Ottawa County ARES
Amateur Radio Emergency Service – Ottawa County, Ohio
Amateur Radio Emergency Service – Ottawa County, Ohio
Ottawa County ARES is a volunteer organization of licensed and highly trained amateur radio operators providing backup and emergency communications when normal systems fail or become overloaded.
We support local agencies, emergency management, and the community during disasters, severe weather, and public-service events.
Primary Repeater: 442.250 MHz
Location: Ottawa County, Ohio
Use: ARES operations, training nets, and emergency activations.
Courtesy of: Ottawa County Amateur Radio Club
Emergency Coordinator (EC): W8CEN – James Garber
Email: W8CEN@arrl.net
Assistant Emergency Coordinator (AEC): WI0H – Molly Mazur
Email: mollymazur@icloud.com
(AEC) & Skywarn Coordinator: KE8WAY - Ryan Merrow
Email: rmerrow83@gmail.com
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Spotter status is derived from the latest Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by the National Weather Service for our area.
Headline: Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 1:29PM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the lower 20's to lower 30's are possible. * WHERE...Portions of north-central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions:
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
For full details, always refer to official products from weather.gov.