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IN THIS ISSUE:
Time To Move?
A-hunting We Will Go?
Williams Route 66 Marathon
EAS National Test
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Time To Move?
The move of 146.880 has been postponed by the City Plex management. Let's hope this doesn't interfere with comms for the Marathon. When we do get word that City Plex is ready, we might need to move fast on this one to get it done. Stay tuned and stay ready.
A-hunting We Will Go?
The foxhunt planned for 29 OCT didn't happen because the fox was indisposed. We might discuss plans for future foxhunts at this month's meeting on the 22nd.
Williams Route 66 Marathon
At last report, Tom had only 7 volunteers lined up. That is less than half of what is needed. Organizers epect over 16000 runners/walkers to show up. That's a lot of folks to keep track of!
On 19 NOV they will have a training event, one day before the Full Marathon on 20 NOV. Volunteers will need to not only contact Tom Stroud, KD5OPH, but also register on the Marathon website AFTER receiving a passcode from Tom.
EAS National Test
Taken from FCC BULLETIN: DA 11-1857, November 3, 2011 (courtesy of Mark Conklin, N7XYO, Oklahoma Section Emergency Cooridinator):
"On November 9, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time1 (EST), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The purpose of the test is to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a way to alert the public of national emergencies. ...
"After a careful review of the technical elements of the test, FEMA and the FCC have concluded that a thirty-second test will allow the agencies to effectively assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a way to alert the public of national emergencies with limited disruption to the public."
I do not know of any planned ham radio activities in connection with this event, but I do wish to offer a comment on why hams should be interested. The current protocol for ARES activations is that no one should self-deploy, but to wait for wait for notification from ARES leaders. Members of RRT's (Rapid Response Teams) will probably be called first, at the request of their served agencies. However, an EAS message can serve as notification of an event that might require an ARES activation, so ARES members can go ahead and check their emergency supplies, equipment and plans. We should all be interested in how well the EAS works, because it could give us a few extra moments of preparation & response time.
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PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS & TRAINING
TULSA ARES RACES NET
2100 hrs (9:00 PM) , Every Tuesday
146.880 (PL 88.5 or 141.3), or 146.94 (backup), or 147.390 (second backup)
Repeater status: .88 is back on the air, so listen there or on 147.90.
Route 66 Marathon, 19 & 20 NOV 11
Around 20 Ham Radio volunteers are needed for this year's events . Mobile is good but an HT will work just fine with the 146.88 repeater Contact Tom Stroud, KD5OPH, at 918-695-3735 or kd5oph@tulsahamradio.org. For more information about the event itself, check their website: http://route66marathon.com/.
ON TAP: Post Oak Challenge and Skwarn Spotter training in February. Details to follow soon.
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HAMFESTS
Green Country Hamfest 2012 March 9 & 10
Planning meetings are the 2nd Thursday of every month at the Rib Crib, 81st & Yale.
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VE HAM RADIO TESTING
Walk-ins are welcome at the following ARRL affliated sessions:
Tulsa Repeater Organization
Third Thursday of odd-numbered months, 1900 hrs. (7 PM), except March
American Red Cross
10151 E 11th (11th & US 169)
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128
Next scheduled session: 17 NOV 11
Contact: Merlin Griffin WB5OSM at 918-520-7668 - leave message, or email: WB5OSM@hotmail.com
First Saturday of odd numbered months - 0930 to 1100 (9:30 to 11 AM)
Hardesty Regional Library
8316 E 93rd Street
Tulsa, OK 74133
Next scheduled session: 07 JAN 12
Contact: Tom White K5EHX at tom@k5ehx.net or 918-835-7889 and leave a message
Broken Arrow Amateur Radio Club
Second Saturday of EVEN numbered months at 0930 (9:30 AM)
Church of Christ
505 East Kenosha Street
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Next scheduled session: 03 DEC 11
All testing is by APPOINTMENT ONLY at this W5YI session:
American Airlines Amateur Radio Club
Last Saturday of the first month of every quarter (JAN, APR, JUL, OCT), 0945
Martin East Regional Library
2601 S Garnett Road
Tulsa, OK
Next scheduled session: 28 JAN 12
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NETS
Sunday
American Airlines net @ 2100 147.000 or 147.345 (as backup) No PL required
Monday
New Net! Pink HAMsters @ 1900 146.91
BAARC net @ 2000 146.91
Muskogee ARC net @2100 146.745
Tuesday
RCWA (Claremore) net @ 1900 147.09
NORA (Vinita) net @ 2000 147.36 88.5 PL
Tulsa ARES/RACES net @ 2030 146.88 (see Public Service Events & Training for more details)
Wednesday
Youth At Heart net @ 1900 146.91
Bartlesville ARES net @ 2000 146.76
KC5DBH (Rose, Okla) net @ 2100 146.985 110.9 PL
Thursday
Mayes County ARC (Pryor) net @ 2000 147.06 88.5 PL
TARC net @ 2000 145.110 & UHF link 443.850 and others (inactive)
Side Winders On Two net @ 2000 144.250 ssb
Okmulgee ARES/RACES net @ 2100 147.225 (inactive)
Friday
Youth At Heart net @ 1900 147.09
Tech Net @ 2000 146.910
Saturday
Simplex Net @ 2100 146.550
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CLUB MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES
Tulsa Repeater Organization (WA5LVT)
Fourth Tuesday of each month except June (Field Day) 1930 hrs. (7:30 PM), come early if you want to eat.
Ryan’s Family Steakhouse
10934 E 21st
Tulsa OK
Next scheduled meeting: 22 NOV 11
Program: Fiber Optics, by Joe Gorkos, N5TEX
Broken Arrow Amateur Radio Club (W5BBS)
First Monday of each month 1900 hrs. (7 PM)
Broken Arrow Community Center
1500 South Main Street
Broken Arrow OK
Next scheduled meeting: 07 NOV 11
Program: ARES and Emcomms, by Brian Gnad, KB5TSI
Tulsa Amateur Radio Club (W5IAS)
Third Tuesday of each month 1900 hrs. (7 PM)
Room M Keplinger Hall, University of Tulsa
441 South Gary Place (West of 5th and Harvard)
Tulsa OK
Next scheduled meeting: 15 NOV 11
Program: Unknown at this time
American Airlines Amateur Radio Club (K5JME)
Last Saturday of each month 0900 hrs. (9 AM)
Martin East Regional Library
2601 S Garnett Road
Tulsa, OK
Next scheduled meeting: 26 NOV 11
Pink HAMsters
Next scheduled meeting: Details to come later
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Request For Feedback
For the Bulletin to continue to be the useful tool I intend it to be, I need your feedback. I need to know of any items that I should add, remove or change. I will consider all suggestions.
Plus any comments about the quality or the handling of the Bulletin will be appreciated.
Please send any comments, corrections, additions, etc., to kc5zqm@cox.net. DO NOT send them as a reply to the WA5LVT Yahoogroup, unless you want the entire group to see them before I have a chance to review them.
73 de Doug KC5ZQM