Good results in Lawton

Eisenhower Middle School teacher and Viking Radio Club Trustee Clifton Harper KE5YZB reports the follow results from today’s test session.

Congratulations to Lily KF5PBL on her upgrade to General.

The following students passed their Technician test:

seventh grade students Jada, Lexley, Kerson, Jonathon 

eighth grade students Logan, Jessup, Kristopher and Kolby.

Harper teaches an elective class offered to seventh and eighth graders titled World Wide Communications Class. He uses amateur radio as a teaching vehicle to reinforce fundamentals in science, technology, electronics and math.  Students are encouraged to get a license but earning a license is not a course requirement or course creditable milestone.   ARRL text books are purchased by the Viking Radio Club. Students receive scholarships for the cost of study materials and testing fees.  Licensed students may purchase a new dual band HT at half price, about $50 dollars.

Students regularly participate in amateur radio activities such as the School Club Roundup held in October and February.  Harper sponsors several amateur radio activities that take place during non-school hours.  Harper makes sure that students have access to operating activities outside of school times, such as the November Sweepstakes.  On Saturday’s when the weather permits, Harper will set up a station at a local park and operate a community outreach station K5USA with other volunteers.  Students also participate in community activities that involve amateur radio such as the recent International Festival.  Several students have participated as operators during Museum Ships Weekend. Operating from inside the USS Batfish Submarine as WW2SUB or outside in view of the USS Oklahoma Memorial WW2OK.

The Viking Radio Club, KF5CRF, was mentioned in the September 2012 QST and a feature story of the Monitor Times in the winter of 2011.  The number of licensed middle school students is currently 24. Harper has about 80 students in three classes of seventh and eighth grade students and about 15 sixth grade students that frequently participate in various amateur radio activities.

Congratulations to Mr. Harper and all the recent upgrades and new licensees.

Paul Goulet / KC5CYY

Admore Test Session

David Bond, KF5CMR, reports a Technician licensing test review followed by a test session for all levels of Amateur license will be held November 29.  

The Technician review will begin at 6 pm and the testing session will start around 7:30 pm  at the University Center of Southern Oklahoma (formerly known as the Ardmore Higher Education Center).  

The cost of the test is $15.00.  If you have any questions you can e-mail or call/text Bond at 817-368-5548.

Oklahoma Section News November/December 2012 from Kevin, N0IRW

Hello Oklahoma Section!!

I hope everyone is doing well.  2012 is fast winding down.  We have reached the end of the hamfest season in Oklahoma and I can say that it was GREAT!!  Good turnouts and lots of stuff trading owners.  We had one hamfest be revived on a new date with a new location and in 2013 another will join its ranks.  I would like to thank everyone that works so hard to put these events on so that we can go have a good time.  There are  pics at the bottom of the page from the last couple of fests.

Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) was a big success in the section with a number of stations set up and both boy and girl scouts served.  Join us next year for an even better Jamboree On The Air!  If you need information on this event, contact Mark Hamblin AE5MH at ae5mh@arrl.net. 

The Viking Radio Club in Lawton had an interesting event recently.  One young lady Kelsee KF5RRG celebrated her 17^th birthday on HF on November 3^rd.  She attempted to contact all 50 states on that day.  I haven’t heard the final results yet, but the last email I got that afternoon, she only had 3 to go.  I’ll post the results when I get them.

I hope all of you participated in our political process this year. Whether your person won or lost, it’s important we participate in the discourse and vote. Speaking of politics, Eddie Manley, K5EMS, is working on getting 2 bills authored for the 2013 Oklahoma Legislature.  One is to make some small changes in our PRB-1 language that is currently on the books to make the burden of proof of a decision on antennas or support structures fall on the municipality and not the amateur.

The other bill is our first step into CC&R’s territory.  It will be an emergency generator bill.  To allow emergency backup generators in subdivisions with restrictive covenents.  We will let you know if and when we get these authored to allow you to get your local legislator on board with the bills.

Hamfests for first half of 2013

 Saturday, February 2            Tri-State Amateur Radio Group Hamfest & Computer Show – 8am to 2pm – Mooreland Community Center

Saturday, March 2                        Elk City Hamfest – 8am to 2pm – Elk City Community                                                             Center

Fri./Sat., March 8 & 9            Green Country Hamfest - Claremore Convention Center

This will be the last section news until January 2013.  So, I would like to wish all of you in the section a Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  See you around the corner in 2013!

73,

Kevin O’Dell, N0IRW

Oklahoma Section Manager