TRO SIGNAL BULLETIN 24 JUN 12 
 
TULSA REPEATER ORGANIZATION
P.O. BOX 1422
TULSA, OK 74101
http://www.tulsahamradio.org/index.html
 
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IN THIS ISSUE:
 
More Field Day Thoughts
NVIS Activity Followup
 
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More Field Day Thoughts
 
* Even if you remember to take along sunblock, you still need to use it or reapply it every few hours.
* The only physical process in the human body that speeds up as you age is the rate at which your muscles stiffen up.
* "Even though FD is fun, it does give us a chance to see what works, what doesn't work, and how effective we could be if the power grids go down." (quote from last week's issue)  It's also a good time to find out what needs fixing!  (Ask Jay Eimer, AD5PE about the TARC tower trailer....)
* Field Day math: the probabibility of forgetting to take something is directly proportional to the amount of stuff you actually take!
* If you do consult an equipment manual, do it the geeky way - on your laptop or smartphone!
* Don't forget the duct tape!  Remember WWRGD (What Would Red Green Do).
* Even if FD doesn't turn out to be everything you expected, it's still worh all the effort as long as you had fun!
 
NVIS Activity Followup
Well, my little blurb about an NVIS activity in the last issue generated a few comments.  I hope it leads to more hams involved in NVIS.  Mark, N7XYO helped spread the word through the Tulsa County and Oklahoma ARES Yahoogroups.  Tnx, Mark!
I should have been more clear about what I was thinking when I mentioned the NVIS Field Day.  I wasn't thinking of NVIS activity during Field Day, but a separate Field Day-type event, and maybe even have it as part of a Simulated Emergency Test.  I did say that if anyone wanted to do an all-NVIS FD, or to experiment with NVIS during FD, they had my support.  Jay, AD5PE, attempted to do an NVIS demonstation at the TARC/TRO FD operation, but he encountered a problem with the tower trailer, so I don't know how successful it was.
After some additional thought, I have come up with the core of a plan for an activity.  We could do this as a SET, or as a separate exercise.
The plan is simple:  Each ARES Zone in Okilahoma would have at least one pre-diedignated NVIS station that will check into an HF net run from the State EOC.  After the initial roll call, the NVIS stations will move over to the 2-meter repeaters in their zone that they can access from their locations and take check-ins.  They might ask each check-in a standard poll question relating to emcomms, such as if they have a go-bag and the last time they inspected it.  The Zone stations will spend no more than 15 minutes trying to get their first check-in on each repeater before moving on, and continue taking check-ins as long as stations respond.  Once they have "polled" each repeater, they will summarize the results and report them back to the State EOC on HF.  If a Zone covers a large area, then it might have more than one NVIS station, and no more than needed to cover the repeaters.
Additional considerations: After the initial roll call of pre-designated NVIS stations, the State EOC could continue to take check-ins on HF, and these check-ins would be polled with the same question asked on the repeaters.  The exact poll question will not be told before the event starts.  The NVIS HF operators could have non-HF operators assisting them on the repeaters.
If anyone wants to keep this discussion going, please respond to the WA5LVT, Tulsa County (TCARES) and ARES Oklahoma Yahoogroups.
 
 
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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, but it sometimes acts up in the heat, so listen there or on 147.390.
 
 
ON TAP: DAM JAM Bicycle Tour, Boy Scout Festival, and Bike MS Oklahoma in September, Route 66 Marathon in November.  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 August to prepare for 2013.  Regular planning meetings are the 2nd Thursday of every month at the Rib Crib, 81st & Yale.  Next meeting should be on 09 AUG 12.

Zero Beaters ARC Hamfest, Wahington MO,  July 15
Contact: Bruce Serbus, KD0KCF, 636-451-2991, kd0kcf@sbcglobal.net
 
Central Oklahoma Radio Amateurs (CORA) Ham Holiday 2012  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 affliated 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: 19 JUL 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: 07 JUL 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: 11 AUG 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)
Location: Tally's Good Food Cafe, 11th & Yale 
Next scheduled meeting: 24 JUL 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: 02 JUL 12
Program: Ice Cream Social; will meet at picnic shelter in park close to the Community Center
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:  17 JUL 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:  30 JUN 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