20250121-TARC-Meeting-Minutes – PDF On Tuesday, 21 January 2025 at 1902 hours local, Mark, WA5MA, called to order the meeting of the Tulsa Amateur Radio Club in Room-3140 of Keplinger Hall at the University of Tulsa. See a copy of the agenda below left. Attendance Twenty-seven hams added their names to the attendance register, a copy of which is reproduced above right. Introductions WA5MA introduced the club officers present: Secretary Andrew, W5AWS; Treasurer Jerry, KE5PMK; Repeater Trustee, Gregg, W5GGW; and ARES coordinator for Tulsa County, Paul, WB5ANX. Round Robin WA5MA solicited introductions from the attendees, name and callsign. Business Minutes […]
Monthly Archives: January 2025
Tulsa County ARES volunteers
Paul Teel, WB5ANX Tulsa County EC 2025 brings a new emphasis on training in Tulsa County. Attached are the updated ARES Position Task Books (PTB) v3.1 for Tulsa County. One in Microsoft Word format and another in Adobe fillable PDF format. Chose the format you prefer. All Tulsa County ARES members should have their own PTB and work continuously to train on new levels. The PTB is designed to track and document your progress with training on specific requirements. The PTB is organized with three levels; basic, intermediate, and advanced. Start documenting your progress with the basic level. There are […]
Green Country Hamfest Oklahoma DX Association DX DINNER
Announcement: Green Country Hamfest Oklahoma DX Association DX Dinner This year, on Friday evening April 11, 2025, the Green Country Hamfest and the Oklahoma DX Association are Co-Sponsoring a DX Dinner. We are pleased to announce that Dave Jorgensen – WD5COV will be our featured speaker. Dave has been a member of numerous high-profile DXpeditions including: 7O6T – Yemen, VP8STI – S. Sandwich, VP8SGI – S. Georgia, 3D2C – Conway, E30FB – Eritrea, 9M0W – Spratly, ZK3A – Tokelau, 3Y0J – Bouvet, TX5S – Clipperton, and many others. Dave will do a presentation on the 3Y0J – Bouvet and […]
THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER Jan 2025
QST…QST…QST…Out with the old and in with the NEW!!! We’ve had our 100 Year Anniversary Celebration, amended our TARC Bylaws, started our latest venture…Tech Night, we had an incredible Field Day, repaired one of our broken repeater antennas, renewed TARC’s Special Service Club status, had our best ever Route 66 on the Air, ARES has resumed doing Hospital Nets, TARC has partnered with Discovery Lab’s Tinkerfest. Let’s go back to December 10th and our 100 Year Anniversary Celebra-tion! If you missed it…well…you missed a good one. There were only a few empty seats and for those that attended, it was […]
Storm Spotter Training 2025
Hot off the press from the NWS WWW’s ! Click the link below for the updated calednar! We continue to schedule training across eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas for the 2025 spring season, and sessions will be posted to this page as they are scheduled. Dates for the virtual sessions haven’t been determined yet. Spotter Training Calendar
Tulsa County Assistant Emergency Coordinator
January 6, 2025 For immediate release: Mark Adams, WA5MA, appointed Tulsa County Assistant Emergency Coordinator I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Adams, WA5MA, as ARES Assistant Emergency Coordinator (AEC) for Tulsa County. While living in California, Mark was a member of the RACES organization for many years supporting the City of Corona with communications, DUI checkpoints, EOC activations, aerial ATV, and staffing the mobile command vehicle. First licensed in 1986 as N6MWH he changed to WA5MA when he moved to Oklahoma. Mark has been an active member of Tulsa ARES and the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps for […]