From k2gkk at hotmail.com  Tue Nov  1 08:06:37 2011
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 07:06:37 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FW: ARRL November Sweepstakes Bulletin
In-Reply-To: <BLU129-W80F904BA7231207AB3A3DF1D70@phx.gbl>
References: <20111101.063550.15899.0@webmail57.vgs.untd.com>,
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Here is an announcement from ARRL's "Club" section 
regarding the upcoming ARRL Sweepstakes inviting 
club competition and promoting the participation by 
Technician-class licensees. 
 
73, 
 
D C "Mac" Macdonald

   k2gkk at hotmail.com
         OR
   ocapa at juno.com

 
Please note: forwarded message attached 

From: "Fusaro, Norm W3IZ" w3iz at arrl.org 
To: "clubs" clubs at arrl.org 
Cc: "Woolweaver, David ( Dir, WG)" k5rav at arrl.org 
Subject: ARRL November Sweepstakes Bulletin 
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:55:33 -0400 






ARRL Affiliated Clubs Sweepstakes Bulletin ? 2011  Larry Hammel, K5OT ? Sweepstakes Contest Manager  Clubs are always looking for operating events and opportunities that excite and motivate their members to be active, especially on HF.  This year?s ARRL November Sweepstakes certainly fits the bill and ? for the first time in years ? the bands will have plenty to offer Technician license-holders, too!  Sweepstakes ? or ?Sweeps? among friends ? is a contest in which modest stations can do very, very well.  There?s no need for giant towers and antennas or legal-limit amplifiers ? a backyard dipole or vertical and a ?barefoot? HF rig will do just fine. In fact, SS is one contest in which antennas can be too high!  Because Sweepstakes brings out so many US and Canadian operators, it is very popular for friendly ?contests within a contest? between clubs and between club members.  A club contest to work the most sections, make Worked All States, or ring up the highest score is a nice way to wrap up the season with awards being presented at the year-end meeting.  Many clubs have a friendly competition with other nearby clubs for local bragging rights. Even small clubs can get into the action on a national scale in the Local category of the ARRL Affiliated Club Completion.  College clubs can participate in two ways.  The first is to submit a score in the School Club category of the main competition. With its 30-hour time limit, the shared-operating nature of the category fits right in with the busy fall semester.  Give the Phone weekend (Nov 19-20) a try before heading home for Thanksgiving break!  The second is to participate in the Collegiate Championship, sponsored by Ken Harker, WM5R.  Ken has compiled a long list of yearly winners for each of the NCAA Division I Conferences ? has your school?s club participated?  The website is currently being updated with  the 2010 scores and we need some help sorting out the current conference assignment for the record- holders - any volunteers?  Finally, for a relaxed ?practice? opportunity, try the ARRL?s School Club Roundup from Oct 17-21.  Did we mention the opportunities for Technician licensees? Techs have a large chunk of 10 meters available to them on both  Phone (28.3-28.5 MHz) and CW (28.0-28.2) but in recent years, there hasn?t been much activity due to quiet solar conditions.  Lately, the solar flux has been kicking up to 120 and higher, meaning that 10 meters opens up coast-to-coast and beyond! If your club?s Techs have been wondering what all the fuss is about 10 meters, be sure to encourage their activity during Sweeps.  Perhaps one of those intra-club challenges we were talking about?   If you?d like to know more about Sweepstakes, download the Sweepstakes Operating Guide ? there are simple explanations of the rules and a list of resource articles and websites to help you get the most from your Sweepstakes weekend.  Maybe you?ll even bring home the coveted ?Clean Sweep? coffee mug!  CQ Sweeps!   73, Larry Hammel K5OT   		 	   		  

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Fri Nov  4 10:07:24 2011
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 07:07:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FYI: NATIONWIDE EAS TEST NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Message-ID: <1320415644.79386.YahooMailNeo@web160117.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

FCC BULLETIN: DA 11-1857
?
November 3, 2011
?
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
UPDATES TO THE NOVEMBER 9, 2011 NATIONWIDE EAS TEST
?
On November 9, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time1 (EST), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct the first-ever
nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The purpose of the test is to assess the reliability
and effectiveness of the EAS as a way to alert the public of national emergencies.
?
The EAS Third Report and Order, which adopted the rule allowing for nationwide testing of the
EAS, delegated authority to the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) to determine, in
consultation with FEMA and other EAS stakeholders, as appropriate, various operational procedures for
implementing national tests of the EAS, including the duration of the test.2
?
On August 23, 2011, the Bureau released a Public Notice addressing operational procedures for
the Nationwide EAS Test, which, among other things, stated that the test would last for ?approximately
three minutes.?3 On October 26, 2011, the FCC released a Public Notice announcing the availability of a
Nationwide EAS Test Handbook (Handbook) providing EAS Participants with operational instructions
for the test and which also stated that the test would last for ?approximately three minutes.?4
?
After a careful review of the technical elements of the test, FEMA and the FCC have concluded
that a thirty-second test will allow the agencies to effectively assess the reliability and effectiveness of
the EAS as a way to alert the public of national emergencies with limited disruption to the public.
?
Today?s public notice supersedes any prior Public Notice, and announces that a revised Handbook
reflecting the new thirty second test length has been posted at www.fcc.gov/nationwideeastest.
?
1 See Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces that First Ever Nationwide Diagnostic Test of the
Emergency Alert System Will Occur on November 9, 2011 at 2 PM EST, EB Docket No. 04-296, Public Notice, 26
FCC Rcd 8398 (PSHSB 2011).
?
2 See Review of the Emergency Alert System, EB Docket No. 04-296, Third Report and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 1460,
1490 ? 81 (2011) (Third Report and Order).
?
3 See Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Provides Additional Information to EAS Participants for the
November 9, 2011 Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System, EB Docket No. 04-296, Public Notice, 26
FCC Rcd 11461 (PSHSB 2011).
?
4 See Federal Communications Commission Reminds EAS Participants About November 9, 2011 Nationwide EAS
Test, Public Notice, DA 11-1788 (PSHSB rel. Oct. 26, 2011).
?
2
All EAS Participants, (e.g., broadcasters, cable operators, satellite radio and television service
providers, and wireline video service providers)5 should consult and use the updated version of the
Handbook. A copy of the Handbook must be located at normal duty positions or EAS equipment
locations when an operator is required to be on duty and be immediately available to staff responsible for
administering the Nationwide EAS Test. The Handbook supersedes all other EAS Handbooks for the
duration of the November 9, 2011 Nationwide EAS Test.6 A copy of the Handbook is attached to this
Public Notice as Appendix A. Copies of the Handbook can also be downloaded from the Bureau?s web
site at http://www.fcc.gov/nationwideeastest.
?
The Bureau will continue to provide additional information about this first Nationwide EAS Test
through the release of further public notices, as necessary. Please also visit the Bureau?s web page
(http://www.fcc.gov/nationwideeastest) for additional announcements of significant developments
affecting the Nationwide EAS Test for both EAS Participants and the general public. Updated
information on this test, including recommended ?best practices,? can also be found on FEMA?s
?Emergency Alert System (EAS) Community Information Updates and Test Preparations? web page
(http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm).
?
For further information regarding this test, contact Tom Beers, Chief, Policy Division, Public
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-0952; or Gregory Cooke, Associate Chief, Policy
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-2351.
?
-- FCC --

From n0irw at suddenlink.net  Sun Nov  6 00:03:21 2011
From: n0irw at suddenlink.net (Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:03:21 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Earthquake
In-Reply-To: <E92DC9D5536E4A89BA3D5A2D5B11E8D2@webster39bc674>
References: <E92DC9D5536E4A89BA3D5A2D5B11E8D2@webster39bc674>
Message-ID: <A1FB443D-1E00-48B3-9F64-08C4D8DF43A0@suddenlink.net>

I have reports from Grand Lake to Ardmore and over here in Perry.....big shake here.

Kevin

On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:00 PM, Thomas Webb wrote:

> Just had a quake in the area 1.5 miles east of Tinker at around 10:50 PM. Seemed sustained, rattled pictures on the wall.  No apparent damage.
> 
> Tom Webb, WA9AFM/5 


From ae5mh at sbcglobal.net  Sun Nov  6 00:07:30 2011
From: ae5mh at sbcglobal.net (AE5MH)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 22:07:30 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] [OKtraders] Re: Earthquake
In-Reply-To: <A1FB443D-1E00-48B3-9F64-08C4D8DF43A0@suddenlink.net>
References: <E92DC9D5536E4A89BA3D5A2D5B11E8D2@webster39bc674>
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Message-ID: <001501cc9c39$9b12ef00$d138cd00$@net>

Long big shake here.  Still feeling after rumbles in MWC.  Haven't felt one
like that since I left Alaska in 93'

 

Mark

AE5MH

 

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Of Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 10:03 PM
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Subject: [OKtraders] Re: Earthquake

 

  

I have reports from Grand Lake to Ardmore and over here in Perry.....big
shake here.

Kevin

On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:00 PM, Thomas Webb wrote:

> Just had a quake in the area 1.5 miles east of Tinker at around 10:50 PM.
Seemed sustained, rattled pictures on the wall. No apparent damage.
> 
> Tom Webb, WA9AFM/5 

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From n0irw at suddenlink.net  Sun Nov  6 00:06:32 2011
From: n0irw at suddenlink.net (Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:06:32 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] 5.2 quake
Message-ID: <0AB50BA3-69B2-4510-8991-F3A1014EF37A@suddenlink.net>

geological survey shows 5.2 at 35.599?N, 96.751?W

Kevin


From n0irw at suddenlink.net  Sun Nov  6 00:07:41 2011
From: n0irw at suddenlink.net (Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:07:41 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] [ARES-OK] Re: Earthquake
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that's about where the one this morning happened

Kevin

On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:06 PM, n7xyo at yahoo.com wrote:

> 5.2M per USGS cent 4 east of Sparks Ok near Shawnee. 
> 
> N7XYO
> 
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> From: "Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW" <n0irw at suddenlink.net>
> Sender: aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:03:21 -0500
> To: Thomas Webb<tmwebb at cox.net>; ARRL Oklahoma Section List<Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>; <aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com>; <oktraders at yahoogroups.com>
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> Subject: [ARES-OK] Re: Earthquake
> 
>  
> I have reports from Grand Lake to Ardmore and over here in Perry.....big shake here.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:00 PM, Thomas Webb wrote:
> 
> > Just had a quake in the area 1.5 miles east of Tinker at around 10:50 PM. Seemed sustained, rattled pictures on the wall. No apparent damage.
> > 
> > Tom Webb, WA9AFM/5 
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From k5jj at cox.net  Sun Nov  6 00:18:01 2011
From: k5jj at cox.net (John J. Podpechan)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:18:01 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] 5.2 quake
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The one tonight knocked some books off my bookshelf here in Claremore.  

John, K5JJ



 

From w5jo at brightok.net  Sun Nov  6 00:20:34 2011
From: w5jo at brightok.net (Jim Wilhite)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:20:34 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Earthquake
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Felt it here near Arbuckle lake quite strong at that.

Jim/W5JO

----- Original Message ----- 



>I have reports from Grand Lake to Ardmore and over here in 
>Perry.....big shake here.
>
> Kevin
>
> On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:00 PM, Thomas Webb wrote:
>
>> Just had a quake in the area 1.5 miles east of Tinker at around 10:50 
>> PM. Seemed sustained, rattled pictures on the wall.  No apparent 
>> damage.
>>
>> Tom Webb, WA9AFM/5
>
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From n0irw at suddenlink.net  Sun Nov  6 00:21:21 2011
From: n0irw at suddenlink.net (Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:21:21 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] more on eq
Message-ID: <F5330FEB-5158-40DF-8727-707A0B169811@suddenlink.net>

there have been 1200 to 1300 reports so far.....from Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas.

USGS still calling it a 5.2.

Kevin


From n0irw at suddenlink.net  Sun Nov  6 00:23:40 2011
From: n0irw at suddenlink.net (Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:23:40 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] new responses
Message-ID: <1D135CC9-7776-4355-8BCD-BDCF6E74A963@suddenlink.net>

now have responses from Illinois and Tennessee......

Kevin


From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Sun Nov  6 00:34:58 2011
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 21:34:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] EARTHQUAKE - DID YOU FEEL IT?
Message-ID: <1320554098.77446.YahooMailNeo@web160110.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

EARTHQUAKE - DID YOU FEEL IT?
?
Report it to the USGS at the link below:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/

Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
918.232.8346
n7xyo at arrl.net
Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO

www.ARESOK.org

From n0irw at suddenlink.net  Sun Nov  6 00:44:01 2011
From: n0irw at suddenlink.net (Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:44:01 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] [OKtraders] more on eq
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who knows after the 4.7 this morning and now a 5.6 in the same area....and only 3 miles deep......if any of you have any activations of any sort....please let Mark know.

Kevin


On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:41 PM, Jerry Buchanan wrote:

> wow thats heavy so do they think it there'll be more to come??
> 
> --- On Sun, 11/6/11, Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW <n0irw at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> 
> From: Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW <n0irw at suddenlink.net>
> Subject: [OKtraders] more on eq
> To: "ARRL Oklahoma Section List" <Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>, aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com, oktraders at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, November 6, 2011, 4:21 AM
> 
> there have been 1200 to 1300 reports so far.....from Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas.
> 
> USGS still calling it a 5.2.
> 
> Kevin
> 
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From n0irw at suddenlink.net  Sun Nov  6 00:55:09 2011
From: n0irw at suddenlink.net (Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW)
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:55:09 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] largest quake
Message-ID: <CCD0F5B2-9932-455A-BDC1-5C7888656DD9@suddenlink.net>

At 5.6 this is the largest quake in Oklahoma on record.....the last was 5.5 a looooong time ago.

Kevin

From k2gkk at juno.com  Sun Nov  6 08:23:33 2011
From: k2gkk at juno.com (D C (Mac) Macdonald)
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 13:23:33 GMT
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Earthquake
Message-ID: <20111106.072333.32560.0@webmail52.vgs.untd.com>

Biggest one I've ever felt. Some wobbling of tall furniture. 
Lights swung. Coffee cups on hangers, also. 
 
Shaking and rumbling for around five minutes. 
 
No apparent damage. 
 
Near I-240 and Sooner Rd in OKC. 
 
 
* * * * * * * * * * * 
* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF, Ret (61-81) * 
* * * * * * * * * * * 
 
 
* "An unarmed man can but flee * 
* from evil. Evil can NEVER be * 
* overcome by flight FROM it." * 
 
 

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW" <n0irw at suddenlink.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:03:21 -0500
To: Thomas Webb <tmwebb at cox.net>, 
ARRL Oklahoma Section List <Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>, 
aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com, 
oktraders at yahoogroups.com 
 
Reply-To: ARRL Oklahoma Section List <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net> 
 
I have reports from Grand Lake to Ardmore and over here in
Perry.....big shake here.

Kevin

On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:00 PM, Thomas Webb wrote:

> Just had a quake in the area 1.5 miles east of Tinker at around 10:50 PM. Seemed sustained, rattled pictures on the wall.  No apparent damage.
> 
> Tom Webb, WA9AFM/5 
 

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From: disharp at swbell.net (Richard Sharp)
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 06:27:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Earthquake
In-Reply-To: <20111106.072333.32560.0@webmail52.vgs.untd.com>
References: <20111106.072333.32560.0@webmail52.vgs.untd.com>
Message-ID: <1320589646.41165.YahooMailRC@web80207.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi  all. Send things on kitchen shelves rocking and rolling. I however could not 
feel anything in any room or outside.
 Dick
 KE5NCR





________________________________
From: D C (Mac) Macdonald <k2gkk at juno.com>
To: arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net
Cc: Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net; aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com; tmwebb at cox.net; 
oktraders at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, November 6, 2011 7:23:33 AM
Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Earthquake

Biggest one I've ever felt. Some wobbling of tall furniture. 
Lights swung. Coffee cups on hangers, also. 

Shaking and rumbling for around five minutes. 

No apparent damage. 

Near I-240 and Sooner Rd in OKC. 


* * * * * * * * * * * 
* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF, Ret (61-81) * 
* * * * * * * * * * * 


* "An unarmed man can but flee * 
* from evil. Evil can NEVER be * 
* overcome by flight FROM it." * 



---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW" <n0irw at suddenlink.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:03:21 -0500
To: Thomas Webb <tmwebb at cox.net>, 
ARRL Oklahoma Section List <Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>, 
aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com, 
oktraders at yahoogroups.com 

Reply-To: ARRL Oklahoma Section List <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net> 

I have reports from Grand Lake to Ardmore and over here in
Perry.....big shake here.

Kevin

On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:00 PM, Thomas Webb wrote:

> Just had a quake in the area 1.5 miles east of Tinker at around 10:50 PM. 
>Seemed sustained, rattled pictures on the wall.  No apparent damage.
> 
> Tom Webb, WA9AFM/5 


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From disharp at swbell.net  Sun Nov  6 09:27:26 2011
From: disharp at swbell.net (Richard Sharp)
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 06:27:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Earthquake
In-Reply-To: <20111106.072333.32560.0@webmail52.vgs.untd.com>
References: <20111106.072333.32560.0@webmail52.vgs.untd.com>
Message-ID: <1320589646.41165.YahooMailRC@web80207.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi  all. Send things on kitchen shelves rocking and rolling. I however could not 
feel anything in any room or outside.
 Dick
 KE5NCR





________________________________
From: D C (Mac) Macdonald <k2gkk at juno.com>
To: arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net
Cc: Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net; aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com; tmwebb at cox.net; 
oktraders at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, November 6, 2011 7:23:33 AM
Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Earthquake

Biggest one I've ever felt. Some wobbling of tall furniture. 
Lights swung. Coffee cups on hangers, also. 

Shaking and rumbling for around five minutes. 

No apparent damage. 

Near I-240 and Sooner Rd in OKC. 


* * * * * * * * * * * 
* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF, Ret (61-81) * 
* * * * * * * * * * * 


* "An unarmed man can but flee * 
* from evil. Evil can NEVER be * 
* overcome by flight FROM it." * 



---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW" <n0irw at suddenlink.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 23:03:21 -0500
To: Thomas Webb <tmwebb at cox.net>, 
ARRL Oklahoma Section List <Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>, 
aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com, 
oktraders at yahoogroups.com 

Reply-To: ARRL Oklahoma Section List <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net> 

I have reports from Grand Lake to Ardmore and over here in
Perry.....big shake here.

Kevin

On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:00 PM, Thomas Webb wrote:

> Just had a quake in the area 1.5 miles east of Tinker at around 10:50 PM. 
>Seemed sustained, rattled pictures on the wall.  No apparent damage.
> 
> Tom Webb, WA9AFM/5 


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From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Sun Nov  6 11:17:45 2011
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 08:17:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Record earthquake shakes Oklahoma late Saturday
Message-ID: <1320596265.21005.YahooMailNeo@web160103.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

By Staff Reports? Tulsaworld.com
Published: 11/5/2011? 11:14 PM 
Last Modified: 11/6/2011? 1:39 AM
?
PRAGUE, OKLAHOMA- A?magnitude 5.6 earthquake -- the strongest in state history -- shook Oklahoma late Saturday night, less than 24 hours after a 4.8 quake shook the state.
?
The earthquake at 10:53 p.m. was centered north of Prague in Lincoln County, and sent shockwaves hundreds of miles through multiple states. The quake was in the same area as one that occurred at 2:12 a.m. Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Prague is about 75 miles southwest of Tulsa.
?
Initial reports from EMSA and the Tulsa Police Department indicated that no major damage had been sustained in the Tulsa area, but there was damage in Lincoln County.
?
According to the Lincoln County emergency manager, portions of U.S. 62 have buckled and the chimney on a two-story house collapsed near Prague.
?
A boulder rolled onto a roadway in the area, according to the emergency manager. Other buildings have been damaged, and further assessments will be made after daylight.
?
"It was a pretty ornery little earthquake," said Joey Wakefield, Lincoln County's emergency manager.
?
The U.S. Geological Survey received reports that the tremors were felt in multiple states -- Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and Tennessee among them. The agency received thousands of reports, including some from Indianapolis and Milwaukee. 
?
In the Tulsa area, it produced shockwaves for about 20-30 seconds. It was the latest in a series of quakes originating in the same area of Lincoln County.
?
Early reports indicate that Saturday night's quake surpassed a 5.5 temblor on April 9, 1952, near El Reno as the strongest in state history.
?
The first reports on tonight's quake indicated that it registered 5.2, but those were revised upward by the U.S. Geological Survey.
?
The quake was felt in Stillwater and occurred shortly after the end of Oklahoma State's dramatic 52-45 win over Kansas State at Boone Pickens Stadium. The game was nationally televised by ABC, and during a postgame analysis, broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit felt the quake during an interview with an ESPN studio host.
"... I literally thought the stadium was rocking. People were stepping down off this platform I'm on," Herbstreit said. Stillwater is approximately 60 miles from the earthquake's epicenter.
?
People throughout the Tulsa area reported feeling the quake, describing a rumbling sound that had windows rattling and hanging lights swaying.
?
Bill Koch, of Jay, said he lives in an underground house, and the quake "about shook me out of bed."

From barney.boone at att.net  Mon Nov  7 15:21:08 2011
From: barney.boone at att.net (Barney Boone)
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 12:21:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] (no subject)
Message-ID: <1320697268.28459.YahooMailNeo@web181004.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

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Each radio with free duplexer, magnet mount and antenna. Radios have new backup lithium batteries and new light bulbs.?
?

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2 Diamond F-718 repeater about 15 ft. or more antennas  $100 each or offer They are broken down to three pieces in the garage.

1 Commercial GMRS 10ft. repeater antenna   $100? In my garage.

Additional shipping charge via UPS

Thanks, 
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From k2gkk at hotmail.com  Mon Nov  7 19:02:34 2011
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 18:02:34 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] ARRL Bulletin ARLB022 - W1AW 2011/2012 Winter Operating
	Schedule
Message-ID: <BLU129-W64AA3615FC868A3435330F1DE0@phx.gbl>


SB QST @ ARL $ARLB022
ARLB022 W1AW 2011/2012 Winter Operating Schedule

ZCZC AG22
QST de W1AW  
ARRL Bulletin 22  ARLB022
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  November 7, 2011
To all radio amateurs 

SB QST ARL ARLB022
ARLB022 W1AW 2011/2012 Winter Operating Schedule

Morning Schedule:

Time                  Mode     Days 
-------------------   ----     --------- 
1400 UTC (9 AM EST)   CWs      Wed, Fri 
1400 UTC (9 AM EST)   CWf      Tue, Thu 

Daily Visitor Operating Hours:

1500 UTC to 1700 UTC - (10 AM to 12 PM EST)
1800 UTC to 2045 UTC - (1 PM to 3:45 PM EST)

(Station closed 1700 to 1800 UTC (12 PM to 1 PM EST))

Afternoon/Evening Schedule:

2100 UTC (4 PM EST)    CWf      Mon, Wed, Fri 
2100  "      "         CWs      Tue, Thu
2200  "  (5 PM EST)    CWb      Daily
2300  "  (6 PM EST)    DIGITAL     Daily 
0000  "  (7 PM EST)    CWs      Mon, Wed, Fri 
0000  "      "         CWf      Tue, Thu
0100  "  (8 PM EST)    CWb      Daily
0200  "  (9 PM EST)    DIGITAL     Daily 
0245  "  (9:45 PM EST) VOICE    Daily 
0300  "  (10 PM EST)   CWf      Mon, Wed, Fri 
0300  "      "         CWs      Tue, Thu
0400  "  (11 PM EST)   CWb      Daily
 
 
                         Frequencies (MHz) 
                         ----------------- 
CW:    1.8025 3.5815 7.0475 14.0475 18.0975 21.0675  28.0675 147.555
DIGITAL:  -   3.5975 7.095  14.095  18.1025 21.095   28.095  147.555
VOICE:  1.855 3.990  7.290  14.290  18.160  21.390   28.590  147.555
  
Notes: 

CWs = Morse Code practice (slow) = 5, 7.5, 10, 13 and 15 WPM
CWf = Morse Code practice (fast) = 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 13 and 10 WPM  
CWb = Morse Code Bulletins = 18 WPM

CW frequencies include code practices, Qualifying Runs and CW
bulletins.

DIGITAL = BAUDOT (45.45 baud), BPSK31 and MFSK16 in a revolving
schedule.

Code practice texts are from QST, and the source of each practice is
given at the beginning of each practice and at the beginning of
alternate speeds.

On Tuesdays and Fridays at 2330 UTC (6:30 PM EST), Keplerian
Elements for active amateur satellites are sent on the regular
digital frequencies.

A DX bulletin replaces or is added to the regular bulletins between
0100 UTC (8 PM EST) Thursdays and 0100 UTC (8 PM EST) Fridays.

Audio from W1AW's CW code practices and CW/digital bulletins is
available using EchoLink via the W1AW Conference Server named
"W1AWBDCT."  (The 9:45 PM ET phone bulletin is currently unavailable
via W1AWBDCT.)  The CW/digital audio is sent in real-time and runs
concurrently with W1AW's regular transmission schedule.

All users who connect to the conference server are muted.  Please
note that any questions or comments about this server should not be
sent via the "Text" window in EchoLink. Please direct these
questions or comments to w1aw at arrl.org.

In a communications emergency, monitor W1AW for special bulletins as
follows: Voice on the hour, Digital at 15 minutes past the hour, and
CW on the half hour.
  
All licensed amateurs may operate the station from 1500 UTC to 1700
UTC (10 AM to 12 PM EST), and then from 1800 UTC to 2045 UTC (1 PM
to 3:45 PM EST) Monday through Friday.  Be sure to bring your
current FCC amateur radio license or a photocopy.

The W1AW Operating Schedule may also be found on page 88 in the
October 2011 issue of QST or on the web at,
http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-operating-schedule .
NNNN
/EX
 		 	   		  

From k2gkk at hotmail.com  Mon Nov  7 21:57:48 2011
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 20:57:48 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Another Big Rock  and Roll
Message-ID: <BLU129-W27AF383DC3F81667108AD3F1DE0@phx.gbl>


Just had another quake at approximately 0247z. House
continued to shake for about 90 seconds after first
tremor.
 
* * * * * * * * * * *
* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
* (Since 30 Nov 53) *
* Oklahoma City, OK *
* U.S.A.F., Retired *
* * * * * * * * * * * 		 	   		  

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Mon Nov  7 22:08:54 2011
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (n7xyo at yahoo.com)
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 03:08:54 +0000
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Another Big Rock  and Roll
In-Reply-To: <BLU129-W27AF383DC3F81667108AD3F1DE0@phx.gbl>
References: <BLU129-W27AF383DC3F81667108AD3F1DE0@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <1679727315-1320721731-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1961736033-@b5.c4.bise6.blackberry>

4.7M

Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

-----Original Message-----
From: D C *Mac* Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
Sender: arrl-ok-bounces at mailman.qth.net
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 20:57:48 
To: ARRL Oklahoma<arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
Reply-To: ARRL Oklahoma Section List <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Another Big Rock  and Roll


Just had another quake at approximately 0247z. House
continued to shake for about 90 seconds after first
tremor.
 
* * * * * * * * * * *
* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
* (Since 30 Nov 53) *
* Oklahoma City, OK *
* U.S.A.F., Retired *
* * * * * * * * * * * 		 	   		  
______________________________________________________
___________________ Information __________________________

ARRL Oklahoma Section Manager - Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW  n0irw at arrl.org
Oklahoma Section Web page http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/oklahoma

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From k5jj at cox.net  Mon Nov  7 22:11:15 2011
From: k5jj at cox.net (John J. Podpechan)
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 21:11:15 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Another Big Rock  and Roll
In-Reply-To: <BLU129-W27AF383DC3F81667108AD3F1DE0@phx.gbl>
References: <BLU129-W27AF383DC3F81667108AD3F1DE0@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <BD86396B33A9481DADB83F2824C59570@Office>

Yep, was at computer here in Claremore and heard rumble and thought it was 
thunder then felt house start shaking.  Knew then it was another quake.

John, K5JJ



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From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 8:57 PM
To: "ARRL Oklahoma" <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Another Big Rock  and Roll

>
> Just had another quake at approximately 0247z. House
> continued to shake for about 90 seconds after first
> tremor.
>
> * * * * * * * * * * *
> * 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
> * (Since 30 Nov 53) *
> * Oklahoma City, OK *
> * U.S.A.F., Retired *
> * * * * * * * * * * *
> ______________________________________________________
> ___________________ Information __________________________
>
> ARRL Oklahoma Section Manager - Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW  n0irw at arrl.org
> Oklahoma Section Web page http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/oklahoma
>
> _________________________________
>
>
> This list is for the discussion of topics relating to amateur radio in the 
> ARRL Oklahoma Section.  Anyone is welcome to post to the list.  It was set 
> up in order to improve communication between the section leaders and 
> members.
>
>
>
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From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Wed Nov  9 10:42:22 2011
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 07:42:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Emergency Alert System TEST today
Message-ID: <1320853342.88824.YahooMailNeo@web160103.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

A nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will occur on Wednesday, November 9 at 
2:00 PM EST via TV and radio stations.? 


Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
918.232.8346
n7xyo at arrl.net
Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO

www.ARESOK.org

From kc5fm at aol.com  Tue Nov 15 11:23:12 2011
From: kc5fm at aol.com (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:23:12 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Media Nominations
Message-ID: <CAGeNtEE1c_RHWBhmWUdYiaMVDD9h9HqKa7C9o2wqDSGHphfJ_Q@mail.gmail.com>

There's just a few days to nominate ... just a few days will come and go.

We've had some good press in Oklahoma.  Don't you think it would be a
good idea to nominate some of those reporters?

73

Lloyd


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From:  <pr-request at reflector.arrl.org>



Nominations for the Bill Leonard Award remain wide open for 2011 in all
three classes - audio, video and print mediums. ?You have until Dec 9th
to get your favorite reporter(s) in for consideration.





-- 

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Altus, OK USA http://wx5em.us
Straight Key Century Club #5676
Croatian Telegraphy Club CTC # 1.931
CARF #294 Ten-Ten #10231 NAQCC #4408
Southcars #8276 QCWA #31935 ARRL #8037325
http://www.carf.net http://www.ten-ten.org http://norcars.net/
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From kc5fm at aol.com  Wed Nov 16 10:42:39 2011
From: kc5fm at aol.com (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:42:39 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Fwd: Issue 3 - ARRL Legislative Update Newsletter
In-Reply-To: <20111116145847.F3BA320628@bmail.arrl.org>
References: <20111116145847.F3BA320628@bmail.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <CAGeNtEFgtfbDQrQpjjjTRd_teBaKg63yod1Ri6fK4h5=ZDDPOw@mail.gmail.com>

Just part of the newsletter addresses an issue brought to my attention
by a group in Enid.

"Members such as yourself let members of
Congress loudly hear your objections to losing a significant portion
of our 70-cm allocation very clearly."

Just more evidence that the League is "all over it".

73

Lloyd



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ARRL Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 8:58 AM
Subject: Issue 3 - ARRL Legislative Update Newsletter
To: kc5fm at juno.com


Dear ARRL Member:

Attached is the newly released issue of the ARRL's Legislative Update
newsletter.

Thanks for your interest in the ARRL Legislative Program and your
subscription to automatically receive these updates when they become
available.

ARRL Members who have not signed up to receive the Legislative Update
newsletter may do so by selecting "ARRL Legislative Update" in the "Edit
Email Subscriptions" tab found on their personal "Edit Your Profile"
page on the ARRL Web.

The newsletter is also available on the ARRL Web at
www.arrl.org/legislative-update-newsletter

Thanks and 73


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Croatian Telegraphy Club CTC # 1.931
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From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Tue Nov 22 18:19:38 2011
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:19:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Are you ready for winter here in Oklahoma?
Message-ID: <1322003978.92648.YahooMailNeo@web160101.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>



When Brutal Storm Slams Alaska, Hams Provide Critical Communications
ARRL.org 11/22/2011 

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA?- Cold, windy winter storms are nothing new to Alaska, ?the Last Frontier.? But even infrastructure built to withstand some of the harshest conditions can fail. As a storm pummeled the small, isolated villages along the Bering Sea on November 8, it knocked out power lines and commutations across the region. The only way the villages could communicate with each other -- and with officials and weather forecasters in Fairbanks and Anchorage -- was via ham radio. ?The hams were providing critical observations,? explained Carven Scott, the Science and Operations Officer at the National Weather Service?s office in Anchorage. ?We don?t have a lot of meteorological observations in the west. We don?t have the instruments out there.?
?
Scott told the Alaska Dispatch that the messages he received from radio amateurs were ?deceptively simple?: How fast the wind was blowing and from what direction, sea level, wave height, whether it was snowing or raining and the temperature. ?These seemingly small details from various villages made a big difference for the weather service -- enough so, Scott said, that a lead forecaster told him, ?Whatever you do, don?t cut it off because this stuff is really helping us.? Through the ham radio network, Scott and his colleagues learned that river ice in Koyuk was backing up and spilling onto the banks, roofs had blown off in Nome, water was surging in Nome, and rain and snow were falling in Shaktoolik and Savoonga.?
?
First-hand reports from people on the ground fed the information in real-time to the NWS, allowing forecasters to adjust and refine their analysis. So if forecasters predicted snow, but it?s raining instead, meteorologists can tweak their formulas. ?Those seemingly unimportant pieces of information help us characterize where the front is at,? Scott told the Alaska Dispatch. ?Without that information, it would impact our ability to execute our mission, which is the protection of life and property and enhancement of national commerce.?
?
According to the Alaska Dispatch, as soon as NWS forecasters became aware the storm?s severity, they quickly got word out to ARES? Alaska: ?Whenever the National Weather Service has questions about what is going on or what is pending in a far-off place, they will call on the amateur community to try and provide current update information,? explained Jerry Curry, KL7EDK, of Fairbanks. ?They don?t have the ability to see what?s going on out there. It enables them to produce better and more accurate forecasts.?
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Martin Ruud, WL7MR, of Nome, is a member of ARES? Alaska. Rudd provided communications support for about 48 hours, beginning on November 8 when the storm first hit. Inside his warm home, he draped sleeping bags over his windows to protect himself and his equipment in case a wind gust shattered the glass. Outside, a 160 meter antenna stood ready. While Ruud was standing by in Nome, operators in Kenai, Ketchikan, Fairbanks and Whitehorse were also ready to take voice messages and get them to where they needed to go.
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According to the Alaska Dispatch, Ruud fielded messages from islands and other coastal communities: ?In Gambell, a village at the northern tip of St Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, Job Koonooka was his contact. In Elim, east of Nome on the shore of Norton Sound, it was John Jemeouk. In Shishmaref, it was Bobby Iyatunguk. He had others in St Michael, Little Diomede, Brevig Mission and Koyuk. Many of these smaller communities relied on Internet or phone connections to get their status updates to Ruud, who then fed them into an email format that he beamed out via radio, sometimes with pictures attached, to larger processing centers. From these larger systems, the messages ?jumped track? from the radio network to the Internet and continued their journey to the e-mail inboxes of other ham operators, including those working with the National Weather Service in Alaska.?
Rudd received a message from Bobby Iyatunguk in Shishmaref during the storm, telling him that none of the village?s residents had been injured, phones still worked, there was no known damage, the gym was open, businesses were closed and that help wasn?t needed. But soon after Rudd received this message, Iyatunguk sent another one: CALM WINDS, WATER STILL RISING, LOTS OF WATER IN LAGOON SLOWLY GETTING TO HOMES. Earlier in the storm cycle, Shishmaref reported to Ruud that its emergency services center was up and running, its store had closed, power was on, phones were working, wind was coming in from the south at 35-40 miles per hour, and the beach was holding up during a rising tide.
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Through the Amateur Radio network, Ruud was able to distribute a picture sent from the village of Koyuk showing ice beginning to build, as well as this message: ?Blizzard conditions set in 10 PM, winds 15 from SE gusts up to 25. Tide has not come in yet. Tide receded about 3.5 feet from the highest tide. No property damages as of last update or personal injury. Still haven?t heard if the school or businesses will close tomorrow. Businesses open normal hours this evening. So far so good.?
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During the storm, ARES? Alaska showed it?s a good complement to the state?s emergency system. ?More than a back up, it demonstrated it can fill information gaps -- though it will never replace the communication used by those in command,? the Alaska Dispatch stated. ?Ham operators always defer to official responders during any crisis.? ARRL Alaska Section Manager Jim Larsen, AL7FS, agreed. ?We actually hope we never get used,? he said. ?But we want to help our communities -- so if they need us, we want to be as prepared as we can.?
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Curry called Amateur Radio ?a kind of ?Plan B? for anything else that doesn?t work. It is basically a world or global messaging system. A ham radio operator with the right equipment can send a message from just about anywhere in the world.?? -- Thanks to the Alaska Dispatchfor the information

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Sun Nov 27 13:12:50 2011
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:12:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Leaders needed: ARES-Ok is seeking nominations or
	volunteers
Message-ID: <1322417570.99802.YahooMailNeo@web160102.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

QST ALL amateur radio operators in Oklahoma 
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ARES-Ok is seeking nominations or volunteers for several District Emergency Coordinators (DEC) positions. The DEC is an important part of the ARES-OK leadership team.
There are 23 Districts in Oklahoma. Currently there are only 7 DECs serving, we need 16 more DECs immediately.
To see where help is needed you can log into www.ARESOK.org and under the Main Menu and Role Based Activities choose ?Section Coverage Report? to see which districts are vacant.
The DEC is the link between neighboring county EC?s and the Regional or Zone area and is a BIG help to recruiting leaders and volunteers throughout the District for ARES-OK.
Do?you know a?fellow amateur operator who would be a good choice for?a leader with ARES-OK OR?would you like to be a candidate for these appointments?

Please send your nominations to me at e-mail: ?n7xyo at arrl.net
I?appreciate your help with the selection for these vital leadership positions.

Thank you,


Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
918.232.8346
n7xyo at arrl.net
Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO
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The ARRL District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) is appointed by the Section Emergency Coordinator (ZEC) to supervise the efforts of local Emergency Coordinators in the defined district. The DEC's duties involve the following: 
1.???? Coordinate the training, organization and emergency participation of Emergency Coordinators in your district of jurisdiction. 
2.???? Make local decisions in the absence of the ZEC or through coordination with the ZEC, concerning the allotment of available amateurs and equipment during an emergency. 
3.???? Coordinate the interrelationship between local emergency plans and between communications networks within your area of jurisdiction. 
4.???? Act as backup for local areas without an Emergency Coordinator and assist in maintaining contact with governmental and other agencies within your area of jurisdiction. 
5.???? Provide direction in the routing and handling of emergency communications of either a formal or tactical nature, with specific emphasis being placed on Welfare traffic. 
6.???? Recommend EC appointments to the ZEC. 
7.???? Coordinate the reporting and documenting of ARES activities in your district of jurisdiction. 
8.???? Act as a model emergency communicator as evidenced by dedication to purpose, reliability and understanding of emergency communications. 
9.???? Be fully conversant in National Traffic System routing and procedures as well as have a thorough understanding of the locale and role of all vital governmental and volunteer agencies that could be involved in an emergency. 
10.?? District Emergency Coordinators are encouraged to earn certification from the ARRL "Intro to EmComm, EC-001" Course (See ARRL for details) 
11.?? All ARES Oklahoma officers are also expected to complete ICS-700.A, ICS-100.B, ICS-200.B, and ICS-800.B FEMA training. All existing ARES members must complete this training before 12/1/2007. All new applicants have one year from the time of application to become part of ARES Oklahoma to complete this training. 
Recruitment of new hams and League members is an integral part of the job of every League appointee. Appointees should take advantage of every opportunity to recruit a new ham or member to foster growth of Field Organization programs, and our abilities to serve the public. 
Requirements: Full ARRL membership; FCC Technician class amateur radio license or higher. 

