The permanent 145.210 and 442.400 repeaters are now on air from Bald Mountain, the highest point in Pittsburg County. You can hit them both with 5 watts from Durant (60 miles from the tower) and sound local. Both repeaters are set at 60 watts. I’ve also included pics from when the antennas were installed last year. These will be an excellent addition to SE Oklahoma and will expand when other sites go online. I want to thank everyone involved in this project, without your help, this would not have happened.

A new ARRL Foundation Club Grants program, funded by a grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), will make $500,000 available to radio clubs. The program will provide up to $25,000 for worthy club projects. Requests for more than that will be referred back to ARDC. ARRL has long recognized that it is in the best interests of amateur radio to encourage and support amateur radio clubs. Clubs historically have recruited, licensed, and trained new radio amateurs and have provided the community setting for radio amateurs to continue their education and training. The new Club Grants program will help clubs more easily provide […]

A relaxing weekend of camping and fishing did not go as planned last Friday when a member of a California outdoors club fell and broke his hip. REACH 5 helicopter ready to transport with injured outdoorsman on board. [Dave Johnson, KL7DJ, photo] The Old Goats Mountain Club (OGMC) had worked their way along an old Forest Service Road into a rugged, off grid location in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. Dave Johnson, KL7DJ, said his friend slipped and fell while trying reel in a catch. The injury was so severe that the man could not be moved safely with […]

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!

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. […]

A new TARC Weekly Net Script is available. If your script is not dated 3/29/22 you have an old script  

Recent pictures posted from the recent exam session and Winter Field Day.