Are you going to Claremore?

ARES-OK will be holding a meeting at the GREEN COUNTRY HAMFEST this coming weekend.
 
The ARES-OK fourm is at 1000 CST on Saturday 3/10, 
followed at 1100 CST by the ARRL Fourm with Guest speaker QST/QEX Technical Correspondence & Editor Larry Wolfgang - WR1B from ARRL Headquarters in Newington, CT.
 
Also at 1300 CST DEC Cecil Higgins - AC0HA from the Missouri Section speaking about ARES operations after last May's Joplin Tornado disaster.
 
Find all the fourms at www.GreenCountryHamfest.com
 
See YOU at Hamfest!

Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
n7xyo@arrl.net
Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO

2012 ARRL Oklahoma State Convention

SPREAD THE WORD!!!!

Green Country Hamfest
Claremore, Oklahoma
Friday and Saturday, March 9th & 10th, 2012
Doors open: Fri. 5pm-9pm   -   Saturday 8am-3pm

16 DAYS UNTIL THE FEST!!

2012 ARRL Oklahoma State Convention!

ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 

Special Guests - ARRL Larry Wolfgang WR1B, QST Technical Correspondence Editor and QEX Editor

Location: ClaremoreExpo Center! Largest Hamfest in Oklahoma!! Free Parking!! - Low Cost ON-SITE RV Parking!  Terrific Prizes!!   YOU could WIN! Commercial Vendors - Great Products! Fantastic Forums - Learn something new! Flea Market - Great Bargains!  Free Test Table - Check It Before You Buy It!  On-site VE Testing   Get or upgrade your license!  Admission is $10.00 per person at the door (One ticket covers both days) Children 12 and under are Free Pre-Register ON or BEFORE February  26th  and get two bucks off! Hours: Fri. 5pm-9pm  -  Sat. 8am-3pm Flea Market Tables are $15.00 at the door Pre-Registration price is $10.00 WE DO NOT HOLD FLEA MARKET TABLES! Get there early to insure your table! Tables MUST be claimed by 8:30AM Saturday! Electricity is $20.00 - Cords not provided Setup for vendors and flea market starts at: NOON Friday and at 7 AM on Saturday of the hamfest. ATTENTION: any prereg table not claimed by 8:30 Saturday morning will be resold without refund.

  Forum Schedule

Expo Center Forum Room
Rogers County Building - West side of Expo parking lot - hop on a golf cart to ride over

Friday 1730 - Rogers County Building W5YI VE Testing John Campbell - K5ENA Friday 1900 - 2000 Expo Center Oklahoma Repeater Society Merlin Griffin - WB5OSM Repeater registration updates   Saturday 0900 - 0955Expo Center Weather Ed Calianese - W5SVR 1000 - 10 55 Amateur Radio Emergency Services ARES Mark Conklin - N7XYO Oklahoma Section EC 1100 - 11 55 American Radio Relay League ARRL West Gulf Division Director Dr. David Woolweaver - K5RAV - - - - - - - - QST Technical Correspondence Editor from ARRL Headquarters in Newington, CT Larry Wolfgang - WR1B   1100 - 1200Rogers County Building Oklahoma DX Association Annual Meeting Gene Lewis - W5LE   1300 -Rogers County Building ARRL VE Testing Green Country Hamfest WB5OSM and assistants   1300 - 1355Expo Center Joplin Tornado ARES Operation Review Cecil Higgins - AC0HA

Forum at Elk City

Oklahoma Section Manager Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW lead the League Forum at the Elk City Hamfest.

Attendees at the League Forum in Elk City.

Oklahoma Section Officials in attendance at Elk City included Kevin O'Dell  N0IRW  SM, Roland Stolfa KC5UNL, Eddie Manley K5EMS, and Steve Grayson KE5BPL

 Remember that the Oklahoma Section Convention is March 11 and 12 in Claremore.  Come see your League membership and leadership there.