES meetings move to 4th Monday of the month

By CountyEC, 22 October, 2025

The Union County ARES meetings will be held on the 4th Monday of the month starting November 2025. Please update your calendar!  

7pm 
Marvin C Gilbert EMA Operations Building - EMA Station 720 
20900 North West Parkway
Marysville, OH 43040 

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About the Union County Ohio ARES Group

Welcome to the ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) group in Union County Ohio. We work with the Union County EMA ( Emergency Management Agency ) and their RACES group. The RACES group meets regularly on Wed evenings around 6:30ish at the Marvin C. Gilbert EMA Operations Building - EMA Station 720.

The ARES group meets monthly on the 4th Monday of the month at 7pm at the Marvin C. Gilbert EMA Operations Building - EMA Station 720. Most ARES and RACES volunteers are part of both groups. 

Marvin C. Gilbert EMA Operations Building - EMA Station 720
20900 Northwest Parkway.
Marysville, OH 43040

Google Maps Link:
https://goo.gl/maps/9hT7PZfubpR2

Information about Ohio ARES (Ohio ARES Section Website)
http://arrl-ohio.org/SEC/

FEMA Traning courses:
https://training.fema.gov/is

If you are interested in becoming part of the Union County ARES group stop by on a 4th Monday evening meeting, fill out the online application form on the Ohio ARES Section Website,  or contact the ARES Union County EC, Ed Liddle at ed.liddle (at) gmail.com 

Weekly ARES NETS

  • Sundays at 8pm on the N8IG repeater  - 145.350 MHz  Tone:127.3Hz

  • Digital Simplex Net - Immediately follows the repeater net 145.650 MHz

     

Here are some links with additional information about ARES and RACES.
ARES vs RACES FAQ - http://www.arrl.org/ares-races-faq
Basic RACES information - http://www.usraces.org/
ARRL ARES Information - http://www.arrl.org/ares
Ohio ARES training information links - http://arrl-ohio.org/SEC/
ARRL Public Service Training - http://www.arrl.org/public-service-training
ARRL Licensing, Education & Training - http://www.arrl.org/licensing-education-training
Nation Traffic System 2.0 - https://nts2.arrl.org/

Ohio ARES frequency information can be found at oh217.us

AndFLDigi is FlDigi and FLMsg for android. It can be found here:  https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/AndFlmsg/

Union County ARES 217 form 

UCARES_Form_217a.pdf (77.27 KB)