tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63031902268357793832024-03-14T20:13:50.586-05:00ARRL OklahomaWelcome to the American Radio Relay League Oklahoma Section.
The Leadership of the Oklahoma Section hopes you enjoy what the League is doing. Please feel free to send comments.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger642125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-87471817342513707712024-01-05T23:04:00.003-06:002024-01-05T23:04:28.513-06:00SM043 - Checotah Hamfest Saturday<header class="entry-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 35px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Checotah Hamfest</h1></header><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Crossroads Amateur Radio Club (CARC) presents:</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">2024 CARC Ham Fest</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Checotah, OK hamfest is scheduled for Saturday, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">January 6</span>, 2024. The doors will be open from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Start your year off right at the CARC Ham Fest</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">This year’s hamfest will be held at the <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Granite Station Covenant Church – 1128 White Stag Ave – Checotah, OK 74426. </span><a href="https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=13143713-9fe5-49a7-95b1-560e470d25b7&cp=35.454263~-95.532584&lvl=16&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Directions here</a></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">$10 at the door includes one door prize entry.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Extra door prize entries are available for $2 each or 6 for $10.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">$20 vendor tables also include one door entry.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">$15 individual tables.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Preorder your table/tickets at <a href="https://www.carcradio.org/hamfest" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">www.carcradio.org/hamfest</a></p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Forums</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">10:00 Oklahoma Link & Wires-X AE5ME</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">11:00 ARRL N5HZR ARRL Oklahoma Section Manager</p><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"></figure></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">See you there!</span> </p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-24698839062183271192023-12-31T15:21:00.003-06:002023-12-31T15:21:18.046-06:00SM042 – The Board is Back In Town<header class="entry-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h3 class="single-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">A message from our West Gulf Division Director, John Stratton N5AUS. Our Oklahoma/Texas leadership supports this Motion. However, they are currently in the minority. Feel free to contact the leaders that John lists below and contact your friends outside the region so they can review this information and take appropriate action:</em></h3></header><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><hr style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px;" /><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.”<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> <br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> A centuries old truism often attributed to Mark Twain — it is applicable to any elected organization with the power to alter the lives and rights of others — public, private, or governmental — including the ARRL Board of Directors.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> While the Agenda for the Board Meeting is always published before a Board meeting, the many motions to be considered by the Board have rarely ever been published before a Board Meeting. The most recent and notorious exception occurred before the January 2018 Board meeting when the Executive Committee and Lisenco motions intended to juice the 2017 “Code of Conduct” were leaked to the general Membership. The overwhelming Membership outrage resulting from the unintentional disclosure was instrumental in the punitive proposals being withdrawn. The 2017 Code of Conduct was itself overturned by a newly elected Board in January 2019.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> The Members’ voices were heard — and their wishes were honored.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> It is my belief, that of a small minority of Directors, and Vice Director Lee Cooper’s, that the Members should be permitted to have advance notice of the substantive matters to considered by the Board of Directors at its meetings.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> To that end, the West Gulf intends to publish to its website the substantive motions scheduled to be considered at the January Board meeting and subsequent meetings.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> It is our intent to discuss each known January 2024 motion in a separate email, although we will publish to the website each motion as it becomes available.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> At present, there are three known motions. The Agenda for the January Board meeting and each of these three motions are available for review and download at:<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://westgulfdivision.org/motion" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://westgulfdivision.org/motion</a><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />The first motion we wish to discuss is the:<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> Motion To Honor Membership Contracts<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> In July 2023, the Board voted to raise the annual dues from $49 to $59 and to eliminate the delivery of a printed copy of QST or On The Air, effective January 2024, unless a Member paid an extra $25/year.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> The West Gulf Division, the Atlantic Division, the Southeastern Division, and the Southwestern Divisions voted against both proposals, but the two proposals passed by an 11-4 vote.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> While a dues increase was long overdue and actually needed, the West Gulf Division voted against it because it was tied to the termination of the delivery of a printed copy of QST/On The Air unless a Member paid an extra $25/year.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> The four divisions argued it was a breach of the ARRL’s legal contract with those Members — both annual memberships and 3-year memberships — to terminate their promised printed copy of QST/On The Air before their membership contracts expired. The membership applications in use at the time promised, in writing, the delivery of QST/On The Air magazines by “standard mail.”<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> Besides the risks attendant upon a breach of contract, Article 11 of the ARRL Articles of Association prohibits the Board from terminating or reducing the rights of any Member. The stripping of the delivery of printed copies of QST/On The Air from unexpired Memberships constitutes a reduction in the rights of the affected Member.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> Both the Membership Application and Article 11 are promises — and the League should stand on its promises. That is the reason we have filed the Motion To Honor Membership Contracts.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> The ARRL is a membership organization, and the opinions of the Members are important.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> I have been asked by each of the West Gulf Division Section Managers — NTX SM Steve Smith (KG5VK), STX SM Stuart Wolfe (KF5NIX), WTX SM Dale Durham (W5WI), and OK SM Mark Kleine (N5HZR) — to share that they each support the Motion To Honor Membership Contracts.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /> If you believe the Motion has merit and it should pass, it would be important for you to share your support for the Motion with the ARRL President, Rick Roderick, and the other Directors. All of their email addresses can be found on Page 15 of QST or at <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="http://www.arrl.org/divisions" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/divisions</a> . If you choose to share your views, please be respectful — we choose to disagree, but need not be disrespectful.<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />John Robert Stratton<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />N5AUS<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />West Gulf Division Director<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Lee H. Cooper<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />W5LHC<br aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />West Gulf Division Vice Director</p></div>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-29221328104757499412023-09-30T23:23:00.002-05:002023-10-01T09:07:02.745-05:00SM040 - Tulsa/Rogers SET 2023 Comm Plan<p> <span face="Assistant, sans-serif" style="background-color: #dddddd; color: #5c5c5c; font-size: 0.9375rem;">By Paul Teel WB9ANX Tulsa Emergency Coordinator and Jeff Scoville AE5ME</span></p><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Tulsa and Rogers County volunteers</span>. We are less than one week away from the annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET) on October 7th. Operations will begin at 0900L time.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The two documents that you will need, the ICS-205 communications plan (pages 1 and 2), are available at <a href="https://aresok.org/ics205" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/ics205</a>. The planned participation is growing in Oklahoma, and we encourage you to join in. We also have stations from international locations, including Germany and the Philippines.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">In Tulsa or Rogers County</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">If you are in the local Tulsa market, please check in to the staging net on 145.110 at 0900.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Advise Net Control if you are.<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: inside none disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Operating on emergency power,</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Have Winlink or NTS message traffic,</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Are available for additional assignments (meaning you are not a check-in only). You will be given instructions on what to do next.</li></ul></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Outside of Tulsa or Rogers County</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">You may not be able to reach the 145.110 staging net.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">If so, you can still participate in the exercise in the following ways;<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: inside none disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Check-in with the Net Control Operator (NCO) on DMR talk group 3140 (statewide)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Check-in with the NCO on Oklahoma Link talk group 314022</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send a Winlink message to Jeff Scoville. Address it to AE5ME in Winlink. You can send that message via FM on any Winlink gateway near you (145.03 statewide or 145.04 in OKC).</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send a Winlink message to Jeff AE5ME via HF. Frequencies are in the ICS-205.</li></ul></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">This is a very ambitious project and would not be possible without the ARES Tulsa Team—many thanks to them.</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Jeff, AE5ME (Winlink NCO)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">John, N9JYJ (Winlink NCO)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Ray, K5CFY (Rogers County Operations NCO)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Ian, KC9THI (Tulsa County Operations NCO)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Russ, KF5UZG (Staging NCO)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">James, KI5DAZ (Tulsa Emergency Management Agency NCO)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Greg, AI5HV (DMR 3140, Okla Link 314022 NCO)</li></ul><div class="postmeta" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #999999; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="post-tags" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="clear" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></div></div></div>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-59647061336250927262023-09-25T19:55:00.002-05:002023-09-25T20:51:43.361-05:00SM039 - Tulsa County ARES Simulated Emergency Test<p> <span style="background-color: #dddddd; color: #5c5c5c; font-size: 0.9375rem;">Submitted by Paul H. Teel WB5ANX, Emergency Coordinator - Tulsa County</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARES Tulsa County will conduct the annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET) on Saturday, October 7, 2023, from 0900 – 1200. We will have multiple ways for everyone to participate in Tulsa and Rogers Counties and around the state.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The objectives are to test communication skills during emergency power conditions, Net Control Operations (NCO) management of resources, stress accuracy in message passing, and to have some fun, all with a scenario ripped from recent headlines.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Included in this year’s SET;</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">VHF/UHF FM operations,</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Simultaneous operations on various nets requiring multiple NCO’s,</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Joint exercise with Rogers County,</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Winlink</span> and <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">NTS</span> message traffic (multiple nodes for access, also HF operations for long haul),</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">DMR</span> on talk group 3140 statewide,</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma link</span> (which is also available on DMR TG 341022),</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Hospital Net (Tulsa only),</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Pilot programs of new ways to send digital pics of damage assessments to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) (if you are interested in this mode, let me know)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Using ICS and NTS forms.</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">How do you prepare?</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">To participate in the Winlink portion of the exercise,</span> email Jeff Scoville AE5ME, at AE5ME@winlink.org by September 29.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Check your equipment and software to prepare you for Winlink and NTS message traffic.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Watch for the ICS-205 that will contain the frequencies for the SET. Then, program your equipment as appropriate.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Examine your ability to operate on emergency power.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Saturday morning, Oct 7, follow the check-in processes as the SET unfolds, starting at 0900. All NCOs must check in on the staging net at 0900.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARES OK officers are also welcome to check in and participate.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARES Tulsa volunteers should make every effort to participate.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Questions? Please email me at <a href="mailto:paulhteel@gmail.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">paulhteel@gmail.com</a>.</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Paul H. Teel WB5ANX, EC Tulsa County<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Amateur Radio Emergency Service<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><a href="mailto:paulhteel@gmail.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">paulhteel@gmail.com</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />918-998-8032 (cell)<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />6100001096 (Hamshack Hotline)</p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-36125664703847256812023-08-19T09:30:00.004-05:002023-08-19T09:30:35.893-05:00SM038 – W1AW/5 – Oklahoma<p> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">As a part of the </span><a href="https://ok.arrl.org/vota/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Year of the Volunteer celebration</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">, the mystical callsign W1AW will be traveling to the corners of ARRL-land. ARRL members in each state/territory will be asked to operate their stations for two different weeks using the callsign W1AW/x where x is one of the local regions: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, KL, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH7, KH8, KP2, KP3, or KP4. For example, Oklahoma’s second week is running now and runs through August 22, 2023, at 2359z, using the callsign W1AW/5. You can operate on time/band/mode slots throughout the week, and hams will be able to operate their stations using W1AW/. Sign up for a space today at </span><a href="https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Traveling W1AW rules include:</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; direction: ltr; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0in 0px 0in 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed;" type="disc"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Remember that each operator must follow the rules for their license class. Stay in the sub-bands that you’re legally allowed to operate in.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Operators do not need to be at the same site.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Members that contact the Traveling W1AW stations will receive 5 points.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Each band/mode combination can be activated simultaneously. For example, N5OP could be working on 20 M SSB, N5OK could be working on 20 M CW, N5AZQ could be working on 20 M FT8, and N5HZR could be on 40 M SSB, all at the same time.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The state weekly assignments are shown below in the W1AW/ Schedule area below.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">State operations start at 0000z each Wednesday.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">State operations stop at 2359z the following Tuesday.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Operations should not happen on the 12 M, 17 M, 30 M, or 630 M bands.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Assistant;">All logs for the week should be consolidated into one ADIF file so the folks at ARRL HQ can load them into LoTW. <br /><span style="font-family: Assistant, sans-serif;"><br />The </span><a href="https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> page is the OK schedule.</span></span></span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Sign up today, and see you on the air!!!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e4e79; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Clubs</h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send something that your club is doing well</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> to me </span><a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5hzr@arrl.org</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">, and we’ll submit it to the ARRL club newsletter and the ARRL club newsletter. Our </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 39 clubs listed at </span><a href="https://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at </span><a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">W5JCS@arrl.net</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> if you need club assistance.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2e75b5; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> — <a href="https://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://ok.arrl.org/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARESOK</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> — </span><a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL.org</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> — </span><a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Blogspot</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> — </span><a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Facebook</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> — </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Twitter</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> — </span><a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Member Emails</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> — </span><a href="https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> — </span><a href="http://arrl.org/join/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">73, de <span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">N5HZR</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> — Stand by, more follows…</span></p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-15394439018648290922023-07-26T21:28:00.001-05:002023-07-26T21:28:20.889-05:00SM037 - Oklahoma Hamfest Ham Holiday July 28/29 This Weekend<p>This weekend is central Oklahoma's Hamfest, Ham Holiday <a href="https://hamholiday.com/">https://hamholiday.com/</a>. This two-day hamfest is at the Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) campus at 7777 S May, Oklahoma City, OK. This campus is on the southwest corner of Oklahoma City, just east of the Will Rogers airport.</p><p>On Friday, vendors and flea market table holders will set up their wares from noon to 3:00 pm. The doors will open to the public from 3:00 pm until the banquet begins at 6:30 pm. On Saturday, the building will open for setup at 7:00 am, and the doors will be open to the public from 8:00 am to the show's end at 3:00 pm. The Hamfest schedule is listed on the Ham Holiday Schedule page <a href="https://hamholiday.com/schedule/">https://hamholiday.com/schedule/</a>.</p><p>There will be a 6:30 pm Friday banquet to feed and entertain the hams in attendance. They will have a served buffet consisting of Chicken Marsala with mashed potatoes, green beans, a side salad, dinner rolls, cobbler, lemonade, tea, and water. This year the featured speaker will be Joe Eisenberg K0NEB, also known as "The Cat In The Hat" from the Dayton Hamfest and beyond. This banquet is a great place to visit with your fellow hams and the regional, state, and local ARRL leadership present. The banquet information is on the banquet page at <a href="https://hamholiday.com/banquet/">https://hamholiday.com/banquet/</a>.</p><p>After the Friday banquet at 8:30 pm will be the Wouff Hong ceremony for ARRL members. Register for this short presentation at <a href="https://hamholiday.com/wouffhong/">https://hamholiday.com/wouffhong/</a> to ensure your certificate will be printed and waiting for you. This free ceremony is for all ARRL members.</p><p>There is a raffle for a $3,000 Icom 705 package. This package includes everything you need to operate HF, VHF, and UHF, right out of the box. Antennas, coax, radio, extra carrying handles, antenna analyzer, Begali Morse Code key, and more. Details are available at <a href="https://hamholiday.com/raffle/">https://hamholiday.com/raffle/</a>.</p><p>The Oklahoma City Hamfest will have another large group of forums to learn about amateur radio, the ARRL, ARES, AUXCOM, TV Weatherman Aaron Brackett, and more. These forums are detailed on the <a href="https://hamholiday.com">https://hamholiday.com</a> web page.</p><p>This year, OCCC will open its cafeteria on Friday until 4:00 pm, and the Cafe & Coffee shop operating hours will be from 7:30 am to 2 pm on Saturday.<br />The cafe will sell the items below for Breakfast;<br />• Breakfast burritos<br />• Breakfast Sandwiches<br />• Biscuits and Gravy single and double<br />• Breakfast Combo, scrambled eggs, two bacon or sausage, biscuit, and a fountain drink<br />• All retail items and beverages will be available.</p><p>And for lunch, they will have the following options:</p><p>• Cheese Burger, Fries, and Fountain Beverage Combo<br />• 2 Slices of Pizza and Fountain Beverage Combo<br />• 1 Chili Cheese Hot Dog, Fries, and Fountain Beverage Combo<br />• 2 Chili Cheese Hot Dogs, Fries, and Fountain Beverage Combo<br />• Build Your Own Nachos with Fountain Beverage Combo<br />• 2 Tacos, Rice, Beans, and a Fountain Beverage Combo</p><p>See you there!</p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-47808146342717215922023-03-07T09:19:00.006-06:002023-03-07T09:19:53.212-06:00SM036 - Oklahoma QSO Party This Weekend<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The 2023 Oklahoma QSO Party is this weekend, on March 11th and 12th. This will run from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm on Saturday and from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday, Oklahoma time. Note that Daylight Savings Time starts this weekend. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">If you are an Oklahoma station, please consider going mobile this year to help get all 77 counties on-the-air in a big way!! Connie Marshall K5CM has all the </span><a href="http://www.k5cm.com/okqp.htm" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">details on his OK QSO party web page</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">. Grab your HF radio and get on-the-air. </span></p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-43600785051134553002023-02-26T11:34:00.002-06:002023-02-26T11:34:14.490-06:00SM035 – Elk City and Green Country Hamfests<h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e4e79; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Elk City Hamfest</h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Oklahoma Hamfest season starts with the Elk City Hamfest. On March 4, 2023, the hamfest will be at </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">105 Allee Drive, Elk City, OK 73644.</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> More information is available at </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/wcoarc/hamfest-23?authuser=0" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">the club link</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The doors are open Saturday from 8:00 AM until ???</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Admission is $5.00, and tables are available for $5.00 each. No pre-registration is required. Pay at the door.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Early setup is available for Friday afternoon (3/3/2023) from 1:30 PM until 8:00 PM.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Amateur Radio License testing is available on Saturday at 1:00 PM. If upgrading, bring photo identification and a copy of your current amateur radio license. License test reregistration is preferred at </span><a href="http://www.sites.google.com/view/wcoarc/pre-registration" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.sites.google.com/view/wcoarc/pre-registration</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> but is not required. You must have a Federal Registration Number (FRN) and a valid email address. There is no fee for the exam.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Plenty of parking is available at the hamfest site, but no RV hookups are available there.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">For more information, contact: </span><a href="mailto:aa5gw.gary@gmail.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">aa5gw.gary@gmail.com</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> or 580-243-9848.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Talk-in on the 146.76 –offset 88.5 tone repeater or DMR on the 147.225 +offset CC1 TG 304098 machine.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">See you there!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e4e79; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Green Country Hamfest</h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The largest hamfest in the state is the Green Country hamfest on Friday, April 7, and Saturday, April 8, 2023. The hamfest will again be at the </span><a href="https://ok.arrl.org/sm035-elk-city-and-green-country-hamfests/Expo%20Center,%20400%20Veterans%20Parkway,%20Claremore,%20OK%2074017" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Expo Center, 400 Veterans Parkway, Claremore, OK 74017</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">. They will be open to the public on Friday from 4 PM to 9 PM. They will be open to the public on Saturday from 8 AM to 3 PM. Setup on Friday begins at noon. Setup on Saturday starts at 7:00 AM.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">You can purchase your hamfest admission and tables online and save at </span><a href="http://www.greencountryhamfest.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.greencountryhamfest.org/</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">. Online advance admission tickets are $8.00, preregistered flea market tables are $15.00 each, and commercial booths are $50.00 each. Tickets are $10.00 at the door. Tables are $20.00 at the door. Order early and save. Online preregistration closes </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">March 31, 2023</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL amateur radio license testing will be available two times during the event. The first session is Friday evening at 1800, and the second is Saturday at 1300. Testing will be in the Will Rogers Room of the Expo Building and will cost $15.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL West Gulf Division Director <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">John Stratton N5AUS</span> and ARRL West Gulf Vice Director <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Lee Cooper W5LHC</span> will attend.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">More information is available at </span><a href="http://www.greencountryhamfest.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.greencountryhamfest.org/</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e101a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">See you there!</span></p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-62827262183095675082023-01-19T23:29:00.002-06:002023-01-19T23:29:20.116-06:00SM034 - Work as W1AW/5 From Your Own Station<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">As a part of the </span><a href="https://ok.arrl.org/vota/"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt;">Year of the Volunteer celebration</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">, the mystical callsign W1AW will be traveling to the corners of ARRL-land. ARRL members in each state/territory will be asked to operate their stations for two different weeks using the callsign W1AW/x where x is one of the local regions: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, KL, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH7, KH8, KP2, KP3, or KP4. For example, Oklahoma’s <strong>first week starts January 25, 2023, at 0000z</strong> and will run through January 31, 2023, at 2359z, using the callsign W1AW/5. We'll have a second chance to do this during the week of August 20, 2023. Each state will coordinate the time/band/mode slots throughout the week, and hams can operate their stations using W1AW/. Sign up for a slot today at </span><a href="https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">. </span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">Traveling W1AW rules include:</p><ul style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed;" type="disc"><li style="color: #5c5c5c; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt;">Remember that each operator must follow the rules for their license class. Stay in the sub-bands that you’re legally allowed to operate in.</span></li><li style="color: #5c5c5c; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt;">Operators do not need to be at the same site.</span></li><li style="color: #5c5c5c; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt;">Members that contact the Traveling W1AW stations will receive 5 points.</span></li><li style="color: #5c5c5c; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt;">Each band/mode combination can be activated simultaneously. For example, N5OP could be working on 20 M SSB, N5OK could be working on 20 M CW, N5AZQ could be working on 20 M FT8, and N5HZR could be on 40 M SSB, all at the same time.</span></li><li style="color: #5c5c5c; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt;">State operations start at 0000z each Wednesday.</span></li><li style="color: #5c5c5c; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt;">State operations stop at 2359z the following Tuesday.</span></li><li style="color: #5c5c5c; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt;">Operations should not happen on the 12 M, 17 M, 30 M, 60 M, 630 M, or 2190 M bands.</span></li><li style="color: #5c5c5c; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt;">All logs for the week should be consolidated into one ADIF file so the folks at ARRL HQ can load them into LoTW.</span></li><li style="color: #5c5c5c; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt;">Each state W1AW coordinator, in OK, that is </span><a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org"><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: bold;">Mark Kleine N5HZR</span></a>,<span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt;"> will make a schedule to optimize the on-air time for those interested in running the callsign. The </span><a href="https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/"><span style="background: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12.0pt;">https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/</span></a><span style="background: white; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 12pt;"> page is the OK schedule.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">Sign up today, and see you on the air!!!</p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><h1 style="color: #1e4e79; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16.0pt; margin: 0in;">Clubs</h1><p style="font-family: Calibri; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt;">Amateur radio clubs like the Enid Amateur Radio Club (EARC) </span><a href="https://enidarc.org/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">https://enidarc.org/</span></a><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt;"> are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors, they love to share it. </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: bold;">Send something that your club is doing well</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt;"> to me </span><a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">n5hzr@arrl.org</span></a><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt;">, and I'll feature your club in this newsletter, and in the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: bold;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt;">, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 39 clubs listed at </span><a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</span></a><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt;">. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at </span><a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">W5JCS@arrl.net</span></a><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt;"> if you need club assistance.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="color: #2e75b5; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; margin: 0in;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h2><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> -- <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold;">ARESOK</span><span style="color: #0e101a;"> -- </span><a href="https://aresok.org/">https://aresok.org/</a></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold;">ARRL.org</span><span style="color: #0e101a;"> -- </span><a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold;">Blogspot</span><span style="color: #0e101a;"> -- </span><a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span><span style="color: #0e101a;"> -- </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span><span style="color: #0e101a;"> -- </span><a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/">https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/</a></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold;">ARRL Member Emails</span><span style="color: #0e101a;"> -- </span><a href="https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions">https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions</a></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-weight: bold;">JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW</span><span style="color: #0e101a;"> -- </span><a href="http://arrl.org/join/">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1">73, de <span style="font-weight: bold;">N5HZR</span></a><span style="color: #0e101a;"> -- Stand by, more follows…</span></p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-37937387586073006292023-01-08T10:47:00.003-06:002023-01-08T10:47:35.306-06:00SM033 - Checotah Hamfest<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Crossroads Amateur Radio Club (CARC) presents:</span></p><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Checotah, OK hamfest – Saturday, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">January 14</span>, 2023 – Doors Open from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Masonic Lodge – Checotah, OK</span> <a href="https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=8b6bee51-4500-4b9e-9def-09f9df5926c2&cp=35.470971~-95.531908&lvl=16&imgid=7219fdcc-79b6-4af1-b642-b0b18eb8013c&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">625 W. Gentry Ave – Checotah, OK</a></p><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"></figure><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Entry Fee</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Only $5 at the door.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Flea Market Tables</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">15 flea market tables may be available for $10. Contact KB5QAI Pete Laughlin at <a href="mailto:kb5qai@yahoo.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">kb5qai@yahoo.com</a> to reserve yours and for more information.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Food</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Donuts, hot dogs, and chili will be available on-site. And the cafe ‘up the hill’ will stay open late for your expanded needs.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Vendors</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">D&L Antenna, Derby Radio Shack, and more will be available.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Prize Raffle</h2><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">A 50/50 raffle will be offered.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">See you there!</p></div>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-17634295625776256082022-12-14T23:14:00.002-06:002022-12-14T23:14:34.133-06:00SM031 – Volunteers On The Air (VOTA)<p> <img alt="" class="wp-image-586" decoding="async" height="398" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" src="https://ok.arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ARRLVOTA.jpg" srcset="https://ok.arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ARRLVOTA.jpg 700w, https://ok.arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ARRLVOTA-300x171.jpg 300w" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="700" /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">2023 will be celebrated by ARRL as “The Year of the Volunteer.” More information will be available throughout the year as the details are confirmed. However, the first adventure has been announced as a project called “Volunteers On The Air (VOTA).” Here we get ‘points’ for each contact made with another ARRL volunteer. So, if two ARRL members contact each other, they will each receive a point for that QSO. No special codes, sequence numbers, or section information needs to be passed. Make contact with a fellow ARRL member, and you each receive a point. Each of you must upload the contact to the Logbook of The World (LoTW), and your points are calculated when the QSO is matched. This could be an FT8 contact, a CW contact, a simplex 2M FM contact, an RTTY contact, or an SSB rag-chew.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">To add more interest to the year-long operating event and help demonstrate the ARRL volunteers’ value, each level of volunteer activity has been assigned a point level, shown in the table at <a href="https://ok.arrl.org/vota/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">https://ok.arrl.org/vota/</a>. For example, if you make a contact with Mark Kleine N5HZR, the Oklahoma Section Manager, you’ll get 175 points for that one contact. So, I’ll need to up my HF game to handle all the pile-ups coming my way in 2023. Maybe I need that 160M sky loop and an amplifier.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">My mother has told me that whenever I did something ‘extra’ or for someone else, I would “get points for that.” I’ve heard those words for over 60 years, and I’ve not yet figured out what those points are worth. In this case, I’m hoping you will be able to get some certificates, or wallpaper, for your efforts. More details on this as they are fleshed out.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">So, get your HF gear running, make sure your LoTW connection is working, and see you on the air!!!</p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">VOTA Program Rules</h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">I’m sure these rules will be extended or revised, so please return here to check for updates.</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">This starts January 1, 2023, at 0000Z.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">This ends December 31, 2023, at 2359Z.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">You must be an ARRL member. You can join or renew at <a href="https://arrl.org/join/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">https://arrl.org/join/</a>.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">All QSOs must be uploaded to the ARRL QSO matching system, <a href="https://lotw.arrl.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Logbook of The World (LoTW)</a>.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">No repeater contacts are allowed.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Contacts can be made on any band (except 12 M, 17 M, and 30 M).</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Contacts can be made on any legal mode of operation.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">You receive ‘points’ based on the volunteer level of the ARRL member you contact. Points range from 1 point for an ARRL member to 300 points for Rick Roderick K5UR. The point levels are listed at <a href="https://ok.arrl.org/vota/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">https://ok.arrl.org/vota/</a>. (Your favorite Section Managers are worth 175 points.)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Each QSO will get only one point value. For example, someone who is a member, a life member, and an Assistant Section Manager will be worth the value of the highest role, 35 points for the ASM role.</li></ul><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Logbook of The World (LoTW)</h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">All of the reporting for this VOTA effort will be handled automatically by the ARRL Logbook of The World (LoTD) QSO matching system. If you already log your QSOs from your favorite logging software and it uploads them to LoTW, you will automatically be enrolled in the project. Your QSOs will be verified normally, and the callsigns of the people you work will be searched to find the appropriate points (table shown at <a href="https://ok.arrl.org/vota/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">https://ok.arrl.org/vota/</a>) that you receive for each QSO.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">But, if you aren’t set up to use LoTW, now is the time to set it up. The <a href="https://www.arrl.org/quick-start" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">LoTW quick-start page</a> is a great place to start, and the <a href="https://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/TQSL%202_0_x.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">“What is LoTW Document”</a> explains the whole process. You must authenticate yourself with the system by receiving a postcard mailed to your FCC-registered address. You’ll run a program called TSQL that is used by your logging program, <a href="https://www.n3fjp.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">N3FJP</a>, <a href="https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">N1MM</a>, <a href="https://dxlabsuite.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">DX Lab Suite</a>, or something else to authenticate and upload to LoTW. You can start the setup process now, and you’ll be ready on January 1st! Or, hold your logs until you get LoTW set up, and you can upload them when you get it all sorted.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">If you need help setting up your LoTW account, watch some YouTube videos, contact your Elmer, or local club. If that fails, email me at <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I’ll find someone to help you.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">W1AW Remote Operations</h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">As a part of the Year of the Volunteer celebration, the mystical callsign W1AW will be traveling to the corners of ARRL-land. ARRL members in each state/territory will be asked to operate their stations for two different weeks using the callsign W1AW/x where x is one of the local regions: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, KL, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH7, KH8, KP2, KP3, or KP4. For example, Oklahoma’s first week starts January 25, 2023, at 0000z and will run through January 31, 2023, at 2359z, using the callsign W1AW/5. Each state will coordinate the time/band/mode slots throughout the week and hams will be able to operate their stations.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Traveling W1AW rules include:</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Remember that each operator must follow the rules for their own license class. Stay in the sub-bands that you’re legally allowed to operate in.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Operators do not need to be at the same site.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Members that contact the Traveling W1AW stations will receive 5 points.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Each band/mode combination can be activated simultaneously. For example, N5OP could be working 20 M SSB, N5OK could be working on 20 M CW, N5AZQ could be working on 20 M FT8, and N5HZR could be on 40 M SSB, all at the same time.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The state weekly assignments are shown at <a href="https://ok.arrl.org/vota/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">https://ok.arrl.org/vota/</a> in the <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">W1AW/ Schedule</span> area at <a href="https://ok.arrl.org/vota/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">https://ok.arrl.org/vota/</a>.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">State operations start at 0000z each Wednesday.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">State operations stop at 2359z the following Tuesday.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Operations should not happen on the 12 M, 17 M, or 30 M bands.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">All logs for the week should be consolidated into one ADIF file so the folks at ARRL HQ can load them into LoTW.</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Each state W1AW coordinator will make a schedule to optimize the on-air time for those interested in running the callsign.</p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-43217458365297219102022-10-28T00:21:00.001-05:002022-10-28T00:21:19.374-05:00SM030 – Cycle 66 Needs You / National Weather Festival<p> </p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Cycle 66 Needs You</h2><pre class="wp-block-code" style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Menlo, Consolas, monaco, monospace; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; overflow: auto; padding: 0.8em 1em;"><code style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">By Clay Mayrose WA6LBU</code></pre><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">I am looking for volunteers to help with route safety for Cycle 66 2022. This is a bicycle event designed to highlight Route 66 as a tourism destination. There are three routes, and I will need 10-15 more Hams to help. Routes start and finish in downtown Edmond. The 66-mile route goes out Route 66 to Luther and then winds through Oklahoma County to the Capital and then back to Edmond. Operators are invited to attend the finish line festivities once their assignment is completed.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The event is on November 6<sup style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">th</sup>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Follow the link below to sign up and thank you.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">There is a fair amount of high-level interest in our state leadership and this is a great opportunity for Amateur Radio to shine.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://k5eok.org/cycle-66/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">https://k5eok.org/cycle-66/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Clay Mayrose, WA6LBU<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Cycle 66 Route Safety Chairman<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><a href="mailto:Wa6lbu@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">wa6lbu@gmail.com</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">National Weather Festival 2022</h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">It’s fall and this year the National Weather Festival will be celebrated in-person at the National Weather Center on October 29 from 8 am to 1 pm. We’ve missed the last two years due to Covid 19 precautions and the weather community is ready to go “all-out” to celebrate the weather, this year. More information about this event is available at <a href="https://www.ou.edu/nwc/nwf/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">https://www.ou.edu/nwc/nwf/</a> and there is no entrance fee for any activity.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">This year the TV news channels will be heavily represented by their chase vehicles, helicopters, and on-air personalities. The emergency management community will be well represented, with city, county, and state departments in attendance. The mobile classroom of the National Weather Museum and Science Center <a href="https://nationalweathermuseum.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://NationalWeatherMuseum.org/</a> with be on-site and it always has some interesting displays.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Look for the Oklahoma ARRL amateur radio presence that will be operated by the South Canadian Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) group at the City of Norman Emergency Management display and with the National Weather Museum. Feel free to stop by to listen/transmit from the facility.</p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-24072658869302382882022-10-20T18:13:00.001-05:002022-10-20T18:13:04.473-05:00SM029 – Hamarama and Enid Hamfests<header class="entry-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h3 class="single-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 28px;">Ardmore Hamarama Hamfest 10/21-22/2022</span></h3></header><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Here comes the Ardmore Hamarama <a href="http://hamarama.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://hamarama.org</a> hamfest on October 21 and 22, 2022 at the Ardmore Convention Center. Entry tickets are still only $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Flea market tables are going fast for $15. Plan to make it to Ardmore to see your old friends, make some new friends, attend some great training forums, and buy/sell tons of radio equipment. This year there will be an outdoor flea market event for those that want to display their equipment outside. These spots are also going fast at $15 each.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">This year CORA will be offering another chance to win an Icom 705 Super Package Raffle. For only a $20 raffle entry ticket, you will be able to obtain a chance to win a $2,200+ deluxe radio package. Only 200 raffle tickets will be sold. This raffle includes the Icom 705 HF/VHF/UHF portable radio, an AH-705 automatic antenna tuner, some great add-on cages, wiring connections, and an external wireless display that will let you “simply add antennas”.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">There are hotel rooms on site if you’d like to stay the night and amateur radio license testing will be available Saturday at 11:00 am. You can buy tickets online and all of the details are available at <a href="http://hamarama.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://hamarama.org</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">See you there!</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Enid Hamfest 11/5/2022</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">And, the Enid Hamfest rounds out the Oklahoma hamfest calendar with their blow-out event at a great new location in downtown Enid on November 5, 2022.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">This one-day event runs from 8 am to 5 pm and features amateur radio license testing at Stride Bank Center. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Location: Stride Bank Center</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">301 S. Independence Ave., Enid, OK</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">More information is available on their website <a href="https://enidarc.squarespace.com/enidhamfest" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://enidarc.squarespace.com/enidhamfest</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">TALK-IN</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">145.290 (-) No PL W5HTK</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">444.825 (+) No PL N5LWT (Echolink N5UBY)</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ADMISSION is $8 in advance</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">$10 at the door</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Saturday, November 5, 2022</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Doors open to the general public at 8:00 a.m.</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Free Parking</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Free Food</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Over 100 tables</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Licensing exams</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Expanded programs</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Each year vendors from Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and beyond make this a great event.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">See you there!</p></div>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-46008657877796998962022-08-04T09:27:00.002-05:002022-08-04T09:27:13.309-05:00SM028 - OK Parks On The Air (OKPOTA) 2022<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Put August 20th and August 21st, 2022, on your calendar for the Oklahoma Parks On The Air (OKPOTA) day. </span><a href="https://pota.app/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The POTA</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> concept has taken the country by storm, and hams of all types are getting interested in the program. While every day can be a POTA day, we’re going to try to get Oklahoma on the map by activating as many of the 164 parks in Oklahoma over the weekend. And by getting as many Oklahoma POTA Hunters on the bands as possible. Activations will run from 0000Z on August 20th through 2359Z on August 21st. (7:00 PM CDT Friday night through 6:59 PM CDT Sunday night.) Please submit all log entries to the </span><a href="https://pota.app/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">pota.app</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> website by September 4th, 2022.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">So, if you want to stay home and be a ‘hunter’ of POTA activations, get your home station antennas and radios tuned up and plan to make some great contacts across the country throughout the day. Check for POTA activations on the <a href="https://pota.app/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">pota.app</span></a> website. The good folks at POTA will be creating a special page to highlight our activations on that weekend.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">If you want to go mobile and activate a park, start working on your portable radio/antenna combinations, create an activation on the <a href="https://pota.app/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">pota.app</span></a> website RIGHT NOW to schedule the activation of your favorite park, and make plans to ‘hit the road.’ Take a look at the other scheduled activations at your same park to make sure you don’t over a given park. Create a POTA account and schedule your activation at the <a href="https://pota.app/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">pota.app</span></a> website.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Park activations typically happen during daylight hours, so plan accordingly. More details will be available here as they develop and the current information will be available at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/okpota/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ok.arrl.org/okpota/</span></a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">See you <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">‘on the air.’</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">If you need help with radios, antennas, connections, operation rules, creating a POTA account, or anything else, find an Elmer, work with your club, or send me a note to <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5hzr@arrl.org</span></a>.</p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Clubs</h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Amateur radio clubs are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors they love to share it. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send something that your club is doing well</span> to me <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I’ll feature your club in this newsletter, and on the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span>, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 41 clubs listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a>. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at <a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">W5JCS@arrl.net</a> if you need club assistance.</p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h1><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> — <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARESOK</span> — <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL.org</span> — <a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Blogspot</span> — <a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Facebook</span> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Twitter</span> — <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Member Emails</span> — <a href="https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions</a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW</span> — <a href="http://arrl.org/join/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">73, de <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">N5HZR</span></a> — Stand by, more follows…</p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-58782315375404272702022-07-31T23:40:00.005-05:002022-07-31T23:40:42.822-05:00SM027 - Hamfests, Hamfests, Hamfests<header class="entry-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h3 class="single-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 35px;">Ham Holiday 2022 is in the Books</span></h3></header><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Thanks to all of you that attended and stopped by the ARRL booth and said HI. ARRL West Gulf Director John Stratton N5AUS and ARRL West Gulf Vice Director Lee Cooper W5LHC joined the rest of the Oklahoma ARRL contingent during the two-day event. If you have some pictures from this event, please send them to N5HZR@arrl.org. The numbers were similar to the 2019 event, so we still all showed up after two years without a hamfest.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">This year the group added a high-end raffle of a $2,200 Icom 705 package that was a big hit. Congratulations to Steve Dusking NE5SD, who walked away with that prize. In addition, the grand prize of a Yaesu FTDX10 went to Coy Day N5OK.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Clear your calendar. Ham Holiday 2023 will be July 28/29, 2023.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Ponca City 22 is Coming</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Kay County Amateur Radio Club Trunk-N-Tailgate will be in Ponca City, OK, on September 17, 2022, at the VFW, from 8 AM to 2 PM. All of the details are available at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/ponca/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/ponca/</a> – See you there!</p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Hamarama 22 is Coming</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Ardmore hamfest, Hamarama, will be held at the Ardmore Convention Center on October 21/22, 2022. This two-day event runs from 5 PM to 8 PM on Friday and from 8 AM to 1 PM on Saturday, and it pulls in lots of folks from the North Texas area. All of the details are available at <a href="http://hamarama.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://hamarama.org/</a> – See you there!</p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Enid 22 is Coming</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Enid hamfest will be at the Stride Bank Center on November 5, 2022. This location is a new location for them, and it has lots more space available. This one-day event runs from 8 AM to 5 PM and brings in a lot of folks from Kansas. All of the details are available at <a href="https://enidarc.squarespace.com/enidhamfest" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://enidarc.squarespace.com/enidhamfest</a> – See you there!</p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Clubs</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Amateur radio clubs are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors they love to share it. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send something that your club is doing well</span> to me <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I’ll feature your club in this newsletter, and on the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span>, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 41 clubs listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a>. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at <a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">W5JCS@arrl.net</a> if you need club assistance.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h1><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> — <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARESOK</span> — <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL.org</span> — <a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Blogspot</span> — <a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Facebook</span> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Twitter</span> — <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Member Emails</span> — <a href="https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions</a></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW</span> — <a href="http://arrl.org/join/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">73, de <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">N5HZR</span></a> — Stand by, more follows…</p></div>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-11946706155751198812022-05-22T22:39:00.001-05:002022-05-22T22:39:14.120-05:00SM026 – Winlink Hamword Game<header class="entry-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h3 class="single-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;">MAY 23, 2022</span></h3></header><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Hamword is a Winlink-based game that mimics the popular five-letter word guessing game, Wordle. I built this game to give hams a way to practice their Winlink skills while having some fun guessing an unknown five-letter word. All of these rules, and the leaderboard, are at <a href="https://hambooks.org/hamword/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://hambooks.org/hamword/</a>. You may have already seen this on the front page of <a href="https://qrz.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://qrz.com/</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The only thing you need to play the game is an amateur radio license and an active Winlink account. You can learn more about setting up Winlink at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/nts/ntsoksoftware/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/nts/ntsoksoftware/</a>. If you are up and running on Winlink, give it whirl. If not, this is a great time to set it up.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">So far we’ve had almost 100 hams from 28 different ARRL sections plus seven countries play the game. We’ve processed nearly 1,000 Winlink email messages and have had some great feedback from across the country.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">How to Play</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Once you have Winlink up and running, send a five-letter word via Winlink to the tactical call sign <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">HAMWORD</span>. The subject line can be anything you wish, and the message body should contain just your guess. Your messages will be graded and returned via a Winlink message at 00, 15, 30, and 45 minutes past the hour.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Response Key</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Since Winlink doesn’t allow text colors, you will receive a five-number “key” to guide you in your next choice. The numbers 0, 1, and 2 are returned using the following definitions:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">0</span> means that the letter above the key is not seen in the word that you are guessing. (Similar to gray.)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">1</span> means that the letter above the key is used in the word you are guessing, but it is in the wrong location. (Similar to yellow.)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">2</span> means that the letter above the key is used in the word you are guessing, and it is in the correct location. (Similar to green.)</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Weekly Reset</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The guessed word will reset weekly at 00:00Z on Monday (Sunday evening in the United States) in this game. So, make your guesses throughout the week and make sure you solve the puzzle before the word resets. You have six chances to solve the puzzle each week.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Good luck, have fun, and let me know how Hamword works for you.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Clubs</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Amateur radio clubs are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors they love to share it. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send something that your club is doing well</span> to me <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I’ll feature your club in this newsletter, and on the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span>, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 41 clubs listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a>. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at <a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">W5JCS@arrl.net</a> if you need club assistance.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h2><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> — <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARESOK</span> — <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL.org</span> — <a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Blogspot</span> — <a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Facebook</span> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Twitter</span> — <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; 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margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p></div><p><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">73, de <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">N5HZR</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> — Stand by, more follows…</span> </p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-37076348993088097372022-05-07T09:46:00.001-05:002022-05-07T09:46:13.479-05:00SM025 - Seminole Communications Need<header class="entry-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h3 class="single-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 35px;">Seminole Communications Need</span></h3></header><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">A message from the ARRL Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator, Mark Conklin N7XYO…</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">2000L 6 MAY 2022 <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">DO NOT SELF DEPLOY</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ATTENTION ALL ARES-OK members are on Stand-by</span> – <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARES-OK Districts 11, 5 & 6</span> should prepare to muster teams if requested, a LIMITED deployment is expected.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT has requested communications support from the ARRL/Amateur Radio Emergency Services.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARES-OK</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> Leaders </span>(ReginalEC, DistrictEC & CountyEC) are asked to contact their ARES-OK team(s) of volunteers to ensure that they have received this info and are ready to help.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">SCOPE</span>:</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Provide voice communications between chainsaw and debris removal teams and their base of operations.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Seminole State College</span> (Incident Command – <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">IC</span>)</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Located at 2701 Boren Boulevard, Seminole, OK 74868</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Voice communications can be via simplex or any available repeater (with permission of repeater owner(s)).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The initial team will need to set up base operations at </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Seminole State College – IC</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Provide 1 Mobile Operator to shadow each of the up to SIX chainsaw and debris removal teams.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">DURATION:</span> at the direction of ARES-OK Leadership and the OKDEM – Starting Saturday 7 May 2022 then most likely through Tuesday/Wednesday or 10-11 May 2020.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">DAILY OPERATIONAL PERIOD:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">0730 Local to Darkness (at the direction of OKDEM POC)</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">NOTE: IC base should be covered by 2-person teams per location in shifts, mobile position should be rotated to allow for breaks.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">All volunteers must sign in and out with IC.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Log all traffic on ICS-309 form.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Use ICS-213 for all formal messages.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">WHAT TO BRING:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">ARES Deployment Vest (Don’t have one? (Borrow one from a friend – well work on getting a loaner vest or two.) <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Wear your ARES-OK vest at all times.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Suitable clothing and work boots for being in a disaster area.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">HT RADIO, EXTRA BATTERIES (Radio manual is a good idea).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">MOBILE RADIO for Vehicle operations.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Day one bag – always a good idea. Some snacks & water. ARC/Salvation will provide meals.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Photo ID</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">ARES ID – don’t have one – don’t panic – make sure you are registered online @ <a href="http://www.aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">www.ARESOK.org</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">A copy of your Amateur Radio License</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">All volunteers willing to help please contact:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Tom Webb WA9AFM/5</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://mail/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">tmwebb@cox.net</span></a> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Please specify the days and times you are available to help.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Thank you for your service,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Mark Conklin, N7XYO</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Amateur Radio Emergency Service</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">918.232.8346</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><a href="mailto:n7xyo@arrl.net" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n7xyo@arrl.net</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Follow me on Twitter </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">@N7XYO</em></p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h1><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> — <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARESOK</span> — <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL.org</span> — <a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Blogspot</span> — <a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Facebook</span> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Twitter</span> — <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Member Emails</span> — <a href="https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions</a></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW</span> — <a href="http://arrl.org/join/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">73, de <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">N5HZR</span></a> — Stand by, more follows…</p></div><p></p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-29052231097248058662022-04-28T23:58:00.005-05:002022-04-28T23:58:45.876-05:00SM024 – Club Grant Info – ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Info<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px;"><b>Club Grant Info</b></span></p><div class="blogpost_lyout" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; float: none; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; width: 795.594px;"><article class="single-post post-483 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-clubs category-sm-news" id="post-483" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="entry-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Today the ARRL announced the start of the ARRL Club Grant Program that we debuted at the Enid Hamfest last November. ARRL will hold a webinar on Wednesday, May 4, at 7 PM central time to launch the program. You will need to register in advance by clicking on this link <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/webinar/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/webinar</a>. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The ARRL club grant program will distribute $500,000 in this round of funding.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The ARRL website <a href="http://arrl.org/club-grant-program" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/club-grant-program</a> has all of the current information and will be the place to enter your grant application starting in mid-May. In addition, you can send questions regarding the program to <a href="mailto:clubgrants@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">clubgrants@arrl.org</a>.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program will cover the one-time $35 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) application fee for new amateur radio license candidates younger than 18 for tests administered under the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) program. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">ARRL will reimburse the FCC application fee by check after the ARRL VEC receives the completed reimbursement form and the FCC has issued the new license. Also, candidates younger than 18 pay a reduced exam session fee of $5 to the ARRL VEC team. The $5 ARRL exam fee is for all candidates under 18 for all license classes. Candidates are required to present proof of age during the exam session.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Initially, this new program provides for 1,000 new license applicants under 18. Visit the ARRL website for program instructions and the FCC fee reimbursement form at <a href="http://arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program</a>. </p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Clubs</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Amateur radio clubs are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors they love to share it. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send something that your club is doing well</span> to me <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I’ll feature your club in this newsletter, and on the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span>, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 41 clubs listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a>. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. 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padding: 0px;"></footer></article></div><nav aria-label="Posts" class="navigation post-navigation" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></nav>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-82440909759673783982022-04-23T14:22:00.004-05:002022-04-23T14:22:38.949-05:00SM023 - FCC $35 Fee - Club Grants - ARRL.org Update - Hamfest Update<p> </p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-heading rich-text" data-block="87679dfd-e2c7-438d-9c94-ea55d4f60b37" data-coblocks-align-support="1" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-87679dfd-e2c7-438d-9c94-ea55d4f60b37" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">FCC $35 Fee</h2><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="2e296ad6-fee5-4929-907d-5362f2744c85" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-2e296ad6-fee5-4929-907d-5362f2744c85" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">The $35 FCC application fee is now in place for any new amateur radio license application, vanity callsign applications, and your 10-year renewal. Address changes and updates from Tech to General or General to Amateur Extra are free.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="de92cdd2-9203-4b5f-a889-c98eabe8a6aa" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-de92cdd2-9203-4b5f-a889-c98eabe8a6aa" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">The ARRL or other examiners will NOT collect this fee. Instead, a new licensee will receive a couple of emails that include a link to pay the fee online. There will also be methods to pay by check. However, that will slow down the process. The FCC has implemented its new procedure. Their system is back online, ready to handle the latest transactions.</p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-heading rich-text" data-block="8df550fc-ef81-4e76-8e20-ff1ecd35ce42" data-coblocks-align-support="1" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-8df550fc-ef81-4e76-8e20-ff1ecd35ce42" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Club Grants</h2><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="3d2b96f7-c50d-4e91-b8d2-c77b17c7155b" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-3d2b96f7-c50d-4e91-b8d2-c77b17c7155b" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">The time has come to enter the ARRL Club grant program. As we have discussed before, these grants will total $500,000. Mike Walters W8ZY will be on this week's HamNation show to explain the details. HamNation is live this Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 8:00 pm local time. You can watch this program live or later at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hamradiocrashcourse." style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">https://www.youtube.com/hamradiocrashcourse.</a></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="284aadcc-d4d5-43de-9c43-498fb0a30f24" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-284aadcc-d4d5-43de-9c43-498fb0a30f24" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">They will announce a live webinar on May 4, 2022, that you can join to get any questions answered. Good luck. Let me know what your club submits!!!</p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-heading rich-text" data-block="5ace1b25-fe42-4e98-9781-a36a63405b01" data-coblocks-align-support="1" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-5ace1b25-fe42-4e98-9781-a36a63405b01" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">ARRL.org Update</h2><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="e1b07797-954f-4f63-9e49-bbeb24e22539" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-e1b07797-954f-4f63-9e49-bbeb24e22539" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">ARRL updated its internal management software recently. Unfortunately, this change resulted in some ARRL members having login problems at </p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="a9398677-9a39-4c76-8f32-360b832f2fd5" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-a9398677-9a39-4c76-8f32-360b832f2fd5" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><a href="https://arrl.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;" target="_blank">https://arrl.org</a>. ARRL has provided a web page at <a href="https://www.arrl.org/login-instructions" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;" target="_blank">https://www.arrl.org/login-instructions</a> that should help you get back connected with the organization, and if all else fails, call the number listed. The ARRL membership team will work to get you back online.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="c72d0a32-ede3-4b9b-953b-b4ee97857235" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-c72d0a32-ede3-4b9b-953b-b4ee97857235" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">While I don't have any internal information about this conversion, my 40 years in the Information Technology field tells me that this conversion was a big deal. Organizations like ARRL started 100+ years ago with a paper tablet and a number 2 pencil. Then many people begin to automate their little corner of the organization in a bunch of different ways. Finally, the organization realizes it needs to integrate its systems to provide better, faster, and cheaper information to the whole group at a much later date. Converting to one of these systems is brutal, but the integrated data will make everyone's lives better over the long haul. ARRL's conversion to Personify management software will take time, but I'd love to hear every story as an IT guy. Let me know if I can help you through this transition.</p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-heading rich-text" data-block="283a9e33-02a9-4eb3-9dc6-6f8c0d46ae6e" data-coblocks-align-support="1" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-283a9e33-02a9-4eb3-9dc6-6f8c0d46ae6e" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Hamfest Update</h2><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="21259d20-c836-4d86-b0d0-02125685176b" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-21259d20-c836-4d86-b0d0-02125685176b" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Last week was the Green Country Ham Fest (GCHF) <a href="http://www.greencountryhamfest.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;" target="_blank">http://www.greencountryhamfest.org/</a>, and it was a fantastic return to the hamfests as we knew them before the pandemic. The crowds enjoyed many great programs, saw a bunch of gear to buy and sell, and visited with friends. The presentations on Winlink and 20 Things You Can Do With The Oklahoma Link are available on the <a href="https://ok.arrl.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;" target="_blank">https://ok.arrl.org/</a> website.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="9d80f910-4214-4d5d-bd36-6edf59d0c2d3" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-9d80f910-4214-4d5d-bd36-6edf59d0c2d3" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">The Oklahoma hamfest schedule is available online, and you can start planning for the next ones at <a href="https://ok.arrl.org/hamfests/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;" target="_blank">https://ok.arrl.org/hamfests/</a>.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="8df1912e-247f-4872-ae7b-170b0a50bda1" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-8df1912e-247f-4872-ae7b-170b0a50bda1" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">See you there.</p><h1 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-heading rich-text" data-block="e22ab6c7-69dc-40f3-a96e-a6b25858b66a" data-coblocks-align-support="1" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-e22ab6c7-69dc-40f3-a96e-a6b25858b66a" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Clubs</h1><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="2d72432f-4c4e-41d9-be1c-66a980f5da99" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-2d72432f-4c4e-41d9-be1c-66a980f5da99" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Amateur radio clubs like the Enid Amateur Radio Club (EARC) <a href="https://enidarc.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;" target="_blank">https://enidarc.org/</a> are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors they love to share it. <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Send something that your club is doing well</span> to me <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;" target="_blank">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I'll feature your club in this newsletter, and on the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span>, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 39 clubs listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;" target="_blank">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a>. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at <a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;" target="_blank">W5JCS@arrl.net</a> if you need club assistance.</p><h2 aria-label="Block: Heading" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-multi-selected wp-block-heading rich-text" data-block="bd74f41a-eff5-4ab0-86d4-f6a00f4539bb" data-coblocks-align-support="1" data-title="Heading" data-type="core/heading" id="block-bd74f41a-eff5-4ab0-86d4-f6a00f4539bb" role="document" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; 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More follows…</p>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-49294244553139128662022-02-13T10:12:00.000-06:002022-02-13T10:12:12.409-06:00SM022 – NTS OK – Winlink – Elk City 3/5<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;">FEBRUARY 13, 2022</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h2 id="nts-oklahoma-winlink" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">NTS Oklahoma – Winlink</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The National Traffic System (NTS) was designed and implemented in the 1950s to send messages from coast to coast, via amateur radio, in under 24 hours, using amateur radio. Messages are sent during fair weather days to test the system and allow operators to practice their skills. During bad weather days, disasters, or other emergencies, messages communicate information critical to saving lives or property. Additionally, health and welfare messages allow people to inquire about a disaster victim.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma NTS moves messages over HF and VHF/UHF using voice, CW, and the Winlink messaging protocol. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Yesterday, I talked to the South Canadian Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) group that gives an overview of traffic movement in Oklahoma, specifically how to set up the Winlink system. A link to that presentation and the PowerPoint slide deck is available on the <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/ntsoksoftware/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://ok.arrl.org/ntsoksoftware/</a> page.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The HF voice traffic system would love to have you join their ranks, and more information is available at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/ntsnets/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://ok.arrl.org/ntsnets/</a>. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The Superlink repeater system has a traffic net on Thursday evenings in the Tulsa and Northeast region. In addition, they train and practice sending messages around the country. More information on that activity is available at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/ntslocal/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://ok.arrl.org/ntslocal/</a>. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">And the newest method to move NTS traffic is using the Winlink system on both HF and VHF. We are looking to increase the number of Winlink stations to send and receive messages to all 12 ARES regions of the state. More information is available on joining the NTSOK Winlink folks at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/ntsok/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://ok.arrl.org/ntsok/</a>. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Whatever mode you choose, please join us in the NTSOK system, so you are ready for message handling when the need arises.</p><h2 id="elk-city-hamfest" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Elk City Hamfest</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The Oklahoma Hamfest season starts with the Elk City Hamfest. On March 5th, 2022, the hamfest will be at the <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Beckham County Activity Center, </span><a href="https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=6dc4f570-ab85-42be-a22b-a9f228acfc55&cp=35.292236~-99.638645&lvl=16&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">310 East Main St. in Sayre, OK</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">. (Exit 23 I-40) then west on Hwy 152</span>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The 2022 <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CPDBCD.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Elk City one-page flyer is available at this link</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The doors are open Saturday from 8:00 am until ???</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Admission is $5.00, and tables are available for $5.00 each. No preregistration is required. Pay at the door.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Early setup is available for Friday afternoon (3/4/22) from 1:30 pm until 8:00 pm.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">VE Testing is available Saturday at 1:00 pm. Bring a photo id and a copy of your license. Preregistration is preferred at <a href="http://www.sites.google.com/view/wcoarc/pre-registration" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">http://www.sites.google.com/view/wcoarc/pre-registration</a>. You must have a Federal Registration Number (FRN) and a valid email. There is no fee for the exam, but the FCC license fee may be in effect.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The Sayre City Park has hookups for about a dozen RV’s.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">There is plenty of parking available at the hamfest site, but no RV hookups are available there.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Contact: <a href="mailto:aa5gw.gary@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">aa5gw.gary@gmail.com</a> or 580-243-9848.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Talk-in on the 146.76 –offset 88.5 tone repeater or DMR on the 147.225 +offset CC1 TG 304098 machine.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Face masks will be available, but they are not required.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">See you there!</p><h1 id="clubs" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Clubs</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Amateur radio clubs like the Enid Amateur Radio Club (EARC) <a href="https://enidarc.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://enidarc.org/</a> are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors they love to share it. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send something that your club is doing well</span> to me <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I’ll feature your club in this newsletter, and on the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span>, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 39 clubs listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a>. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at <a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">W5JCS@arrl.net</a> if you need club assistance.</p><h2 id="arrl-oklahoma-is-on-the-web" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> — <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARESOK</span> — <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL.org</span> — <a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Blogspot</span> — <a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Facebook</span> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Twitter</span> — <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0) dotted thin; padding: 0px;">https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Member Emails</span> — <a href="https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW</span> — <a href="http://arrl.org/join/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">73, de <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">N5HZR</span></a> — Stand by, more follows…</p><div><br /></div><div class="postmeta" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #999999; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="post-tags" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="clear" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></div></div></div>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-36426655313703629032022-01-23T12:39:00.005-06:002022-01-25T10:03:59.667-06:00SM021 – Announcing http://ok.arrl.org/<p><span face="Assistant, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-size: 16px;">Greetings, and I hope you are all staying warm and are making the best of the new year. To start the year off, I’d like to introduce the new ARRL Oklahoma section website, </span><span face="Assistant, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-size: 16px;"> </span><a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a><span face="Assistant, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-size: 16px;">. This site houses the OK Section Manager News and publicizes ARRL activity in the entire state. Currently, there are segments for Becoming a Ham, Section Manager News, ARES/SKYWARN, NTS, Clubs, and Hamfests. The goal for this site is to become the place where you can visit or send someone for more amateur radio information anywhere in the state of Oklahoma. </span></p><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>Be a Ham<br /></b></span>Each year hundreds of folks obtain their first Technician license. This tab will help them learn what’s required, show them how, give them training assistance, and show them where they can take a license test. If your club operates an ongoing license test session, make sure we listed it on the license page, and please get in touch with us if you need some changes/additions.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>Section Mgr News<br /></b></span>The Oklahoma Section Manager newsletters are stored here. So if you missed a past issue or need to catch up on some local information, this is the place to look. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>ARES/SKYWARN<br /></b></span>The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a service that hams provide during communications emergencies. Here you will find a link to the ARES Oklahoma web page, where you can join, learn, obtain training, and more. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The National Weather Service’s SKYWARN program is also a good way for hams to get involved with severe weather reporting. This page provides the four different regions of the NWS for the state and how you can get involved from your area.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>NTS<br /></b></span>The National Traffic System (NTS) is how amateur radio operators pass traffic during ‘blue-sky’ days and during communications emergencies. Every day Oklahoma hams pass traffic via voice, CW, and Winlink. This tab describes the local methods we use to get messages in and out of Oklahoma. You will hear more about NTS in subsequent Section Manager News reports.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>Clubs<br /></b></span>There are 40 ARRL affiliated clubs in the state, and you will be able to find one of these clubs here. If you are a club leader and notice that some information needs to be updated, please let us know.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>Join ARRL<br /></b></span>Here you can link to the ARRL membership benefits page and the page to allow you to join or renew your ARRL membership online. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>Hamfests<br /></b></span>Oklahoma has five hamfests (or conventions) annually in Elk City, Green Country at Claremore, Oklahoma City, Ardmore, and Enid. In addition, we hold tailgate events in the Pryor and Edmond areas. This tab has links to each event, and you will find the most current information about each event here. If you have some updated information about one of these events, please make sure you contact us.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>Contact Us<br /></b></span>The contact us section has links to provide contact information for the Oklahoma Section and describes our neighboring regions. Oklahoma, along with Texas, makes up the ARRL West Gulf Division, one of the fifteen national divisions. Links to the WGD and the three Texas sections can be found on this tab. </p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Clubs</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Amateur radio clubs are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors, they love to share it. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send something that your club is doing well</span> to me <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I’ll feature your club in this newsletter, and on the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span>, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 40 clubs listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a>. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at <a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">W5JCS@arrl.net</a> if you need club assistance.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h2><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> — <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARESOK</span> — <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL.org</span> — <a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Blogspot</span> — <a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Facebook</span> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Twitter</span> — <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Member Emails</span> — <a href="https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions</a></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW</span> — <a href="http://arrl.org/join/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">73, de <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">N5HZR</span></a> — Stand by, more follows…</p></div>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-32642285560016860662022-01-09T18:57:00.004-06:002022-01-09T18:57:31.190-06:00SM020 – Pryor Tailgate & John Stratton N5AUS<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h3 class="single-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 28px;">Pryor Tailgate</span></h3></header><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mcarc.me/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Mayes County Amateur Radio Club (MCARC)</span></a> presents: the Pryor, OK Tailgate Event – Saturday, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">January 15</span>, 2022 – Doors Open from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Graham Community Center, <a href="https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=b018467e-b260-4882-b079-82a5c34427d7&cp=35.831983~-97.05706&lvl=8&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">6 North Adair Street – Pryor, OK 74361</span></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">All of the information is on the <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/hamfests/pryor/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/hamfests/pryor/</a> website. They have produced a video for you to get the details that’s available at <a href="https://youtu.be/2x9IXG8EX1w" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://youtu.be/2x9IXG8EX1w</a></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Only $5 at the door. Talk in on the 147.060 MHz repeater (-600 offset 88.5 Hz Tone) or on the 444.675 MHz machine (+5 MHz offset 88.5 Tone). 40 flea market tables are available, contact <a href="mailto:kd5jxu@gmail.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">kd5jxu@gmail.com</span></a> or <a href="mailto:n5yir@yahoo.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5yir@yahoo.com</span></a> to reserve yours. Set up begins at 6:00 am on Friday, people with multi-tables will be allowed early set up on Friday, January 14 from Noon to 6 PM. D&L Antenna, Mike’s Embroidery, and amateur radio testing will be available. Concessions will be provided by the American Legion Post 240 Women’s Auxiliary. Not sure of your radio? Jon N5UUA will have a test bench set up.</figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">And, they have a second video that talks about the raffles at <a href="https://youtu.be/5UsK2SMbLAU" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://youtu.be/5UsK2SMbLAU</a></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px;">John Stratton N5AUS’ Presentation</span></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">If you were unable to join the <a href="https://qrz.com/db/n5aus" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL West Gulf Division Director John Stratton N5AUS</a> at Saturday’s SCARS meeting, or you need to pick up something you missed, we have this presentation recorded for you to watch at your leisure at <a href="https://youtu.be/RNVO8SPDkV8" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://youtu.be/RNVO8SPDkV8</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">As a Division Directory, John is our elected representative on the <a href="https://arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL</a> board of directors and serves on the ARRL Executive Committee and on the new Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee (EC-FSC). He talked about the many changes that are happening at ARRL headquarters and what is coming down the road.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Clubs</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Amateur radio clubs are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors, they love to share it. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send something that your club is doing well</span> to me <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I’ll feature your club in this newsletter, and on the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span>, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 39 clubs listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a>. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at <a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">W5JCS@arrl.net</a> if you need club assistance.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h2><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> — <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARESOK</span> — <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL.org</span> — <a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Blogspot</span> — <a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Facebook</span> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Twitter</span> — <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Member Emails</span> — <a href="https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions</a></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW</span> — <a href="http://arrl.org/join/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">73, de <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">N5HZR</span></a> — Stand by, more follows…</p></div>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-49220008868303881662022-01-03T20:43:00.000-06:002022-01-03T20:43:08.583-06:00SM019 – John Stratton N5AUS in Norman This Saturday<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;">JANUARY 4, 2022</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Our Oklahoma/Texas ARRL West Gulf Division Director John Stratton N5AUS will be speaking at the South Canadian Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) meeting, in-person this Saturday, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">January 8th </span>at<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> 9:30 am</span>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Please feel free to join the group in person at their normal meeting location, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Firehouse #7 Training Center, 2207 Goddard Ave, Norman, OK</span>. The meeting, and John’s presentation, start at 9:30 am, but people start showing up at 9:00 am to visit before the meeting. You can also join the meeting <a href="https://w5nor.org/zoom/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">via Zoom</a> using the <a href="https://w5nor.org/zoom/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://w5nor.org/zoom/</a> link, or this will be streamed live on <a href="https://w5nor.org/stream/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">YouTube</a> by clicking the <a href="https://w5nor.org/stream/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://w5nor.org/stream/</a> link.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">John is on the ARRL Executive Committee and is a member of the new Emergency Communications – Field Services Committee. John has an Aerospace Engineering Degree and a Law Degree from a little school south of Dallas. John will have some great upcoming information about the happenings at ARRL. The ARRL board of directors will meet next week, so there will be a lot of buzz about upcoming activities. This is a great way to provide your input on ARRL activities or ask any questions you may have.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL directors are hard-working volunteers and are elected every three years for our division by the ARRL members in Oklahoma and Texas.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">See you there!</p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Clubs</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Amateur radio clubs are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors, they love to share it. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send something that your club is doing well</span> to me <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I’ll feature your club in this newsletter, and on the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span>, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 39 clubs listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a>. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at <a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">W5JCS@arrl.net</a> if you need club assistance.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h2><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> — <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARESOK</span> — <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL.org</span> — <a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Blogspot</span> — <a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Facebook</span> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Twitter</span> — <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Member Emails</span> — <a href="https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions</a></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW</span> — <a href="http://arrl.org/join/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">73, de <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">N5HZR</span></a> — Stand by, more follows…</p><div><br /></div><div class="postmeta" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #999999; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="post-tags" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="clear" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></div></div></div>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303190226835779383.post-77906997021655633702021-12-29T18:23:00.002-06:002021-12-30T06:57:44.417-06:00SM018 - Straight Key Night (SKN)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="edit-post-visual-editor" style="background-color: #2f2f2f; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: column; flex: 1 1 100%; outline: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="edit-post-visual-editor__content-area" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; height: 1778px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 1109px;"><div style="background: white; box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; flex-flow: column; height: 1778px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; width: 1109px;"><div class="editor-styles-wrapper block-editor-writing-flow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: inherit; color: initial; flex: 1 1 0%; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; line-height: normal; outline: 0px; padding: 8px;" tabindex="-1"><div class="edit-post-visual-editor__post-title-wrapper" style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"><div class="wp-block editor-post-title editor-post-title__block" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2em auto 0px; max-width: 840px; outline: 0px; position: relative;"><textarea class="editor-post-title__input" id="post-title-0" rows="1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-color: transparent; border-radius: 0px; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 2.44em; font-weight: 800; height: 95px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: transparent solid 1px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 19px; resize: none; transition: border 0.1s ease-out 0s, box-shadow 0.1s linear 0s; width: 840px; word-break: keep-all;"></textarea></div></div><div style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px;"></div><div class="block-editor-block-list__layout is-root-container" data-is-drop-zone="true" style="box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px; position: relative;"><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="6ff19e64-5436-4a28-9ca9-a8bbe4672463" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-6ff19e64-5436-4a28-9ca9-a8bbe4672463" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">About Straight Key Night</span></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="94bbbf66-6655-4d4c-b39b-6ba30fc2046d" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-94bbbf66-6655-4d4c-b39b-6ba30fc2046d" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">The ARRL year starts out with a di and a dah with the Straight Key Night. This 24-hour event is not a contest; rather it is a day dedicated to celebrating our CW heritage. Participants are encouraged to get on the air and simply make enjoyable conversational CW QSOs. The use of straight keys or bugs to send CW is preferred. There are no points scored and all who participate are winners.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="3bc5bf85-873d-4bb9-8c17-e269baf9b5f7" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-3bc5bf85-873d-4bb9-8c17-e269baf9b5f7" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Contest Details</span></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="9e2feea9-1e1e-43ad-8bb0-292d6707a22e" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-9e2feea9-1e1e-43ad-8bb0-292d6707a22e" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Dates</span></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="72c506e0-4216-4646-8d09-1e72f0e16f6d" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-72c506e0-4216-4646-8d09-1e72f0e16f6d" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Straight Key Night is held every January 1 from 0000 UTC through 2359 UTC. Here in Oklahoma, Friday, December 31 from 6:00 pm central time through 5:59 pm on Saturday.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="337c0ec1-5b7f-4ab2-b9b1-b21e7812d260" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-337c0ec1-5b7f-4ab2-b9b1-b21e7812d260" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Terms Of Entry</span></p><ul aria-label="Block: List" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-list rich-text" data-block="3d233805-f086-4c87-93ba-8e61505989da" data-title="List" data-type="core/list" id="block-3d233805-f086-4c87-93ba-8e61505989da" role="group" style="box-sizing: revert; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: revert; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: revert;">Entrants agree to be bound by the provisions and intent of ARRL contest rules.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: revert;">Entrants agree to be bound by the regulations of their national licensing authority.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: revert;">Entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the ARRL Awards Committee.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: revert;">Log contents used to determine final score and awards will be available to the public.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: revert;">All entries become the property of the ARRL.</li></ul><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="dc5ce3fa-b64d-4e75-b93d-ace28fabb4e0" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-dc5ce3fa-b64d-4e75-b93d-ace28fabb4e0" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Bands</span></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="e2db9619-d07c-452a-a0bc-c96b05b4210e" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-e2db9619-d07c-452a-a0bc-c96b05b4210e" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">All authorized Amateur frequencies, but activity has traditionally been centered on the HF bands.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="614a2d86-50ca-49ae-b8b1-0971c3b6934c" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-614a2d86-50ca-49ae-b8b1-0971c3b6934c" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Log Submission Deadline</span></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="6945b261-81f9-46b1-8f61-9c158b436498" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-6945b261-81f9-46b1-8f61-9c158b436498" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Entries for Straight Key Night must be received by January 31, 2022. Votes for "Best Fist" and “Most Interesting QSO” will be tabulated and included in the results.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="67ceda64-ff16-4bf0-bf4a-823687dd23b9" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-67ceda64-ff16-4bf0-bf4a-823687dd23b9" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><br data-rich-text-line-break="true" style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Send your information to </span><a href="mailto:StraightKey@arrl.org" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">straightkey@arrl.org</span></a></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="85545360-501c-4489-946a-4d998fc0aba0" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-85545360-501c-4489-946a-4d998fc0aba0" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">or by mail to:</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="5e911385-ce8d-4381-bae5-5ccfa91a3738" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-5e911385-ce8d-4381-bae5-5ccfa91a3738" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">ARRL Straight Key Night</span></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="29fae332-a795-4e67-90f1-35b93f846b62" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-29fae332-a795-4e67-90f1-35b93f846b62" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">225 Main Street</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="f6bb6723-eb2a-4920-a60a-79fd047c8383" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-f6bb6723-eb2a-4920-a60a-79fd047c8383" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Newington, CT 06111</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="13513ef0-62e2-4071-8701-5a4063e96f1c" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-13513ef0-62e2-4071-8701-5a4063e96f1c" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">For more information, contact the contests group at <a href="mailto:contests@arrl.org" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">contests@arrl.org</a> or (860) 594-0232.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="35bafbaa-4b38-4a84-9ca6-04074fcf50b8" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-35bafbaa-4b38-4a84-9ca6-04074fcf50b8" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Results</span></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="ac7d2381-6273-484f-bcaa-f85657392133" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-ac7d2381-6273-484f-bcaa-f85657392133" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Results from previous Straight Key Nights are available at <a href="https://contests.arrl.org/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">https://contests.arrl.org/</a></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="8b25bfab-c211-4da4-a3a1-589a2676bd52" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-8b25bfab-c211-4da4-a3a1-589a2676bd52" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Contest Exchange</span></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="526631a6-84e4-4a67-bf98-7fc29372847a" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-526631a6-84e4-4a67-bf98-7fc29372847a" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">When participating in SKN instead of sending RST before sending the signal report send the letters SKN, to indicate your participation, and to clue in passers-by who may be listening that SKN is going strong. After SKN, send the Contest Branch a list of stations worked, plus your vote for the best fist you heard (it doesn’t have to be one you worked). Also, include your vote for the most interesting QSO you had or monitored.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="b8775fc7-7f20-45a3-893d-a83675c5657b" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-b8775fc7-7f20-45a3-893d-a83675c5657b" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Don’t forget to post your comments and interesting photographs from your SKN adventure to the ARRL Contest Online Soapbox at <a href="https://www.arrl.org/soapbox" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">https://www.arrl.org/soapbox</a>. Entries should be emailed to the Contest Branch at <a href="mailto:StraightKey@arrl.org" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">StraightKey@arrl.org </a>or may be sent via regular mail to SKN, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. The Soapbox <a href="https://www.arrl.org/soapbox" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">https://www.arrl.org/soapbox</a> becomes an online album of stories and photographs to share with others.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="4cc67bbc-37eb-4fa7-aa64-8b31637fc2b4" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-4cc67bbc-37eb-4fa7-aa64-8b31637fc2b4" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Clubs</span></p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="aa45408d-26c6-416f-8b38-bf55d145cc34" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-aa45408d-26c6-416f-8b38-bf55d145cc34" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0">Amateur radio clubs are the backbone of the hobby. The tremendous local hams have good information, and as Elmers or mentors, they love to share it. <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Send something that your club is doing well</span> to me <a href="mailto:n5hzr@arrl.org" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">n5hzr@arrl.org</a>, and I'll feature your club in this newsletter, and on the ARRL club newsletter. Most clubs are seeing an increase in new member activity recently. Our <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">Oklahoma Affiliated Club Coordinator, Jim Shideler W5JCS</span>, can help you find a club or help your club become affiliated. We currently have 39 clubs listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a>. Look for a club near you, or verify that your club is on the list. Send Jim an email at <a href="mailto:w5jcs@arrl.net" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">W5JCS@arrl.net</a> if you need club assistance.</p><p aria-label="Paragraph block" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-paragraph rich-text" data-block="9f0ac40c-5680-4594-89fc-52a946b1695f" data-empty="false" data-title="Paragraph" data-type="core/paragraph" id="block-9f0ac40c-5680-4594-89fc-52a946b1695f" role="group" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: revert; line-height: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</span></p><ul aria-label="Block: List" aria-multiline="true" class="block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block wp-block-list rich-text" data-block="f0f052a0-910f-4a8b-9df9-02c441df311b" data-title="List" data-type="core/list" id="block-f0f052a0-910f-4a8b-9df9-02c441df311b" role="group" style="box-sizing: revert; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: revert; margin-bottom: revert; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: revert; max-width: 840px; min-width: 1px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: revert; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: revert;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> -- <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: revert;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">ARESOK</span> -- <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #2271b1; outline: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;">https://aresok.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: revert;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">ARRL.org</span> -- <a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="box-sizing: inherit; 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text-transform: uppercase;">DECEMBER 24, 2021</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><div class="entry-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">‘Tis the Season</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The end of the year brings a number of holidays that tend to make the time fly by faster each and every year. So, no matter what you celebrate, all of us that bring you the Oklahoma ARRL experience wish you the best. So, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy New Year, and all the rest to you and yours from the Oklahoma ARRL section.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">And, many thanks from me to the hundreds of volunteers that make this process run smoothly. Without the help of the section leaders, ARES leaders, ARES volunteers, NTS Traffic Handlers, club leaders, hamfest organizers, net control operators, net participants, and others we wouldn’t have been able to make the waves that we have during 2021.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">2021 Year-End Summary</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The ARRL national organization is defined by the five pillars of public service, advocacy, education, technology, and membership. These tenants are used to define all of the activities that make up the organization’s tasks. Earlier this year I took a look at the five pillars and found that we would be able to support all of them by concentrating on the following five action groups; ARES, NTS, Clubs, Member Communications, and Outreach. Throughout the year each of those groups has had a lot of activity, and some of it is shown here:</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARES – Amateur Radio Emergency Service</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">A new <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org</a> website was unveiled to support the 800+ ARES members.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">An ARES OK Fall Summit was held on 10/23/2021 that had 30 ARES members in-person in Norman and 20 more that attended via Zoom and YouTube.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">We obtained several new Region Emergency Coordinators.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">We obtained about 20 new county Emergency Coordinators.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Email communications were sent to the 800+ ARESOK contacts.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">NTS – National Traffic System</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The National Traffic System in Oklahoma will be highlighted during the month of January. If you are interested in NTS, more information is available at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/nts/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/nts/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">HF Phone Nets are still going strong with the following schedule. More information is available at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/ntsnets/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/ntsnets/</a><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: inside none disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Sunday 3900 08:00 local</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Sunday 3900 16:30 local</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Daily 7290 AM/PM</li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">New Tulsa Superlink UHF Night Net – More information is available at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/ntslocal/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/ntslocal/</a><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: inside none disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Every Thursday 7:00 pm</li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">NTSOK Winlink is up and running on HF and VHF – More information is available at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/ntsok/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/ntsok/</a><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: inside none disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Send NTS messages to message to NTSOK</li></ul></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Clubs</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The Oklahoma Section Affiliated Club Coordinator – Jim Shideler <a href="mailto:W5JCS@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">mailto:W5JCS@arrl.org</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">We created a club leader email list</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The 39 clubs are listed at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubs/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">A SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat) club analysis tool is available at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/clubtool/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/clubtool/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Club Newsletter started in November from ARRL HQ (first time since 2009). If you have any club information and pictures you would like to share, send them to <a href="mailto:clubs@arrl.org" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">mailto:clubs@arrl.org</a>.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Club news will start back up in QST as ‘strays’.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">All club contact information for each club was updated on ARRL.ORG</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">A new national ARRL Club Funding program was announced at the Enid hamfest.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Member Communication</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org</a> site was updated.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org</a> web site was started. This site should be “THE” place to go for amateur radio information in the state. Wanna be hams, new hams, upgrading hams, and curious hams should find something to do here. Look here for clubs, testing sessions, classes, and more.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The <a href="https://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://arrlok.blogspot.com</a>, Facebook page, ARRL.org section page, and the Twitter page all receive Section Manager News about every fortnight.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Postcards are sent monthly to the following groups of people. More information is available at <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/postcards/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/postcards/</a><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: inside none disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">New FCC license</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Upgraded FCC license</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">New ARRL member</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Lapsed ARRL members</li></ul></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Outreach</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Oklahoma Memorial Marathon Communications</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Do-Wacka-Do Communications</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Tour de Tulsa Communications</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Cycle 66 Bike Communications</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Tulsa Makers Faire demonstration station</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Tulsa Channel 8 News report on Hurricane Ida preparations</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Lots of Field Day Stations and Field Day home stations</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">City of Norman National Night Out demonstration station</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Westheimer Airport Open House demonstration station</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">NIGHT, the movie – we assisted with a feature movie short</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARISS – AMSAT school communication – Tecumseh, OK – K5TMS</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Emergency Preparedness – Norman Sooner Mall demonstration station</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Full blown Elk City Hamfest</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Full blown Enid Hamfest</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />And, all of this happened during the international pandemic. Next year should allow even more activities.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Summary Numbers</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />This year in the state of Oklahoma, we welcomed 394 new Technicians, 137 upgraded licensees, and 413 new ARRL Members. This resulted in an increase in ARRL Membership of 87 (+5.1%), to over 1,800. We recently added three new clubs that will be detailed soon!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">1,051 postcards were sent to the new hams, upgraded hams, and new ARRL members.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">There are currently 832 ARES Oklahoma members.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">— See you next year!!!</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #303030; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Oklahoma is On The Web</h2><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">OK.ARRL.ORG</span> — <a href="http://ok.arrl.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://ok.arrl.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARESOK</span> — <a href="https://aresok.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://aresok.org/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL.org</span> — <a href="http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://www.arrl.org/sections/view/oklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Blogspot</span> — <a href="http://arrlok.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrlok.blogspot.com/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Facebook</span> — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.facebook.com/arrloklahoma</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Twitter</span> — <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://twitter.com/arrl_OK/</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">ARRL Member Emails</span> — <a href="https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">https://www.arrl.org/myarrl-account-management#!/edit-info-email_subscriptions</a></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">JOIN/RENEW ARRL NOW</span> — <a href="http://arrl.org/join/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">http://arrl.org/join/</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.arrl.org/Users/view/mark-kleine-1" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c1331b; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">73, de <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">N5HZR</span></a> — Stand by, more follows…</p></div>Mark Kleinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05284757390392049741noreply@blogger.com0