From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Sun Aug  5 18:40:24 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 15:40:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Support during
	Wildfires
Message-ID: <1344206424.71779.YahooMailNeo@web125606.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

SPECIAL NOTE: Any Amateur group(s) that has been active providing AMATEUR RADIO emergency communication support for ANY of the wildfire events... PLEASE also go to www.ARESOK.org and submit an Incident Report.? OR e-mail to n7xyo at yahoo.com a short narrative with the who, what, when and where of the your AMATEUR RADIO emergency communication support .

Please also copy (CC) your report and any photos of AMATEURS in action to ARRL PIC Lloyd KC5FM at kc5fm at aol.com
? 

?
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 n7xyo at yahoo.com  Wed Aug  8 21:28:41 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 18:28:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Grow Your ARES Group
In-Reply-To: <690359.58759.qm@web35506.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <690359.58759.qm@web35506.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1344475721.10683.YahooMailNeo@web125603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>



Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Grow Your ARES Group
? 
By David Coursey, N5FDL, EC San Joaquin County (CA) 
From the ARRL ARES E-Letter March 16, 2011 
? 
This month, I'll share some simple ideas for growing your ARES group. You can probably implement most or all of them. 

 
Location - Having a great location is one of the keys to success of ARES groups. Among the most important things a served agency can provide to your group is a place to hold meetings and events. Finding places to "do things" was the most difficult part of getting our group started. Now that we are established, it isn't a problem--but, we are careful to provide special support to the groups that support our program by providing meeting locations. 

 
Dinner Meetings - If you haven't considered holding dinner meetings, you should. I was initially reluctant because of the expense to members. I didn't want anyone to avoid our meetings because they couldn't afford an expensive meal or would be unable to find something to eat at the restaurant I chose. One way to handle this is to separate mealtime from program time or select a restaurant that is OK with someone just ordering a cup of coffee. This has not turned out to be a problem. Dinner meetings can keep groups alive when non-dinner meetings will not.  

HamCrams - Creating new, emergency-minded hams may be the best way to grow your group and goes?
hand-in-hand with the next item. One-day licensing classes don't teach someone how to be a ham, but the license makes someone trainable and worth investing in. 

 
Make Friends - I am a big proponent of linking ARES to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) groups, church emergency preparedness, Scouts and anyone else who we can help get a license. I don't expect these people to become "ham first" volunteers, but they add significantly to the number of trained persons we can call upon. And some really do get interested in Amateur Radio as a primary hobby. 

 
Don't Say No to People Who Want to Make You Look Good - If someone has an idea that will make your ARES group look good, by all means let them. Good judgment matters--the person has to actually be able to deliver, but make it known you are open to good ideas that aren't your own. And bask in the glow of their success. This is where future leaders come from. 

 
Be more than just an ARES group - There is, I am led to believe, more to ham radio than emergency stuff. We've licensed lots of HamCram folks and it is a fair complaint that we don't teach them enough radio. So, I've developed events that combine emergency training with other ham activities, like antennas, DXing, and contesting. Just did the first one. 

 
Stay in touch - I use a variety of tools to keep in touch with our members, would-be members, inactive members, area clubs and other groups. I have websites (sjham.comand n5fdl.com), multiple free Yahoo Groupsand have recently begun using a mailing service to distribute newsletters. I am using madmimi.com, though mailchimp.comlooks like a good option and offers small mailings for free and a discount for non-profits (including ARES groups). All handle subscriptions and unsubscriptions automatically. 

 
Do Something - This seems obvious, but the more you do the more involved your members will be and the more people you will be exposed to. You will probably have to invest in some small events before attendance picks up. Accept that it may only be you and three friends to begin with, but consistency leads to growth. Take advantage of opportunities that present themselves to tie-in with other people's events and turn them into your own. Field trips to events in nearby cities are an opportunity to involve your members. Training offered by other groups, such as ICS classes, are another opportunity. 

 
Watch for Inflection Points - This is when your program reaches "critical mass" that presents opportunities to do things that were not possible previously, such as adding served agencies or new programs. This deserves more discussion in a future post. Just be aware when the "next big thing" becomes possible. Think big.  
This isn't a growth strategy per se, but it is often much easier to hold on to an existing member or reenergize an inactive one than to bring someone totally new into your group. Interest ebbs and flows. Accept this but always remain in touch so that when someone's interest returns you're ready to welcome him or her back. (Eventually this may happen to you - the topic for a future essay).  

From the ARRL ARES E-Letter March 16, 2011
 
http://www.arrl.org/ares-el?issue=2011-03-16#toc04

From patrick_g at windstream.net  Thu Aug  9 17:25:44 2012
From: patrick_g at windstream.net (Patrick Greenlee)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 16:25:44 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
Message-ID: <F9FE8100DF7843BE801E3F99A2A4E676@pat67c737a0a74>

Are there any active ham clubs in the Shawnee-Tecumseh or Ada areas? How about Pauls Valley or Stratford?

73 Patrick AF5CK

From ae5mh at sbcglobal.net  Thu Aug  9 17:36:41 2012
From: ae5mh at sbcglobal.net (AE5MH)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 16:36:41 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
In-Reply-To: <F9FE8100DF7843BE801E3F99A2A4E676@pat67c737a0a74>
References: <F9FE8100DF7843BE801E3F99A2A4E676@pat67c737a0a74>
Message-ID: <053033BA-36A7-49DD-9B88-1625FB415607@sbcglobal.net>

There is a club in Shawnee, and Tecumseh.  Glenn KC5DOK may be a good POC

Mark
AE5MH

On Aug 9, 2012, at 4:25 PM, "Patrick Greenlee" <patrick_g at windstream.net> wrote:

> Are there any active ham clubs in the Shawnee-Tecumseh or Ada areas? How about Pauls Valley or Stratford?
> 
> 73 Patrick AF5CK
> ______________________________________________________
> ___________________ 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 patrick_g at windstream.net  Thu Aug  9 18:06:29 2012
From: patrick_g at windstream.net (Patrick Greenlee)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 17:06:29 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
In-Reply-To: <053033BA-36A7-49DD-9B88-1625FB415607@sbcglobal.net>
References: <F9FE8100DF7843BE801E3F99A2A4E676@pat67c737a0a74>
	<053033BA-36A7-49DD-9B88-1625FB415607@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <39D1A8FB282D4FF68C3EFD54C0B6DD52@pat67c737a0a74>

Per QRZ.com

The search for "KC5DOK" produced no results.


--------------------------------------------------
From: "AE5MH" <ae5mh at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 4:36 PM
To: "ARRL Oklahoma Section List" <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?

> There is a club in Shawnee, and Tecumseh.  Glenn KC5DOK may be a good POC
>
> Mark
> AE5MH
>
> On Aug 9, 2012, at 4:25 PM, "Patrick Greenlee" <patrick_g at windstream.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Are there any active ham clubs in the Shawnee-Tecumseh or Ada areas? How 
>> about Pauls Valley or Stratford?
>>
>> 73 Patrick AF5CK
>> ______________________________________________________
>> ___________________ 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> ARRL-OK mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arrl-ok
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:ARRL-OK at mailman.qth.net
>>
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> ______________________________________________________
> ___________________ 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 disharp at swbell.net  Thu Aug  9 18:08:43 2012
From: disharp at swbell.net (Richard Sharp)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 15:08:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
In-Reply-To: <39D1A8FB282D4FF68C3EFD54C0B6DD52@pat67c737a0a74>
References: <F9FE8100DF7843BE801E3F99A2A4E676@pat67c737a0a74>
	<053033BA-36A7-49DD-9B88-1625FB415607@sbcglobal.net>
	<39D1A8FB282D4FF68C3EFD54C0B6DD52@pat67c737a0a74>
Message-ID: <1344550123.47998.YahooMailRC@web181304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Tecumseh Amateur Radio Club KD5WAV
Contact: AE5FI Richard R. Jones (405)481-0003 AE5FI at YAHOO.COM

Dick Sharp
KE5NCR




________________________________
From: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g at windstream.net>
To: ARRL Oklahoma Section List <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thu, August 9, 2012 5:06:35 PM
Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?

Per QRZ.com

The search for "KC5DOK" produced no results.


--------------------------------------------------
From: "AE5MH" <ae5mh at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 4:36 PM
To: "ARRL Oklahoma Section List" <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?

> There is a club in Shawnee, and Tecumseh.  Glenn KC5DOK may be a good POC
>
> Mark
> AE5MH
>
> On Aug 9, 2012, at 4:25 PM, "Patrick Greenlee" <patrick_g at windstream.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Are there any active ham clubs in the Shawnee-Tecumseh or Ada areas? How 
>> about Pauls Valley or Stratford?
>>
>> 73 Patrick AF5CK
>> ______________________________________________________
>> ___________________ 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> ARRL-OK mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arrl-ok
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:ARRL-OK at mailman.qth.net
>>
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> ______________________________________________________
> ___________________ 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.
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> ARRL-OK mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arrl-ok
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:ARRL-OK at mailman.qth.net
>
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______________________________________________________
___________________ 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 k2gkk at hotmail.com  Thu Aug  9 18:54:54 2012
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 17:54:54 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
In-Reply-To: <1344550123.47998.YahooMailRC@web181304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <F9FE8100DF7843BE801E3F99A2A4E676@pat67c737a0a74>,
	<053033BA-36A7-49DD-9B88-1625FB415607@sbcglobal.net>,
	<39D1A8FB282D4FF68C3EFD54C0B6DD52@pat67c737a0a74>,
	<1344550123.47998.YahooMailRC@web181304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <BLU129-W91337DCAFE6D8C0571B57F1CC0@phx.gbl>


KD5DOK, Glenn Barker, is now K5DOK. 
 
* * * * * * * * * * * 
* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* k2gkk at hotmail.com *  
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF, Ret (61-81) * 
* * * * * * * * * * * 
 
 

 

> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 15:08:43 -0700
> From: disharp at swbell.net
> To: arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
> 
> Tecumseh Amateur Radio Club KD5WAV
> Contact: AE5FI Richard R. Jones (405)481-0003 AE5FI at YAHOO.COM
> 
> Dick Sharp
> KE5NCR
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g at windstream.net>
> To: ARRL Oklahoma Section List <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thu, August 9, 2012 5:06:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
> 
> Per QRZ.com
> 
> The search for "KC5DOK" produced no results.
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "AE5MH" <ae5mh at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 4:36 PM
> To: "ARRL Oklahoma Section List" <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
> 
> > There is a club in Shawnee, and Tecumseh. Glenn KC5DOK may be a good POC
> >
> > Mark
> > AE5MH
> >
> > On Aug 9, 2012, at 4:25 PM, "Patrick Greenlee" <patrick_g at windstream.net> 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Are there any active ham clubs in the Shawnee-Tecumseh or Ada areas? How 
> >> about Pauls Valley or Stratford?
> >>
> >> 73 Patrick AF5CK
 		 	   		  

From n0irw at suddenlink.net  Thu Aug  9 19:22:03 2012
From: n0irw at suddenlink.net (Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 18:22:03 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
In-Reply-To: <39D1A8FB282D4FF68C3EFD54C0B6DD52@pat67c737a0a74>
References: <F9FE8100DF7843BE801E3F99A2A4E676@pat67c737a0a74>
	<053033BA-36A7-49DD-9B88-1625FB415607@sbcglobal.net>
	<39D1A8FB282D4FF68C3EFD54C0B6DD52@pat67c737a0a74>
Message-ID: <F67953E0-E1A6-47EB-BAC5-FCE9DB6BC191@suddenlink.net>

try K5DOC


On Aug 9, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:

> Per QRZ.com
> 
> The search for "KC5DOK" produced no results.
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "AE5MH" <ae5mh at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 4:36 PM
> To: "ARRL Oklahoma Section List" <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
> 
>> There is a club in Shawnee, and Tecumseh.  Glenn KC5DOK may be a good POC
>> 
>> Mark
>> AE5MH
>> 
>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 4:25 PM, "Patrick Greenlee" <patrick_g at windstream.net> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Are there any active ham clubs in the Shawnee-Tecumseh or Ada areas? How 
>>> about Pauls Valley or Stratford?
>>> 
>>> 73 Patrick AF5CK
>>> ______________________________________________________
>>> ___________________ 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.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> ARRL-OK mailing list
>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arrl-ok
>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>>> Post: mailto:ARRL-OK at mailman.qth.net
>>> 
>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>> ______________________________________________________
>> ___________________ 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> ARRL-OK mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arrl-ok
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:ARRL-OK at mailman.qth.net
>> 
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html 
> 
> ______________________________________________________
> ___________________ 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. 
> 
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> ARRL-OK mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arrl-ok
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:ARRL-OK at mailman.qth.net
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From ae5mh at sbcglobal.net  Thu Aug  9 19:57:46 2012
From: ae5mh at sbcglobal.net (AE5MH)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 16:57:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
In-Reply-To: <BLU129-W91337DCAFE6D8C0571B57F1CC0@phx.gbl>
References: <F9FE8100DF7843BE801E3F99A2A4E676@pat67c737a0a74>,
	<053033BA-36A7-49DD-9B88-1625FB415607@sbcglobal.net>,
	<39D1A8FB282D4FF68C3EFD54C0B6DD52@pat67c737a0a74>,
	<1344550123.47998.YahooMailRC@web181304.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
	<BLU129-W91337DCAFE6D8C0571B57F1CC0@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <1344556666.44425.YahooMailNeo@web184504.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Yeah, what Mac said. ?AE5FI would also be a good POC


________________________________
 From: D C *Mac* Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
To: ARRL Oklahoma <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
 

KD5DOK, Glenn Barker, is now K5DOK. 

* * * * * * * * * * * 
* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* k2gkk at hotmail.com *? 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF, Ret (61-81) * 
* * * * * * * * * * * 





> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 15:08:43 -0700
> From: disharp at swbell.net
> To: arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
> 
> Tecumseh Amateur Radio Club KD5WAV
> Contact: AE5FI Richard R. Jones (405)481-0003 AE5FI at YAHOO.COM
> 
> Dick Sharp
> KE5NCR
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g at windstream.net>
> To: ARRL Oklahoma Section List <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thu, August 9, 2012 5:06:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
> 
> Per QRZ.com
> 
> The search for "KC5DOK" produced no results.
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "AE5MH" <ae5mh at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 4:36 PM
> To: "ARRL Oklahoma Section List" <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] Club activity?
> 
> > There is a club in Shawnee, and Tecumseh. Glenn KC5DOK may be a good POC
> >
> > Mark
> > AE5MH
> >
> > On Aug 9, 2012, at 4:25 PM, "Patrick Greenlee" <patrick_g at windstream.net> 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Are there any active ham clubs in the Shawnee-Tecumseh or Ada areas? How 
> >> about Pauls Valley or Stratford?
> >>
> >> 73 Patrick AF5CK
??? ???  ??? ?  ??? ??? ? 
______________________________________________________
___________________ 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 Aug 15 07:50:56 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:50:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Fw: The ARES E-Letter for August 15, 2012
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August 15,
2012Editor: Rick Palm, K1CE
ARES E-Letter Archive
ARES Home
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In This Issue:
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	* Hurricane Center Station WX4NHC Works Ernesto 
	* Alabama ARES/RACES Ops Support Red Cross Shelter
Exercise
	* Texas COMMEX Exercise Supported
	* FCC Denies Petition Seeking to Designate Nationwide
Emergency Calling Frequency
	* NOAA Updates 2012 Hurricane Season Outlook
	* ARES Bits and Bytes
	* Letters: On Mental Health Risks
	* Hurricane Webinar Post Mortem 
	* K1CE For a Final
Hurricane Center
Station WX4NHC Works Ernesto 
Operators at WX4NHC, the
Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, activated
their HF and EchoLink/IRLP operations on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 6 PM
EDT, for hurricane Ernesto. The station continued operations until the storm
made landfall on the southern coast of the Yucat?n Peninsula late
that evening. The Category 1 hurricane brought heavy rains and winds, but
weakened as it moved across land. Due to this weakening, the National Hurricane
Center (NHC) downgraded Ernesto to a tropical storm at 5 AM EDT
Wednesday morning.
WX4NHC operators requested land based
stations as well as ships at sea in the areas affected to send them weather
data and damage reports. Stations were asked to check in to the Hurricane
Watch Net, EchoLink/IRLP channels, and the VoIP Hurricane Net to convey
reports. WX4NHC operators also monitored CWOP, APRS and MADIS/MESONET automated weather stations in the affected
areas. 
WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R,
thanked outreach partner Fidelio Cobos, XE3AFC, for sending several
detailed reports during Hurricane Ernesto's onslaught. Fidelio was active on the
Mexican Net on 40 meters and brought back reports via EchoLink with several
submitted directly to the NHC via its on-line reporting form. WX4NHC
monitored the Mexican 40 meter net on 7.060 MHz until landfall and it was very
active, reported Ripoll.
Ripoll said that "this is one
example of the benefits gained by being proactive with our outreach to hams
in areas that are affected by hurricanes." "Our approach of notifying
amateurs and clubs throughout parts of ITU Region 2 that are affected by
hurricanes in advance of hurricane season hopefully brings more active stations to
participate in the HWN, VoIP Nets and other modes or means they can use to
send data to WX4NHC."
Ripoll concluded, "I have
witnessed so many times while sitting for hours in front of a radio at NHC
listening to mostly static, we get that one report that makes a big difference,
whether it is a piece of data that fills in the gap for the hurricane
forecasters or a ship in trouble trying to race to port before it's too late."
Ripoll thanked all operators for their support during Hurricane Ernesto. For
more information on the Amateur Radio station WX4NHC at the National
Hurricane Center in Miami, click here.
Alabama
ARES/RACES Ops Support Red Cross Shelter Exercise
Randall Landers, KG4EUD, Mikey Phillips, KI4KOT, and Tracy Stephens, KI4OZG,
with the Calhoun County ARES/RACES in Anniston, Alabama participated in a
recent Red Cross Shelter Exercise conducted by the Calhoun/Cleburne County
Chapter of the American Red Cross. The exercise centered on the process of
setting up a shelter in the event of a disaster. The scenario in this exercise
was a tornado that struck part of the county and a shelter set up at the
Greenbrier Road Baptist Church.
During the exercise,
members of the Red Cross talked with participants about the different parts of
a shelter and how it would operate: The Sign-In or Processing, Medical
Evaluation, Counseling, Dormitory operations, and food preparations. And, of
course, the use of Amateur Radio 
Tracy Stephens, KI4OZG
(left) and Mikey Phillips, KI4KOT, operating an Amateur Radio station during
the Red Cross Shelter Exercise. (photo courtesy
KI4OZG) operators to support and maintain disaster response and emergency
communications for a disaster at a Red Cross shelter was discussed.
During this exercise, we set up our communications station with
the call sign WX4CAL. We employed two ICOM ID-880 radios along with several
handhelds to operate on our local VHF ARES/RACES repeater and also used
D-STAR digital simplex. We also used a laptop computer with DVAP that provided D-STAR digital communications that would have been used for
statewide or worldwide operations if needed. In addition to the Amateur
Radio equipment, we used the GRLevel3 weather radar program, which would have been a valuable
tool for use if this had been an actual event.
During
the course of the day the participants were rotated to and from each
station to learn more about each shelter function. At our communication area,
both Landers and Stephens explained to the Red Cross volunteers about Amateur
Radio operations in the event of a true disaster, and more specifically, at
a Red Cross shelter.
Karen Howle-Hurst, American Red
Cross Mid-Alabama Region District Emergency Services Specialist, was on hand
to watch the exercise and was pleased to have the Calhoun County
ARES/RACES as a part of the shelter exercise. A bonus was that there was one Red
Cross Intern and one Red Cross volunteer who wanted to know more about how to
get licensed.
Landers was also pleased at how smoothly
the exercise went. The station was set up quickly and all radio operators
were ready to perform their duties as Red Cross Shelter communications
volunteers. He also indicated that if there had been a need for our ARES/RACES
Emergency Communication Trailer there would have been plenty of room to park
it next to the building close to the room where the radios had been set
up.
The purpose and responsibility of the Calhoun County
ARES/RACES is to furnish communications to the public safety agencies of
Calhoun County and the general public, in the event of a disaster situation
when regular communications fail or are inadequate for a particular
situation or overloaded. For more information about the Calhoun County ARES/RACES please visit their
web site or you can follow them on Twitter @KD4CAL. -- Tracy A. Stephens,
KI4OZG, Public Relations Officer, Calhoun County ARES/RACES
Texas COMMEX Exercise
Supported
The Texas Department of Public Safety in
cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency
Communications conducted a COMMEX (Communications Exercise) on August 8 and 9, 2012,
at the Harris County Fire and Sheriffs Academy in Humble, Texas. The
COMMEX is a simulated emergency event exercise to assist Communication Leaders
(COML) and Communication Technicians 
At right,
Michael Wassell,
Technology Manager for the City of Atascocita, Texas Fire Department is assisted by
ARRL Assistant Director Paul Gilbert, KE5ZW, as Wassell makes a RG-58
jumper cable at one of the nine training stations in the tech room portion of
the COMMEX. (photo courtesy KE5ZW) (COMT)
become qualified through their respective agencies to fulfill those roles in
emergency deployments under the Incident Command System (ICS). Paul
Gilbert, KE5ZW, ARRL West Gulf Division Assistant Director for Public Safety,
assisted Michael Wassell, Technology Manager for the City of Atascocita, Texas
Fire Department with "Tech Room" activities. The training stations included
one that gave familiarization with Amateur Radio technology and abilities
to the students who came from various public safety agencies from across
the State of Texas. - Paul Gilbert, KE5ZW, ARRL West Gulf Division Assistant Director for Public
Safety
FCC Denies Petition
Seeking to Designate Nationwide Emergency Calling Frequency
Saying that it believes that the Amateur Service "allows
flexibility to provide emergency communications in a way that takes into account
channel availability and other local conditions," the FCC denied a Petition for Rulemaking to create a
nationwide emergency calling frequency. The Petition -- filed by
Bryan Boyle, WB0YLE, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, and Jim Dixon, WB6NIL, of
Alhambra, California -- called upon the FCC to designate 146.550 MHz as a
"non-exclusive nationwide Amateur Radio Service emergency communications
channel using FM wideband modulation."
Doyle and Dixon
noted in their Petition that other services, such as the Citizens Band Radio
Service, the Aviation Service and the Maritime Service have specific
channels set aside for emergency communications. They claimed that use of these
channels "to good effect by those in distress [and that this] is a testament
to the need for individual services to have a readily accessible and
publicized" emergency communications channel. In denying the Petition, the FCC
said in part that Boyle and Dixon "had not shown an existing problem that
would be addressed by a rule change designating a nationwide Amateur Service
emergency calling frequency."
The FCC told Boyle and
Dixon that the rules of the Amateur Radio Service allow "an amateur station
to transmit one-way messages necessary to providing emergency
communications," maintaining that these messages may "be transmitted on any frequency
authorized [by] the control operator of the amateur stations transmitting the
messages. Additionally, the rules require that, at all times and on all
frequencies, each control operator must give priority to stations providing
emergency communications. Administration of these rules is accomplished
primarily through voluntary frequency planning by, and cooperation among,
Amateur Radio operators." Read more here. -- ARRL Letter
NOAA Updates 2012 Hurricane Season Outlook
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season has been "busy," with six
named storms since the season began June 1. In May 2012, NOAA forecasters
originally indicated a 50 percent chance for a near-normal season in 2012, and
predicted the chances for an above-normal season at 25 percent and a
below-normal season at 25 percent. But on August 9, NOAA revised the
chances for an above-normal season -- upping the odds to 35 percent -- while
saying that the chances for a below-normal season have decreased to 15
percent.
Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the season --
June 1 to November 30 -- NOAA's updated seasonal outlook projects a total
(including the 2012 tropical storms Alberto, Beryl, Debbie, Florence and the
2012 hurricanes Chris and Ernesto) of 12 to 17 named storms (top winds of 39
miles per hour or higher), including 5 to 8 hurricanes (top winds of 74
miles per hour or higher) of which 2 to 3 could be major hurricanes (Category
3, 4 or 5 with winds of at least 111 miles per hour).
The numbers are higher from the initial outlook in May, which called for
9-15 named storms, 4-8 hurricanes and 1-3 major hurricanes. Based on a 30
year average, a normal Atlantic hurricane season produces 12 named storms, six
hurricanes, and three major hurricanes. "We are increasing the likelihood
of an above-normal season because storm-conducive wind patterns and
warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures are now in place in the Atlantic,"
said NOAA Climate Prediction Center Lead Seasonal Hurricane Forecaster Dr
Gerry Bell. "These conditions are linked to the ongoing high activity era for
Atlantic hurricanes that began in 1995. Also, strong early-season activity
is generally indicative of a more active season." But NOAA seasonal climate
forecasters also announced on August 9 that El Ni?o will likely
develop in August or September. "El Ni?o is a competing factor, because it
strengthens the vertical wind shear over the Atlantic, which suppresses
storm development," Bell explained. "But we don't expect El Ni?o's
influence until later in the season."
Saying that there is
still "a long way to go until the end of the season," National Weather Service
Acting Director Laura Furgione advised that "we shouldn't let our guard
down. Hurricanes often bring dangerous inland flooding, as we saw a year ago
in the Northeast with Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Even people
who live hundreds of miles from the coast need to remain vigilant through
the remainder of the season." -- Thanks to NOAA for the information - ARRL
Letter
ARES Bits and
Bytes
* National Community/Neighborhood Exercise Series
Continues -- The series of Formidable Footprint exercises for
neighborhood, community and faith based organizations continues on August 25 with a
hurricane exercise and on September 29 for a solar storm exercise. A flood
scenario is planned for October 27. Exercises have also been scheduled for
the following scenarios: Earthquake; Influenza Pandemic; Tornado; and
Wildfire. The Formidable Footprint exercise series has been developed in
accordance with Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
protocols. The objective of the exercise series is for CERTs, Neighborhood Watch
Programs, Neighborhood Associations, Community/Faith Based Organizations,
Citizen Corps, Fire Corps and others to work as a team to become better
prepared for the next disaster their community may face. There is NO CHARGE for
participation in any of the Formidable Footprint exercises. For additional
information or to register for upcoming exercises, click here.
* IS-144 Telecommun?icators Emergency Response
Taskforce (TERT) Basic Course is available here. While this course
applies to Public Safety Answer Point (PSAP) personnel, there is some information
in this course that would directly apply to Amateur Radio operators
deployed to a disaster site. In my opinion, it would be appropriate for SKYWARN,
ARES, and RACES operators. - Lloyd Colston, KC5FM, Altus, Oklahoma
Emergency Management
Letters: On Mental Health Risks
I wanted to comment
on your insightful article in July 2012 QST on ARES and mental
health risks. It brought back some uncomfortable memories of Hurricane Andrew
response. When I was the RACES coordinator in Dade County for that event, I
sent more than 150 amateurs into the field. Among the bad memories was the
ham who was sent to Homestead and was killed by lightning while helping
unload a helicopter. He is one of the names on the memorial plaque at ARRL HQ
in Newington containing the names and call signs of hams to die in
service.
Although no one blamed me for having deployed him
there, it weighed heavily on my mind for a number of years. Similarly, I
witnessed a number of emergency responders - both hams and non-hams - crack under
the pressure of response, some in highly responsible government
positions.
Among the results and after-action analyses of Andrew,
we established that hams would be eligible for county-administered CISD -
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing - a form of psychotherapy for
individuals suffering from PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It was recognized
that hams in stressful communication situations can suffer the same PTSD as
public safety professionals and other emergency responders.
This service should be available in all municipalities and agencies
where amateurs often end up not only passing on the messages of others but by
default making some very responsible decisions themselves. -- Joel Kandel,
KI4T, Former Chairman, ARRL Emergency Communications Advisory Committee 
Hurricane Webinar Post Mortem 
On July 17th the ARRL hosted the 2012 Hurricane Webinar
with presentations by VOIP WX Net, the Hurricane Watch Net, WX4NHC, and
ARRL HQ Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U. While the webinar
was generally well attended and the presentation covered a lot of valuable
material, the webinar was fraught with problems. The feedback that was
received has been reviewed and we are making plans to apply corrections to next
year's hurricane webinar. Our sincere apologies for the problems with this
one, it did not live up to the high expectations of the presenters or the
attendees.
That being said, the webinar was recorded and has been placed on
the website available for download. You can access the webinar video here.
Thank you again to all who attended and stuck it out through the
issues and problems.
K1CE For a
Final
It is time to consider the drafting and
development of an ARES QSO Party. I think the demand for such an operating
event would be very high, given the rise in interest in public service,
disaster response, emergency communications and indeed the ARES program itself
since 9/11. An ARES QSO Party would promote on-the-air practice of skills of
message handling and efficiency, and would go a long way towards networking
of local, district and Section ARES groups across the country. To create
this operating event would require ARRL Board of Directors' approval, but we
in the ARES community can start the ball rolling by drafting a specific
proposal for ultimate Board consideration. Ideas?
See you
next month! 73, Rick Palm, K1CE, Daytona Beach, Florida
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From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 16 10:30:51 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:30:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Who is ARES-oklahoma?
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Attached you will find (and below in Text only?form) a .pdf file which will answer the question "Who is ARES?".


Feel free to share with your local clubs, and served agencies.
?
73
?
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
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ARRL - the National Association for Amateur Radio
ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service?
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ARRL - the National Association for Amateur Radio, is a non-commercial association of radio amateurs bonded together for the promotion of interest in Amateur Radio communication and experimentation, for the relaying of messages by radio, for the advancement of the radio art and of the public welfare, for the representation of the radio amateur in legislative matters and for the maintenance of fraternalism and a high standard of conduct.
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ARRL has been serving the general public directly and government and relief agencies for more than 75 years. To that end, in 1935 the league organized the Amateur Radio Emergency Corps (now called the Amateur Radio Emergency Service? (ARES). Together, ARES is part of the League's public service Field Organization of volunteer radio amateurs. As leaders and representatives of radio amateurs, the ARRL has responsibilities in motivation, education, policy and leadership in promoting Amateur Radio functions in the public service, especially in times of emergency when the resources of radio amateurs may be most survivable communications available.
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The ARES Oklahoma (ARES-OK) organization consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with their local ARES leadership, for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes or other communication emergencies occur. 
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As a way of keeping our emergency communications skills sharp; in addition to participating with many exercises and drills with our government partners ARES volunteers also provide communications for many non-profit groups? events during community events - such as ?Fun Runs?, Bike Rides, Walk-a-thons, and the like.
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http://www.aresok.org/??? You may ?contact us? via the ARES-OK website.
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( more )
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Memoranda of Understandings
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One of the principal justifications for continued access to the Amateur Radio spectrum is public service. A major part of Amateur Radio's public service and emergency communications activities are conducted within the context of the ARRL's formal agreements with the emergency management, government organizations, NGOs, non-profits and public service agencies.
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The ARRL (ARES) has long standing MOUs in place with the following:
National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
American Red Cross
Salvation Army & SATERN
SKYWARN (National Weather Service)
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO-International)
Citizen Corps (Department of Homeland Security)
And many other government and non-government organizations
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http://www.aresok.org/??? You may ?contact us? via the ARES-OK website.
?
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?# # #

From k2gkk at hotmail.com  Thu Aug 16 15:51:27 2012
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:51:27 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FW: Huntsville Hamfest this weekend
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Please note: forwarded message attached
 
From: W5KUB Broadcast <wa5kub.video3 at gmail.com>
To: Tom Medlin <wa5kub.video3 at gmail.com>
Subject: Huntsville Hamfest this weekend
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:54:31 -0500
 
It's time for the 2012 Huntsville Hamfest!!
 
Please join us during our live, online broadcast of the 
Huntsville Hamfest this weekend. 
 
To join the broadcast go to http://W5KUB.com where the 
fun begins!  During the Huntsville Hamfest W5KUB will 
interview vendors regarding their latest products, and 
broadcast the announcement of the Young Ham of the 
Year.  Special guests will include Bob Heil (K9EID) 
of Heil Sound; Martin F. Jue (K5FLU) founder of MFJ 
Enterprises; Kay Kraigie (N3KN), ARRL President; 
Charlie Emerson (N4OKL) representing Huntsville 
Hamfest; etc.
 
During the live broadcast, you will also have the 
opportunity to meet and chat with other ham radio 
operators from all over the world.  During the 2012 
Dayton Hamvention we had 47,400 viewers!
 
You could be the winner of one of 19 prizes, total 
value approximately $3500, which will be awarded 
during the broadcast!    These prizes are made 
possible because of our relationship with partners; 
such as, GigaParts, Huntsville Hamfest Prize 
Committee, Ten-Tec, NCG Company, Kantronics, MP 
Antenna, ARRL, MFJ, and many hams which have donated 
individual prizes.  In the past year over $10,000 
in prizes have been awarded!  Of course, no purchase 
is necessary to win a prize.   W5KUB is not affiliated 
with any products or companies and does not sell any 
products or services.
 
Huntsville Hamfest broadcast hours: 
 
Friday, August 17: 1400 UTC (9:00 AM CT) drive from 
Memphis to Huntsville (4 hrs) and set up
 
Saturday, August 18:  1500 UTC - 2230 UTC (9:00 AM - 
4:30 PM CT) Huntsville Hamfest
 
Sunday, August 19:  1500 UTC - 2100 UTC (9:00 AM - 
3:00 PM CT) Huntsville Hamfest
 
Sunday, August 19:  2100 UTC (3:00 PM CT) drive from 
Huntsville to Memphis (4 hrs)
 
Please join our group on Facebook at  
https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/ 
to keep up with us year-round.
 
Also, please help spread the word by posting this 
announcement in Facebook and forwarding this message 
to your ham radio friends that may not have received 
this message!
 
We'll 'see' you in Huntsville!
 
73 
Tom Medlin, W5KUB 
http://w5kub.com 


D C "Mac" Macdonald
 
k2gkk at hotmail.com 
      OR 
ocapa at juno.com 

 		 	   		  

From k2gkk at hotmail.com  Wed Aug 22 11:14:23 2012
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:14:23 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FW: ARLX013 QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK)
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ZCZC AX13
QST de W1AW 
Special Bulletin 13 ARLX013
>From ARRL Headquarters 
 Newington CT August 21, 2012
To all radio amateurs 
 
 SB SPCL ARL ARLX013
ARLX013 QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK)
 
 QST Managing Editor Joel P. Kleinman, N1BKE, of Meriden,
Connecticut, died from injuries received during a house fire. He was
64. Kleinman was responsible for the coordination, organization,
control and completion of all aspects of QST's editorial content
each month. Kleinman's wife Jayne survived the fire, but is
currently in the intensive care unit of a local hospital.
 
"Joel was obsessed with making QST the best Amateur Radio magazine
it could be, but he pursued that obsession with uncommon dignity and
kindness," said QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY. "He was the quiet man
behind the scenes, shouldering much of the burden that comes with
creating 164 pages of new content every month. Joel set a high
standard for all who may follow him."
 
After graduating from the University of Montana with a MA in
Journalism, Kleinman came to ARRL's Club and Training Department in
June 1976 to lead a program aimed at introducing students to space
science using Amateur Radio satellites. It was in this capacity that
he contributed to the five-part series "Getting to Know OSCAR from
the Ground Up" that was published in QST in 1977. Less than year
later, Kleinman moved over to the ARRL's Production Department as an
editorial assistant before becoming the ARRL Features Editor, then
Editorial Supervisor, then Editorial/Production Supervisor. In 1988,
he became Book Team Supervisor, where he was responsible for the
development and editorial integrity of ARRL books and other media.
He was named as QST Managing Editor in April 2001.
 
 Kleinman was not licensed prior to beginning his career at ARRL
Headquarters: "When I came on board, I didn't know much about ham
radio," he remarked in a "Behind the Diamond" feature in the June
1979 issue of QST. "But it was made very clear to me that I soon
would -- and I did!" Before long, Kleinman had written such QST
articles as "The Lure of 2 Meters -- Part 1," the OSCAR articles and
"Network Hams: A Hobby Becomes a Career," which focused on hams who
worked at ABC, CBS and NBC: "It's not often that a person gets to go
on behind-the-scenes tours of the headquarters of all three
broadcast networks in two days."
 
"With the passing of Joel Kleinman, N1BKE, we have lost not only a
respected professional colleague, but also a friend," said ARRL
President Kay Craigie, N3KN. "The shocking circumstances of his
death sharpen the sadness we feel. The ARRL sends our deepest
sympathy to all of Joel's friends and family. I would like to thank
the many amateurs who have expressed condolences through social
media and by other means. Although you may not have known Joel
personally, you feel his loss as a member of the extended Amateur
Radio family. Your kindness and words of comfort are sincerely
appreciated."
 
According to the Meriden Record-Journal, David Chester -- who lives
across the street from the Kleinmans -- and about 20 others who were
in his backyard at the time of the fire were the first responders to
the blaze. "It was crazy," Chester told the newspaper. "Somebody
smelled smoke, and most everyone went over there immediately."
Others immediately ran into the house to save Jayne Kleinman. "Steve
[one of Chester's friends] said he saw her legs and pulled on them,"
Chester said. "The other two grabbed her from her back, and together
they brought her out onto the front lawn."
 
Meriden Assistant Fire Chief Mark Finnegan told the Record-Journal
that the Meriden Fire Department received a call around 5:15 PM on
August 18, reporting a fire on the second floor of the single-family
home. The fire was contained to the second floor of the home, and
was put out by firefighters within 10 minutes.
 
Firefighters were able to locate Joel Kleinman in a bedroom on the
second floor and paramedics treated him at the scene, but he died
later at a local hospital. "When they got to the top of the stairs,
the guy told me they saw [Jayne's] foot and they grabbed her foot
and dragged her down the stairs," Meriden Fire Chief James Trainor
told the Hartford Courant. "I guess they tried to go back in but it
was untenable. There was so much smoke he just couldn't make it."
Trainor said that the fire was in an upstairs room and may have been
burning for a while before rescuers arrived.
 
"Joel was a gifted writer and editor," said ARRL Chief Executive
Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ. "Amateur Radio is the richer today
because he chose to devote his talents to the work of the ARRL."
 
Kleinman was a former president of the Newington Amateur Radio
League (NARL) and a member of the Quarter Century Wireless
Association (QCWA). Funeral arrangements are pending.
 
The ARRL is collecting condolence messages to forward on to Joel's
family. If you would like send a message, please email it to,
news at arrl.org.
 
NNNN 
/EX 
  		 	   		  

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 23 10:16:38 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:16:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FCC Report Is Out
Message-ID: <1345731398.19422.YahooMailNeo@web125604.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>



In the following FCC report - on page 6 - their is the mention of actions by Radio Amateurs here in Oklahoma (google - Ben Joplin WB5VST) that resulted in saving lives.? 
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http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0820/DA-12-1342A1.pdf
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The entire report is a very good read for any one interested in Emergency Communications.
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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 k2gkk at hotmail.com  Mon Aug 27 09:38:50 2012
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:38:50 -0500
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FW: ARLB021 Summer Section Manager Election Results
 Announced (Includes Oklahoma)
In-Reply-To: <BLU129-W252C241A65AAD57C92EF32F1A20@phx.gbl>
References: <20120827.082614.28511.0@webmail08.vgs.untd.com>,
	<BLU129-W252C241A65AAD57C92EF32F1A20@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <BLU129-W92BD97007D0F5CFB763A7F1A20@phx.gbl>


Subject: ARLB021 Summer Section Manager Election Results Announced
From: "ARRL Web site" <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
To: k2gkk at juno.com
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:27:12 -0400 (EDT)
SB QST @ ARL $ARLB021
ARLB021 Summer Section Manager Election Results Announced
 
ZCZC AG22
QST de W1AW 
ARRL Bulletin 21 ARLB021
>From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT August 23, 2012
To all radio amateurs 
  
SB QST ARL ARLB021
ARLB021 Summer Section Manager Election Results Announced
 
Two Section Manager elections this summer were decided by member
balloting: ARRL Connecticut Section Manager Betsey Doane, K1EIC, was
re-elected to a new term, and John Mueller, K2BT, was elected as the
new ARRL Western New York Section Manager. New terms of office start
October 1, 2012. Ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters on
Tuesday, August 21.
 
Doane, of Shelton, received 493 votes. Her opponent -- Charles Motes
Jr, K1DFS, of Plainville, received 214 votes. Doane has served as
Connecticut Section Manager since December 1991. In 2012, she
received the 2012 George Hart Distinguished Service Award and the
EmComm Mentor of the Year Award.

In Western New York, John Mueller, K2BT, of Falconer, was elected to
his first term as Section Manager, with 416 votes. Incumbent Western
New York Section Manager Steve Ryan, N2ITF, of Ashville, received
361 votes. Mueller, has been club president of the Chautauqua County
Amateur FM Association, and he has served as an Emergency
Coordinator, Instructor and Volunteer Examiner.
 
Puerto Rico will be getting a new Section Manager starting on
October 1: Rene Fonseca, NP3O, of Fajardo, will be taking over from
Roberto Jiminez, KP4AC, who has served as Section Manager since
2007; Jiminez decided not to run for another term of office.
 
The following incumbent ARRL Section Managers did not face
opposition and were declared elected for their next two-year terms
of office, beginning October 1, 2012: Ed Stuckey, AI7H, Idaho; Skip
Jackson, KS0J, Minnesota; Lynn Nelson, W0ND, North Dakota; Frank
Piper, KI8GW, Ohio; Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW, Oklahoma; David Fowler,
K4DLF, Southern Florida; Fred Kleber, K9VV, US Virgin Islands. Chris
Stallkamp, W0ADZ, will start an 18 month term of office as South
Dakota Section Manager.
NNNN
/EX
 
 		 	   		  

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Mon Aug 27 10:29:18 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:29:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] INFO: Hurricane ISAAC & Oklahoma
Message-ID: <1346077758.36972.YahooMailNeo@web125602.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

As is a good radio operators practice to always LISTEN before you key up your station. It is doubly important to follow that practice this week as you are tuning around the bands.? 
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Hurricane ISAAC will make land fall about 2AM on Wednesday Aug. 29, 2012 somewhere along the LA, MS, AL coastline. ?This morning?s projections target the SE LA coast to be the center of landfall.
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As for of now projections are for portions the storm to be over EASTERN OKLAHOMA from approx. 2AM Friday Aug. 31 ? 2AM Saturday Sept. 2.
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Hurricane Watch Net operates @ 14.325.00 MHz USB? (ALT 3.950.00 MHz LSB)
SATERN(Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network) operates @ 14.265 MHz. USB
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ARES-OKStatenet7.260 MHz and 3.900 MHz 
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You can find?listings of other OKLAHOMA nets on www.ARESOK.org


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
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Steps to become an ARES Oklahoma Member 
	1. To become a Volunteer with ARES-Oklahoma you simply register at www.ARESOK.org(see #3 below). You do not need to be a member of any group, club or the ARRL. 
	2. To be an Leader within the ARES-Oklahoma, you apply at www.ARESOK.org. ARRL membership is required for all appointed leaders at the time of appointment to the leadership role. 
Note: you can join the ARRL on-line at www.ARRL.organd/or you can typically join at many local hamfests. 
	1. To register with ARES-Oklahoma: 
	* Go to www.ARESOK.org
	* On the left side of the page click "* APPLY *" 
	* On the map that is displayed, click on your county. 
	* Scroll down under the map and from the pull-down (next to Position Applied For) select VOLUNTEER or leadership role 
	* Fill in the blanks, and click "apply." 
This adds your name to the ARES-Oklahoma register. For Leaders, once appointed (AEC and above), you will now have access to all the tools on the website that you'll need, such as reports, volunteer data, resource information, and more. Registering on-line associates your name and call sign with ARES-Oklahoma. 
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Keep in touch with ARES-Oklahoma - go to groups.Yahoo.com/group/AresOklahomaand click "Join this Group!" on the right hand side of the page and sign up to receive all the latest ARES-Oklahoma news. 

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Tue Aug 28 11:31:42 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:31:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Tracking ISAAC
Message-ID: <1346167902.10740.YahooMailNeo@web125603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

As of 10:00 AM 28 AUG 2012, the projected center of ISAAC will be over the heart of Arkansas about 7:00 AM FRI 31 AUG 2012. ISAAC is projected to be a Tropical Depression at that point. The western edge of?ISAAC?could reach into the eastern portions of Oklahoma.?
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Track the progress of ISAAC at National Hurricane Center:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
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For?local Watches and Warnings for Oklahoma: 
www.weather.gov/tulsa
www.weather.gov/norman
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At this time there are no plans for ARES-OK to activate.? 
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NTS stations please track and report any ISAAC related traffic to STM. 
Please also report any EMERGENCY TRAFFIC to STM (Section Traffic Manager) as soon as you can AFTER any traffic handling.?
?
Thanks & 73

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 n7xyo at yahoo.com  Tue Aug 28 16:02:57 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:02:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Hams in Delta Division Prepare for Hurricane Isaac
Message-ID: <1346184177.89510.YahooMailNeo@web125602.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

ARRL updates on ISAAC response see:
http://www.arrl.org/news/hams-in-delta-division-prepare-for-hurricane-isaac

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 n7xyo at yahoo.com  Tue Aug 28 16:14:25 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:14:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] =?utf-8?q?Delta_Division_ARES=C2=AE_EMCOMM?=
Message-ID: <1346184865.73272.YahooMailNeo@web125603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Delta Division ARES? EMCOMM Net activated at 12 noon (CDT) on Tuesday. According to ARRL MIssisissippi Section Manager Malcolm Keown, W5XX, the net will be on 7.275 MHz during the day, and 3.890 MHz at night; the shift between bands will be at the discretion of the Net Manager and/or NCS. This net will primarily handle tactical traffic. 
?
Mississippi Emergency Net also activated at 12 noon (CDT) on Tuesday. ?Daily operation will begin at 0600 and continue until 2200 or later if activity warrants. The frequencies will be 7.238 MHz during the day, and 3.862 MHz at night. The shift between bands will be at the discretion of the Net Manager and/or NCS. This net will primarily handle health-and-welfare traffic and other issues related to Hurricane Isaac. A moratorium on inbound health-and-welfare traffic may be declared if it is obviously impossible to deliver the traffic due to storm damage. 

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 n7xyo at yahoo.com  Wed Aug 29 14:51:12 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:51:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] HF Net Control Operators Needed for Hurricane Isaac
	Operations
Message-ID: <1346266272.21034.YahooMailNeo@web125606.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

FOR?ARES-OKLAHOMA: ?ANY OES OR NCS IN OKLAHOMA?THAT MAY?ABLE TO HELP FROM YOUR?STATION IN OKLAHOMA?- PLEASE CONTACT ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U VIA E-MAIL AT ki1u at arrl.org 
AND BE SURE TO CC: OKLAHOMA SEC VIA E-MAIL AT n7xyo at arrl.net
?
?
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE NETS (listed below) BEFORE CONTACTING AND OFFERING TO HELP. 
?
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HF Net Control Operators Needed for Hurricane Isaac Operations 
08/29/2012? http://www.arrl.org/? 
?
There is an urgent need for qualified net control operators to assist with the response to Hurricane Isaac. Net Control Stations are need starting at noon (CDT) today, Wednesday, August 29.
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NCS shifts are for 2-hour periods. Net Control Stations should have a General, Advanced or Amateur Extra class license, experience as an HF net control station, have a station capable of operation on 40 and 75 meters, and ideally be located in the ARRL?s Delta Division (Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee).
?
According to ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, there are several nets needing assistance:
	* Delta Division Emergency Net: 7.275 MHz (day) and 3.890 MHz (night)
	* Louisiana Section Health and Welfare Nets: 3.910 MHz and 7.243 MHz
	* Mississippi Section Health and Welfare Nets: 3.862 MHz and 7.238 MHz
Any qualified station willing to assist should Corey via e-mail?ki1u at arrl.org or by phone at 860-594-0222.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
?
FOR?ARES-OKLAHOMA: ?ANY OES OR NCS IN OKLAHOMA?THAT MAY?ABLE TO HELP FROM YOUR?STATION IN OKLAHOMA?- PLEASE CONTACT ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U VIA E-MAIL AT ki1u at arrl.org
AND BE SURE TO CC: OKLAHOMA SEC VIA E-MAIL AT n7xyo at arrl.net
?
?
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE NETS (listed above) BEFORE CONTACTING AND OFFERING TO HELP. 
?
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 n7xyo at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 30 11:04:04 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:04:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] ISAAC UPDATE 30AUG2012
In-Reply-To: <1346266272.21034.YahooMailNeo@web125606.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <1346266272.21034.YahooMailNeo@web125606.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1346339044.20968.YahooMailNeo@web125602.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

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FOR?ARES-OKLAHOMA: ?ANY OES OR NCS IN OKLAHOMA?THAT HANDLES ANY ISAAC RELATED TRAFFIC FROM YOUR?STATION IN OKLAHOMA?- PLEASE? 
AND BE SURE TO CC: OKLAHOMA SEC VIA E-MAIL AT n7xyo at arrl.net?AND OKLAHOMA STM VIA E-MAIL ke5lta at arrl.net? 

SEE BELOW FOR NWS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
?




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PLEASE LISTEN TO THE NETS (listed below) BEFORE CONTACTING NCS AND OFFERING?YOUR HELP. 
?
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	* Delta Division Emergency Net: 7.275 MHz (day) and 3.890 MHz (night)
	* Louisiana Section Health and Welfare Nets: 3.910 MHz and 7.243 MHz
	* Mississippi Section Health and Welfare Nets: 3.862 MHz and 7.238 MHz
ARES-OKStatenet7.260 MHz and 3.900 MHz 
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You can find?listings of other OKLAHOMA nets on www.ARESOK.org
?
73

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
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
531 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...ISAAC TO IMPACT EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHWEST TODAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE CENTERED OVER SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS BY LATE TONIGHT. ISAAC WILL THEN MOVE NORTH ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS AND INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BY FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER SHOWERS AND STORMS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE
ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE.

THIS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. LESSER AMOUNTS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC PULL OFF TO THE NORTHEAST.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH ISAAC. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND INTO
FRIDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO THE POTENTIAL PATH
OF ISAAC. ANY SHIFT IN THE EXPECTED TRACK COULD BRING MORE OR
LESS RAINFALL TO THE AREA.

MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...STATEMENTS AND OUTLOOKS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.


$$


----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Mark Conklin <n7xyo at yahoo.com>
To: ARES Yahoogroup <aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com>; ARRL- OKList <Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:51 PM
Subject: [ARES-OK] HF Net Control Operators Needed for Hurricane Isaac Operations


? 
FOR?ARES-OKLAHOMA: ?ANY OES OR NCS IN OKLAHOMA?THAT MAY?ABLE TO HELP FROM YOUR?STATION IN OKLAHOMA?- PLEASE CONTACT ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U VIA E-MAIL AT ki1u at arrl.org 
AND BE SURE TO CC: OKLAHOMA SEC VIA E-MAIL AT n7xyo at arrl.net
?
?
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE NETS (listed below) BEFORE CONTACTING AND OFFERING TO HELP. 

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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HF Net Control Operators Needed for Hurricane Isaac Operations 
08/29/2012? http://www.arrl.org/? 

There is an urgent need for qualified net control operators to assist with the response to Hurricane Isaac. Net Control Stations are need starting at noon (CDT) today, Wednesday, August 29.

NCS shifts are for 2-hour periods. Net Control Stations should have a General, Advanced or Amateur Extra class license, experience as an HF net control station, have a station capable of operation on 40 and 75 meters, and ideally be located in the ARRL?s Delta Division (Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee).

According to ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U, there are several nets needing assistance:
	* Delta Division Emergency Net: 7.275 MHz (day) and 3.890 MHz (night)
	* Louisiana Section Health and Welfare Nets: 3.910 MHz and 7.243 MHz
	* Mississippi Section Health and Welfare Nets: 3.862 MHz and 7.238 MHz
Any qualified station willing to assist should Corey via e-mail?ki1u at arrl.org or by phone at 860-594-0222.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FOR?ARES-OKLAHOMA: ?ANY OES OR NCS IN OKLAHOMA?THAT MAY?ABLE TO HELP FROM YOUR?STATION IN OKLAHOMA?- PLEASE CONTACT ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U VIA E-MAIL AT ki1u at arrl.org
AND BE SURE TO CC: OKLAHOMA SEC VIA E-MAIL AT n7xyo at arrl.net
?
?
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE NETS (listed above) BEFORE CONTACTING AND OFFERING TO HELP. 

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
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From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 30 14:08:54 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:08:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] ARRL_OK on Twitter
Message-ID: <1346350134.31141.YahooMailNeo@web125606.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

@ARRL_OK on Twitter
	* Hams Heed the Call to Help As Isaac Makes Landfall, Downgraded to Tropical Storm: Seven years to the ... http://t.co/LesaoHCo #ARRL #qrz 
	* 
	* Oklahoma Ham radio operators on stand by for Isaac http://t.co/Uyk8xWzA #ARRL #hamradio 

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 30 18:06:36 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:06:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] ISAAC may effect Arkansas and Missouri
Message-ID: <1346364396.65592.YahooMailNeo@web125601.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

After conferring with the Section Emergency Coordinators for in both ARKANSAS and MISSOURI: 
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NO EMERGENCY NET ACTIVATIONS?ARE EXPECTED.
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OKLAHOMA - NO EMERGENCY NET ACTIVATIONS?ARE EXPECTED.
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If the are any changes - they will be posted to this list.
?
73

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

