TRO SIGNAL BULLETIN

TRO SIGNAL BULLETIN 06 MAY 12

TULSA REPEATER ORGANIZATION
P.O. BOX 1422
TULSA, OK 74101
http://www.tulsahamradio.org/index.html

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Tour de Tulsa 2012 Recap

Tour de Cure 2012 Changes

Meet the Boss & TV Star

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Tour de Tulsa 2012 Recap

We had a good turnout of volunteers, including a couple of last minute additions, for this event. Overall, things went smooth, with very few riders needing to be SAGged. I worked two assignments, the split between the century routes, and the rest stop at the Sapulpa VFW.

At the VFW, I got to meet Henry Iba! Not the famous OSU basketball coach, but a large dog in training to be a service animal for a disabled person.

I am also left with a mystery. Why wouldn't my mobile radio hear the TARC UHF link system, but handhelds could hear it full scale inside the car?

Tour de Cure 2012 Changes

Debbie Gladd Foley with the Tour de Cure came by the last TRO meeting. She brought by a few maps of the new route for this year's rides. The map for the 75 mile route is here:

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/66352892. Links to maps for all the rides is on the event Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/274220555977254/.

Debbie also mentioned a Logistics meeting for all volunteers, 6 PM, Monday, May 14th at the Warren Tower conference room. To volunteer, contact Tom Stroud at KD5OPH@tulsahamradio.org, or call 918-695-3735, or sign up on Facebook.

Meet the Boss & TV Star

Actually, many of you have already met him - Ben Joplin, WB5VST. I call him the Boss and TV star because he is the Zone 5 EC, and he was on TV briefly back during the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

Ben is now in print big time. He is featured in an article in the current issue of Oklahoma Living magazine, published by the Oklahoma Electrical Co-operatives.

You can see it at this link:

http://content.yudu.com/A1wk12/OklahomaLivingMay12/resources/index.htm.

Once the page loads, click Content at top left of screen, then view Thumbnails of all pages, then select page 30.

Thanks Cindy Downes, K5CED for writing the article and Ben, WB5VST for all you do for amateur radio!

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PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS & TRAINING

TULSA ARES RACES NET
2000 hrs (8:00 PM) , Every Thursday 146.880 (PL 88.5 or 141.3), or 146.94 (backup), or 147.390 (second backup)
Repeater status: .88 is still on the air, so listen there or on 147.390.

Maple Ridge Memorial Day Run
TRO is once again providing communications for the Maple Ridge Memorial Day Run, on Moday, May 28.. To volunteer, contact Tom Stroud at KD5OPH@tulsahamradio.org, or call 918-695-3735.

ON TAP: Tour de Cure, Tulsa Tough & Field Day in June. Details to follow soon.

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HAMFESTS

Green Country Hamfest
The Planning Committee, after taking a break for storm season, should resume meetings in late summer or fall to prepare for 2013. Regular planning meetings are the 2nd Thursday of every month at the Rib Crib, 81st & Yale.

Dayton Hamvention, Dayton OH - May 18 - 20
http://hamvention.org/

Ham-Com, Plano TX - June 8 - 9
http://www.hamcom.org/

Zero Beaters ARC Hamfest, Washington MO, July 15
Contact: Bruce Serbus, KD0KCF, 636-451-2991, kd0kcf@sbcglobal.net

Central Oklahoma Radio Amateurs (CORA) Ham Holiday 2011 July 27 - 28
http://www.hamholiday.org/

Queen Wilhelmina Hamfest - Queen Wilhelmina State Park, near Mena AR - Sept. 7 - 8
www.qwha.org

Ada Hamfest, Ada OK, Sept. 14 - 15
Chickasaw Community Center, 700 N. Mississippi

Texhoma Hamarama, Ardmore OK - October 19 - 20
http://texomahamarama.org/

Enid Hamfest, Enid OK - November 3
http://www.enidarc.org/

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VE HAM RADIO TESTING

Walk-ins are welcome at the following ARRL affiliated sessions:

Tulsa Repeater Organization
Third Thursday of odd-numbered months, 1900 (7 PM), except March
American Red Cross
10151 E 11th (11th & US 169)
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128
Next scheduled session: 17 MAY 12
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: 02 JUN 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: 09 JUN 12
Contact: Don Doyle AC5II at AC5II@arrl.net or 918-379-0962

All testing is by APPOINTMENT ONLY at this W5YI session:

American Airlines Amateur Radio Club
Last Saturday of every even numbered month, 0945 (9:45 AM)
Martin East Regional Library
2601 S Garnett Road
Tulsa, OK
Next scheduled session: 30 JUN 12
Contact: John Campbell, K5ENA, at  k5ena@cox.net, or 918 346-8284

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NETS

Sunday
    American Airlines net @ 2100   147.000 or 147.345 (as backup) No PL required
    ARES Oklahoma HF Net @2130Hrs UTC, Every Sunday 7.260 MHz (alt freq 3.900 MHz)+/- QRM

Monday
   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

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
    Tulsa ARES/RACES net @ 2000   146.88 (see Public Service Events & Training for more details)
    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.

Location Tally's Good Food Cafe, 1102 South Yale, Tulsa OK
Next scheduled meeting: 22 MAY 12
Program: Unknown at this time
http://www.tulsahamradio.org/index.html

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 MAY 12
Program: Radio Controlled Aircraft by Guy, WB5MXO, and “General” McArthur

http://www.w5bbs.org/home.htm

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 MAY 12
Program: Unknown at this time
http://www.w5ias.com/

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 MAY 12
http://k5jme-aaarc.clubspaces.com/default_css.aspx

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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