From n7xyo at yahoo.com  Sun Jan  1 15:21:55 2012
From: n7xyo at yahoo.com (Mark Conklin)
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 12:21:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [ARRL-OK] ARES-OK Happy New Year
In-Reply-To: <1325448195.35672.YahooMailNeo@web160105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <1325448195.35672.YahooMailNeo@web160105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
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Happy New Year,


2011 was a challenging year?and the new year is here.? Looking forward?to 2012 I?have a question for each?of you. 
?
What is the number one task that must be the focus of every ARES-OK leader (EC, DEC, or ZEC) in Oklahoma ??? (And you are not a leader... think of how you can help your areas ARES-OK leaders.)
?
Knowing who your served agencies are??? Good to know and very important to know, but that?s not it.

Knowing how much wire it takes to make a NVIS type antenna?? Always great to have technical knowledge, but it?s not the most important duty of an ARES-OK leader.

Here?s a hint ? it?s listed as the #1 item on the list of responsibilities of the ARES Emergency Coordinator by the ARRL ? and reads as follows:
1. Promote and enhance the activities of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) for the benefit of the public as a voluntary, non-commercial communications service.? ??
?
This is listed as #1 by no mistake - it?s your biggest duty.? Promote, enhance/grow/build, then recruit and recruit, then recruit some more. Never miss an opportunity to meet, greet and recruit volunteers and leaders to your local ARES-OK team. 

Other than your monthly EC reports (which are due every month on the first, and are filed on www.ARESOK.org), every other duty and responsibility can pretty much be delegated to another assistant leader or trusted volunteer. ?Leading and building the team is what you do. As an ARES-OK leader you are the team?s coach, quarterback and cheerleader all in one.

Go to your local club(s) meeting(s), shake hands, ask folks if they are registered on www.ARESOK.org, and on the ARES-Oklahoma Yahoo Group e-mail list.? If there are no local club meetings, invite area HAMs to your favorite coffee shop to talk about ARES-OK. Put an add in the local paper (many of the small town/county papers will do this for free) or hang a flyer on the bulletin board at the local meeting hall or the town feed store. Recruiting requires reaching out to the Amateur Radio operators in your area.

No licensed Amateurs in your county? Have you checked the FCC database or QRZ.com ? you will be surprised. The database lists names and address. Send them a post card or grab a phone book and call them up. Invite the HAMs out to coffee for a conversation about joining the team.

Still no Amateur Radio folks ?in your county? Looks like it?s time to hold a class.? You could can start with a HAM-CRAM or you can go for the full Technician course. You might have to home-grow the team in your area. It can be done? and it all starts with number one. 

Most seeds will not grow without good soil, water and nutrients. It is your mission as an ARES-OK leader to help your team grow. Plant the seed ? ?The Invite?, water it ? ?Training?, and watch it grow ? ?A working, Ready to Respond ARES-OK team?.

Thank you for all of the hard work you?ve done in 2011 and I?m looking forward great things in the future.? Best wishes, much joy and success in 2012. 

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 colstonl at gmail.com  Sun Jan  8 08:31:00 2012
From: colstonl at gmail.com (KC5FM)
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:31:00 +0000
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Viking Amateur Radio Club
Message-ID: <bcaec51b16d5f4913c04b6044a2f@google.com>

Please help them as you are led.

They are a good group. They were recently featured in the West Gulf
Division Newsletter.

73

Lloyd

Sent to you by KC5FM via Google Reader: Viking Amateur Radio Club via
QRZ Forums by KF5NAQ on 1/7/12
Hello my name is Todd Stoner (KF5NAQ) I live in Lawton, Ok and we have
a wonderful youth ham community that is ran by Clifton Harper. I have
been talking to him about setting up a IRLP node for the students and I
am looking for any Donations to help with this project I am donating
the computer internet and the IRLP card for the node I still need a
Radio 2 meter with a DB 9 connector on the back I am looking at the
Alinco 135-TMKIII and also need an antenna and some coax about 50 ft
will do I am going to have the students build the node in school the
school that they go to actually has a class to get you ticket. That is
awesome. I am looking at this to get done by the end of school
hopefully. If you have any questions for me about this project please
contact me at toddstoner at gmail.com or kf5naq at arrl.net also you can call
me at 580-695-6464 Please visit my webpage to donate.
http://www.kf5naq.com


Thanks
Todd Stoner
KF5NAQ
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From k2gkk at hotmail.com  Thu Jan 19 15:41:45 2012
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:41:45 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FW: Earth-Directed Solar Flare Could Bring Geomagnetic
 Storms This Weekend
In-Reply-To: <BLU129-W279DD76B614A3D45B0BDE5F1860@phx.gbl>
References: <LYRIS-1326339-1662663-2012.01.19-13.07.42--k2gkk#hotmail.com@www.spaceweather2.com>,
	<BLU129-W279DD76B614A3D45B0BDE5F1860@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <BLU129-W264F909FEFF06FFFCE625FF1860@phx.gbl>


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 From: swlist at spaceweather.com
To: swlist at spaceweather.com
Subject: Earth-Directed Solar Flare Could Bring Geomagnetic Storms This Weekend
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:07:40 -0500
 
Space Weather News for Jan. 19, 2011
http://spaceweather.com
 
 EARTH-DIRECTED FLARE: Active sunspot 1401 erupted today, Jan. 19th, for more than an hour around 16:00 UT. The long-duration blast produced an M3-class solar flare and a CME that appears to be heading toward Earth. Forecasters say strong geomagnetic storms are possible when the cloud arrives during the late hours of Jan. 21st. High-latitude (and possibly middle-latitude) sky watchers should be alert for auroras this weekend. Check http://spaceweather.com for movies and updates.
 
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From k2gkk at hotmail.com  Fri Jan 20 09:04:42 2012
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:04:42 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Postage Rates Rise on Monday, 22 January
In-Reply-To: <BLU129-W47F8417CC2A702DDA11FBF1870@phx.gbl>
References: <BLU129-W47F8417CC2A702DDA11FBF1870@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <BLU129-W536508BB8F68DBC7BF092F1870@phx.gbl>


The new rates can be found at: 
 
 (http://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2011/pr11_factsht_pricechng_1018.pdf)
 
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 * (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
 * Oklahoma City, OK * 
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From k2gkk at hotmail.com  Mon Jan 23 13:38:28 2012
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:38:28 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FW: Incoming CME
In-Reply-To: <BLU129-W212582464BB8C292A22AEF18A0@phx.gbl>
References: <LYRIS-1326339-1665431-2012.01.23-11.13.27--k2gkk#hotmail.com@www.spaceweather2.com>,
	<BLU129-W212582464BB8C292A22AEF18A0@phx.gbl>
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From: swlist at spaceweather.com
To: swlist at spaceweather.com
Subject: Incoming CME
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:13:27 -0500
 
Space Weather News for Jan. 23, 2012
http://spaceweather.com
 
INCOMING CME: Big sunspot 1402 erupted on Jan. 23rd, producing 
a strong M9-class solar flare and a fast-moving coronal mass 
ejection (CME). Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab say 
the CME should reach Earth on Jan. 24th at 14:18 UT (+/- 7 hr) 
and Mars a little more than a day later. Strong geomagnetic 
storms are possible when the cloud reaches Earth. Our magnetic 
field is still reverberating from a CME impact on Jan. 22nd, 
so another blow could spark impressive auroras at high 
latitudes. Sky watchers in northern Europe, Canada, Alaska, 
and northern-tier US states such as the Dakotas, Minnesota 
and Wisconsin should be alert for Northern Lights.
 
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From k2gkk at hotmail.com  Tue Jan 24 15:30:30 2012
From: k2gkk at hotmail.com (D C *Mac* Macdonald)
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:30:30 -0600
Subject: [ARRL-OK] FW: CME Impact on Jan. 24
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References: <LYRIS-1326339-1666572-2012.01.24-12.36.08--k2gkk#hotmail.com@www.spaceweather2.com>,
	<BLU129-W7603FA44A27F3C375B953F18B0@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <BLU129-W97A932EA656C026C0D375F18B0@phx.gbl>


From: swlist at spaceweather.com
To: swlist at spaceweather.com
Subject: CME Impact on Jan. 24
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:36:07 -0600
 
Space Weather News for Jan. 24, 2012
http://spaceweather.com
 
CME IMPACT: As predicted by analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, 
a CME hit Earth's magnetic field on Jan. 24 at ~1500 UT (10 am EST). 
A geomagnetic storm is brewing in the aftermath of the impact, but as 
this alert is being written it is too soon to say how weak or strong 
the storm might be. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for 
auroras after local nightfall; the hours around local midnight are 
often best for seeing the Northern Lights. Chances for a good display 
favor observers in northern Europe, Greenland, Iceland, Canada, 
Alaska, and possibly northern tier US states such as Maine, Wisconsin 
and Minnesota. 
 
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