Social Events in Amateur Radio

N5AUK reports a Lawton area social event is at What -A-Burger on Sheridan and Cache for Hams and prospective Hams is taking place from 4:30 till 11:30 AM  each Saturday.


AF5AS added that, in Altus, the amateur radio operators meet at Friendship Inn each Saturday at 8 a.m. 


K5MRK states that the Quarter Century Wireless Association gathers at McDonald’s N W 39th and N. MacArthur. Mon – Fri; 0800 Hrs. and at the Skyline Restaurant East of I-35 on SE 15th. 8 a.m. Saturday


When does your local group gather and where?

Have you checked into this net?

Mary, KE5LTA has announced the  "Central Area Night Watch Net".

This daily net meets on 3807.5 khz from 0100Z - 0300Z Daily or 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and accepts c.w., digital, and voice with or without traffic

Please put the word out on your local nets.

73 
Mary
KE5LTA
Section Traffic Manager Oklahoma

Is your Oklahoma Linked Repeater listed?

The Twitter account has mentioned the linked repeater systems in Oklahoma.

There are a number of repeater systems that cover the State.

1.  Caprock Intertie
2.  Kan-Okla Inter-tie Repeater Network  
3.  Southwest Independent Repeater Association 
4.  Lawton Independent Repeater Alliance 
5.  Tulsa Amateur Radio Club
6.  Tri-State Amateur Radio Group

The Lawton-Fort Sill Amateur Radio Club also has a linked system.

This is in addition to the Internet Radio Linking Project repeaters:

3050 KB5KZS Bartlesville OK USA +443.1250 88.5 (Hz) CST -06003198 
WA5QYE Enid OK USA 446.0500 141.3 CST -06003267 
N5JAS Moore OK USA 0.0000 None CST -06003704 
WX5LAW Lawton OK USA +444.0750 123.0 CST -06003761 
W5PAA Oklahoma City OK USA -146.8500 141.3 CST -06003867 
W5DEL Oklahoma City OK USA -145.2500 103.50 CST -06004274 
KF5IRG Between Dallas & Tulsa OK USA 146.4200 88.5 CST -06007566 
KB1HSZ Eufaula OK USA -146.6850 None CST -06007734 
K5GLH Oklahoma City OK USA 445.9500 162.2 CST -06007764 
W5NS Bartlesville OK USA -146.7600 88.5 CST -06008115 
WX5ASA Altus OK USA 147.51 UTC +00008440 
W5DEL Oklahoma City WIN System OK USA +443.3000 162.2 CST -0600

and the Echolink resources:

There are a growing number of D-Star repeaters in the State as well. Check RepeaterBook for updated repeaters in the State.

Do you have a net on your repeater?

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