As Hamsters, we are always on the lookout for a better mousetrap. Specifically, a better way of sending CW. About the only way to find out what works best is to try operating with various keys, consequently I suspect that CW aficionados have several keys in their collection as I have. While riding along with Mike, KI5EGH, during the 2022 Tour de Tulsa bicycling event, when we were one unit of nine with the Tulsa Amateur Radio Club who provided SAG radio coverage of the various routes, our conversation turned to CW operation. I was intrigued by Mike’s mention of […]
ARRL: FCC Proposes Record $34,000 Fine for Alleged Interference and Unauthorized Transmissions During Idaho Wildfire
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a $34,000 fine against Jason Frawley of Lewiston, Idaho, for allegedly interfering with radio operations of the U.S. Forest Service during firefighting activities for the Johnson Creek Fire near Elk River in July 2021. The FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) on June 8, 2022 to Frawley. The FCC states in the NAL that Frawley holds an Extra-class Amateur Radio Service license, WA7CQ, and is the owner/operator of Leader Communications LLC, licensee of eight microwave licenses and one business license. The FCC alleged in the NAL that “On July 17, 2021, using his […]
THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER – May 2022
Sorry I missed the May meeting…but Jack did a great job filling in for me! Thanks Jack! The current roster on the website shows that there are 153 paid members. Most are paid through April 2023, a few are paid through 2024 and some are paid beyond that. I say this for 2 reasons. 1) You have until Field Day to pay your dues or you will be removed from the roster and your access to the website. 2) We are an active and thriving club! Some clubs would love to have half of the membership that makes up the […]
TARC Tuesday Night Net Check Ins
Column1Column2Column3Column4Column5Column6Column7Column8 1 WA5MA OK Bixby MARK (nc) 2 W5AWS OK Tulsa ANDREW (log),(op) 3 AC5JM OK (no club info) Bartlesville JERRY 4 KI5UHB TX VISITING Royse City BRIAN 5 AG5SL OK (no club info) McAlester JAME 6 WX5SR OK (no club info) DIRECT QRZ LOTW Muskogee JONATHAN 7 KI5VME OK (no club info) Guthrie ETHAN 8 KG5YBK OK (no club info) Bethany SHANE 9 KI5RHL OK Bethany JAMES 10 KG5CTY OK TRAFFIC Sapulpa PAT 11 N5TWB OK TRAFFIC Sand Springs BART 12 KN6QCJ CA (no club info) S LAKE TAHOE ZACH 13 KG5MEH OK (no club info) Broken Arrow KEVIN […]
Membership Password Reset
Follow the below steps to reset your password. It is very important that if you changed your password and get a password error to check your email! This is a safety feature to make sure your account was not hijacked! 1. Visit https://w5ias.com/login/ 2. Click lost password 3. Type in call sign 4. Click Generate password 5. Check your email for a new password 6. Click the link and make sure you meet the password requirements 7. Use your new password to sign in.. 8. Check your email for a Login Verification Required 9. Use your call sign and password […]
FEMA Winlink Exercise
FEMA is conducting a communication exercise and is seeing the participation of AMATEUR RADIO. This exercise will be via WINLINK Tuesday evening, May 31st, from 6:00 PM EDT until 4:00 PM EDT Wednesday afternoon, June 1st. Please make time and effort to participate in the exercise. Thank you for your service, Mark Conklin, N7XYO Oklahoma Section Emergency CoordinatorAmateur Radio Emergency Service918.232.8346n7xyo@arrl.net www.ARESOK.org More info – https://w5ias.com/events/fema-winlink-exercise/
TARC Tuesday Night Net Check-ins
Column1Column2Column3Column4Column6Column7 1 WA5MA OK Bixby MARK 2 W5AWS OK Tulsa ANDREW 3 KI5VME NEW HAM TODAY ETHAN 4 KI5QBA OK (no club info) McAlester JASON 5 AG5SL OK (no club info) McAlester JAMES 6 KI5UPS OK (no club info) Mulhall JAMES 7 KI5RHL OK Bethany JAMES 8 AD5YDI (no club info) WARREN 9 KF5KNV OK (no club info) Ponca City TONY 10 KD5CMW OK (no club info) BROKEN ARROW JOSH 11 KF5VCQ OK (no club info) Sand Springs STEVE 12 K5CAY OK Tulsa DAN 13 N5DGF OK (no club info) TULSA DON 14 KI5URM OK (no club info) Owasso BRIAN […]
SAG Thanks!
Special thanks to the below operators that helped support the Copland Classic bike ride on Saturday! KI5EGH, WB5ANX, WB5VST, KD5VSB, KE5URF, KE5EHM, W5JHC, KI5HAE, N5WCW, KG5YBH, KC9THI, N5DMK, W0JNB, KI5QHM, KE5GOL, N5DGF Tulsa Tough is in just a few weeks! If you would like to help volunteer SAG please register at the link below! https://w5ias.com/events/st-francis-tulsa-tough/
TARC Meeting Minutes – May 2022
On Tuesday, 17 May 2022 at 1900 hours local, Jack, W5JHC, called the Tulsa Amateur Radio Club meeting to order in Room-3140 of Keplinger Hall at the University of Tulsa. There were twenty-eight attendees that included two new-joining members. W5JHC asked for round-robin introductions. W5JHC asked for any questions or comments about the minutes of last month’s meeting. Nothing heard. Bart, N5TWB, moved to accept the minutes as written; Steve, KI5UGG, seconded the motion. W5JHC asked for any questions or comments about the financial report. Nothing heard. Paul, KE5EHM, moved to accept the financial report; Gregg, W5GGW, seconded the motion. […]