TARC Meeting Minutes – Sept 16 2025

20250916-TARC-Meeting-Minutes – PDF On Tuesday, 16 September 2025 at 1900 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. 1 Attendance Thirty-four hams added their names to the attendance register, a copy of which is reproduced above right. 2 Introductions WA5MA introduced the club officers present: 1st Vice President, Jack, W5JHC; 2nd Vice President Ky, KY5VAR; Secretary Andrew, W5AWS; Treasurer Jerry, KE5PMK; Quartermaster Paul, KE5EHM; TARC Merchandise Coordinator, Robert, KI5WDD; Rerpeater Trustee, Gregg, W5GGW; and Bart, […]

Tech Night Survey

We want your input! Take a minute to let us know what you want to see from a tech night.. Choose what you like and add what you don’t see.. We will compile a list and start to schedule it!  

QST Repeater Maintenance Alert – Updated SAT 8/2

The TARC repeater admin team is aware of the following issues. 1. DMR – Tulsa Central. The repeater appears to be working in a local mode. However, there is an unidentified issue with the outbound internet connection. This means TalkGroups that require an internet connection/backhaul will not work. 2. DMR – Depew. The Depew DMR site appears to be off the air. 3. SuperLink – Afton. The SuperLink node at Afton is off the air. 4. SuperLink – Bartlesville. The SuperLink node at Bartlesville is off the air.

Ham Radio Responds During Tsunami Threat

  ARRL Letter 7/30/2025 Amateur radio operators, including volunteers serving in the ARRL® Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) were active in monitoring the potential impacts of tsunami waves following an earthquake off the Russian coast on July 29, 2025. The quake registered 8.8 on the Richter scale, and prompted tsunami concerns and warnings around the Pacific rim.   ARRL Pacific Section Manager Alan Maenchen, AD6E, lives in Wailuku, Hawaii. He was monitoring ham radio communications across the state. “There was some minor flooding in a few areas. It could have been worse. Some of the early waves were measured at 4.5 […]