Butler County AuxComm

08/11/2026

Friends, please stay weather aware today. We've got storms bearing down on us and there are potentially several rounds of them today. BCA is standing by to activate Skywarn nets when needed.

08/01/2026

Please stay weather aware this evening everyone. Another round of storms will be moving through and these have the potential of being severe.

07/27/2026

Nothing exciting in Butler Co just yet, but our neighbors to the north are starting to see some excitement and the storms are tracking south southeast. Preble Co SKYWARN is active as is Dayton. Cincy and Butler Co are standing by.

07/27/2026

Please stay weather aware this afternoon and evening. We're under some risk for severe weather with damaging wind being the primary risk.

A complex of thunderstorms is expected to dive south from the northwestern Great Lakes region late this afternoon into this evening. These storms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, which may blown down tree limbs or cause isolated power outages. Additionally,
large hail and heavy rain are threats.

07/21/2026

(Expired) A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING has been issued for southern Butler County until 2:45 PM. SKYWARN has been activated on 146.700-. Looking for reports of severe weather, damage or flooding.

07/21/2026

Please stay weather aware this afternoon. The entire region is currently under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch and NWS has already requested regional SKYWARN net activations.

[1:12 PM] Severe Thunderstorm Watch valid until 8 PM.

07/17/2026

We are under slight risk for severe storms later today. Be sure to stay weather alert and have multiple ways to receive warning information

Scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and continue into this evening. A few strong to severe storms will be possible with damaging wind the main threat. In addition, locally heavy downpours will lead to the potential for isolated flash flooding.

07/13/2026

If you're a ham looking for an opportunity to upgrade or a prospective ham looking for a test session for your license, Warren Co AuxComm's VE Team is offering a test session this Saturday the 18th. Registration is requested but not required.

07/10/2026

Want to learn more about one of the things we do as amateur radio operators? Check out this event tomorrow at the Ren Fest grounds near Caesar Creek!

"Fox hunting" is a practice using radio direction finding to locate a hidden source of transmission signals. It's useful for finding anything from downed aircraft to pirate transmitters to power line interference.

No license required to participate and some loaner equipment is available. See you there!

Have a great time at our annual Fox Hunt at Renaissance Park.
Join us from 10am - 12pm.
You only need a 2m portable radio to find our fox!
Not sure how? We have a short class for first time hunters at 10am!

06/28/2026

If you missed our Field Day set up this weekend you missed a good time! The burgers and hot dogs were tasty, and we had ample opportunity to show our operation to visitors and guests and explain what we we're up to. We even managed to get Butler County EMA, Ohio's own Jim Bolen in front of a radio.

We ran a total of 3 HF stations and one VHF/UHF station. One HF station was 20m SSB (voice), one HF station was 40m voice, (yes, we avoided the Venezuela disaster net!) and the third HF station was both 20m digital and 40m digital. Digital and 40m voice were run from the AuxComm comms trailer, and 20m voice was run from EMA's MOC-1. VHF/UHF was used for coordination and "talk in" directions and site logistics.

While the event is set up as a contest to spur a little healthy competition, it's purpose is to get operators out into unusual conditions, assess the limitations of their resources and practice dealing with the challenges that come up trying to communicate under these conditions. For the AuxComm team, the event was a tremendous success and we learned a lot in the process.

While there are only two Field Day exercises a year, the AuxComm team will continue to hone our operations by doing similar types of operations for other amateur radio events Be sure to watch for announcements here! We'd love to have you visit the station and learn more about it.