A big thanks to everyone that came out to the hamfest this year to make it a great year! It’s still not too late to send any pictures you may have taken to get added to our photo gallery! Email the Webmaster!
Category Archives: Ham News
April 2022 Council Camporee
Saturday’s weather started out a bit rough for those practicing amateur radio outdoors in the elements but that didn’t stop Andrew Shead (W5AWS) and Jack Conway (W5JHC) from heading out to Camp Garland to setup a portable operations demonstration to scouters at the 2022 Council Camporee! This couldn’t have been accomplished without support from the TARC trailer headed up by Steve Childers (KF5VCQ) broadcasting under the W5IAS callsign at the Claremore Hamfest. This also couldn’t have been done without Paul Teel (WB5ANX) securing our spot at another council event and Mark Adams (WA5MA) providing flyers and QSL cards for those […]
New FCC Application Fee Will Not Apply to Amateur Radio License Upgrades
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff has clarified in response to an ARRL request that the new $35 application fee will not apply to most license modifications, including those to upgrade an amateur radio licensee’s operator class and changes to club station trustees. The FCC staff explained that the new fees will apply only to applications for a new license, renewal, rule waiver, or a new vanity call sign. As previously announced, the new fees take effect on April 19, 2022. Read More @ ARRL
Hamfest Photos!
Going to Hamfest on 4.9? Take a picture of yourself at the TARC trailer and send us your photo!!! We want to make a big picture board online of all those club members and any amateur friend that stops by! Send them via email with your call sign and name to webmaster@w5ias.com!
Can you help??? Volunteers needed for the Green Country Hamfest! You could win a new radio!!! CLICK HERE!!!
Green Country Hamfest in Claremore is in need of volunteers to staff the front and back doors of the event as greeters. You will help attendees coming in and leaving and provide event info. If you work at least one 2 hour shift you will be entered into the drawing for the volunteer prize, a Yaesu FT-70DR (nice!) You will need to wear your ARES vest for visibility. If you do not have one (which you should) Mark Conklin has a few loaners. To volunteer for a 2 hour shift go to volunteersignup.org/BPHCK We have lots of slots open…so please volunteer. […]
New weekly Net Script is available
A new TARC Weekly Net Script is available. If your script is not dated 3/29/22 you have an old script
TARC Boy Scouts Merit Badge
Paul (WB5ANX) and myself (W5JHC) had the pleasure and honor to host a radio merit badge for Troop 199 out of Oologah Ok during two of their Monday meetings! This was one of the firsts for the TARC communication trailer and went off without a hitch and had 9 scouters practice their skills and discuss the topic of Amateur Radio. I hope one day to do a larger scale merit badge for the council so that we can work on growing the younger population to the hobby. What amazed both Paul and I was that they were really interested in […]
[SEC-ARES] Emergency comms in the Azores
Emergency comms in the Azores GB2RS News Team | March 25, 2022 The island of Sao Jorge in the Azores has suffered over 1,800 earthquakes in 48 hours. The regional government has prepared contingency plans to protect the island’s population. CT1END, the Emergency Communications Coordinator for Portugal, reports that a group of nine radio amateurs are working to support emergency communications locally and back to Portugal. Radio amateurs are asked to steer clear of 3.75 to 3.76MHz overnight, 7.1 to 7.11MHz during the day, and around 14.300MHz for those amateurs outside the region. All radio amateurs are encouraged to listen […]
Guthrie Repeater – Online
As of 3.19 4pm, the Guthrie repeater is back online! There was a power failure to the switching supply. Dan took a spare with him just in case and it came in handy! Dan K5FVL
Volunteer Monitor Program Cautions against Operating Beyond License Privileges
Many of the Advisory Notices sent out each month by the ARRL Volunteer Monitor Program go to stations heard operating outside the operators license privileges. Typical cases often involve operators holding Technician- or General-class amateur licenses being heard on a frequency or band not permitted by their license privileges. Most recent incidents have frequently entailed FT8 digital mode operation by Technician licensees on 20 and 40 meters. Technician licensees do not have any operating privileges on 20 meters, let alone digital privileges, and FT8 is a digital protocol. Technicians (and Novices) may operate CW between 21.025 and 21.200 MHz on […]