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TARC Tech Night
2026-02-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-09-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-11-03 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) and 1 more date | Keplinger Hall, Room 3140, 430 S Gary Pl, Tulsa, OK, 74104, United States
Zoom info if used
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Storm Spotter Training 2026 - Sand Springs
2026-02-05 18:00 - 20:00
https://www.weather.gov/tsa/spotter_training
@ Public Safety Center

Mine Creek Hamfest - Mound City KS - 2026
2026-02-07 08:00 - 12:00
Saturday, February 07, 2026, 08:00am – 12:00pm
Contact Public Contact: Ron Cowan , KB0DTI PO Box 36 LaCygne, KS 66040 Phone: 913-757-4456 Email: kb0dti@arrl.net

Sponsor: Mine Creek ARC
Linn County Fair 4H Building
8510 KS-7 Hwy
Mound City, KS 66056
Talk-In: 147.285+ ( 91.5 )
Public Contact: Ron Cowan , KB0DTI
PO Box 36 LaCygne, KS 66040
Phone: 913-757-4456
Email: kb0dti@arrl.net

https://sftarc.org/index.php/calendar-jevent/eventdetail/261/-/mine-creek-hamfest

Houston Hamfest 2026
2026-02-20 12:00 - 2026-02-21 15:00
Greater Houston HamFest and Texas State Convention

Fort Bend County Fairgrounds 4310 TX- 36 S, Rosenberg, TX 77471
2026 will be February 20 Noon to 6pm and February 21st 8am till 3pm

Orange Hamfest 2026 - Orange Tx
2026-02-27 13:00 - 2026-02-28 18:30
https://www.qsl.net/w5nd/index_files/HAMFEST%20INFO/hamfest%20info.htm
Orange Hamfest 2026
Our 51st year!
Hosted by:
Orange ARC, Jefferson County ARC and Beaumont ARC
The Orange Hamfest is an ARRL sanctioned event.
WHEN: Friday/Saturday, February 27th – 28th, 2026 – A Two-Day Event!
WHERE: Orange County Convention & Expo Center @ 11475 FM 1442
Orange, Texas 77632

(Coordinates: 30 07.28N & 093 52.92W or 30.1244,-93.8922)
Hamfest TIME: Feb. 27th – 1PM to 6:30PM and Feb. 28th – 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

ST. Patricks Hamfest Midland Tx
2026-03-21 08:00 - 17:00
The 70th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest and ARRL West Texas Section Convention will be held Saturday, March 21, 2026, at the MLK Community Center in Midland, TX.
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TARC Tech Night
2026-04-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Keplinger Hall, Room 3140, 430 S Gary Pl, Tulsa, OK, 74104, United States
Tony KA5TRO / Randy W5RIP POTA activation demo / OKPOTA Day 4/18
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Green Country Hamfest 2026
2026-04-10 08:00 - 2026-04-11 17:00
Claremore, OklahomaApril 10 and 11, 2026
http://www.greencountryhamfest.org/index.php

Online Registration Will OPEN Around The First Of February 2026!
Advance admission is $8.
Preregistered flea market tables are $15 each.
Commercial booths are $50 each.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
Tables are $20 at the door.

Advance admission is $8.
Preregistered Tables are $15 each.
Commercial booths are $50 each.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
Tables are $20 at the door.
Order early and save!
Online Preregistration Closed
March 31, 2026
There are only 10 Commercial Tables remaining
226 Flea Market Tables remaining

Click here to see what tables are still available for purchase at the door.
Clicking the link above opens a new window.
REGISTRATION CLOSED.

About the
Green Country Hamfest
Dates of the hamfest for 2026 are
Friday, April 10th and Saturday, April 11, 2026

400 Veterans Parkway
Claremore, OK 74017

Friday open to public at 4 PM to 9 PM
Saturday open to public 8 AM to 3 PM
Setup Friday 12:00PM.
Setup at 7:00AM Saturday until 8:00AM.
Test it before you buy it during the hamfest open hours.
ARRL VE-Testing Friday evening at 1800
ARRL VE-Testing Saturday at 1300
Friday testing will be in the Expo Will Rogers Room.
Saturday testing will be in the 4H Building on the west side of the Expo Parking lot.

Forum Schedule

OKDXA table and they do Card Checking for DXCC/WAC/WAS/VUCC.
Note: Applicants should complete the award application on the ARRL website and bring all required paperwork?
Meet ARRL Division and Section representatives.
Mark Kleine – N5HZR, ARRL Oklahoma Section Manager
ARES Forum – Mark Conklin N7XYO Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Large selection of Vendors
Saturday Forums
Door Prizes drawing every hour
32,000 square feet climate controlled facility
280 Tables
Easy access and free parking
Green Country Hamfest provides shuttle rides to and from the Expo Building and the parking lot.

Oklahoma Parks On The Air Weekend
2026-04-18 09:00 - 17:00
Time: TBD, but the park event permit will be valid from 8AM until 10PM local time.
Location: Keystone State Park, Pavilion #4 (highest point in the park!)
Important details:

TARC club members and guests who want to participate in the event are welcome. You will NOT have to pay a park entry fee (normally $10 per car, except if military veteran or over age 62; check travelok.com for specific details and to register your license plate if you meet one of the two previous criteria) as long as you park your vehicle in the vicinity of Pavilion #4, where the activation will be held;

Club members who are licensed but do not have a portable setup ARE welcome. There will be several stations set up for operation, and operators can cycle in and out, so there will be opportunities for all to get on the air;

Per the POTA club activation guidelines, an operator can NOT operate outside of his/her privileges, even while using the club call sign, which we will be using. This is different from ARRL Field Day rules, so be aware. Technician-class licensees DO have a portion of the 10M phone allocation, between 28300-28500 kHz, and there is generally a lot of activity there for POTA events provided the band conditions permit. Also, everything from 6M up is available, and it is our intention to operate VHF and UHF simplex (no repeater contacts allowed!) during our activation, so those are also possibilities;
Don’t forget that TARC has two HF go-kits with nearly everything you will need for a portable station activation, so this may be an option for some’
*ALL* HF stations will be *REQUIRED( to operate with a bandpass filter. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you do not own a bandpass filter, there will be filters available for use for all HF bands EXCEPT 30M or 60M. This requirement is in place to minimize or eliminate interference between the multiple stations that will be operating simultaneously. If you have bandpass filter(s), feel free to bring them, especially if you have a 30M or 60M filter. Please mark your filters to ensure you get them back. Also, short jumpers would be greatly appreciated;
All individual operators will be responsible for his/her own logging, and all logs must be submitted in the approved .adi format via email to pota@w5ias.com after the event. They will be checked before they are submitted. Also, don’t forget that your accurate logs will ensure that both you as the operator and the club as the activator gets credit for your contacts/QSOs;
Don’t forget appropriate supplies besides any equipment you may bring, such as food and/or beverages, chairs, tables, sunscreen, bug spray, or other outdoor necessities. At this time, there are no plans for a burger burn or other organized meal, but that could change.
PLEASE, if you plan to come, or are interested in coming, or just want more info, don’t hesitate to email pota@w5ias.com. We would like to have a good idea about how many folks are coming. If you are planning to come, we would appreciate knowing:

– Your name
Your call sign and license class
What time(s) you plan to arrive and depart
If you will be bringing equipment to operate, and, if so, generally what you will bring and what bands/modes you plan to operate
Whether or not others may operate your stations, if you are bringing one
If you might need a particular item for portable ops (e.g. battery, portable antenna, etc. This does not include bandpass filters)

We hope that this will prove to be the first of many successful and enjoyable POTA activations for the club and for anyone new to POTA. Thanks for your interest!

Tony – KA5TRO

Tour de Tulsa 2026
2026-05-02 08:00 - 17:00
Location: River West Festival Park.
Start checking your essential gear: reflective vest, bike rack (or pickup bed), mobile radio with at least 25 watts, (optional) handheld radio for use when out of vehicle, first aid kit, ice chest, personal comfort items, cover for seats to be used by sweaty riders, (optional) bike repair kit, air pump (TARC has loanable pumps). These are the basic items and you can supplement the list as you see fit.
This ride will be using only the APRS units provided by the Tulsa Repeater Organization and the APRS digipeaters provided by TARC. If you have your own APRS, please plan to use one of the provided units so the unit numbers are more easily tracked on the TRO computer system. Net Control will only be looking for those unit numbers on the mapping sys-tem so outside APRS IDs will not show up on the system for tracking.
E-mail any questions to me and plan on a good time. We’ll discuss more details on how to support a ride at the next TARC meeting at TU.
Check out radios and programming. The band plan and what frequencies we are going to use can be found here – ICS 205 – Radio Communications Plan –

37th Annual Tour de Tulsa
benefitting Tulsa’s River Parks
Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
The Tour de Tulsa has been a spring cycling ritual for Tulsa-area cyclists for more than 30 years. The ride is presented by the Tulsa Bicycle Club and held at Tulsa’s River Parks.
Tour de Tulsa offers routes ranging from 20 to 100 miles and includes a family fun ride with options ranging from 5 to 10 miles.

Proceeds from the 2025 Tour de Tulsa will benefit the River Parks Foundation, enhancing the quality of life in Tulsa through its River Parks System.
Tulsa’s premier spring community bicycle ride features good food, great rest stops, full on-road support, and friendly riders all along the way.

SAG Registration – CLOSED

TARC Tech Night
2026-05-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Keplinger Hall, Room 3140, 430 S Gary Pl, Tulsa, OK, 74104, United States
AE5ME Winlink / Winlink forms
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Cop Land Classic 2026
2026-05-16 08:00 - 17:00
The Cop Land Classic Bike Ride is the largest fundraiser for the Tulsa Police Officers’ Memorial and is put on annually 2 weeks following the Memorial Service held to honor the 41 fallen officers of the Tulsa Police Department.
5 routes with elevations:

“The Misdemeanor” (15 mile)https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31295289
“The Felony” (31 mile)https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31440685
“Deferred Sentance” (44 mile)https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31295943
“Escape Route” (57 mile)https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31295843
“The 67 to Life” (67 mile)https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31260804

The ride will start and finish at the Tulsa Police Officers’ Memorial at the Tulsa Police Training Center, 6066 E. 66 St. N., Tulsa on May 18th.
E-mail any questions to me and plan on a good time. We’ll discuss more details on how to support a ride at the next TARC meeting at TU.
Check out radios and programming. The band plan and what frequencies we are going to use can be found here – ICS 205 – Radio Communications Plan.
MORE INFO COMING!!

SAG Registration – Closed

Tulsa Tough 2026
2026-06-06 08:00 - 2026-06-07 17:00
Three days of crits and two days of rides
Whether you’re a professional cyclist, new to crits and rides, or simply a casual cyclist seeking a fun experience, Saint Francis Tulsa Tough is the event for you. This prominent bike race in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offers three days of crits, each taking place on a different course and at a unique venue. The payouts are generous, and the atmosphere created by the enthusiastic crowds is unparalleled. For those who prefer a festive and enjoyable cycling experience, don’t miss out on the Fondo rides held on Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, riders can choose from three different distances, while Saturday offers two distances, allowing you to select the route that aligns with your desired pace and challenge level.

REGISTER TO SAG – Closed

Ride to Remember Black Wall Street 2026
2026-06-20 08:00 - 17:00
The Community Light Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Osborne Celestain with a mission focus on feeding the hungry where they are in Tulsa and surrounding communities. This will be the inaugural Ride to Remember BWS. We set out to create a ‘rider friendly’ bicycling event in Tulsa to promote fitness and fun. We will be offering ride distances of 15, 35, 50, & 70 miles. Our goal is to provide challenging and enjoyable routes for cyclists of levels. We encourage you to come out and join our cycling community.
Register to SAG – OPEN
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Dam Jam 2026
2026-09-12 08:00 - 17:00
Northeast Oklahoma’s Most Scenic Fall Bicycle Ride
Located in the heart of Oklahoma’s Green Country, in beautiful Mayes and Delaware Counties with more than 2,500 miles of lake shoreline, in the lovely foothills of the Ozark Mountains.
You’ll experience lush countryside, well-paved, shady rural roads, DAM J.A.M.’s own festive rest stops, and some of the best support of any bicycle ride…anywhere.

SAG Registration – Not Open

Route 66 on the Air 2026
2026-09-12 08:00 - 2026-09-20 17:00
More Info To Come

Route 66

Background on “ The Mother Road”
U.S. Highway 66 was established in 1926, was the first major improvement to link the west coast with the nations heartland.
Through stories, songs and TV shows, the highway came to symbolize the spirit of the freedom of the open road, inspiring many to see America.
However, the demise of Route 66 began in the 1950’s as the U.S. began it’s interstate highway system, and the highway was officially decommissioned in 1986. Today, small portions of the U.S. Highway 66 still exist in towns and rural areas in several states.
Background on Route 66 On The Air Special Event
Originally started by the Northern Arizona DX Association, it was a way to allow amateur radio operators a fun way to “Relive the Ride.” They also can relive their own memories of Route 66, and get to celebrate the highway’s rich history in making the U.S. what it is today.
Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club (CBARC) in San Bernardino, CA took over the event a couple years later and has grown into one of the best special amateur radio events each year.
Amateur radio clubs using special 1×1 callsigns operate from cities on or near the route from coast to coast. Hundreds of operators worldwide aim to contact as many radio operators as possible who would like to take part in this annual event.

Tulsa County ARES - Simulated Emergency Test 2026
2026-10-03 08:00 - 17:00
The Tulsa County Amateur Radio Emergency Services organization will be conducting the annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET). This is an exercise that tests our processes and skills that we would use during an actual emergency. The exercise will begin at 0900 on Saturday, October 5. We will be using several local repeaters along with Winlink gateways. We are also coordinating with Rogers County on their SET as well. Operations begin with volunteers checking in on the Staging Net at 0900 using the 145.110 repeater. Volunteers will then be given a tasking to change frequencies to another net based upon their skills and training. We also are planning to conduct a test of our Hospital Net during the exercise.
ICS LINKS
For more information, please contact Paul Teel, WB5ANX, Tulsa County ARES Emergency Coordinator at WB5ANX@arrl.net.
