From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Apr  1 04:17:58 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Charlie Calhoun, K5TTT)
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:17:58 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Section Manager change
Message-ID: <KIEOLNAHCPDAFKDGFGHHKEAACEAA.k5ttt@tulsa.com>

I would like to take this final opportunity to say so long and thank you to
all of you for your support and assistance during my 5 year tenure as SM.
We have a great group of amateurs in the section and a fantastic group of
ARRL appointees.  It has been an honor to work with you all.  I am honored
to have had the opportunity to serve as your section manager.

Tomorrow, John Thomason, WB5SYT, officially takes office as your new SM.  I
can think of no one better to take my place.  Good Luck John!

I am on to new adventures.  I am currently preparing to host the Central
States VHF Society conference in Tulsa in July, as President.  I will be
posting information on that here on the reflector and hope you all can
attend.

73 and God Bless,
Charlie Calhoun, Jr., K5TTT
ARRL Section Manager,
Oklahoma Section


From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Apr  1 05:23:08 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Mark D. Conklin N7XYO)
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:23:08 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] STOLEN pick up truck
Message-ID: <001a01c2f80e$c81a69c0$60c214d0@olp.net>

QST  QST  QST

Keep you eyes out for my STOLEN pick up truck.

A 1992 Maroon in color Chevy 1500 Sliverado Extended cab pick-up
Z71 style with tow bar.   No tail gate on back, big aluminum tool box in
back of bed.

Oklahoma Amature Radio Tag: N7XYO

Lots of antennas, SKYWARN decal and American Flack on left side of rear
window.

If you see it, call the police!

Tulsa Police Report #2003-023421

Thanks

Mark Conklin N7XYO
1-888-597-1492 Pager
(918) 366-2007 Hm
(918) 622-6262 Wk
(918) 232-8346 Mobile
n7xyo@arrl.net

From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Apr  1 13:04:48 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Charlie Calhoun, K5TTT)
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 07:04:48 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] STOLEN pick up truck
In-Reply-To: <001a01c2f80e$c81a69c0$60c214d0@olp.net>
Message-ID: <KIEOLNAHCPDAFKDGFGHHIEADCEAA.k5ttt@tulsa.com>

Was it stolen from your house or work?  I know what it looks like so I'll
keep my eyes peeled.

73 and hope this isn't an April fools joke.
Charlie

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:arrl-ok-admin@mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Mark D. Conklin N7XYO
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 11:23 PM
To: ARRL-OK Mailing Listserver
Subject: [ARRL-OK] STOLEN pick up truck


QST  QST  QST

Keep you eyes out for my STOLEN pick up truck.

A 1992 Maroon in color Chevy 1500 Sliverado Extended cab pick-up
Z71 style with tow bar.   No tail gate on back, big aluminum tool box in
back of bed.

Oklahoma Amature Radio Tag: N7XYO

Lots of antennas, SKYWARN decal and American Flack on left side of rear
window.

If you see it, call the police!

Tulsa Police Report #2003-023421

Thanks

Mark Conklin N7XYO
1-888-597-1492 Pager
(918) 366-2007 Hm
(918) 622-6262 Wk
(918) 232-8346 Mobile
n7xyo@arrl.net
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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Apr  1 16:24:50 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Mark D. Conklin N7XYO)
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 10:24:50 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] STOLEN pick up truck
References: <KIEOLNAHCPDAFKDGFGHHIEADCEAA.k5ttt@tulsa.com>
Message-ID: <008501c2f86b$386aaee0$60c214d0@olp.net>

>From parking lot of Martin East Library 31st & Garnet 1930-2100 033103

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlie Calhoun, K5TTT" <k5ttt@tulsa.com>
To: <arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 7:04 AM
Subject: RE: [ARRL-OK] STOLEN pick up truck


> Was it stolen from your house or work?  I know what it looks like so I'll
> keep my eyes peeled.
> 
> 73 and hope this isn't an April fools joke.
> Charlie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: arrl-ok-admin@mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:arrl-ok-admin@mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Mark D. Conklin N7XYO
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 11:23 PM
> To: ARRL-OK Mailing Listserver
> Subject: [ARRL-OK] STOLEN pick up truck
> 
> 
> QST  QST  QST
> 
> Keep you eyes out for my STOLEN pick up truck.
> 
> A 1992 Maroon in color Chevy 1500 Sliverado Extended cab pick-up
> Z71 style with tow bar.   No tail gate on back, big aluminum tool box in
> back of bed.
> 
> Oklahoma Amature Radio Tag: N7XYO
> 
> Lots of antennas, SKYWARN decal and American Flack on left side of rear
> window.
> 
> If you see it, call the police!
> 
> Tulsa Police Report #2003-023421
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Mark Conklin N7XYO
> 1-888-597-1492 Pager
> (918) 366-2007 Hm
> (918) 622-6262 Wk
> (918) 232-8346 Mobile
> n7xyo@arrl.net
> _______________________________________________
> ___________________Information __________________________
> ARRL Oklahoma Section Manager - John Thomason, WB5SYT wb5syt@arrl.org
> Oklahoma Section Web page http://members.cox.net/arrl-ok
> ______________________________________________________
> 
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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Apr  1 17:22:25 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (D C Macdonald)
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 17:22:25 +0000
Subject: [ARRL-OK] News Article
Message-ID: <F8306Ye2oglDe6l6MMD000053a4@hotmail.com>

I could not find it, John.  What section?  Maybe only
a local edition???

73  ---  Mac, K2GKK/5


----Original Message Follows----
From: Wb5syt@aol.com
Reply-To: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net
To: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [ARRL-OK] News Article
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 10:45:25 EST

Neat article, as below in the March 31, 2003 Daily Oklahoman.  Enjoy  73,
John-WB5SYT

Ham radio operators listen for voices from Middle East

2003-03-31
<A HREF="mailto:dzizzo@oklahoman.com">By David Zizzo</A>
The Oklahoman


Every morning for three weeks, David Dary tried. Finally, one day, amid the
sputter, he caught a scratchy response. Trolling through frequencies with 
his
ham radio, Dary had hooked a transmission from an expedition in the 
mountains
of Nepal.

"You feel like you've accomplished something," Dary said.

For many amateur radio fans, the search for rare contact can make all the
equipment and the time spent using it worthwhile. The rarer the better. 
These
days, among the rarest contacts are those in the Middle East, especially
countries like Iraq.

"You don't have any ham radio operators to speak of in Iraq," said Dary, a
retired University of Oklahoma journalism professor who lives in Norman. "I
don't think they have had any since Saddam Hussein went in some 25 years
ago."

Among those into DX, radio shorthand for "long distance," contacts with
certain countries are considered a broadcasting coup. China's a good one. So
is Vietnam. DXers say ham contacts seem to get even rarer around the Middle
East, though, especially in countries under strict government control.

"There are just not many operators over there," Jimmy Richardson said.

Through rotating, di-pole and various other antennae tethered to trees,
chimneys and garages about his Oklahoma City home, Richardson has done some
interesting electronic wandering.

"Many countries all over the place, but never into Iraq or any of those
places," said Richardson, a computer system administrator at Tinker Air 
Force
Base. "I'm sure that countries like Iran and Iraq are so repressed that
nobody operates."

Afghanistan, for example, he said, "was essentially off the air for years 
and
years until we invaded." Since then, one or two hams have begun operating,
the first one being the World Food Bank, Richardson said.

To make contacts that far away takes lots of transmitting power or good
atmospheric "skip" conditions, the right timing, the right frequency and
plenty of luck. Still, such contacts have been known to be made in the 
Middle
East, Dary said. For example, he said, several operators in Western 
countries
recounted hearing transmissions from someone in Jordan.

"They called him. Turned out to be the king," Dary said.

Jordan's King Hussein, who died in 1999, was an amateur radio operator, Dary
said.

Even when, or if, contact is made with the rare ham operators in regions 
such
as the Middle East, the contact is unlikely to provide much information, at
least about things like war. There are two reasons for that.

For one, ham operators avoid talking about politics or religion, J. Liebmann
of Piedmont said. "It's long been a fast rule of our hobby."

His radio appetite is more for bouncing Morse code messages off the moon
using a huge satellite uplink and receiver. Still, he has held regular ham
conversations with people from more than 130 countries.

Another reason the rare Mideast contact provides little information is time.
There isn't much. After an initial rare contact is made, information about 
it
is posted on the Internet, and soon other ham operators hoping to get 
through
on the frequency line up like sparrows on a utility wire.

"Oh man, here's comes the flood," Richardson said. "It's a rush."

Take, for example, a contact that just appeared from Sudan, he said. "There
is just literally a pileup of people trying to work them."

Many radio operators collect "QSL" cards -- postcards mailed by a contact
confirming the contact. Etiquette among hams making rare contacts is to 
speak
very little before signing off so the next person can sign on.

"Basically all you get is name, call sign and 'Thank you very much,'"
Richardson said.

Ham radio isn't what it used to be. While more hams are using equipment
that's more capable and sophisticated, many more effective and simple forms
of communication are available these days to communicate with people around
the world.

Rather than buying thousands of dollars in radio equipment, learning codes,
getting licenses, erecting and tuning antennae, most people just flip open a
phone or sit at a computer.

"The ease with which one can communicate with someone else anywhere in the
world by e- mail, day or night, is maybe taking a kind of edge off amateur
radio," Dary said.

In some emergencies when more conventional systems are overloaded or
inoperative, hams still serve as perhaps the best alternative method of
communication. Regardless of other technologies, though, for hams, there's
still something special about sending your own signal into the air.

"To me, there's still kind of a magic in the process of radio," Dary said.







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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Apr  1 18:13:22 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (D C Macdonald)
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 18:13:22 +0000
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Posting to ARRL-OK and other mailman.qth lists
Message-ID: <F196T456UnHAaaz7EjQ00003ff4@hotmail.com>

Come on, folks.  We keep getting messages that have been
partially truncated, or otherwise disrupted due to their
having been posted in HTML, having attachments, etc.

Each one of these messages shows a website at the end of
text for you to visit to learn how to do it right.  It's
about time people heed those instructions.

I have included below, the portion of the most recent
message that includes notifications from the latest
example where the mailman.qth server has provided the
instructions on how to post correctly.


73  ---  D C "Mac" Macdonald, K2GKK/5



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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Wed Apr  2 13:37:37 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd A Colston)
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 07:37:37 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] RACES media announcement
Message-ID: <20030402.073749.-4015407.1.kc5fm@juno.com>

Amateur radio takes on new role 
By Holly Doyle News 3 Reporter 
April 1, 2003 - 9:10AM 
(NEWS 3) - Just as men and women are deployed overseas for war, men and
women are being deployed on the homefront for homeland security.

Along with fire, police and medical personnel, amateur radio operators
are enlisted in coping with disaster. "It's very fundamental," says Jim
Wades, the Michigan Coordinator for Radio Amateur Civil Defense Systems
(RACES) of amateur radio, "yet it's very reliable." 
Amateur radio operators have long been enlisted to civil defense. In
recent decades, their primary role has been helping out in natural
disasters such as severe thunderstorms, tornadoes or hurricanes.

But now, with the increased threat of terrorism, their focus has expanded
to include homeland security. They play a vital role because when all
other communication systems are broken, down, damaged or overloaded,
amateur radios still work.

"Amateur radio is one of the few systems that really has the flexibility
to let anybody talk to anybody and do so under any circumstances," says
Wades.

There are strict guidelines for an amateur radio operator to become a
RACES member. There are about 50 in Kalamazoo County and 1700 in Michigan
that can respond to a homeland security disaster.

http://www.wwmt.com/engine.pl?station=wwmt&id=397&template=breakout_local
.html
is the URL.



Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
        Don't let Yesterday take up too much of Today.

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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Wed Apr  2 13:56:51 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 08:56:51 EST
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Sunday Gathering
Message-ID: <30.3bcf4c1b.2bbc4623@aol.com>

You are invited!=20

The Tulsa Health Department Amateur Radio Club is hosting a meeting this=20
Sunday, April 6.=A0 Our guest of honor will be incoming ARRL Oklahoma Sectio=
n=20
Manager John Thomason, WB5SYT. This is your opportunity to meet John and=20
discuss your thoughts and suggestions for the Oklahoma Section in a=20
challenging and changing environment for Amateur Radio as national defense=20
and homeland security become more of our focus.=20

No formal presentation is planned. Dress is casual.

The meeting will be held at the Tulsa Health Department at 5051 S. 129th E.=20
Ave. from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Please enter the building through the north=20
entrance.=20

For more information contact:

Dave Cox, NB5N, <A HREF=3D"mailto:nb5n@arrl.net">nb5n@arrl.net</A>
John Thomason, WB5SYT, <A HREF=3D"mailto:wb5syt@arrl.net">wb5syt@arrl.net</A=
>






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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Thu Apr  3 13:57:13 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd A Colston)
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 07:57:13 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Storm Spotting Frequencies
Message-ID: <20030403.075806.-4120135.3.kc5fm@juno.com>

http://www.caps.ou.edu/~kbrews/spotfreq/

The URL points to spotting frequencies for States east of the Rockies.  

http://www.caps.ou.edu/~kbrews/spotfreq/ok.html
http://www.caps.ou.edu/~kbrews/spotfreq/ok-nw.html
http://www.caps.ou.edu/~kbrews/spotfreq/ok-sw.html
http://www.caps.ou.edu/~kbrews/spotfreq/ok-n.html
http://www.caps.ou.edu/~kbrews/spotfreq/ok-s.html
http://www.caps.ou.edu/~kbrews/spotfreq/ok-e.html

are the Oklahoma specific pages.

Corrections/Additions welcome, send to:
kbrews@cox.net


Let me know how more I can help.

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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Thu Apr  3 14:00:08 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:00:08 -0600
Subject: Autoreply: [ARRL-OK] Storm Spotting Frequencies
Message-ID: <B0032957184@virtual-mail.mmind.net>

I will be unavailable by email for part of the day today.  If this is an urgent request and needs our attention now, please call 
in Tulsa 584-6397 or Toll-free nation wide at 1-877-423-6333. Otherwise we will get back to you a bit later.

Thanks! 
Craig Roszel
General Manager
NEWSLINK of Oklahoma Inc.



From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Sat Apr  5 19:27:44 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 13:27:44 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Hazardous Weather Outlook
Message-ID: <20030405.132746.-367607.73.kc5fm@juno.com>

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY TONIGHT...
 
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS.  THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY FORM A
LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE EVENING HOURS...SWEEPING
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT.  THE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA BY LATE
EVENING...PUSHING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY MID MORNING
SUNDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING VERY
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A
TULSA...MUSKOGEE...HUGO LINE.  HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE
THUNDERSTORMS.  WIDESPREAD RAIN AMOUNTS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE
LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WARNING PROBABILITIES CAN BE FOUND IN
THE "OUTLOOK SECTION" AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. GIVEN PROBABILITIES
REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT YOUR LOCATION.
 
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUN THROUGH FRI
THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE WARM
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
ALLOWING WARM AND MOIST AIR TO MOVE INTO THE REGION IN ADVANCE
OF A DRYLINE AND TRAILING COLD FRONT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE DRYLINE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INTO ARKANSAS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS
COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE
PRIMARY THREAT. A FEW SUPERCELLS COULD ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS WITH THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES.
 
.SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
 


Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
        Don't let Yesterday take up too much of Today.

From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Sat Apr  5 22:30:28 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 17:30:28 EST
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Level I Emergency Course
Message-ID: <60.2f6c841c.2bc0b304@aol.com>

As below, the enrollment for Level I Emergency Communication On-Line 
Coursework begins in just about 24 hours.

73, John-WB5SYT

ARECC, Level I, Registration Starts Early Monday Morning 

Registration opens Monday, April 7, 12:01 AM Eastern Time (0500 UTC), for the 
on-line Level I Emergency Communications course (EC-001). Registration 
remains open through the April 12-13 weekend or until all available seats 
have been filled--whichever comes first. Class begins Tuesday, April 22. 

Thanks to the federal homeland security grant from the Corporation for 
National and Community Service, the $45 registration fee paid upon enrollment 
will be reimbursed after successful completion of the course. During this 
registration period, approximately 200 seats are being offered to ARRL 
members on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Senior amateurs are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this 
opportunity. To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing 
Education </cce> Web page and the C-CE Links found there. For more 
information, contact Emergency Communications Course Manager Dan Miller, 
K3UFG, dmiller@arrl.org <<A HREF="mailto:dmiller@arrl.org">mailto:dmiller@arrl.org</A>>; 860-594-0340. 




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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Apr  8 12:21:31 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Mark D. Conklin N7XYO)
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 06:21:31 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Fuel Tanker Explodes Near Glenpool; Highway 75 Closed
Message-ID: <018c01c2fdc1$4c27fe00$60c214d0@olp.net>

Fuel Tanker Explodes Near Glenpool; Highway 75 Closed=20
UPDATED - Tuesday April 08, 2003 6:16AM CDT

Glenpool, Oklahoma- Highway 75 near Glenpool is closed after an =
explosion rocked the area Monday night when one fuel storage tank in the =
ConocoPhillips tank farm exploded, sending flames 100 feet in the air.=20

The tank has now imploded and families in the area are being evacuated.

It happened at about nine o'clock near 121st Street South and Highway =
75. It's believed the explosion happened as diesel fuel was being =
transferred from one tank to another. A spark from static electricity =
might have caused the explosion.

We're told the tank belongs to ConocoPhillips and that all workers are =
accounted for. A spokesperson for ConocoPhillips says workers were =
trying to transfer nearly 84-hundred barrels of diesel fuel into the =
tank when it exploded. We're told there are 31 tanks in that area, which =
hold more than three million barrels of diesel fuel.

Highway 75 near the exploded tanker was shut down, possibly because of =
the amount of traffic brought to the area by people wanting to see what =
happened.

Right now, there is only one tank on fire and the wind, blowing from =
north to south, is blowing the fire away from the other tanks, but =
toward homes in the area. The residents in the area have evacuated and =
all are said to be safe.

The Red Cross has been dispatched to help the displaced families.

Fire crews from Glenpool, Kiefer, Liberty and Tulsa are on the scene =
battling the fire, which could take a long time to bring under control.=20

Copyright 2003 KTUL, Inc. 

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From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 02:38:18 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Mooreland 599!
Message-ID: <1ee.63c47ef.2bc519da@aol.com>

Thanks to all the Mooreland-Woodward folk for a great time at their Hamfest 
this past weekend.

Good discussion of Amateur Radio activity in the OK section.  And a fun QLF 
to "boot."  Sure seemed some of the code sent in the qlf contest topped some 
(including mine) CW heard on the air.  The winner and the most appropriate 
prize awarded therein will have to be learned from the "hams" of northwest 
OK.   

John Turner, KA7GLA, Section EC, discussed jackets being prepared to 
highlight the emergency service communication being provided by our section 
Amateur Radio operators.  Nice lookin' attire.  Eddie Manley, KD5JGB, of 
Ponca City gave an overview of Congressional legislation and made available 
samples of letter to use in writing congress.  It was also mentioned that 
effort is underway to submit proposed PRB-1 legislation to our state 
legislature.  

Gary Gerber, KB0HH, discussed his stay in North Texas to assist in the 
recovery associated with the Colombia disaster.  A very interesting 
presentation revealing the arduous task, difficult conditions and blending of 
Amateur Radio with other volunteers and service agencies.

A sojourn to northwest OK would be incomplete without a trip to the NW5OK 
shack.....how about Amateur Radio facility!  Quite a robust station with 
public service capability dripping from the ceiling.  Groceries at the 
Hamfest? Yes,  including donuts a plenty ready early in the day and sloppy 
joes just suited for always hungry hams by lunch time.  

Great Gathering.

73, John Thomason-WB5SYT
OK Section Manager
WB5SYT@ARRL.ORG


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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Fri Apr 11 13:50:30 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:50:30 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] K5THD Special Event
Message-ID: <66.30bd76a5.2bc81416@aol.com>

WORLD HEALTH DAY 2003 SPECIAL EVENT
=A0
The Tulsa Health Department=A0teamed up with the Oklahoma Section of the ARR=
L=20
to operate=A0a special event station from the Department's EOC on April 7 to=
=20
help bring attention to the World Health Organization's annual=A0celebration=
=20
of=A0"World Health Day."=A0 This year's promotion,=A0with=A0the theme "Healt=
hy=20
Environments for Children," was selected to bring attention to the fact that=
=20
millions of children die annually from environmentally related illnesses tha=
t=20
could be saved through the creation of healthy settings, whether in the home=
,=20
the school, or the community at large.
=A0
Operators included Jerry Chouinard, K5YAA, (5-Land QSL Bureau Manager),=A0=
=A0 two=20
former=A0Section Managers Charlie Calhoun, K5TTT=A0and Dave Cox, NB5N, Eddie=
=20
Manley, KD5JGB (EC),=A0 John Thomason, WB5SYT, SM and Terry Newton,=A0KD5VOL=
. In=20
spite of dismal band conditions, the group was able to work over 220 station=
s=20
in 39 states and 14 different countries on SSB and PSK31. February 2003 73=20
Magazine featured an article on the K5THD station. The special event is=20
discussed in the special event section of=A0 April 2003 QST, page 99.=A0=20

Many thanks to all who participated

Dave Cox, NB5N-=A0 Station Trustee K5THD
John Thomason-=A0 WB5SYT, OK SM



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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Apr 15 18:51:35 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:51:35 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Fw: An Assistance Request From The Amateur Radio Newsline
Message-ID: <20030415.125138.-376487.33.kc5fm@juno.com>


THE AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE SUPPORT FUND
Providing Financial Support To The Amateur Radio Newsline, Inc.
(A Federal 501(c)(3) Non Profit Corporation)
Post Office Box 660937
Arcadia CA. 91066
Tel/Fax: (661) 296-7180
E-Mail: newsline@arnewsline.org
on the web at: www.arnewsline.org

April 14, 2003

Dear Friends and Listeners,

I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, and since 1977, I have been the unpaid 
volunteer producer what is today the Amateur Radio Newsline. I am here
for 
one reason. In just one word, money. Money to keep Amateur Radio Newsline

in operation.
Simply stated, Amateur Radio Newsline is once again in deep financial 
trouble and we need an immediate infusion of funds to keep the service 
alive and the weekly newscasts coming your way.

Here's the score. As this is being written, our Support Fund
Administrator 
Andy Jarema, N6TCQ, says that there is only $24.80 left in the Newsline 
Support Fund bank account. There are also outstanding bills totaling $661

sitting on his desk that must be paid immediately.

No extensions of time will be given to us. No delays will be entertained.

These creditors -- namely telecommunications providers -- want to be paid

right now. Otherwise our ability to communicate goes away and the news 
gathering process grinds to a halt. It could happen before the next 
newscast gets to you a week from now.

Actually, you would not have heard this week's Amateur Radio Newsline 
report (#1339) if I had not made partial payment on some of these bills
out 
of my own pocket. But candidly, that's it. I just do not have the money
to 
keep Amateur Radio Newsline going all by myself.

For those of you who do not understand where the money is spent, let me
lay 
it out for you. The biggest single cost is worldwide long distance 
telephone service. For example, I just got off the phone after talking to
a 
ham in Kuwait City who had news of possible resumption of Amateur Radio
in 
Iraq by broadcast engineers assigned to news bureaus. Calls like this are

how we get most of the news that we deliver to you.

Even with the discounts we have negotiated through long-term contracts, a

12-minute call like this does not come cheap. But it is the price we pay
so 
that we can bring you the most accurate and up-to-date news regarding 
Amateur Radio operations worldwide.

Currently, it costs Amateur Radio Newsline an average of $500 to $600 a 
month in long distance fees. And this is in addition to the cost of
normal 
local phone service and any domestic long distance -- the latter also 
negotiated at deep discount rates. Summing it up, the telephones total 
close to $800 a month. Sometimes a bit more. Sometimes a bit less. But
$800 
is a solid average these days.

But that's not all. There is also the cost of high speed Internet access,

website hosting, file transfer space (FTP site), and everything else that

comes with maintaining an interactive home in cyberspace. That's the home

that we must retain to get the news out to you. It's called 
http://www.arnewsline.org

And there are still tape cassettes and portable recorders. Yes, we still 
use good old cheap audiocassettes and mostly Sony consumer recorders to 
gather the news. And we go through quite a few tapes every month and a 
recorder or two a year. Even at the wholesale prices we pay, it's still
an 
average of $20 to $30 for what we use.

That's assuming that nothing goes wrong, of course. That nothing breaks.
Or 
that online protocols do not change, and necessitate expensive software 
upgrades. So you see, the total cost of bringing you the news is over 
$1,000 a month or about $250 a week.

Some of you will say that this is an awful lot of money, so here is a
point 
of comparison. As some of you know, I work in the broadcast industry. As 
such, I can tell you that amortized across the business day, it costs the

"average" local television station around $1,000 to $1,500 per hour -- 
depending on the market -- just to cover a single story that may run 30 
seconds on a newscast. If they fly a news helicopter, you can add another

$700 an hour.

And that's local news! International news coverage costs a lot more than 
that. When you compare our rather meager budget with the news department
of 
an "all news" local radio station, it's easy to see that Amateur Radio 
Newsline has learned to squeeze a nickel so hard that it yells "uncle!"

The reason we can do this is because there is no paid staff. Everyone -- 
this writer included -- and the corporation's Board of Directors -- is a 
volunteer. We have no salaries to pay and none of the peripheral expenses

that come with maintaining a full time group of employees.

But, what if something does go wrong? What if a fax machine or cassette 
recorder breaks and needs to be replaced? Or a computer dies and needs to

be repaired? Or we are faced with a mandatory software upgrade because 
providers no longer support the software that worked just fine three days
ago?
Well, it works this way. If it's a "must do," I pay for it out of my own 
pocket and hope that donations will cover it at some later date. That's
the 
way that it has been since 1977, when I took over the then Westlink News 
Service from Jim Hendershot, WA6VQP. And believe it or not - that's the
way 
it is, to this day!
If anyone else on our all-volunteer staff has a problem, they fix it and 
submit a bill. If there is money in the account, they get reimbursed. No 
money, and they wait. No bill submitted -- no repayment.

And oh yes. There is the $1,100 or so that it will cost us this August to

present the Young Ham of the Year Award. Yes, Vertex-Standard and CQ 
Magazine cover all the expenses of the youngster chosen to receive the 
award, but we have to pay to send a representative to Huntsville,
Alabama, 
to present the award and also -- this is a biggie -- cover the costs of
the 
mini-banquet to honor the youngster the committee has selected. (The 
Huntsville Hamfest, like most Amateur Radio shows, discontinued its
annual 
banquet several years ago.)
I was just over on ORBITZ.com, the airline travel site. I plugged in 
Burbank, California -- the airport closest to us -- and Huntsville, 
Alabama, as the destination. This year's fare for this summer - the
21-day, 
discounted purchase price, is $543. And that's if we buy it now -- before

prices go up in early May. And we would -- if we had the money to do it!

Here's the bottom line. I am a working stiff just like the rest of you.
So 
are all of those who volunteer their time and talent to producing these 
weekly newscasts. I can personally help out with finances in a real
pinch, 
but I am not made of money and cannot keep shelling out what it costs to 
keep the Amateur Radio Newsline newscasts coming your way. The money just

isn't there!

If you want Amateur Radio Newsline to continue, you will have to vote
"yes" 
with your checkbook, and you have got to do it right now! Today! Not next

week or next month. Today is it!

Again, this is the bottom line: If we do not raise the $661 immediately, 
and an additional $1,000 a month -- every month -- month after month
after 
month -- we will be gone and we will not be back.

Remember, Amateur Radio Newsline is a federal, 501 (c)(3) non-profit 
corporation. Your contributions are tax-deductible. So we end this 
far-too-long announcement with the address for the Newsline Support Fund,

PO Box 660937, Arcadia, CA 91066.

We hope that you will respond and that this week -- or next week -- will 
not be the last week we bring you the news. Let's hope that it can, and 
will, continue to be with you for weeks, months and years to come. Either

way, it has been a great 26-year-run -- and we thank you for supporting
us 
over the years.

Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF
President: ARNewsline, Inc.





Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF
Writer - Producer
The Amateur Radio Newsline, Inc.
wa6itf@arnewsline.org
http://www.arnewsline.org
"Since 1976 - Hobby Radio News
for Todays Radio Amateur"

From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Fri Apr 18 04:10:42 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 23:10:42 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] OKC Marathon 04 27 03
Message-ID: <70.2d209df4.2bd0c6b2@aol.com>

Amateur Radio will play a vital role in the upcoming Oklahoma City marathon=20
by providing on site communication. More Amateur Radio operators are needed=20
for the event.  Since Amateur Radio was keenly involved in on-site=20
communication in the hours and days following the bombing it is only=20
appropriate that we return to help with the Marathon. The eight years since=20
the April 19, 1995 days from hell have gone swiftly.

Many of you were key players in April 1995 and we are asking you to come bac=
k=20
again on April 27, 2003.  The marathon begins at 6:30 that morning at the=20
National Memorial site in downtown OKC. But, if it is later that morning=20
before you can make the event your help would still be appreciated. Below is=
=20
a nicely written overview of the event.  Send me an an email if you would=20
like to help or have questions.

73, John Thomason-WB5SYT
OK Section Manager
WB5SYT@ARRL.ORG



Here's an FAQ list which should provide general information about the event.
Additionally, it give volunteers a better insight as to the 'how and why' of=
=20
the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon.

Tom Webb, WA9AFM/5



Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
Frequent Asked Questions and .
Resource Document of Responses


Congratulations!=A0 You've just been promoted to Ambassador!=A0 On race day
(April 27th), you will be the public face of the Oklahoma City Memorial
Marathon to many citizens of Oklahoma City, Nichols Hills, The Village, and
other cities and towns hereabouts.=A0 For all the publicity we've put out,
there will still be people who have not heard of the Marathon, don't know
why we're doing it, misunderstand why and how we're doing it, or just are
upset because they're being inconvenienced.=A0 You're the person who gets to
answer their questions, allay their concerns, and create new Marathon
supporters.

Here are some of the questions marshals have been asked in the past and
what you should know in order to give informative and useful answers.=A0 We
don't expect you to memorize these answers but to understand them so you can
express them in your own words.

Q: What's going on?
A: This is the third annual running of the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon.
The event weekend includes marathon entries and two and five-person relays
for runners and walkers.=A0 The event also includes a Wheelchair Marathon,
Kid's Marathon and an ever-growing 2K Memorial Walk.

Q: Why are you doing that?
A: To honor the 168 men, women, and children who were killed, and the
thousands whos lives were changed forever in the April 19, 1995, bombing of
the Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City.=A0 Our message is to
honor their memories, celebrate life, reach for the future and unite the
world in hope.

Q: How far are they running?
A: The marathon course is 26 miles, 385 yards long-26.2 miles.

Q: How long does it take them?
A: The fastest runners will finish in about 2=BD hours.=A0 Some of the peopl=
e
who are walking the course will need as much as 8 hours to finish.

Q: Where do they all come from?
A: We have runners not only from the Oklahoma and Southwest region, but from
all over the country and the world.

Q: So why are you doing it here (in my neighborhood or my favorite park)?
Why not do it in some other part of town?
A: We have runners today not only from Oklahoma City and around the state,
but also from 43 other states and 7 foreign countries.=A0 We want to show of=
f
the nicest parts of Oklahoma City.=A0 [This answer is particularly good in t=
he
upscale and historic neighborhoods, like Nichols Hills, The Village, Mesta
Park, Heritage Hills, and Harvey Park.]

Q: So why are you doing it today (on a Sunday), or now?
A1: We want to run the Marathon close to the anniversary of the Murrah
Building bombing-April 19th.
A2: We start the Marathon at 6:30 on a Sunday morning because that's when
there's the least traffic and we actually inconvenience the fewest people.
Also, Sunday is better for the runners, especially the out-of-state runners.
The can come in on Saturday, go home Sunday afternoon after the race, and
not miss a day of work.
A3: April is one of the best times of the year in Oklahoma City to run a
marathon.

Q: How long will this be going on?
A: We'll be done here by [your release time].

Q: When will you do this again?
A: We hold the Marathon on the last Sunday in April each year.

Q: Who's paying for all these policemen and firemen?=A0 I don't like my tax
dollars being spent on this kind of thing.
A1: No tax money goes to support the Marathon.=A0 The policemen and EMTs are
all volunteers working on their own time.=A0 The Marathon pays their salarie=
s
while they're supporting us.=A0 If you see firefighters on their trucks,
they're out cheering the runners on but they're still on call to fight fires
and deal with other emergencies.
A2: The Marathon actually brings commerce and tax dollars to the Oklahoma
City area and serves as a base to promote our state, our city and our great
people.=A0 Runners who don't live here stay in our hotels, eat in our
restaurants, shop in our stores.=A0 It IS the Oklahoma Standard in action.

Q: So who gets all the money you make off of this?
A: After race expenses, the rest of the money supports the Oklahoma City
National Memorial.

Q: Well, I still don't like it.=A0 You're interfering with my life and my
routine.
A: I'm sorry.=A0 I'll get you across the course as soon as I can and you'll=20=
be
on your way.

Empathize as much as possible if they are upset about something. And keep in
mind that we are simply one of the best events in Oklahoma history.=A0 We ar=
e
presenting a gift to Oklahomans, the nation and the world.=A0 Be polite, don=
't
argue, and get them on their way as soon as you can without endangering the
runners.




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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Fri Apr 18 23:03:01 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd A Colston)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:03:01 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Fw: Saturday Severe Weather
Message-ID: <20030418.170627.-824403.21.kc5fm@juno.com>

I appreciate Steve giving this heads up for us.

I just got out of an OK-First refresher.  As part of the weather
briefing, the instructors noted how difficult this is to forecast,
especially IF there is weather tonight.

Storms Saturday are projected, as of now, to be between 1600 - 1900
firing time.  There are some similarities between the May, 1999 event and
this one.  The dry line has moved further east, which will move the
threat further east.  Of course, as Steve mentioned, the models are all
over the place right now.

Lord willing, we will be back in the County by early afternoon.  Please
join me in checking out your radios today, including your NOAA weather
radio, in preparation for what may be the most serious severe weather
event we will have to face this year.  Keep your eyes to the sky for any
storms that may fire during the early evening tonight.

For those of you who are NOT involved in severe weather spotting, there
is still time to get some training, though the formal classes have ended.
 Please contact your local emergency management office to indicate your
willingness to help.

Let me know how more I can help.


Lloyd Colston                     Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK  USA                  http://www.geocities.com/mccem
             Sero in periculis est consilium quaerere.


----- Forwarded Message -----
Good Afternoon:
You are receiving this e-mail because you are registered on the OKARK
SKYWARN website as a spotter, emergency management employee/volunteer or
net control operator for the National Weather Service in Tulsa.
 
The threat for severe weather is in the forecast for Saturday evening in
the Tulsa NWS County Watch Area (CWA).
Models are conflicting as of right now because much of the energy for
tomorrow will depend on how quickly the storms that will develop tonight
move out of the area.  If they stay in the area, daytime heating and
associated instability will be hindered.  If the storms push on east and
heating is allowed, watch out!
Net Control Operators for Saturday:  Merlin Griffin – Tom Shaw – Tim
Parker – Don McHugh plus 2 loggers.  More assistance may be needed
throughout the overnight hours if the system slows.
I mentioned storms tonight… The Forecast Meteorologist at the NWS Tulsa
has indicated that there is a good possibility for some “hailers” in the
area between 10:00 and midnight.  Threats tonight are LARGE hail and
damaging wind.  If you are out spotting, keep an ear to the radio and
WX5TUL – we’ll try our best to keep you out of it.
Net Control Operators for Friday evening:  Steve Miller – Bob Hall.  
 
I encourage you to consider spotting tonight and especially tomorrow, as
coverage will be needed across the CWA.  Included in the links I have
provided below, are frequencies for use in reporting severe weather to
the NWS in Tulsa (WX5TUL).   
 
I’m looking forward to hearing your reports over the next 36 hours. 
 
 
Thank you,
 
 
Steve Miller
KC5TRR
www.okarkskywarn.org
 
 
Forecast Tools and Other Helpful Information:
http://www.okarkskywarn.org/spotter_freq.asp - Look up and print spotter
frequencies in the CWA
http://www.wxcaster.com/experimental_products.htm - tornado index
http://weather.cod.edu/nexlab.frames.html - Lots ‘o models
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/ - Good ol’ SPC forecasts…
http://www.hamwx.com/ - Best dang chaser site on the internet!
http://newsone-media.com/freqs.html - Frequencies
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tulsa/  - Best dang weather service office in the
country!
 

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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Sat Apr 19 01:04:05 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd A Colston)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 19:04:05 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Fw: NWS Tulsa News Letter
Message-ID: <20030418.191130.-824403.23.kc5fm@juno.com>

NWS Tulsa enters journalism.          :)

I hope you enjoy their first issue.

Let me know how more I can help.

Lloyd Colston                     Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK  USA                  http://www.geocities.com/mccem
             Sero in periculis est consilium quaerere.

--------- Forwarded message ----------

Attached is our latest attempt at a news letter.  We used to do one that
was more internally focused that only EMs saw.  This one is intended for
anyone...so you are welcome to print it and/or forward it to anyone you
like.

We expect to do about 4 of these a year.

Steve

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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Wed Apr 23 00:48:21 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 18:48:21 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Fw: Fw: Paul Harvey and Ham Radio
Message-ID: <20030422.190348.-232377.0.kc5fm@juno.com>

If you don't get the attachment and want it, email Herb.

Let me know how more I can help.

Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
        Vigilance is the keystone to preparedness.

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Herb Petereit" <hpetereit@mo-net.com>

Thanks, Marge, for sending this along -- hopefully everyone I'm
sending to has the ability to hear MP3 files.

This file, incidently, is safe to open and play -- even to record
for future use...

Cheers!  Herb

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <M67arge@aol.com>
Subject: Paul Harvey and Ham Radio

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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Fri Apr 25 06:52:32 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 01:52:32 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Pryor Special Event
Message-ID: <103.2c9d3cc6.2bda2720@aol.com>

> To: Oklahoma Section
>=20
> From: John Thomason, WB5SYT
> Section Manager
>=20
> Below is information on this Sunday's Special Event to be held in Pryor, O=
K=20
> by the Mayes County ARC <A HREF=3D"http://www.pbwco.com/mcarc">http://www.=
pbwco.com/mcarc</A>.=A0 A potluck cookout will=20
> be held at 6:00 pm. Kindly contact Tony, KD5AFE@arrl.net for more=20
> information. Look forward to seeing many of you there.
>=20
> 73, John
> wb5syt@arrl.org
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> **************************************************************************=
****************
> For Immediate Release
> Radio Operators commemorate local disaster
>=20
> Pryor--- Radio operators from around the area are scheduled to operate fro=
m=20
> the
> Pryor Park Sunday afternoon to commemorate the anniversary of the Pryor
> tornado, according to Tony Clark, president of the Mayes County Amateur
> Radio Club.
>=20
> The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is open to the public.
>=20
> Fifty-one years ago, during a communications blackout caused by World War
> II, radio operators played a key part in the response and recovery to
> what history records as the fifth deadliest tornado in Oklahoma.
>=20
> The radio operators will man W5P, a special event station authorized by
> the American Radio Relay League.=A0 John Thomason, the Section Manager for
> the ARRL, will be on hand as well to answer questions about amateur
> radio.
>=20
> Emergency Management volunteers, many of who are licensed radio
> operators, will be distributing information regarding personal disaster
> kits and other important safety facts.
>=20
> Persons desiring more information about the Mayes County Amateur Radio
> Club may view it at <A HREF=3D"http://www.pbwco.com/mcarc">http://www.pbwc=
o.com/mcarc</A>=A0 while <A HREF=3D"http://www.arrl.org/">http://www.arrl.or=
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> the web page for the American Radio Relay League.=A0=20
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> Lloyd Colston=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 Mayes County Emergency Management
> Pryor, OK USA=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 http://www.geocities.com/mccem
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Vigilance is the keystone to preparedness.
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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Sat Apr 26 05:07:45 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:07:45 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Norman Special Event
Message-ID: <10d.2379db7b.2bdb6011@aol.com>

Norman, OK: South Canadian Amateur Radio Society, W5NOR. 1500Z-2300Z Apr 26. 
Commemorating the Land Run of 1889 that opened Oklahoma Territory. 28.389 
21.389 14.289 7.289. QSL. SCARS, PO Box 720993, Norman, OK 73070. 

To: OK Section 

From: John Thomason, WB5SYT

As above,  from the Special Events Section of QST the South Canadian ARS will 
be operating a special event station this Saturday from Andrew Park in 
Norman.  For more information contact Bill, N5UMH@arrl.net   The club web 
site is: <A HREF="http://www.w5nor.org/">http://www.w5nor.org/</A>   Club repeater is W5NOR on 147.060 with pl of 
141.3.  Enjoy!




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From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Tue Apr 29 02:43:45 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (Eddie Manley)
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 20:43:45 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] HELP - Important Legislation
Message-ID: <3EADD8D0.FEE77C50@concentric.net>

To:  OK Section
Fr:   Eddie Manley [KD5JGB] and John Thomason [WB5SYT]

Your HELP is needed.   We have 2 legislative issues pending in the US
Congress, which are very important to each of us ...................
1) HR 713, and its counter-part S 537, is commonly called the "Amateur
Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2003".   This bill was also introduced
in 2001 as HR 817 -- it did not pass, so it has been reintroduced.
This legislation is to help maintain our frequency spectrums for our
continued use, and for our children and grandchildren's use in the
future.  You can read the complete text, and status, of these bills at
the Thomas Web Site <http://thomas.loc.gov>.
2) HR 1478, is called the "Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
Consistency Act of 2003".   This proposed legislation deals with antenna

and tower restrictions.  Many Amateur operators, living within developed

communities, are being subjected to unreasonable restrictions, and
sometimes outright prohibition, regarding the installation of external
antennas.  This law would instruct the States and local communities "to
reasonably accommodate Amateur Radio antenna policy", in their local
laws.  This is referred to, many times, as the 'PRB-1' legislation.  You

can read the complete text, and status, under HR 1478 at the Thomas Web
Site <http://thomas.loc.gov>.

We need for you to contact your Congressman.   To date, NONE of our
Oklahoma Congressmen endorse these important Amateur Radio issues.  But,

they will listen to their constituents and it will not take much of your

time to JUST DO IT!  We have 'DRAFT' letters which you can obtain, or
e-mail them, directly, requesting their support in Congress for these
important laws.  The members of Congress will not support these
relatively small, technical bills without concrete evidence of support
from their constituents, So get in there and help your hobby, NOW!  They

will listen to you ...................

To E-mail your member of Congress directly, go to:
<http://www.house.gov/writerep/>, or
<http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index.cfm>

If you do not know who your House Representative is, we have a map and
list of Oklahoma's 5 congressional districts, available.   Both Senators

need to be written:  Don Nickels and Jim Inhofe.

Contact KD5JGB, Eddie Manley, 8200 W Prospect, Ponca City OK 74601 or
e-mail him at:  <jema@concentric.net> for draft letters and/or the list
of our representatives, in Word format, or to receive them in the mail
in paper forms.   The ARRL also has letters and lookups at:
<www.arrl.org/govrelations/>, if you have a computer.  There is a good
article in the April 2003 'QST' on page 46, about 'Communicating with
Congress'

Let myself or John know when you make a contact, by CC:ing one of us.
Also, watch for the need to support our own State legislation on
'antenna accommodations', in the very near future.
Thanks





From arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net  Wed Apr 30 14:58:05 2003
From: arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net (arrl-ok@mailman.qth.net)
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:58:05 EDT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Lawton VHF Contest Club
Message-ID: <1c6.8f91552.2be1306d@aol.com>

To: OK Section
From: John Thomason, WB5SYT

Don Ross, as below, asked this be shared with the OK Section members. Sounds=
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like a neat and fun activity.  Please contact Don for more information. Don=20
good luck with the project and thanks for allowing me to share the word!

73, John-WB5SYT


Don Ross, NL7CO
<A HREF=3D"mailto:dross@sirinet.net">dross@sirinet.net</A>

In keeping with our mission statement to encourage VHF contesting, The
Lawton VHF Contesting Club will recognize, with plaques, the highest scoring
Oklahoma Stations in the following categories during the ARRL June VHF
Contest:

=A0 =A0 Single Operator, Low Power
=A0 =A0 Single Operator, High Power
=A0 =A0 Multi-operator (includes both limited and unlimited multi-operator=20
entries)
=A0 =A0 Rover

To win a plaque, you must be an Oklahoma based station and score the highest
in your category.=A0 Rovers are not restricted to working only from Oklahoma=
,
but must be based in Oklahoma.

To enter, include dross@sirinet.net as a cc: when submitting your cabrillo
formatted electronic log to the ARRL or send a copy of your log and
verification of submission to the ARRL to:

=A0 =A0 Lawton VHF Contesting Club
=A0 =A0 Post Office Box 403
=A0 =A0 Lawton, OK 73502-0403

If you need assistance with the submission of your log, send a copy of it to
the Lawton VHF Contesting Club and we will get it submitted to the ARRL for
you.=A0 If you want our assistance in submitting your log, it must arrive to
the Lawton VHF Contesting Club by 1 July 2003 to meet the ARRL deadlines.
We prefer that your log be send to us in an Excel spreadsheet format.

All of the applicable rules of the ARRL June VHF Contest apply.


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