Below is the newsletter for July 22, 2024. Please let me know if you can help with the newsletter so we can keep sending one out regularly.
I am trying to include original articles and I could use some help. If you can write an article or even if you have a suggestion for an article, please let me know!
Steven Christy, N5ZQ
n5zq@n5zq.us
Xiegu G90 Radio Test at Stevenson Park
Several K5EOK members meet weekly on Saturday Mornings for breakfast (~6:30AM, Around The Corner, 11 S. Broadway, Edmond, OK). After breakfast on July 6th, prior to first Saturday siren test, four breakfast regulars decided to deploy Dee’s new Xiegu G90 HF radio at Stevenson Park in Edmond. We all made contacts with some official POTA stations and one of the 13 Colonies special event station using SSB. We worked together as a team to make set up easier: Brandon installed Anderson Power Poles and setup his go station battery power, Dee ran coax and setup his 20 watt radio and Randy and Ross raised a telescoping pole with a random wire with 49:1 balun antenna. This all happened prior to covering three Edmond sirens for the test that morning!
When a group of hams gets together, you never know what might happen!
Ross, K5SRT
Dee, KJ5FVI
Ham Holiday – July 26-27, 2024!
Preregistration has ended but tickets are still available to purchase online. If you have not already purchased ticket, you can still purchase online!
Ham Holiday 2024 will be on Friday, July 26th and Saturday, July 27th at the Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC).
The Ham Holiday 2024 website for preregistration is: https://hamholiday.com/tix/
The preregistration prize is a Buddipole “Buddistick Pro” portable antenna and the grand prize for Ham Holiday 2024 is a Yaesu FT-710 AESS HF/50 MHz SDR Transceiver with matching speaker.
The special drawing prize is a Yaesu FT-710 FIELD HF/50 MHz SDR Transceiver package. The package includes a DX Commander vertical antenna, TekPower TP30SW power supply, coax, a Vibroplex SRacer key, along with other accessories. Only 300 special drawing tickets will be sold. Special drawing tickets are $20/ticket.
Due to a low number of registrations, the Royal Order Of The Wouff Hong ceremony on Friday evening has been cancelled.
Please visit the hamholidy.com website for all of the details!
Tom, WA9AFM
Tickets Available Now – Click To Get Yours Today
This is the 2024 list of forums to help you plan your day.
| Time | Room 1H5 | Room 1H1 | Room 1H2 | Room 1H8 |
| 0900-0950 | ARRL Forum OK Section Manager Mark Kleine –N5HZR | HF APRS and VARA HF Jeff Scoville–AE5ME | AREDN MESH NETWORK Chuck Hast — KP4DJP | |
| 1000-1050 | ARES Mark Conklin–N7XYO | M17 PROJECT Jeff Scoville–AE5ME | POTA/QRP Duane Angles–AA5KD | |
| 1100-1150 | AUXCOM Gayland Kitch–WX5MOR | OKDXA Jeff Martin–K5WE | QUANGSHENG UV-K6 Duane Angles – AA5KD | |
| 1200-1250 | HOSPITAL RADIO NETWORK–Chris Pape | OKC Memorial Marathon Communications – Jon Love – KJ5DBL | DIGIPI and APRS on Steroids – Dave Downing – WD5G | VE Session Ed Hatch — AG5DV |
| 1300-1400 | VE Session Ed Hatch — AG5DV |
Field Day Results
The K5EOK Field Day results have been tabulated and submitted and the summary is below. Due to a very high HF noise floor, we worked mostly digital modes. I would again like to thank everyone who attended, participated or helped coordinate our Field Day effort for 2024!
Call Used: K5EOK GOTA Station Call: (NONE) ARRL/RAC Section: OK Class: 4A
Participants: 80 Club/Group Name: Edmond Amateur Radio Society
Power Source(s): Generator, Battery
Power Multiplier: 2X (100w or less)
Preliminary Total Score: 4,586 points
Bonus Points:
100% emergency power – 400 pts
Public information table – 100 pts
Formal message to ARRL SM/SEC – 100 pts
Formal messages handled (10 x 10, max of 100) – 100 pts
Site visit by invited elected official – 100 pts
Site visit by invited served agency – 100 pts
Educational activity – 100 pts
Safety officer – 100 pts
Social media – 100 pts
Entry submitted via web – 50 pts
Total bonus points – 1,250 points
Score Summary:
CW Digital Phone Total
Total QSOs: 148 (CW), 665 (Digital), 42 (Phone)
Total Points: 296 (CW), 1330 (Digital), 42 (Phone) – 1668 Claimed Score = (QSO points x power mult) = 3,336 points
Steven Christy, N5ZQ
Logan County ARES Meeting
The Logan County ARES group held their bi-monthly meeting last Saturday. The next meeting is schedule for September 21st. If you are interesting in getting involved in ARES in this area, please make plans to attend. You can contact either Clay Mayrose, WA6LBU, or myself if you have any questions.
Steven Christy, N5ZQ
EARS Volunteers
I am sure all of you are aware that EARS is an entirely volunteer organization. That means we alway need volunteers. There are many tasks to get done and the more we share the load, the more this club will be able to do!
Below is a summary of just some of the events and activities in which the club participates:
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
LibertyFest Parade
Cowboy Christmas Parade
Cycle 66 Bike Race
Monthly Siren Test
Weekly Information Net – 52 Net Control Volunteers
Monthly VE Test Session
Bi-Monthly Club Dinner – 5 Dinners
Christmas Dinner
Technician License Class – Spring and Fall
Field Day – Also One of the Club Dinners
Severe Weather Spotting
This list does not include all of the administrative and management function of the club. The website needs frequent updates, this newsletter needs to be written, etc.
What does all this mean? It means We Need You! If you are able to help in any way, please let us know. Even if you are unsure how to help or where you might best fit, please let us know and we will work with you to find the best fit.
If you are willing to help, please contact us at k5eok@k5eok.org. That will send a message to both myself, Steven, N5ZQ, and Clay, WA6LBU and we will be in touch!
Space Weather
Space (Solar) Weather is important is impacts our radio communication. While the greatest impact is usually on HF frequencies, it can also impact VHF, UHF and even higher frequencies. The video below comes from a YouTube page that is updated about every 2 weeks with new space weather reports. I encourage you to watch her channel for updates when you can as it is very educational.
Web Links
Here are a few links to other websites that may be of interest.
- ARRL (American Radio Relay League) – https://arrl.org
- CORA (Central Oklahoma Radio Amateurs) – https://coraok.org
- Ham Holiday (OKC Hamfest) – https://hamholiday.com
- ARRL Oklahoma Section – https://ok.arrl.org
- South Canadian Amateur Radio Society (SCARS)
- DMR Info – https://w5nor.org/okdmr/
- They have lots of other good info on their website such as modes of operation, weather/emergency info etc.
- ARES
- ARRL ARES – https://www.arrl.org/ares
- OK ARES – https://aresok.org
- Winlink – https://winlink.org
- AREDN – arednmesh.org
Upcoming Events
- EARS Information Net – Every Monday at 8pm
- EARS Breakfast – Every Saturday at approximately 6:30am at Around The Corner, 11 S. Broadway, Edmond
- Ham Holiday – July 26th and 27th at OCCC
- EARS Licensing Testing – Saturday, August 3rd at 8am – Sign Up on License Testing page
- Edmond Siren Test – Saturday, August 3rd at 11:30am
- August Board Meeting – Tuesday, August 13th at 7pm at Edmond Fire Station 5, 5300 E Covell
