DeForest Amateur Radio Club

06/16/2024

Field Day is June 22nd & 23rd at 482 Rice Dr., West Union, OH 45693. Hope to see you there! Questions, contact [email protected]. Here are a few pics from last year. '73 N8YWX

04/02/2024

Our Watch area is under a tornado watch until 10 PM.

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio until 10 PM EDT.

03/01/2024

A little late in posting this, but here are the DeForest ARC club officers for 2024:
Duff K8TFG, Vice President
Bill K8WEH, President
Tory N8XGR, Secretary
Jared KE8GAD, Treasurer

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N8YWX

02/27/2024

Heads up

Some thunderstorms may be severe mainly tonight, and a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. Pay attention to the latest weather alerts, and seek shelter if you are in the path of severe weather.

02/26/2024

Spotter training kicks off later this month! If you've attended this training before, pass this along to your family and friends. Virtual and in-person sessions are available. Check the schedule here: https://www.weather.gov/iln/spottertrainingschedule

02/26/2024

Weather spotter training is tonight.
6:00 PM
Adams County EMA

02/13/2024

Spotter training at the Adams County EMA on Feb. 26th at 6:00 PM. Please RSVP to: [email protected]

Spotter training kicks off later this month! If you've attended this training before, pass this along to your family and friends. Virtual and in-person sessions are available. Check the schedule here: https://www.weather.gov/iln/spottertrainingschedule

02/13/2024

Club meeting Tuesday, Feb. 13th at 7:00 PM
ABCAP Senior Nutrition site, West Union, OH

01/24/2024

Winter field day is right around the corner, Jan. 27th and 28th.
The DeForest ARC will be participating beginning at 2:00 PM on Saturday.
Where? Glen Dale Park, 2915 Fawcett Rd, Peebles, OH 45660
K8TFG is coordinating this event. If you have questions, contact him at: [email protected]. Duff has thrown out the challenge for anyone to stay overnight in the January weather. Any takers? Here are a few pictures from last year. Hope to see you there! '73

01/18/2024

The DeForest ARC will be participating in Winter field Day on January 27th and 28th beginning at 2:00 PM on Saturday.
Where? Glen Dale Park, 2915 Fawcett Rd, Peebles, OH 45660
K8TFG is coordinating this event. If you have questions, contact him at: [email protected]. Duff has thrown out the challenge for anyone to stay overnight in the January weather. Any takers? Hope to see you there! '73

01/18/2024

[3:15 PM] Several rounds of light snow are expected beginning as early as Thu AM (N of I-70) before the most widespread light accumulating snow locally arrives Thu night - Fri AM. The Fri AM commute will be impacted, w/ widespread 1-3" expected by Fri PM. Very cold this weekend.

01/17/2024

Are you interested in becoming a weather spotter, or are you already a spotter who needs recertification? The National Weather Service in Wilmington will conduct an in-person weather spotter training on Monday, February 26th at 6pm at the Adams County EMA in West Union, Ohio. The address is 31 Logans Lane, West Union, Ohio 45693. To ensure adequate seating, those wishing to participate are asked to send an email to the Adams County EMA at [email protected]
The training schedules for this and other trainings have not yet been posted on the NWS page, but here is the link to their site:

US Dept of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Wilmington, OH1901 South State Route 134Wilmington, OH 45177937-383-0031Comments? Questions? Please Contact Us.

01/17/2024

A combination of cold temperatures and wind will result in wind chills below zero tonight into Wednesday morning. A wind chill advisory is in place for the entire area.

01/05/2024

12/14/2023

Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to our December meeting and Christmas dinner. The fellowship was great and the food was awesome!
Congratulations to our 2024 incoming officers:
President: Bill Hablitzel K8WEH
Vice President: Duff Kindt K8TFG
Treasurer: Jared Shupert KE8GAD
Secretary: Tory Peterson N8XGR

Merry Christmas everyone and Happy New Year!

12/11/2023

DeForest ARC Club meeting and Christmas Dinner
Tuesday, Dec. 12th
6:30
ABCAP Senior Nutrition Site
West Union, OH
Hope to see you all there!