TULSA REPEATER ORGANIZATION
P.O. BOX 1422
TULSA OK 74101
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FEATURED ITEMS
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TRO Looking For A New Meeting Place
Due to changes at Tally's Cafe, we are looking for a new location for our meetings. Last month we tried out the Mazzio’s at The Farm Shopping Center, 51st & Sheridan. We also started the Bring-A-Friend Contest that night. For more details on that, see the additional Featured Item.
The new location does not have to be an eatin' place, and if not, it should be close to at least one good restaurant. For a restaurant to work, it must have a separate room that isolates us from the noise of other customers, is centrally located in Tulsa, and should be able to handle 2 to 3 dozen people. If anyone knows of a suitable location, please contact me or any TRO officer with details.
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TRO Bring-A-Friend Contest SEP to DEC 2016
To help promote the club, we are having a Bring-A-Friend Contest through the months of September to December. The TRO member who brings the most friends over that period will win a prize package consisting of a Yaesu FT-60R HT with an aftermarket antenna and a speaker mic.
All you have to do is show up, bring a friend (or two, or three, or four, or...), sign in, and make sure your friend signs in. Secretary Doug Lee, KC5ZQM will keep track of the numbers from the sign in sheets. The winner will receive the prize at the Christmas Party / December meeting.
We prefer that you bring potential members, such as hams or soon-to-be hams.
UPDATE: One member did bring a friend to the September meeting. A slow start, but let’s see if we can get things to pick up a bit!
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What's On The Program?
In order to make our meetings more fun, interesting, and useful for our members, the Executive Committee has decided to get back to having programs every month. But we need your help. Do you have an idea for a program? If so, let us know!
Are your curious about some aspect of ham radio, and would like to see a program on the topic? Let us know!
You don't have to put on the program, but if you are able and willing to do so, that would be great! Just tell us your idea, and we will work on putting it together.
The programs don't have to be about ham radio. Hams tend to be technical people, so anything technical or scientific will do.
By the way, we used to tour a TV or broadcast radio station, or the Tulsa EOC, or the NWS Office once a year, but we haven't done that in about a decade. Let us know if you would like to go on such a tour, and where.
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MARS / Amateur Radio Interoperability Exercise
From 30 OCT through 01 NOV, members of the Military Auxiliary Radio System will conduct a quarterly Department of Defense Contingency Communications exercise. The purpose of this exercise is train on our ability to provide communications following a “very bad day” scenario when traditional forms of communications will likely be unavailable. While the simultaneous loss of all communications nationwide is not likely, for training purposes, we are assuming there has been a massive nation-wide outage.
One of the objectives of this exercise is to continue the partnership with the amateur radio community to help provide information about local conditions and send this information to the Department of Defense to help understand what is happening around the United States.
During this exercise, we will use 60 meters, local VHF and UHF repeaters as well as HF NVIS amateur radio bands. Our goal is to have a conversation about the local conditions in and around your county. During the conversation, our operators will be asking basic questions such as the status of commercial power, public water systems, and road conditions. These will be person to person conversations - you don’t need to use any digital modes or know any special messaging formats.
To kick off this exercise, we are encouraging the amateur radio community to monitor 5330.5 KHz from 0300-0400 Hrs Zulu on 31 OCT. During this hour, we will be doing a high power voice broadcast from a military station on the east coast and alternate with a voice broadcast from the west coast. Amateur radio operators are encouraged to submit a reception report as indicated in the voice broadcast.
For the remainder of the exercise, MARS personnel will be calling for amateur radio operators on the 60 meter channels as well as using already established amateur radio nets on HF NVIS and VHF/UHF repeaters.
Amateur radio operators are also invited to attend the ARRL webinar scheduled for 25 OCT at 2000 hrs Eastern Time where Dave Stapchuk, Chief AF MARS, and the Army MARS Program Manager will give a presentation about the MARS program. Please register for the webinar at:
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THE WEEKLY LINEUP
SATURDAY
RCWA Meeting @ 0900 Golden Corral, Claremore OK
BAARC Testing @ 0930 Broken Arrow Public Service Complex
TDRC Meeting @ 1300 Broken Arrow Central Library
Tulsa 2 Meter Simplex Net @ 2000 146.550 No offset, no tone
SUNDAY
ARES Oklahoma HF Net @ 2130 hrs UTC (1530 CST), Every Sunday 7.200 MHz (alt freq 3.900 MHz)+/- QRM
RCWA 70 CM Net @ 1900 444.350 repeater
USS Batfish & USS Oklahoma Amateur Radio Club Net @ 2000, KC5DBH Rose Repeater 146.985, 110.9 PL.
American Airlines Net @ 2100 147.000 or 147.345 (as backup) No PL required
MONDAY
BAARC Meeting @ 1900 Central Park Community Center, 1500 S Main
Packet Net @ 1900 145.01 AE5ME-15 digipeater
Norman 6M Net @ 2000 50.200 USB
W5VHF Weak Signal Society SSB Net @ 2000 144.190 SSB (Jimmy, KD5ZVE, Net Control in Claremore OK starts with beam pointing south and rotates clockwise during net)
Muskogee ARC Net @ 2100 146.745
Oklahoma ARES VOIP Net @ 2100 D-STAR Reflector 052B (Oklahoma Reflector), Echolink node 7203 (*WX_TALK*), or IRLP 9213.
TUESDAY
Okmulgee County SKYWARN & ARES-OK Net @ 1900 Local 147.225 88.5 PL
RCWA (Claremore) Net @ 1900 147.09
NORA (Vinita) Net @ 2000 147.36 PL 88.5
1.25 cm SSB NET @2000 222.1 SSB
WEDNESDAY
Bartlesville ARES Net @ 2000 146.655 88.5 PL
KC5DBH (Rose, OK) Net @ 2100 146.985 110.9 PL
70 cm SSB NET @2000 432.1 SSB
THURSDAY
Green Country Hamfest Committee Meeting @ 1900 Rib Crib, 81st & Yale
Mayes County ARC (Pryor) Net @ 2000 147.06 88.5 PL
Tulsa ARES/RACES Net @ 2000 147.390 or 443,850 (see Public Service Events & Training for more details)
Side Winders On Two Net @ 2000 144.250 SSB (Jimmy, KD5ZVE, Net Control in Claremore OK starts with beam pointing south and rotates clockwise during net)
FRIDAY
Youth At Heart Net @ 1900 146.910 (PL 88,5)
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PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS & TRAINING
#ARES-Oklahoma Tulsa Regional Weekly Thursday Night Net
2000 hrs (8:00 PM) Every Thursday
Weeks 1-3: 147.39 (no PL);
Weeks 4 & 5: TARC W5IAS UHF Superlink System 443.850 (East Tulsa hub), 442.000 (Mannford), 444.600 (Mounds/ NW Okmulgee Co.), all with (+) offset and 88.5 PL.
Back- up: 146.880 (PL 82.5, 88.5 or 141.3)
#ARES Oklahoma HF Net Weekly Sunday Afternoon Net
2130 hrs UTC (1630 CDT), Every Sunday
7.260 MHz (alt freq 3.900 MHz)+/- QRM
#Oklahoma ARES VOIP Net
2115 Every Monday
D-STAR Reflector 052B (Oklahoma Reflector), Echolink node 7203 (*WX_TALK*), or IRLP 9213
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TRO Public Service Events
None until spring.
To volunteer for any TRO event, contact Kenneth Baucum, KG5CBM, at kg5cbm@tulsahamradio.org, or call 918-271-1435, or check the TRO Facebook Events page:
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Tulsa Amateur Radio Club Public Service Events
None until December
To volunteer for TARC events, contact Bart Pickens, N5TWB, at bjpick@cox.net, or 405.570.3008.
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ON TAP: Sand Springs Christmas Parade, Toys for Tots Toy Run in December. Details coming soon.
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HAMFESTS
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Green Country Hamfest, 07 – 08 APR 17
Regular planning meetings are 1900 hrs, on the 2nd Thursday of every month, except summer, at the Rib Crib, 81st & Yale. Next meeting will be 10 NOV 16.
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2016 ENID HAMFEST Saturday 05 NOV, 2016
Garfield County Fairgrounds (Hoover Building)
305 E Oxford Ave., Enid, OK.
One block west of U.S. 64 (N 4th St)
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ON TAP: Enid in November
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VE HAM RADIO TESTING
Walk-ins welcome at all sessions
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ARRL VEC SESSIONS:
Tulsa Repeater Organization
Third Thursday of odd-numbered months, 1900 (7 PM)
American Red Cross
10151 E 11th (11th & US 169)
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128
Next scheduled session: 17 NOV 16
Contact: Merlin Griffin WB5OSM at 918-520-7668 - leave message, or email: WB5OSM@hotmail.com
Broken Arrow Emergency Management Group
First Saturday of odd-numbered months - 0930 to 1100 (9:30 to 11 AM)
Broken Arrow Public Service Complex
1001 N 6th Street
Broken Arrow OK 74013
Next scheduled session: 05 NOV 16
Contact: Loyd Beeson, AE5MM at ae5mm@arrl.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)
Broken Arrow Public Service Complex
1001 N 6th Street
Broken Arrow OK 74013
Next scheduled session: 10 DEC 16
Contact: Don Doyle AC5II at AC5II@arrl or 918-379-0962
RCWA
First Saturday of each quarter at 0900 (9:00 AM)
Bethel Baptist Church
10705 E 86th St N, Room 136 (133 overflow)
Owasso, OK
Enter at east doors from parking lot
Next session: 07 JAN 16
Tulsa Amateur Radio Club (New session)
Third Saturday of every month at 0900
Pentecostals of West Tulsa
2124 W 41st
Next session: 19 NOV 16
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W5YI VEC SESSIONS:
Last Saturday of every even-numbered month, 1000 (10:00 AM)
Broken Arrow Public Safety Complex
1101 N. 6th Street
Broken Arrow, OK
Next scheduled session: 29 OCT 16
Contact: Skipper Smith, NQ2J at: nq2j@cox.net, or 918-853-8118
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NETS
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Weekly Nets
Sunday
ARES Oklahoma HF Net @ 2130 hrs UTC (1530 CST), Every Sunday 7.260 MHz (alt freq 3.900 MHz)+/- QRM
RCWA 70 CM Net @ 1900 444.350 repeater
USS Batfish & USS Oklahoma Amateur Radio Club Net @ 2000, KC5DBH Rose Repeater 146.985, 110.9 PL.
American Airlines Net @ 2100 147.000 or 147.345 (as backup) No PL required
Monday
Packet Net @ 1900 145.01 AE5ME-15 digipeater
BAARC Net @ 2000 146.91 (PL 88.5) Except for the first Monday of each month (meeting that night)
Norman 6M Net @2000 50.200 USB
Muskogee ARC Net @2100 146.745
W5VHF Weak Signal Society SSB Net @ 2000 144.190 SSB (Jimmy, KD5ZVE, Net Control in Claremore OK starts with beam pointing south and rotates clockwise during net)
Oklahoma ARES VOIP Net @ 2115 D-STAR Reflector 052B (Oklahoma Reflector), Echolink node 7203 (*WX_TALK*), or IRLP 9213.
Tuesday
Okmulgee County SKYWARN & ARES-OK Net @1900 Local 147.225+ 88.5 PL
RCWA (Claremore) Net @ 1900 147.09
NORA (Vinita) Net @ 2000 147.36 88.5 PL
1.25 cm SSB Net @2000 222.1 SSB
Ladies Time On The Radio @ 2100 147.06 88.5 PL
Wednesday
Bartlesville ARES Net @ 2000 146.655 88.5 PL
KC5DBH (Rose, OK) Net @ 2100 146.985 110.9 PL
70 cm SSB Net @2000 432.1 SSB
Thursday
Mayes County ARC (Pryor) Net @ 2000 147.06 88.5 PL
Tulsa ARES/RACES Net @ 2000 147.390 or 443,850 (see Public Service Events & Training for more details)
Side Winders On Two Net @ 2000 144.250 SSB (Jimmy, KD5ZVE, Net Control in Claremore OK starts with beam pointing south and rotates clockwise during net)
Friday
Youth At Heart Net @ 1900 146.910 (PL 88,5)
Saturday
Tulsa 2 Meter Simplex Net @ 2000 146.550 No offset, no tone
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Monthly Nets
Oklahoma Statewide APRS Net @ 1300 Second Saturday of every month 144.390 (APRS standard digipeater frequency)
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CLUB MEETINGS
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Tulsa Repeater Organization (WA5LVT)
Fourth Tuesday of each month except June (Field Day), and possibly December (Christmas)
Location: TBD
Next scheduled meeting: 25 OCT 16
Program: Unknown at this time
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Broken Arrow Amateur Radio Club (W5DRZ)
First Monday of each month 1900 hrs. (7 PM) except September and December
Broken Arrow Community Center
1500 South Main Street
Broken Arrow OK
Next scheduled meeting: Tuesday 07 NOV 16
Program: Unknown at this time
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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: 18 OCT 16
Program: Unknown at this time
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American Airlines Amateur Radio Club (K5JME)
Last Saturday of each quarter (tentative) 0900 hrs. (9 AM) (Listen to Sunday night net for confirmation)
Martin East Regional Library
2601 S Garnett Road
Tulsa, OK
Next scheduled meeting: 31 DEC 16
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Tulsa Digital Radio Club (KT5DIG)
Second Saturday of every month 1300 hrs.
Broken Arrow Central Library
300 W Broadway
Next scheduled meeting: 12 NOV 16
Program: Unknown at this time
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Rogers County Wireless Association (WX5RC)
Second Saturday of every month 0900 (9 AM)
Golden Corral Restaurant 1405 West Will Rogers Boulevard
Claremore OK
Next scheduled meeting: 12 NOV 16
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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@gmail.com. DO NOT send them as a reply to the WA5LVT Yahoo Group, unless you want the entire group to see them before I have a chance to review them.
73 de Doug KC5ZQM