TRO SIGNAL BULLETIN 23 MAR 13
TULSA REPEATER ORGANIZATION
P.O. BOX 1422
TULSA, OK 74101

http://www.tulsahamradio.org/index.html

Last week, I talked about how weather is the greatest common denominator of human experience, and is often a dominant interest of radio amateurs. Because so many websites offer weather information many people could have a problem determining where to start. To help people get started I decided to discuss those websites I use. I briefly covered the Eastern Oklahoma Northwest Arkansas Skywarn and the Tulsa National Weather Service Office websites: http://www.okarkskywarn.org/index.asp, www.weather.gov/tulsa. This week I will look more detail about the severe weather information available at the Tulsa NWS website.

Most of the severe or hazardous weather information can be found at their Decision Support Page. You can find a button to that page at the right end of the row of buttons above the map on the front page. The direct link is: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tsa/dsp/dsp.php.

Once you go to this page, you will see why it is also called the “Chiclets” page. The two largest features on the page are the Graphic Hazardous Weather Outlook, and above that is a grid of buttons that resemble Chiclets gum. The color of each Chiclet indicates the level of its particular threat for the day shown at the top of each column.

To the right of the Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook, you will find two smaller images. These images are maps shaded to show the location and level of particular threats could occur. If you want to enlarge one of these images, click on it. That image will change places with the GHWO.

Above these images on the right sits a set of buttons that give you access to more information, some of which comes from other websites. One of those buttons is usually grayed out most of the time. It says, “Briefing.” When the Tulsa NWS expects threatening weather in its forecast area within the next day or so, they will prepare a multimedia briefing that includes graphics and a voice over explanation of the graphics.

To learn more about the Decision Support page, look at the gray box to the right of the Chiclets grid. It has a link to a tutorial.
Next week, I’ll look at the Storm Prediction Center’s website..

ARES-Oklahoma Tulsa Metro Zone 5 Weekly Thursday Night NET
2000 hrs (8:00 PM) , Every Thursday
TARC W5IAS UHF Superlink System 443.850 (East Tulsa hub), 442.000 (Mannford), 444.600 (Mounds/ NW Okmulgee Co.), or 443.100 (Muskogee), all with (+) offset and 88.5 PL.
Backup on 146.880 (PL 88.5 or 141.3), or 147.390 (second backup)
Repeater status: Report problems with any repeaters to the appropriate club: www.w5ias.com or www.tulsahamradio.org.

January through March, across the entire Tulsa NWS County Warning Area. You still might find a session near you.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tsa/?n=spotter_training

ON TAP: Maple Ridge Run and Tour de Tulsa in May; Tour de Cure, Tulsa Tough, and ARRL Field Day in June. Details to follow soon.

Green Country Hamfest, March 7 & 8, 2014 (tentative)
Regular planning meetings are the 2nd Thursday of every month at the Rib Crib, 81st & Yale. The committee will take a few months off and resume planning efforts in late summer or early fall.
http://www.greencountryhamfest.org/

Hanging Judge Hamfest, Ft. Smith AR - April 6
http://www.hangingjudgehamfest.com/

Dayton Hamvention, Dayton OH - May 17 - 19
http://hamvention.org/

Ham-Com, Plano TX - June 7 - 8
http://www.hamcom.org/

Central Oklahoma Radio Amateurs (CORA) Ham Holiday 2011 July 26 - 27
http://www.hamholiday.org/

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: 16 MAY 13
Contact: Merlin Griffin WB5OSM at 918-520-7668 - leave message, or email: mailto: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: 03 MAR 13
Contact: Loyd Beeson, AE5MM at mailto:ae5mm@40arrl.net or 918.638.2393 (text msg or voice)

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: 13 APR 13
Contact: Don Doyle AC5II at mailto: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: 27 APR 13
Contact: John Campbell, K5ENA, at mailto:k5ena@cox.net, or 918 346-8284

Sunday

American Airlines net @ 2100 147.000 or 147.345 (as backup) No PL required
ARES Oklahoma HF Net @ 2130 hrs 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 @ 1700 146.91
Bartlesville ARES net @ 2000 146.76
KC5DBH (Rose, OK) 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)
USS Batfish & USS Oklahoma Amateur Radio Club Net @ 2000 146.910
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

Tulsa Repeater Organization (WA5LVT)
Fourth Tuesday of each month except June (Field Day), and possibly December (Christmas)
Location: Tally's Good Food Cafe, 11th & Yale
Next scheduled meeting: 26 MAR 13
Program: Tulsa NWS

http://www.tulsahamradio.org/index.html

Broken Arrow Amateur Radio Club (W5DRZ)
First Monday of each month 1900 hrs. (7 PM)
Broken Arrow Community Center
1500 South Main Street
Broken Arrow OK
Next scheduled meeting: 01 APR 13 (No fooling!)
Program: Unknown at this time

http://w5drz.org/

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: 16 APR 13
Program: Unknown at this time

http://www.w5ias.com/

American Airlines Amateur Radio Club (K5JME)
Last Saturday of each even numbered month 0900 hrs. (9 AM)
Martin East Regional Library
2601 S Garnett Road
Tulsa, OK
Next scheduled meeting: 27 APR 13

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