[TMRA] NORC NET

[Stephen Bellner]

This Saturday is the 1st Saturday of the month. This is when the NORC net
typically holds it’s monthly net at *11:00 am* on or around +/- 7.200 MHz
LSB. (Tune up or Down to find the Net)

NORC is an acronym for Northwest Ohio Regional Communications.

HF gear was purchased thru the Regional Medical Response System (RMRS) grant
and issued to all 18 County Emergency Operation Centers (EOC). This
organized net was originally developed to provide a backup communications
system for all of the Northwest Ohio County Emergency Operation Centers
located in these counties:

*Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Lucas,
Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, and
Wood.*

Hospitals located in these counties are involved with The Northwest Ohio
Healthcare Emergency Management Coalition (NWO-HEMC).

The hospitals of NWO-HEMC have written into their emergency back-up plans a
place for amateur radio operators to participate. They need amateur radio
operators/stations to act as back up communications during drills and
emergencies; and to make a *communications grid that will cover all 18
counties* should it be needed so that the hospitals could or would be able
to communicate using amateur radio operators.

Stations close enough to communicate simplex with any hospital via VHF/UHF
are encouraged to participate on HF in the NORC Net as well. You do not
have to be a member of a club or organization to participate in this net.

Like the NTS, the use of VHF/UHF and the use of HF is strategically
important when relaying communications when the internet and other
communications infrastructures are down.

Please consider participating.

Ohio_Communications at yahoogroups.com


Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark;
professionals built the Titanic. -- Anonymous