From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Fri Feb  3 10:48:27 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:48:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Digital Emergency Communications
In-Reply-To: <1328283545.91803.YahooMailNeo@web160103.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <BLU162-W29C61E5949F1102408E0EABF700@phx.gbl>
	<1328283545.91803.YahooMailNeo@web160103.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1328284107.90218.YahooMailNeo@web160105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

A question was recently asked?by one of our ARES-OK OES about Digital Emergency Communications.
?
Below is how I answered the question - you might want to share with other HAMs in your area.
?I appreciate your interest in digital communications, thanks for bringing this up.? 
?
ARES-OK is?working toward promoting Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software (NBEMS).? You can find very good info on the ARRL website (see link below).? Take a look at the info on the ARRL site... this system works on any computer & any radio.
?
http://www.arrl.org/nbems? 
?Introduction to NBEMS:
Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software (NBEMS) is an Open Source software suite that allows amateur radio operators to reliably send and receive data using nearly any computer (Windows, Mac, and Linux) and any analog radio without requiring a dedicated digital infrastructure or specialized modem hardware. NBEMS works on both VHF/UHF FM and on HF. In this presentation you will learn the basics of sending and receiving data using Fldigi. You will learn how to verify file transfers with Flwrap. ? You will see how to easily send and receive verified text messages using Flmsg.? NBEMS is the standard digital emcomm package for Western PA ARES.


?
Once we get this going around the State and and?there more folks practiced with NBEMS we can move toward a weekly Digital net(s) and then adding other exercises to the program (as well as including NBEMS into the SET each year).
?
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  Fri Feb  3 22:20:15 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:20:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! ARES-OK Net Announcment
Message-ID: <1328325615.70153.YahooMailNeo@web160105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

On February 7, 2012, beginning at 10:15 a.m.* CST Amateur Radio Emergency Service-Oklahoma will be calling a radio HF net on 7260 kHz a in participation with the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 
?
More than one million people across nine states will participate in the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 
?
During this drill ?Drop, Cover and Hold On? - Dropto the ground, take Cover under a table or desk, and Hold On to it as if a major earthquake were happening (stay down for at least 60 seconds). Practice now so you will immediately protect yourself during earthquakes
?
Then, get up, dust off and ALL radio amateurs in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennesse, Mississippi & Alabama are requested to check in to the HF net on 7260 kHz and participate with ARES.
?
Following the KISS principal this net will be a CHECK IN ONLY net only. Check in with your call sign and location. ?No traffic will be handled by this net. ?The net will open at 10:15 a.m.* CST on 7260 kHz and run no more than one hour.
?
The Net Control Stations will be Joe N5TEX and Jack KB5KKT.
?
SEC?s for all Sections are invited to register your section at 
http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/communication/
And/also please share this NET announcement with all in your sections.

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  Sun Feb  5 18:30:49 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:30:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Feb 5 ARES-OK HF Net
Message-ID: <1328484649.791.YahooMailNeo@web160106.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

We had 32 check in on this weeks ARES-OK HF net!
?
Good comments and discussions.
?
Join the ARES-OK HF net?each at 2130 UTC (3:30 p.m. CST) Sunday on 7260 kHz primary (or 3900 kHz back up).
?
Hope hear you on the net next week.

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  Sun Feb  5 20:30:14 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:30:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Did you know?
Message-ID: <1328491814.45844.YahooMailNeo@web160106.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

ARRL - the National Association for Amateur Radio
ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service?
?
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.
?
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.
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.
?
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.
?
www.ARESOK.org ?You may ?contact us? via the ARES-OK website.
?
( more )
?
Memoranda of Understandings
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, nonprofits
and public service agencies.
?
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 (APCOInternational)
Citizen Corps (Department of Homeland Security)
And many other government and non-government organizations
?
www.ARESOK.org You may ?contact us? via the ARES-OK website.
?
# # #

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Tue Feb  7 10:18:52 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:18:52 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 2/7 NET NOTICE!
Message-ID: <1328627932.51997.YahooMailNeo@web160105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

?
On February 7, 2012, beginning at 10:15 a.m.* CST Amateur Radio Emergency Service-Oklahoma will be calling a radio HF net on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM) a in participation with the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 
?
More than one million people across nine states will participate in the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 
?
During this drill ?Drop, Cover and Hold On? - Dropto the ground, take Cover under a table or desk, and Hold On to it as if a major earthquake were happening (stay down for at least 60 seconds). Practice now so you will immediately protect yourself during earthquakes
?
Then, get up, dust off and ALL radio amateurs in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennesse, Mississippi & Alabama are requested to check in to the HF net on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM) and participate with ARES.
?
Following the KISS principal this net will be a CHECK IN ONLY net only. Check in with your call sign and location. ?No traffic will be handled by this net. ?The net will open at 10:15 a.m.* CST on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM) ?and run no more than one hour.
?
The Net Control Stations will be Joe N5TEX and Jack KB5KKT.

73


Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
918.232.8346

Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO
n7xyo at arrl.net
www.ARESOK.org

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Tue Feb  7 14:00:24 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:00:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] [ARES-OK] 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 2/7 NET
	NOTICE!
In-Reply-To: <1328627932.51997.YahooMailNeo@web160105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <1328627932.51997.YahooMailNeo@web160105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1328641224.60766.YahooMailNeo@web160104.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Everyone,
?
Thank you for your patients and your efforts?in providing a great learning experience for our net controllers?today.
?
Well over 150 check-ins in just over an hour.?? (The LIVE experience?was the goal not the numbers... but number are good measurements of participation.)?
?
Several lessons learned already:
?
STRONGEST?station/NCS should open the net.
?
On a regional net... take stations BY STATE, 
And?by three alpha groups at a time (using the first letter AFTER?the region number in you?call) Starting with A, B, & C then D, E, & F and so on. 
?
Having more then one logger was a big help.?
?
If you have constructive comments?or suggestions please e-mail them to n7xyo at arrl.net
?
On behalf of?ARES-OK let me say 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: Mark Conklin <n7xyo at yahoo.com>
To: ARES Yahoogroup <aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com>; ARRL-OK List <Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 9:18 AM
Subject: [ARES-OK] 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 2/7 NET NOTICE!


? 
?
On February 7, 2012, beginning at 10:15 a.m.* CST Amateur Radio Emergency Service-Oklahoma will be calling a radio HF net on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM) a in participation with the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 
?
More than one million people across nine states will participate in the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 
?
During this drill ?Drop, Cover and Hold On? - Dropto the ground, take Cover under a table or desk, and Hold On to it as if a major earthquake were happening (stay down for at least 60 seconds). Practice now so you will immediately protect yourself during earthquakes
?
Then, get up, dust off and ALL radio amateurs in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennesse, Mississippi & Alabama are requested to check in to the HF net on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM) and participate with ARES.
?
Following the KISS principal this net will be a CHECK IN ONLY net only. Check in with your call sign and location. ?No traffic will be handled by this net. ?The net will open at 10:15 a.m.* CST on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM) ?and run no more than one hour.
?
The Net Control Stations will be Joe N5TEX and Jack KB5KKT.

73


Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
918.232.8346

Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO
n7xyo at arrl.net
www.ARESOK.org
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From ae5mh at sbcglobal.net  Tue Feb  7 14:42:59 2012
From: ae5mh at sbcglobal.net (AE5MH)
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:42:59 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] [ARES-OK] 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 2/7 NET
	NOTICE!
In-Reply-To: <1328641224.60766.YahooMailNeo@web160104.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <1328627932.51997.YahooMailNeo@web160105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
	<1328641224.60766.YahooMailNeo@web160104.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <38481D8E-075E-40E4-A332-63A00C470E78@sbcglobal.net>

That "alpha" group would be the suffix

Mark
AE5MH

On Feb 7, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Mark Conklin <n7xyo at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Everyone,
>  
> Thank you for your patients and your efforts in providing a great learning experience for our net controllers today.
>  
> Well over 150 check-ins in just over an hour.   (The LIVE experience was the goal not the numbers... but number are good measurements of participation.) 
>  
> Several lessons learned already:
>  
> STRONGEST station/NCS should open the net.
>  
> On a regional net... take stations BY STATE, 
> And by three alpha groups at a time (using the first letter AFTER the region number in you call) Starting with A, B, & C then D, E, & F and so on. 
>  
> Having more then one logger was a big help. 
>  
> If you have constructive comments or suggestions please e-mail them to n7xyo at arrl.net
>  
> On behalf of ARES-OK let me say 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: Mark Conklin <n7xyo at yahoo.com>
> To: ARES Yahoogroup <aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com>; ARRL-OK List <Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net> 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 9:18 AM
> Subject: [ARES-OK] 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 2/7 NET NOTICE!
> 
> 
>   
>  
> On February 7, 2012, beginning at 10:15 a.m.* CST Amateur Radio Emergency Service-Oklahoma will be calling a radio HF net on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM) a in participation with the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 
>  
> More than one million people across nine states will participate in the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut! 
>  
> During this drill ?Drop, Cover and Hold On? - Dropto the ground, take Cover under a table or desk, and Hold On to it as if a major earthquake were happening (stay down for at least 60 seconds). Practice now so you will immediately protect yourself during earthquakes
>  
> Then, get up, dust off and ALL radio amateurs in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennesse, Mississippi & Alabama are requested to check in to the HF net on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM) and participate with ARES.
>  
> Following the KISS principal this net will be a CHECK IN ONLY net only. Check in with your call sign and location.  No traffic will be handled by this net.  The net will open at 10:15 a.m.* CST on 7260 kHz (+/- QRM)  and run no more than one hour.
>  
> The Net Control Stations will be Joe N5TEX and Jack KB5KKT.
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> Mark Conklin, N7XYO
> Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
> Amateur Radio Emergency Service
> 918.232.8346
> 
> Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO
> n7xyo at arrl.net
> www.ARESOK.org
> __._,_.___
> Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) 
> Recent Activity:    * New Members 2 
> Visit Your Group 
> To register with ARES-Oklahoma go to www.ARESOK.org 
> 
> Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest ? Unsubscribe ? Terms of Use
> . 
> 
> __,_._,___
> ______________________________________________________
> ___________________ Information __________________________
> 
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> Oklahoma Section Web page http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/oklahoma
> 
> _________________________________
> 
> 
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> 
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From kc5fm at aol.com  Fri Feb 10 13:07:46 2012
From: kc5fm at aol.com (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:07:46 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] pr Digest, Vol 13, Issue 11
In-Reply-To: <mailman.5.1328893202.28882.pr@reflector.arrl.org>
References: <mailman.5.1328893202.28882.pr@reflector.arrl.org>
Message-ID: <CAGeNtEGOJJxe5th5J8Hp23_4CoJj4y-b3RRspbtUjfa12QRtBw@mail.gmail.com>

Please note this event scheduled for tomorrow.  Sorry for the short notice.

73

Lloyd



On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM,  <pr-request at reflector.arrl.org> wrote:
> SATURDAY Feb 11 at 4-10 PM CENTRAL
>
> YOU ARE INVITED TO SHARE THE MAGIC OF AMATEUR RADIO AND HF BROADCASTING TO A WORLD WIDE LISTENING AUDIENCE.
>
> FROM 4 - 6 PM / 2200 - 2400 UTC THE FREQUENCY IS ?9990 ?KHZ
>
> FROM 6 - 10 PM / 2400 - 0400 UTC THE FREQUENCY IS 5085 KHZ
>
> THE CALL IN NUMBER IS 615-547-9520
>
>
>
> Call in and talk about:
>
> WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO,
>
> YOUR FAVORITE MODES,
>
> YOUR LOCAL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB AND ITS ACTIVITIES,
>
> YOUR PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN AMATEUR RADIO
>
>
>
> Call in and talk about ? It is not very often that you can hear a new HF shortwave radio station sign on the air. WTWW a new International Shortwave Radio facility just outside of Nashville, TN is launching a ?new transmitter this Saturday with a broadcast we are calling "This Is Only A Test" starting at 4 pm Central Standard Time. ?This is a 100,000 watt (wow!) transmitter running into a full size rhombic antenna! ?They need to test it -and while they are at it Ted Randall has set things up for hams to talk about Amateur Radio.
>
>
>
> This is a global radio event with radios being tuned in all over the world.
>
> The QSO radio show has requested hams to call in as a amateur radio event to promote amateur radio along with shortwave listening. Why? Well, the shortwave listening audience is huge and the typical shortwave radio listener is a great potential candidate for amateur radio. ?There are more than 1.5 billion shortwave receivers in use worldwide, the BBC estimates that at any given moment, over 200 million sets are tuned to shortwave broadcasts.
>
>
>
> This is the second time WTWW has allowed us to conduct this kind of broadcast on a powerful new shortwave facility. The purpose of this broadcast is to demonstrate HF communications ... and to put radio amateurs on the air to a worldwide audience to tell their story.
>
>
>
> By the way... this particular broadcast is not a commercial venture in any way. ?Maybe later it will be (they hope!) but not yet J ? ? So spread the word and call in on Saturday to "This Is Only A Test" and talk to the world about Amateur Radio!



-- 

Lloyd Colston KC5FM
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/
http://kc5fm.blogspot.com ?http://doodle.com/kc5fm

From ae5mh at sbcglobal.net  Sat Feb 11 13:26:33 2012
From: ae5mh at sbcglobal.net (AE5MH)
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:26:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] pr Digest, Vol 13, Issue 11
In-Reply-To: <CAGeNtEGOJJxe5th5J8Hp23_4CoJj4y-b3RRspbtUjfa12QRtBw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <mailman.5.1328893202.28882.pr@reflector.arrl.org>
	<CAGeNtEGOJJxe5th5J8Hp23_4CoJj4y-b3RRspbtUjfa12QRtBw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1328984793.23553.YahooMailRC@web81503.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

This station has been on before.  I heard them a few month ago while we were out 
here at camp.  Nice to hear them!


----- Original Message ----
From: Lloyd Colston <kc5fm at aol.com>
To: Ham Radio Lists <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>; Ham Radio Lists 
<aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, February 10, 2012 12:07:46 PM
Subject: Re: [ARRL-OK] pr Digest, Vol 13, Issue 11

Please note this event scheduled for tomorrow.  Sorry for the short notice.

73

Lloyd



On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM,  <pr-request at reflector.arrl.org> wrote:
> SATURDAY Feb 11 at 4-10 PM CENTRAL
>
> YOU ARE INVITED TO SHARE THE MAGIC OF AMATEUR RADIO AND HF BROADCASTING TO A 
>WORLD WIDE LISTENING AUDIENCE.
>
> FROM 4 - 6 PM / 2200 - 2400 UTC THE FREQUENCY IS  9990  KHZ
>
> FROM 6 - 10 PM / 2400 - 0400 UTC THE FREQUENCY IS 5085 KHZ
>
> THE CALL IN NUMBER IS 615-547-9520
>
>
>
> Call in and talk about:
>
> WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO,
>
> YOUR FAVORITE MODES,
>
> YOUR LOCAL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB AND ITS ACTIVITIES,
>
> YOUR PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN AMATEUR RADIO
>
>
>
> Call in and talk about   It is not very often that you can hear a new HF 
>shortwave radio station sign on the air. WTWW a new International Shortwave 
>Radio facility just outside of Nashville, TN is launching a  new transmitter 
>this Saturday with a broadcast we are calling "This Is Only A Test" starting at 
>4 pm Central Standard Time.  This is a 100,000 watt (wow!) transmitter running 
>into a full size rhombic antenna!  They need to test it -and while they are at 
>it Ted Randall has set things up for hams to talk about Amateur Radio.
>
>
>
> This is a global radio event with radios being tuned in all over the world.
>
> The QSO radio show has requested hams to call in as a amateur radio event to 
>promote amateur radio along with shortwave listening. Why? Well, the shortwave 
>listening audience is huge and the typical shortwave radio listener is a great 
>potential candidate for amateur radio.  There are more than 1.5 billion 
>shortwave receivers in use worldwide, the BBC estimates that at any given 
>moment, over 200 million sets are tuned to shortwave broadcasts.
>
>
>
> This is the second time WTWW has allowed us to conduct this kind of broadcast 
>on a powerful new shortwave facility. The purpose of this broadcast is to 
>demonstrate HF communications ... and to put radio amateurs on the air to a 
>worldwide audience to tell their story.
>
>
>
> By the way... this particular broadcast is not a commercial venture in any way. 
> Maybe later it will be (they hope!) but not yet J     So spread the word and 
>call in on Saturday to "This Is Only A Test" and talk to the world about Amateur 
>Radio!



-- 

Lloyd Colston KC5FM
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/
http://kc5fm.blogspot.com  http://doodle.com/kc5fm
______________________________________________________
___________________ 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 k2gkk at hotmail.com  Mon Feb 13 08:55:59 2012
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:55:59 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FW: [ICOM] Counterfeit Icom Rigs
In-Reply-To: <BLU129-W15EFBECE54CCD76B317B09F17F0@phx.gbl>
References: <COL111-W3614C5CF189B69468D92AB917F0@phx.gbl>,
	<BLU129-W15EFBECE54CCD76B317B09F17F0@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <BLU129-W177678C41AE32FE67B4048F17F0@phx.gbl>


For your information.
 
>From the Icom users mail list. 
  
* * * * * * * * * * * 
* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF, Ret (61-81) * 
* OCAPA - Treasurer * 
* * * * * * * * * * * 
 
 
 
> From: kk2dog at hotmail.com
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:19:23 -0500
> Subject: [ICOM] Counterfeit Icom Rigs
> 
> Just giving folks the "heads-up": http://www.icom.co.jp/world/notice/index.html
> 
> Mike
> KK2DOG
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From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Wed Feb 22 10:11:57 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:11:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] 2012 ARRL Oklahoma State Convention!  March 9th & 10th,
	2012
Message-ID: <1329923517.59100.YahooMailNeo@web160102.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

SPREAD THE WORD!!!!
Green Country Hamfest
Claremore, Oklahoma
Friday and Saturday, March 9th & 10th, 2012 
Doors open: Fri. 5pm-9pm ? - ? Saturday 8am-3pm 
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16 DAYS UNTIL THE FEST!!

2012 ARRL Oklahoma State Convention!

Special Guests - ARRL Larry Wolfgang WR1B, QST Technical Correspondence Editor and QEX Editor
ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT FOR MAIL-IN PREREG!
West Gulf Division QSL Card Contest!!

ARRLWest GulfDirector David Woolweaver K5RAV will be collecting
QSL cards at the 2012 GCHF. The contest has already started so
Click HERE for rules and information on this exciting event
sponsored by the ARRL West Gulf Division!!
	* Location: ClaremoreExpo Center!
	* Largest Hamfest in Oklahoma!!
	* Free Parking!! - Low Cost ON-SITE RV Parking!? 
	* Terrific Prizes!! ? YOU could WIN!
	* Commercial Vendors - Great Products!
	* Fantastic Forums - Learn something new!
	* Flea Market - Great Bargains!? 
	* Free Test Table - Check It Before You Buy It!? 
	* On-site VE Testing ? Get or upgrade your license!? 
	* Admission is $10.00 per person at the door
(One ticket covers both days)
Children 12 and under are Free
	* Pre-Register ON or BEFORE February? 26th 
and get two bucks off!
	* Hours: Fri. 5pm-9pm ?-? Sat. 8am-3pm
	* Flea Market Tables are $15.00 at the door
	* Pre-Registration price is $10.00
	* WE DO NOT HOLD FLEA MARKET TABLES!
Get there early to insure your table! 
Tables MUST be claimed by 8:30AM Saturday!
	* Electricity is $20.00 - Cords not provided 
	* Setup for vendors and flea market starts at: 
NOON Friday and at 7 AM on Saturday of the hamfest. 
	* ATTENTION: any prereg table not claimed by 8:30 Saturday morning will be resold without refund. 
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?
? Forum Schedule
Expo Center Forum Room
Rogers County Building - West side of Expo parking lot - hop on a golf cart to ride over
Friday
1730 -

Rogers County Building W5YI VE Testing
John Campbell - K5ENA 
Friday
1900 -
2000
Expo Center OklahomaRepeater Society
Merlin Griffin - WB5OSM
Repeater registration updates 
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Saturday
0900 - 0955

Expo CenterWeather
Ed Calianese - W5SVR  
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1000 - 10
55Amateur Radio Emergency Services
ARES
Mark Conklin - N7XYO
Oklahoma Section EC  
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1100 - 11
55American Radio Relay League
ARRL West Gulf Division Director
Dr. David Woolweaver - K5RAV
- - - - - - - -
QST Technical Correspondence Editor
from ARRL Headquarters in Newington, CT
Larry Wolfgang - WR1B
?1100 - 1200
Rogers County Building OklahomaDX Association
Annual Meeting
Gene Lewis - W5LE 
?1300 -
Rogers County Building ARRL VE Testing
Green Country Hamfest
WB5OSM and assistants 
?1300 - 1355

Expo Center JoplinTornado
ARES Operation Review
Cecil Higgins - AC0HA    

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Wed Feb 22 12:11:15 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:11:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FBI to shut down Internet March 8, 2012
Message-ID: <1329930675.95352.YahooMailNeo@web160103.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

By Christina DesMarais, PCWorld.com ?? Feb 19, 2012 
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Heard the one about the FBI shutting down the Internet next month?
?
Like many memes before it, this dire warning is floating around blogs and sites. It even names a date: March 8 as the day the FBI might "shut down the Internet." But relax, that?s not really the case.
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While yes, an untold number of people may lose their Internet connection in less than three weeks, if they do they have only nefarious Web criminals to blame and certainly not the FBI.
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If people end up in the dark on March 8, it?s because they?re still infected with the malware the FBI started warning people about last November when it shut down a long-standing Estonian Web traffic hijacking operation that controlled people?s computers using a family of DNSChanger viruses. The malware works by replacing the DNS (Domain Name System) servers defined on a victim's computer with fraudulent servers operated by the criminals. As a result, visitors are unknowingly redirected to websites that distributed fraudulent software or displayed ads that put money into the bad guys? pockets.
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Here's the worst part: The malware also prevents security updates and disables installed security software.
To help protect victims, the FBI replaced the rogue servers with legitimate ones -- a measure the agency said would be in effect for 120 days. Had it not taken that step and simply shut down the bad servers back in November, infected computers would have been immediately blocked from Internet access.
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So the current problem isn?t that the FBI will be shutting down the Internet when the 120 days runs out on March 8, it?s that many people and organizations haven?t removed the malware from their computers. In fact, as many as half of Fortune 500 companies and government agencies are delinquent in updating, according to some reports.
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So how do you know if your computer or router is infected with DNSChanger?
?
The FBI says the best way to know is to have them checked out by a computer professional, which admittedly isn?t very helpful.
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OR?digital guru Kim Komando suggests you check your PC at http://dns-ok.us/????????????? www.komando.com/
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However, it does offer a resource paper [PDF] with guidance to make that determination yourself, although even if you find out your system is infected, the FBI says you still need a pro to scrub your machine.
?
As another alternative, you can use the free Avira DNS Repair Tool to figure out if a computer is using one of the temporary DNS servers. Unfortunately, the tool works only on Windows and doesn't actually remove the Trojan horse.
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Indeed, removing the malware is a challenge, and many people will be cut off from Internet access on March 8, reports the security news site KrebsonSecurity. It also notes that the industry and law enforcement group DNSChanger Working Group (DCWG) has a site that can help people check whether their systems are infected.
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To get help, network administrators can send a request to one of the members of the DCWG, and home users can use the step-by-step instructions at the DCWG website to see if they?re infected with the DNSChanger malware.
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If you determine your system is infected, you can start from scratch and reinstall your operating system, or take the FBI?s advice and get help from a professional if you want to remain online after March 8.
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More Info:
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911

From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Sun Feb 26 14:28:00 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:28:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] ARES Vest - Meets All ARRL Specifications - Another
	source: www.HamThreads.com
In-Reply-To: <480931.49585.qm@web35505.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <480931.49585.qm@web35505.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1330284480.41908.YahooMailNeo@web160104.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

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Please?share the info below?with all local ARES-OK teams, and any clubs and ham groups in your area.

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?
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