SM008 - Tailgates and Missing Trailer

As the summer rolls along, there are a couple of amateur radio tailgate events on the schedule. These tailgate meetings are a good place to visit with other hams, ask a bunch of questions, answer a bunch of questions, and buy, sell, and swap ham equipment.

Edmond Tailgate Meeting

According to the host, Jerry Sams N5KNU, this will probably be the last Edmond Tailgate event of the year. This is a free event, bring your own tailgate, table, and chair. Take all of your trash.

Ø Saturday, Aug. 21 7:30-noon

It is held at 332 West 33rd, Edmond, OK, just behind the R.L. Williams Co. building. Look for the 90′ tall Edmond water tower, and you’ll be there.

Green Country TAILGATE SWAP MEET

Saturday, September 11, 2021

Opens at 8 AM and it closes at 3 PM.

To be held at the EAST parking lot at:

Asbury United Methodist Church,

6767 South Mingo Road,

TULSA, Oklahoma.

Some prizes will be raffled,

Tailgate or bring your own table and chair,

Admission is FREE!

FOOD TRUCKS

VE TESTING

SPECIAL EVENT STATION

Missing Joplin Emergency Communications Trailer

ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator, Mark Conklin, N7XYO, posted the following info regarding stolen Amateur Radio Equipment.

Watch out for this stuff!

On August 1st, 2021, the Joplin ARC trailer was stolen and all items were removed. Four complete stations and generators were removed. The trailer was recovered. We are asking hams to watch for these items appearing at flea markets, pawnshops, and other venues.

A Google search for pawn shops in your area will list those nearby so you can contact them.

These items are hot. Don't wait, pass this list around. Thanks!

Please notify the police and us should you locate them.

wb0iyc@joplin-arc.com

'73 -- Jim

Joplin ARC Trailer contents - including Serial Numbers

Ø Stolen items from JARC TRAILER on Sunday, August 1st.

Ø Portable Generator Honda EU2000iA1 08P57-Z07-OOS

Ø Transceiver Yaesu FT-2800M 9L941758

Ø Transceiver Icom IC-9100 2002766

Ø Transceiver Icom IC-7410 2003004

Ø Power Supply MFJ MFJ-4230MV 159003081 FRC12

Ø Power Supply MFJ MFJ-4230MV 159003084FRC12

Ø Transceiver KENWOOD TS-440 w/voice option

Ø POWER SUPPLY KENWOOD PS-30 1011369

Ø 30ft Free-Standing Tower Texas Tower 4-30 4SFX30FT Alum (has a yellow metal pivot base attached)

Ø Rotor & control cable Yaesu G450

Ø Multi-Band Beam Mosley Ant-Mini-32-A 2 element n/a

Ø Two 12/3 x 100ft extension cords

Ø 3 Pop up tents

Ø Tool Chest

Ø Toolbag with small electrical tools and Xcelite colored socket drivers

Ø Dipole 40 meter

Ø Portable multiband trap dipoles

Ø Coaxial cables

Clubs

Amateur radio clubs are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors love to share it. Send something that your club is doing well to me n5hzr@arrl.org, and I'll feature your club in this newsletter. Most clubs have seen an increase in new member activity during the pandemic. Our Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 38 clubs listed at https://aresok.org/clubs. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at W5JCS@arrl.net if you need club assistance.

You can find ARRL Oklahoma Section all over the web at:

ARESOK -- https://aresok.org/

ARRL.org -- http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma

Blogspot -- http://arrlok.blogspot.com/

Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma

Twitter -- https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/

ARRL Member Emails -- https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions

JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW -- http://arrl.org/join/

73, de N5HZR -- Stand by, more follows…

[ARRL-OK] Emergency frequencies reserved Haiti earthquake

Based on United States Geological Survey (USGS) data, at 12:29 UTCtoday, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti at a location 12 km NE ofSaint-Louis du Sud and 33 km ENE of Les Cayes, Haiti.

More precisely, the originating point was at 18.352N and 73.4801W at anestimated depth of 10 km.

Jean-Robert Gaillard, HH2JR, President of the Radio Club of Haiti, hasreported that the earthquake has caused significant structural damage.

IARU, Region 2 has requested that the following frequencies be reservedfor emergency use during this event: 3750 kHz, 7150 kHz and 14330 kHZ.

HQ staff, lead by CEO Minster, is standing by to activate both W1AW andW1HQ if needed. The ARRL President, CEO and the new ECFSC committee,after consultation this morning, have designated Lee H. Cooper, W5LHC,to be ARRL's point of contact with the IARU R2 Emcom group.

John Robert StrattonN5AUSWest Gulf Director
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SM007 - 2021 Technician License Courses - Fall

Online - Live - Technician Class

Most of you already have passed your amateur radio Technician test, but you may have friends or family that are interested in getting their license. Helping them to get their first license has never been easier and the Edmond Amateur Radio Society https://k5eok.org is here to help! They will host a Technician course in Zoom-based meetings and are offering this to anyone in the state. This class starts on August 31st and runs until October 26th. The class runs mostly on Tuesday, but weeks 3 and 8 are on Monday nights, due to local club conflicts. Once you have signed up and cannot attend please let Marcus N5ZY know immediately so he can inform someone on ‘stand-by’ there is a seat available.

 

Location

This class will be hosted in Zoom-based https://zoom.us/ meetings. You do not need a Zoom account – a web link will be provided to the ‘meeting’ with a password. Each class will be recorded and a link will be provided to access the recording. A smartphone or computer with a web-cam can be used to join the session. Each class will be recorded and made available to those who register using a YouTube private link.

 

When  (9 week course)

Tuesday nights 6:30 to 8:30 PM 31-Aug to 26-Oct

Exception: Week 3: Monday 13-Sept and Week 8: Monday 11-Oct

 

Cost

The course fee is $ 5 (non-refundable).

$25.00 for the 2018 – 2022 Gordon West yellow ‘Technician Class’ textbook. ( You can purchase this book from Amazon or Gordon West,  https://www.gordonwestradioschool.com/ )

 

Exam

$15.00 test fee, payable at the time of test (ARRL VEC)

Edmond ARRL VEC offers exams at 9:30 AM at the EARS Club Station, first Saturday monthly. Other clubs in the state also offer exams either as ARRL VEC, W5YI VEC, or Laurel VEC (all exams are the same).

(NOTE: Exam fees can change subject to FCC requirements)

 

Questions

E-mail: cqN5ZY@gmail.com

Text/Call: (405)-401-0106

 

 

 

Technician License Course - Online

 

And, for those that have friends that want to get their Technician license on their schedule, the South Canadian Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) club, in Norman, has a solution. Their online videos are available for free to anyone and will help a person get their Technician license at https://w5nor.org/tech/.

 

That site has seven videos that walk you through the subject matter, additional study guides, testing locations, and links to study guides if you wish to do some reading. In addition, test sites are available through the ARRL test locator, including online options that you can test from your home or office.

 

Today is a great day to start to get someone their amateur radio license!

 

 

 

Clubs

Amateur radio clubs are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors love to share it. Send something that your club is doing well to me n5hzr@arrl.org, and I'll feature your club in this newsletter. Most clubs have seen an increase in new member activity during the pandemic. Our Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 38 clubs listed at https://aresok.org/clubs. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at W5JCS@arrl.net if you need club assistance.

 

You can find ARRL Oklahoma Section all over the web at:

ARESOK --  https://aresok.org/

ARRL.org --  http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma

Blogspot --  http://arrlok.blogspot.com/

Facebook --  https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma

Twitter --  https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/

ARRL Member Emails --  https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions

JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW --  http://arrl.org/join/

 

73, de N5HZR -- Stand by, more follows…