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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, collaboration, and fun radio traffic…

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. These reports are crucial for…

AREDN – Network Growth and a Major Change 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…

Edmond Tower Project Update: Antennas Installed! 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…

Happy New Year! I’d like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Is it really already 2026? It sure feels like time goes faster every year. I’m looking forward to getting to know those of you I haven’t met yet, and spending more time with the rest of you as well. Remember, this is your club,…

2025 Ham of the Year The 2025 Ham of the Year is none other than Ben Curry, KJ5IEB! Ben has been exceptionally active in the club since earning his license just over a year ago, quickly becoming one of the most engaged and dependable members we have. Many of you know Ben as the Edmond Emergency Management Director, a…

Bob Coxsey, KM5GZ, Memorial Service Bob’s memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 1st at 2:30 PM at Northeast Fellowship Church, located at 1805 E Hefner Road, just west of Eastern Avenue in Oklahoma City. Bob Coxsey, KM5GZ, Equipment Inventory The following items will be put up for sale in the future, when Bob’s estate is settled and…

Bob Coxsey, KM5GZ, Memorial Service Bob’s memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 1st at 2:30 PM at Northeast Fellowship Church, located at 1805 E Hefner Road, just west of Eastern Avenue in Oklahoma City. HOA Legislation, We Need Your Help YOU CAN HELP US CHANGE THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF AMERICAN HAMS Go to — https://send-a-letter.org/hoa/ — enter your call…