KJ9M called the Central Indiana Amateur Radio Association ARES Net for 25 February 2024 at 2000 hrs. and concluded at 2059 hrs. on the 145.17 and 443.55 MHz repeaters. There were a total of 59 check-ins, including Net Control,
| Name | Call Sign |
| Madison County EOC | K9OLC |
| Steve | AC9AM |
| Alex | AC9XK |
| Michael | AD9CD |
| Kim & Pat | AD9KT & KD9SZF |
| Rich | AD9RB |
| Chris | K9CPH |
| Andre | K9EAT |
| Joe | K9JBM |
| Kahlil | K9KKB |
| Ned | K9KSN |
| Jeff | K9XL |
| Paul | KA9SDQ |
| Douglas | KB9FIO |
| Darren | KC9OMO |
| David | KC9P |
| David | KC9UKF |
| Tim & Sherrie | KD5URS & KD5YBP |
| Edie | KD9AWB |
| Mike | KD9BKU |
| Kevin | KD9CGA |
| Christina | KD9DQT |
| Doug | KD9FIO |
| Joe | KD9HYG |
| Bryant | KD9JXX |
| Matt | KD9KIE |
| Joe | KD9KUP |
| Gary | KD9LJC |
| Robert | KD9MAK |
| Sue | KD9NUE |
| Kevin | KD9OQN |
| Tom | KD9RGC |
| Mark | KD9UYC |
| Rodney | KD9UZX |
| Richard | KD9VIS |
| Paul | KD9VMX |
| Matthew | KD9WFK |
| Shawn | KD9YY |
| Ranny | KD9ZGA |
| Joe | KJ9M |
| William | N2USA |
| Bob | N7CZ |
| Dallas | N9DAM |
| James | N9RUT |
| Andrew | N9QML |
| Rod | N9QS |
| Mike | N9TEO |
| Al | N9UJA |
| Ron | WA4EZF |
| Roy | WA8SKY |
| Andy | W9CYU |
| John | W9KD |
| Brandon | W9LBX |
| Mike | W9MSK |
| Paul | W9PB |
| Gary | W9ST |
| Eric | W9WLW |
The Net began with a special tribute to Harold Cowan, K9AKU, who became a silent key earlier this month.
Announcements
· CIARA will begin meeting for breakfast prior to meetings/trainings for anyone interested. The first scheduled breakfast will be March 30 at 0700 at Lincoln Square Pancake House in Westfield.
· Mike, KD9BKU, ARES EC will hold an ARES Net Tuesday evening, Feb. 27 at 2000 hrs on the Noblesville repeaters. Topic: Using the IS-213 General Message Form. All are welcome.
- Thank you everyone who has volunteered to help with the Sam Costa Half Marathon. All positions are filled but there are still six openings for the Carmel Marathon. If you are interested in signing up to assist with the Carmel Marathon please sign up
- at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C45A5AA2DA6FE3-45929683-carmel#/
- Annual Storm Spotter training conducted by NWS will be held Saturday, March 2 starting at 0900 at Riverside Junior High in Fishers. Sign up at: Miscellaneous: 2024 Storm Spotter Training (signupgenius.com). This training is mandatory for HCEM volunteers and highly recommended for all radio amateurs in the county. Because of this training, there will be no CIARA club meeting in March but a club luncheon following weather training is planned at a location yet to be announced.
- The Hamilton County Emergency Management Communications Group will meet Saturday, March 9 in the Sheriff’s Training Room at 0900. Bring your handheld transceivers and ID badges.
Upcoming Nets
- The Piglet’s Makers net meets on 443.95 MHZ Monday nights at 21:00.
- The Hortonville Who Knows What net meets on 443.95MHZ on Thursdays at 20:00. Topic for this Thursday is working DX during Cycle 24.
Buy Sell Swap
From last week:
- MXL 2001 Microphone for IC-7300 Boom mic (does not include the boom) – W9CZK (w9CZK@pigletradio.org) -$30
- LDG AT-100 automatic antenna tuner – – W9CZK (w9CZK@pigletradio.org) -$ 200
- Kenwood TS430S HF radio Sp430 speaker ps430 power supply mc60 desk mic all included. Nice clean radio – KB9FIO (Kb9fio@yahoo.com) $300
KJ9M aired Amateur Radio Newsline.
73,
Joe – KJ9M
NCS