[ARRL-OK] Monthly Oklahoma Section News Summary
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Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:33:41 EST
Green Country Hamfest Begins Today!
The OK Section Convention 2004 will ring its opening bell in just a few hours.
Opportunities for fellowship and fun are abundantly available for Amateur
Radio operators and their families. The event starts today at 5 pm and goes
on Saturday from 8 am --5 pm. The Section Convention is being held at the
Claremore Expo Center, 400 Veterans Parkway (20 minutes northeast of Tulsa on
Historic Route 66) Talk is on 147.09+ or 444.350+no PL tone.
Every attendee to the Oklahoma Section Convention (Green Country Hamfest) will
have the opportunity to add $1 to the ticket price and that $1 will go
directly to the ARRL's Broadband over Power Line (BPL) Defense Fund. Also
throughout the event there will be collections points and other opportunities
to contribute to the fund. Flyers will be distributed to everyone attending
the hamfest as well as posters with information about the harmful interference
BPL will cause to communication in times of emergency and the threat to the
hobby. Information on the BPL threat and (BPL) Defense Fund can be found at
www.arrl.org/bpl
Programs include an Amateur Radio study session and a test session on Friday
at 6 and 7 pm, respectively. On Saturday morning at 9 am a Weather seminar
will be held by National Weather Service of Tulsa staff Steve-KA9MLL and
George-KD5JWH. The League seminar conducted by Coy -N5OK and John-WB5SYT,
West Gulf Division Director and OK Section Manager respectively, will begin at
10. At 11 the State ARES conference will be held by KA7GLA & Callen-AB5JY.
AMSAT's Keith-W5IU will have their seminar at 12 noon. At 1 PM the 0klahoma DX
Association will have their gathering with club president Bruce-K5PX at the
helm. Then at 2 pm Merlin-WB5OSM will head up the ARRL VE session
Kudos to the Ada ARC for reactivating its League affiliation. Have just
received word of the Southern OK ARES(Ardmore) group becoming League
affiliated, as well. Central OK Radio Amateurs (CORA) is moving rapidly
toward the same affiliation. Great job crew as your effort to have a strong
connection to the League is greatly appreciated with substantial benefits to
accrue. Great community outreach by the Choctaw ARC. The group donated the
League library set of books to the community's new library and a Now You're
Talking licensing textbook to the city fire chief. Appreciate the club
allowing the SM to participate in the activity. The Elk City Hamfest of March
6 was vy enjoyable with good interaction, a well attended League forum and
vendors to meet attendees purchase ideas quite well. Thanks to Earl-N5NEB,
and many others for the effort and hospitality.
On Tuesday March 23 at 7:30 the two National Weather Service staff, as above,
will make a presentation at the The Tulsa Repeater Organization club meeting.
Contact Mark-N7XYO Section PIO [email protected] Looks like a great evening to
join in the fun. The Tulsa Health Department Amateur Radio Club/OK-1 DMAT will
have a Joint Readiness Exercise at 0000Z-2400Z on Apr 3.
www.tulsa-health.org/k5thd. Contact Dave-NB5N at [email protected]. This is a
superb event which will be vy well handled by Dave and company. GL Dave!
The OU Amateur Radio club will have an Antenna day on Saturday April 10. The
event will be held at Norman's Westheimer's Airport from 9 am to 12 noon.
For additional information on this exciting and League sanctioned event
contact Marilyn-KD5JQM with email of [email protected]. Planned to be in
attendance are Coy-N5OK and Jim-N5OHL Section Affiliated Club Coordinator. On
Saturday May 1, the Tri-State ARG will host a hamfest in Woodward. Contact
[email protected] for more information.
73, John Thomason-WB5SYT
OK Section Manager
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ARRL Oklahoma Section
Section Manager: J. John Thomason, WB5SYT
[email protected]
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