Formed in 1957, the Edmond Amateur Radio Society is a full-service amateur radio club. We assist our community with emergency and weather nets, as well as parade staging and communication. We conduct licensing classes and technical workshops, and actively participate in HF operations such as Field Day and special events. We run weekly nets on VHF/UHF and HF and have numerous social events throughout the year. For more information, please check out our About Us tab.
Our board meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the second Tuesday of each month at the Edmond Community Center, 28 E. Main St., Edmond, OK 73034. See Map

We encourage you to come participate in our monthly meetings, which are open to all, including non-members.
You can contact us by email: k5eok@k5eok.org

HF Report

Read the latest HF Report posted every Monday afternoon by Dick Rouse, KE5TGZ.

Monday Night Information Net

Check in on 147.135+ and 443.425+ at 8 pm for the latest information. Out of town on business or vacation? Have access to the internet?
Good news, you can listen to the Monday Night Information net at 8 pm on the K5EOK 147.1350 MHz Edmond ARS repeater - live audio feed around the clock.

The Route 66 10 meter HF Net is an informal net conducted each Monday evening on 28.390 USB, Alternate: 28.410 USB
Route 66 10 meter HF NET immediately following the 2 meter Information net at approximately 8:30 PM. Get your kicks on 10 meters!

EARS News and Updates

EARS Repeater Policies and Procedures

All EARS members and other hams are required to abide by the EARS Repeater Policies and Procedures when using the EARS repeaters.
Please read the EARS Repeater Policies and Procedures in order to avoid improper transmissions.

Ham Radio Assistance Hotline

If you are a new ham, or perhaps a not-so-new ham who needs assistance with programming a radio, or suggestions for setting up equipment/antennas
please contact the club at hamradioassistance@k5eok.org and we will do whatever we can to assist.

HF Elmer Class Suggestions

Do you have a suggestion for the next HF Elmer class to review? We would love to hear from you! Please provide your suggestion below and it will be forwarded to Brian, AE5MT who coordinates these bi-monthly classes. Click on HF Elmer Class Suggestions to fill out the form.

EARS Elmer Class September 20, 2018 6:30pm

The 20 September Elmer class will be presented by KE5KQL, Frankie who will provide an explanation of and instruction for DMR radio.
Edmond Community Center, 28 E. Main St., Edmond, OK 73034

EARS Donations

If you would like to make a donation to the club to support our Field Day efforts you can now do so with PayPal!
Thank you for your donation!

All Ham Dinner September 20, 2018 6:30pm

The Golden Corral, 617 S. Air Depot Blvd. Midwest City, Ok. 73110
Please join us for good food and friends!

UCO Homecoming Parade 2018

The UCO Homecoming parade needs amateur radio volunteers on Saturday morning, October 6.
We help UCO every year (our repeater is located at the tower on the UCO campus).
Please add this to your calendar if you can attend Oct 6th 2018 7:30 to 11:00 A.M

Volunteer Signup

Jamboree on the Air 2018

Jamboree on the Air is 20-Oct. You can join them on the air or at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1315 East 33rd Street in Edmond.
JOTA Flyer

Oklahoma DX Association

The Annual OKDXA Fall Banquet has been set for Saturday, the 20th of October. Having learned my lesson, this is NOT the CQWW SSB contest weekend.
We will have roast beef, fried catfish, and fried chicken complete with veggies and dessert.
Start time is 1800 CST (0000 UTC 21 October) at the Cattle Country Lodge, 1200 N 8th Ave, Stroud, OK, 74079-4751 (918-968-9515).
I expect the cost to be $20 per person, but this hasn't been finally determined.

Please RSVP to me, at cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net, and please invite others to come. Especially non-members!
I'm looking for a program for the evening: if you have program ideas, please contact me as soon as you can so we can collect whatever equipment we might need.
73,
Kim N5OP, President

Statehood Day November 10th

EARS will celebrate statehood on the air as K5EOK from Highland Hall in Guthrie the morning of November 10.
Everyone is invited to attend and take a turn as the operator of our special event station.
It's a lot of fun to operate a special event as others want to get you in their logbook.
Everyone is welcome to attend and operate as 'K5EOK' with Extra class privilege (under the supervision of several Extra class operators who will be present).
Please plan to drop in for even just a short visit.

W5RLW TAILGATE / SWAP MEET September 22, 2018

9:AM til 12: noonish - 332 West 33rd Street. Edmond, Okla 73013 about three short blocks WEST of South Broadway Ave, in west Edmond
located just under the ninety (90') foot tall Edmond Water Tower. ENTER ON THE WEST END, LOCATED IN THE REAR PARKING LOT.
NO COVER Charge, No parking fee, FREE COFFEE, DONUTS, FREE BOTTLED WATER, while they last.
TALK-IN - FREQUENCY 146.790- (minus offset ) PL tone -100 hrtz.
HOPE TO SEE EVERY ONE THERE. Jerry Sams N5KNU

Field Day 2017 Results

Updated results, it appears that K5EOK did very well:

3A: 1st in Oklahoma, 2nd in West Gulf Coast Division, 45th overall out of 322 entries
All Classes: 2nd in Oklahoma out of 33 entries behind K5CM 2A effort.
All Classes: 9th in West Gulf Coast Division out of 179 entries.
All Classes: 208th overall out of 2965 entries.

Well Done, Brian Teters - AE5MT
Field Day Coordinator

Field Day News Articles

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Experience amateur radio in Edmond on Saturday and Sunday

EARS in the Edmond Sun

2017 Ham Of The Year - Clay Mayrose, WA6LBU

Licensed in 1982 as KB6DDV, Clay Mayrose has been an active member of EARS since 2012. Clay took his father Harry’s call sign shortly after the Vanity Call Program began and He earned his Extra Class license in 2001. Clay is a veteran of the US Air Force and has served in Contingency Operations in several countries. He spent 9 years in various positions at the Air Force Communications Site at Elkhorn Nebraska. He was transferred to the 3d Combat Communication Group at Tinker AFB in 1999. He has served the Oklahoma Amateur Community as an ARES EC and DEC and was the first Communications Coordinator for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. Clay serves EARS as the Public Information Officer, Siren Test Coordinator and a net controller for the Monday Night Information Net. Clay is currently the lead Safety Officer for the LibertyFest parade. Clay loves HF portable and mobile operations and is a regular on the 3905 CCN Awards net. Employed as a Catering Manager for Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich shop in Edmond, His motto: Keeping Edmond happy, one sandwich at a time.

Congratulations to Clay Mayrose, EARS Ham of the Year for 2017!

Allen and Bertha Watson Scholarship

Congratulations to Sarah Olson, KF5GTB of Eufaula, OK, the 2018 Allen and Bertha Watson Scholarship recipient!

Check it out!

From QRZ.COM: Amateur Radio Superstation - K3LR

The Next 30 Days

For a complete list of our board meetings and events, please check our calendar.

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October 6, 2018 - Edmond Siren Test
Noon in the City of Edmond
If you would like to volunteer for the siren test, contact Clay, WA6LBU at sirens@k5eok.org.
Roll call will start at 11:30 am

Please join us for lunch at Johnnie's on 33rd after the test.

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October 6, 2018 - V.E. Test Session
9:30 am at Edmond Downtown Community Center, 28 E. Main St., Room 219

The V.E. test session will be held at the Downtown Community Center located at Main & Littler in Edmond.
Testing starts in Room 219 at 9:30 A.M. RSVP HERE FOR TESTING PLEASE! We will accept walk-ins. If no one RSVPs for testing however no test session will be held.

Got questions? Click on the RSVP link for answers.
Contact Ralph Turner by email: vetesting@k5eok.org

Exam Fee: $15.00
Bring a copy of your current license to give to the V.E.s
Bring a photo ID & a copy of it
Bring any CSCE's showing credit for any tests taken recently

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October 9, 2018 - Board Meeting
7:00 PM at the Edmond Downtown Community Center, 28 E. Main St.
The EARS Board of Directors monthly meeting will be held in the Edmond Community Center. Go in the north doors and check the events glass display for the room number.
All are invited, including non-members.
Please set your phone to silent mode before the meeting.

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