ARES Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s second week is running now and runs through August 22, 2023, at 2359z, using the callsign W1AW/5. Operate on time/band/mode slots throughout the week, using W1AW/. Sign up for a space today at https://ok.arrl.org/w1awok/. (more…)

For the past couple of years, the Section Manager and I have been working on the creation of a framework that will facilitate the flow of NTS traffic throughout the Oklahoma Section. This sparked the creation of NTSOK. (https://ok.arrl.org/nts/ntsok) In some states, ARES and NTS are distinctly different groups of people that do not collaborate. In Oklahoma, we are frequently the same individuals and we felt we would be remiss if we did not leverage that fact. To that end, this is my first communication to the Emergency Coordinators and I sincerely plan for it to not be my last! (more…)

The 2023 Oklahoma QSO Party is this weekend, on March 11th and 12th. This will run from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm on Saturday and from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday, Oklahoma time. Note that Daylight Savings Time starts this weekend.If you are an Oklahoma station, please consider going mobile this year to help get all 77 counties on-the-air in a big way!! Connie Marshall K5CM has all the details on his OK QSO party web page. Grab your HF radio and get on-the-air. (more…)

Elk City Hamfest March 4th, Green Country Hamfest April 7th and 8th. Details here. See you there! https://ok.arrl.org/sm035-elk-city-and-green-country-hamfests/ (more…)

Crossroads Amateur Radio Club will sponsor a hamfest this Saturday, January 14, 2023. More details at https://ok.arrl.org/hamfests/checotah/. (more…)

2023 will be celebrated by ARRL as “The Year of the Volunteer.” More information will be available throughout the year as the details are confirmed. However, the first adventure has been announced as a project called “Volunteers On The Air (VOTA).” More information is available at https://ok.arrl.org/vota/ (more…)

Find all of the details at this link SM030 – Cycle 66 Needs You / National Weather Festival (more…)

The Ardmore Hamarama hamfest is this weekend 10/21 and 10/22. The Enid hamfest is in two weeks 11/5. See you there! For more details visit http://ok.arrl.org/sm029-hamarama-and-enid-hamfests/ (more…)

** In consideration of local and section wide schedules and relationships with partners, agencies and many others, ARRL Field Organization Leaders have the option of conducting their local or section wide SET at another time besides the focal-point weekend of October 1 and 2, 2022.  SETs should be conducted no later than the end of the fall season or the calendar year. Check with your local ARRL Field Organization leadership for the exact date or dates of the SET in your area. For all the detail on this years ARRL Simulated Emergency Test see this information at this link https://aresok.org/resources/2013-simulated-emergency-test/ (more…)

August 19/20/21, 2022 join us to activate as many of the 164 OK Parks On The Air. Also, join us to hunt the parks in 112 countries! Details at http://ok.arrl.org/sm028-ok-parks-on-the-air-okpota/ (more…)