Exam rescheduled in Oklahoma City

Amateur Radio Licensing exams will be held Saturday, December 7 at noon at the Oklahoma Fire Academy at 800 N. Portland.  This is in the East building, please enter via the South door.  

This is the reschedule from the cancelled November 23rd session.  Please let me know if you plan to attend, but there will be some room for walk-ins, I just don't know if I can guarantee room unless I hear from you. 

Don't forget to bring $15.00 in cash or a check made out to "ARRL", a #2 pencil and a pen, a simple 4-function calculator, two forms of ID, one of which must be a picture ID, and a COPY of your amateur radio license (if you have one).  Make sure you know your FRN number, it is on your license, but you don't have to have a license to get an FRN.  It just means you don't have to put your SSN down on the Form 605.  If you would like to get an FRN ahead of time, go to

https://apps.fcc.gov/coresWeb/publicHome.do

Show 15-30 minutes ahead of the scheduled time to get registered and pay the licensing fee.

See you Saturday!

73,

Paul N5PT

Santa Net announced

According to Pete, KE5GGY, the 3.916 Nets will be giving good boys and girls a chance to talk to Santa Claus via the magic of ham radio.   The '3916 Santa Nets' will be held on 15 different evenings starting Friday, November 29 through Christmas Eve, December 24th.    The Santa Nets are open to all licensed amateur radio operators who wish to invite kids to their shack to talk to Santa.  Third party rules will apply.  Pete Thomson (KE5GGY), commented on The 3916 Santa Nets.  He said, "Christmas is our favorite time of year on The 3916 Nets.  Each year on the Santa Nets we are blown away by the response.  It's incredible to hear the excitement in kids' voices as they talk to Santa Claus on Ham Radio.   Once again this year we'll be having 15 different Santa Nets on 3.916 MHz.  This should give everyone a chance to get involved."    Thomson added that The Santa Nets are a great way to let kids experience both the magic of Christmas and amateur radio.  He said, "We encourage hams to get their kids, grand kids and even neighbor kids into their shacks to participate in the Santa Net.  The kids love talking to Santa and we get an opportunity to show a young person how amateur radio works."  

Each evening, The 3916 Santa Net will start at 8:30 PM (Central) on 3.916 MHz.  Pre-net check-ins will be taken on the air starting at 8:15 PM.   You can also do a pre-net check in by emailing ke5ggy@gmail.com.

Below is a schedule of the 2013 Santa Nets on 3.916 Mhz.  Net Starts at 8:30 PM (Central)

Friday, November 29
Saturday, November 30

Tuesday, December 3
Thursday, December 5
Saturday, December 7

Monday, December 9
Wednesday, December 11
Friday, December 13

Tuesday, December 17
Thursday, December 19
Friday, December 20
Saturday, December 21

Sunday, December 22
Monday, December 23
Tuesday, December 24

For more information on The 3916 Nets or The Santa Net, contact Pete Thomson, KE5GGY at ke5ggy@gmail.com. 

Does your club offer on the air Santa contacts?  Please add those to comments below.

County invites hams to meeting #ARRL #hamradio #ARES

Okmulgee County Emergency Management invites Amateur Radio Operators (HAM Radio Operators) to gather at the at the County EOC on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 10:00 am.

 

Emergency Management recognizes the service and value radio amateurs provide to their communities by assisting in times of need.

 

Several Amateur Radio Operators already lend a hand to emergency management today, serving as storm spotters and emergency communicators.

 

This meeting is in partnership with Amateur Radio Emergency Service-Oklahoma, SKYWARN, and Okmulgee County Emergency Management.

 

HAM Radio Operators interested in helping in times of need are invited to the Okmulgee County Emergency Operation Center at 10:00 am Saturday morning. Coffee and donuts will be served at this brief meeting, which will include a tour of the EOC and the communications room – which is equipped with state of the art amateur radio equipment.

 

The Okmulgee County Emergency Operation Center is located

110 N. Alabama, Okmulgee , Ok,  918-759-9984

(which is one block north of Sixth Ave. and to the west-end of downtown Okmulgee )