Elk City Hamfest coming soon

29th Annual Elk City Hamfest

March 3, 2018

Elk City Community Civic Center

1016 E Airport Industrial Rd.

Elk City, Oklahoma

8:00 A. M. - ?????? P. M.

ARRL Testing 1:00 P.M.

Hamburger Supper Friday night!

6:30 pm

Set up Friday Afternoon 

(1:30 P.M.)until 9:00 P.M.

No Pre-Register this year!

$5.00 Table

$5.00 Reg. fee

Christmas greetings from Kevin, N0IRW

HO HO HO! to all the Oklahoma hams out there!

I hope everyone is settling into the season and getting
their rigs all warmed up for the upcoming operating
season.

Not a lot going on in the section at the moment, but there
are a few things of note.  All you instructors out there,
if you are using the League powerpoint for your classes 
and feel as I do it's pretty bad...somtime after the first
of the year, we should be rolling a totally upgraded
version for your use.....in color and more dynamic!

Upcoming hamfests include Elk City the first Saturday in
March and Green Country the second weekend in April.

Lastly, we received an e-mail from HQ on 12/18 about
change in ARES. I'm printing it here so you will know
everything we, your section leaderwhip knows.

Changes Coming to the Amateur Radio Emergency Service
 
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) has been the public service communications program of the ARRL since 1935. Over the program’s eight decades it has occasionally undergone updates to make sure it meets the needs of partners at all levels, adjusts to changes in the Amateur Radio Service, and incorporate lessons learned from emergency and disaster activations. However, the last major update to ARES occurred more than 40 years ago, and it is quite clear that a lot has changed since then.

So, two years ago, the ARRL board of directors created the Public Service Enhancement Working Group to study the ARRL’s public service offerings and recommend changes and improvements. The working group focused on many areas including training, volunteer management, field organization positions, and mission – all areas of concern brought to the board and staff’s attention from those in the field. The recommendations were vetted through a peer review group of field organization volunteers and readied for implementation.

In the months ahead, you will receive information on enhancements coming to the ARES program, including:

• A new national mission statement for ARES
•  New national training requirements and local training resources for ARES
• Updated field organization job descriptions
• Improved ARES operating guidelines 
• New ARES group benefits
• A new volunteer management system – ARES Connect

The first step in the next evolution of ARES is group identification. Currently there is no way to identify ARES groups or their associated volunteers with a searchable unique designator, which makes reporting and accountability difficult. Beginning January 1, 2018 ARES groups will need to sign up for their unique ARES identification number. This number will be utilized by the ARES Connect system and provide ARES groups with unique benefits (think club affiliation, but for ARES!).

Once ARES groups receive their identification numbers they will be eligible for benefits including:

• ARES book sets (great for the EOC or Red Cross radio room)      
• New ham referral
• Early access to the annual ARES Report
• Email forwarding, which will provide ARES groups that have a club callsign with a uniform "call sign@arrl.net"
• More to come!

Groups that will need an ARES identification number include local level (city/county/district) and section level. Information about the ARES identification application process will be sent out the week before the application system opens.

If you have any questions, please contact ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, ki1u@arrl.org

ARRL Public Service Enhancement Working Group
Dale Williams, WA8EFK
Chairman

If you have any questions, I will attempt to answer them as info

becomes available.

I hope everyone in the section has a Merry Christmas and a

Happy New Year! (And just maybe, I'll get the station up and

running!!!)

Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW

Oklahoma Section Manager

W1AW 2017/2018 Winter Operating Schedule

Morning Schedule:

Time Mode Days
------------------- ---- ---------
1400 UTC (9 AM EST) CWs Wed, Fri
1400 UTC (9 AM EST) CWf Tue, Thu

Daily Visitor Operating Hours:

1500 UTC to 1700 UTC - (10 AM to 12 PM EST)
1800 UTC to 2045 UTC - (1 PM to 3:45 PM EST)

(Station closed 1700 to 1800 UTC (12 PM to 1 PM EST))

Afternoon/Evening Schedule:

2100 UTC (4 PM EST) CWf Mon, Wed, Fri
2100 " " CWs Tue, Thu
2200 " (5 PM EST) CWb Daily
2300 " (6 PM EST) DIGITAL Daily
0000 " (7 PM EST) CWs Mon, Wed, Fri
0000 " " CWf Tue, Thu
0100 " (8 PM EST) CWb Daily
0200 " (9 PM EST) DIGITAL Daily
0245 " (9:45 PM EST) VOICE Daily
0300 " (10 PM EST) CWf Mon, Wed, Fri
0300 " " CWs Tue, Thu
0400 " (11 PM EST) CWb Daily


Frequencies (MHz)
-----------------
CW: 1.8025 3.5815 7.0475 14.0475 18.0975 21.0675 28.0675 147.555
DIGITAL: - 3.5975 7.095 14.095 18.1025 21.095 28.095 147.555
VOICE: 1.855 3.990 7.290 14.290 18.160 21.390 28.590 147.555

Notes:

CWs = Morse Code practice (slow) = 5, 7.5, 10, 13 and 15 WPM
CWf = Morse Code practice (fast) = 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 13 and 10 WPM
CWb = Morse Code Bulletins = 18 WPM

CW frequencies include code practices, Qualifying Runs and CW
bulletins.

DIGITAL = BAUDOT (45.45 baud), BPSK31 and MFSK16 in a revolving
daily schedule.

Code practice texts are from QST, and the source of each practice is
given at the beginning of each practice and at the beginning of
alternate speeds.

On Tuesdays and Fridays at 2330 UTC (6:30 PM EST), Keplerian
Elements for active amateur satellites are sent on the regular
digital frequencies.

A DX bulletin replaces or is added to the regular bulletins between
0100 UTC (8 PM EST) Thursdays and 0100 UTC (8 PM EST) Fridays.

Audio from W1AW's CW code practices, CW/digital bulletins and phone
bulletin is available using EchoLink via the W1AW Conference Server
named "W1AWBDCT." The monthly W1AW Qualifying Runs are presented
here as well. The audio is sent in real-time and runs concurrently
with W1AW's regular transmission schedule.

All users who connect to the conference server are muted. Please
note that any questions or comments about this server should not be
sent via the "Text" window in EchoLink. Please direct any questions
or comments to w1aw@arrl.org.

In a communications emergency, monitor W1AW for special bulletins as
follows: Voice on the hour, Digital at 15 minutes past the hour, and
CW on the half hour.

All licensed amateurs may operate the station from 1500 UTC to 1700
UTC (10 AM to 12 PM EST), and then from 1800 UTC to 2045 UTC (1 PM
to 3:45 PM EST) Monday through Friday. Be sure to bring your
current FCC amateur radio license or a photocopy.

The W1AW Operating Schedule may also be found on page 95 in the
November 2017 issue of QST or on the web at,
(https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arrl.org%2Fw1aw-operating-schedule&data=02%7C01%7Ck2gkk%40hotmail.com%7Cb1e3e071566e434b8fae08d5255343a9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636455961897432363&sdata=jXwv8BtM6vCm9TBsaYnxmx8lmOYhHvRAkUiDzaTjFOs%3D&reserved=0)