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About Tom

Tom has worked with conservation districts since 1992, managing operations in two districts and providing statewide help on governance, technology, and accountability issues. He has been a board director of two state associations of conservation districts and the president of a statewide employee's association. Tom currently serves as the Executive Director of the Washington Association of Conservation Districts. Tom enjoys sailing and is a licensed amateur radio operator.

Weather Net Ends For Now, Chat Net Continues

The MC-ARES daily weather net has ended for this season. Our thanks to all who participated and provided input for future local nets. Some participants stated they enjoyed the net so we agreed to a very informal 8:00 AM weather … Continue reading

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Weather Net is Active Daily at 8:00 am

Mason County has a new amateur radio weather net that is active every morning at 8:00 am local time. Find the net on the club’s 2-meter repeater. The preferred reporting format includes observations of temperature, humidity, wind, barometric pressure, water … Continue reading

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Mason County Amateur Radio Weather Net is Coming

At today’s Mason County Amateur Radio Club meeting, Tom Dennis KA4VVA described a new amateur radio weather net for club members. The Mason County ARES group will be the sponsor. Once launched, the net will probably be on the club’s … Continue reading

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MOVING SALE: Tower, Beam Antenna, Rotator

Moving sale, so it all has to find a new home. 50’ of Rohn 25G tower for sale. Tower is down, comes with a base plate and rocket top. Also have a TH6DXX Hy-Gain beam antenna and CD-44 rotator to … Continue reading

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AllStarLink with KJ7T

What is AllStarLink? A few months ago I dove into the world of AllStarLink (abbreviated: ASL). What is AllStarLink? AllStarLink is a network of Amateur Radio repeaters, remote base stations and hot spots accessible to each other via Voice over … Continue reading

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