The Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society is one of the oldest radio clubs in the Great Lakes area, having been formed in 1958 or 1959, and receiving official status in 1963. Our membership comes primarily from the Northern Ohio area. The Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society has been an American Radio Relay League (ARRL)-affiliated radio club since January 1972. We provide public service, education, and furtherance of the Amateur Radio hobby.

 

Club Activities:
Public service as listed below, contesting (HF SSB, CW, RTTY, VHF/UHF all modes), FM repeaters,  Packet Radio, HF and VHF operating, DXing, satellite operating, technical programs at meetings, and ham radio computing.

 

Accomplishments:
We first became World Champs in ARRL Annual Field Day in 1970, then again in '78, '79, '80., In 1981, we were Great Lakes Champions. In 1982, we again became World Champs in ARRL Annual Field Day, as well as CQ-WW 160, CQ-WW-WPX, and ARRL Sweepstakes CW Champions. In 2000, we began to operate ARRL Field Day in Lorain County at the Equestrian Center in the Carlisle Township Lorain County Metropark. Our July NOARSFEST is being held at a new location for the first time in 20 years, and our February Winter HamFest starts the hamfest season in Ohio. We were the first ARRL Special Service Club in Ohio. We have had radio equipment donated to us for use by NOARS members in the club station aboard the submarine U.S.S. Cod. We built a station inside the radio room that is available to any operator for use within his/her license class after showing a copy of that license to the U.S.S. Cod staff. Take home some great memories and try CW, SSB, or FM modes on many bands.

 

Our annual dues are a very fair $10.00 US.

 

Noteable Members:
ARRL Volunteer Counsel: Robert Winston, W2THU
ARRL Official Bulletin Station: Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
ARRL Great Lakes Technical Director: Dr. John Faken, KB8MU
Lorain County Emergency Coordinator: William Price, N8FRA
Former Assistant Great Lakes Division Directors: Mike Bokulich, K8US; Harry Frietchen, K8HF; Weldon Sanger, W8LV
Former Section Manager: Jeffrey Maass, K8ND
Former VHF/UHF Advisor: David Smith, W8YZ
Former Northern Ohio Burning River Traffic Net Manager: Wilbur Wilson, WA8HED

 

Public Service:
NOARS members volunteer emergency communication assistance to the Lorain County Special Olympics held in Elyria, Ohio, in May.
In August, bicyclists race through Lorain County towards Sandusky in "Pedal to the Point", which originates in Cleveland, Ohio, traveling through 4 Ohio counties to benefit Multiple Sclerosis.
For many years, NOARS headed up emergency communications to the famous Wooly Bear Festival in Vermillion, Ohio.
We have unattended automatic battery backup to our Elyria repeater at the WEOL AM radio site, offering continuous support for the Lorain County Red Cross and Skywarn emergency communications, including telephony auto-patch.

Many of our members are active with RACES, ARES, and Northern Ohio DX Association. Their discussions before and after our meetings help to fuse the Amateur Radio fraternity together.

 

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Enjoy... 73, the NOARS web staff.