Volunteers Needed: Stockyards City St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 14, 2026 The Stockyards City St. Patrick’s Day Parade is coming up on Saturday, March 14, 2026, and we’re looking for volunteers to help with event communications. All volunteers should plan to arrive by 7:45 AM, and we expect to wrap up around 11:00 […]
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Oklahoma QSO Party: Celebrate Amateur Radio on the Airwaves! Each spring, amateur radio operators across the nation tune their rigs and antennas to join one of the Midwest’s most popular state operating events — the Oklahoma QSO Party (OKQP). This annual event brings hams together for a weekend of friendly competition, […]
Storm spotters are the eyes and ears of the weather community in real time. While sophisticated technology like radar and satellite imagery gives meteorologists powerful tools to anticipate dangerous weather, ground truth reports from trained spotters help confirm what’s really happening near the surface. These reports are crucial for issuing accurate warnings and […]
Storm Spotting: What to Report and Why It Matters Storm spotters are the eyes and ears of the weather community in real time. While sophisticated technology like radar and satellite imagery gives meteorologists powerful tools to anticipate dangerous weather, ground truth reports from trained spotters help confirm what’s really happening near the surface. […]
Well, it has been a while, but we have been busy with the network. There have been changes at many levels, but the most significant has been the routing protocol used on AREDN networks. The original protocol, OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing), was designed for mobile ad hoc networks. When […]
We have exciting news to share about the new Edmond tower project — the EARS antennas are officially installed! After a few schedule adjustments due to weather, the tower climbers successfully installed both antennas for the EARS repeaters late last week. This marks a major milestone for the project. The next […]
From time to time, we may run into unlicensed or disruptive operators on the air. The easiest—and most effective—way to deal with them is simply to ignore them. If someone isn’t using a call sign, it’s best to assume they don’t have one and avoid engaging. If you’re in the middle […]
With support from the Edmond Ham Club, Carl Abrahamson activated a VHF direct/simplex net at 10:00 a.m. as part of our emergency communications exercise. The goal was to simulate providing evacuation-notice updates to HOAs in the immediate area without relying on any repeaters, ensuring we could still function effectively in […]