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Amateur radio club receives national award
Pictured, from left, are Bob McFarland, Jeff Collins, Harley Maines, Ron Bogart, John Levo and Lee Bishop.
Photo by Terry Mikkelsen
On a cool but sunny Saturday morning, 44 amateur radio operators from throughout Southern Ohio gathered at the Liberty Park Harmony Lake shelter house in Hillsboro for the Highland Amateur Radio Association’s monthly Brunch Bunch get together. However, the gathering marked two special events. It was the club’s first “meet and greet” and celebrated the club receiving a national honor.
HARA President Pat Hagen, N8PAB, officially welcomed to the amateur radio community the newly licensed Highland County area amateurs. They were Chris Osborne, KE8RVJ, and David Wolfenbarger, KE8RVM, from Hillsboro; Joe Holdren, KE8RVL; and Rindy Matthews, KE8RVP, and Stella Wardlow, KE8RVQ, from Leesburg. Also introduced were Seth Hawthorn, KE8RVO, and Steven Frazier from Washington C.H.
HARA holds successful license course
Pictured are the recent graduates of the Highland County Amateur Radio Association Inntroduction to Amateur Radio class.
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Recently, the Highland County Highland Amateur Radio Association concluded its Introduction to Amateur Radio class with a highly successful Federal Communications Commission license examination session. The examination session not only saw students from HARA’s class, but also individuals from Dayton, Cincinnati, Chillicothe and Washington C.H. drawn to Hillsboro for the tests.
According to club president Pat Hagen, recent wild fires, tornados, hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters have caused many Americans to look to alternatives to computer, land line and cell-based communications should a disaster hit their area rendering local communications infrastructure unusable. Additionally, civil unrest causing communications disruptions may also play into obtaining a license to use radio frequencies in
Amateur radio club elects officers
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Although COVID-19 caused changes to the way the Highland Amateur Radio Association normally conducts its annual election of officers and trustees, the organization successfully found a way to elect those who will lead the club during 2021.
Election Committee Chairman Patrick Gilfillen recently announced voting by club members will have Pat Hagen, N8BAP, serving as president and Tom Mongold Jr., KD8LDS, as vice president. Kathy Levo, N8ZNR, was re-elected secretary-treasurer and Ken Lightner, KE8JEL, will join Gilifillen, N8EWH, and Richie Hagen, N8CUB, as trustees. The 2020 president, Jeff Collins, KD8VUY, will join the executive committee as past president.
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