HAM Forum for Oklahoma?

[CommShrek]

Any of you guys know of a good website that has ACTIVE (key word) forums for the Oklahoma area? I tried TRO but the Forums there look a little under used for the amount of TRO members. Maybe I'm missing something. Figured maybe some of you could point me in the right direction.

 

[K5MAR]

Check the weekly on-air nets.

Mark S.

 

[trainwreck100]

Don't know how active it is, but have you tried www.hamforum.com ? I've visited it a time or two, I keep thinking about getting into ham, but haven't done it yet. Where are you from in OK? I'm out west in Calumet.

 

[CommShrek]

Don't know how active it is, but have you tried www.hamforum.com ? I've visited it a time or two, I keep thinking about getting into ham, but haven't done it yet. Where are you from in OK? I'm out west in Calumet.

I'm in Bixby, southern Tulsa county.

 

[ImTheWeasel]

Since i host my own websites and such. Im considering adding a HAM forum to my current website. My website address is-

http://wpserver.myvnc.com/bswst

If anyone would be interested in me doing so, please let me know.

 

[KD5WLX]

Hams Are Talkers

Hams are generally talkers, not typers (I'm a computer programmer, so I cross over).

The best local ham gatherings are the Thursday Night TARC net on 145.11 and 443.85, 8pm and the T-Town Talkers Net (same freqs) on Fridays at 9pm.

If you're into airplanes or gardening (especially tomatoes and peppers) try the "ex-American Airlines Radio-Active Gardener's Net" (also known as the American Airlines Amateur Radio Club Net) on 147.000 at 9pm on Sundays.

For forums, you can sign up for the Tulsa Amateur Radio Club's Yahoogroup (linked from the "What's New" section of the w5ias.com website).

Or try Eham.net and QRZ.com. No real "local" forums, but a ton of good info.

And you can always contact me.

Jay
AD5PE
President, Tulsa Amateur Radio Club

 

[car2back]

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The best local ham gatherings are the Thursday Night TARC net on 145.11

Is 145.11 the input or output> I would like to listen to you ham guys!

 

[KD5WLX]

In or Out

That's the output. Hams almost always refer to their repeaters by the output.

The radios have a setting for + offset, - offset or simplex, and the newer ones even "know" the bandplan for when to do which. So you just dial in the freq, and the radio "knows" the rest. All you have to set (sometimes) is the PL tone.

If you'll look at the w5ias.com website, you'll see all the TARC repeaters. The UHF link system remains linked 24/7, so if you travel around the eastern 1/2 of the state, you can always hear what's going on everywhere, as long as you can jump to the nearest repeater on the linked system.

For nets, we link the 2m (145.11) to the UHF side, and get contacts from 5 states (KS, AR, MO and TX are the others).

If you're interested in getting your license, the TARC holds licensing classes a couple of times a year, or you can get the book and study on your own. If you get stuck, come to a club meeting and we'll hook you up with a mentor.

Test session schedules are linked on the site as well.

73,
Jay

 

[CommShrek]

Re: In or Out

That's the output. Hams almost always refer to their repeaters by the output.

The radios have a setting for + offset, - offset or simplex, and the newer ones even "know" the bandplan for when to do which. So you just dial in the freq, and the radio "knows" the rest. All you have to set (sometimes) is the PL tone.

If you'll look at the w5ias.com website, you'll see all the TARC repeaters. The UHF link system remains linked 24/7, so if you travel around the eastern 1/2 of the state, you can always hear what's going on everywhere, as long as you can jump to the nearest repeater on the linked system.

For nets, we link the 2m (145.11) to the UHF side, and get contacts from 5 states (KS, AR, MO and TX are the others).

If you're interested in getting your license, the TARC holds licensing classes a couple of times a year, or you can get the book and study on your own. If you get stuck, come to a club meeting and we'll hook you up with a mentor.

Test session schedules are linked on the site as well.

73,
Jay

www.qrz.com was my mentor...I highly recommend it. I only took practice tests for about a week before testing and getting my ticket. Once I tested, it only took a few days for the FCC to issue me a callsign. Pretty neat. I'm so new that I haven't even talked to anyone yet.

 

[K5MAR]

Re: In or Out

www.qrz.com was my mentor...I highly recommend it. I only took practice tests for about a week before testing and getting my ticket. Once I tested, it only took a few days for the FCC to issue me a callsign. Pretty neat. I'm so new that I haven't even talked to anyone yet.

Then a net is a good place to get your feet "wet", so to speak. When they call for check-ins, jump in with your callsign. When it's your turn to comment, just let them know you're a "newbie", you'll probably get a welcome from about everybody on the net, plus good (and some not-so-good :lol: ) advice on operations. You can make some radio friends that way, it's nice to have somebody to call when things get confusing.

If you've got the bucks, the area's biggest hamfest, Ham-Com, is next weekend (June 3-5) in Arlington. (It's not expensive to get into, but it can cost you a bundle by the time you get out!)
http://www.hamcom.org/

Coming up in July is the OKC hamfest - Ham Holiday
http://www.qsl.net/coranews/flyer.html

Sorry, the Tulsa area hamfest is already over for this year.

Welcome to the hobby!

73,
Mark S.

 

[ae5me]

Any of you guys know of a good website that has ACTIVE (key word) forums for the Oklahoma area? I tried TRO but the Forums there look a little under used for the amount of TRO members. Maybe I'm missing something. Figured maybe some of you could point me in the right direction.

There is a yahoo group called OK HAM. Even though it doesn't get a lot of traffic, there are over 100 members that are more than willing to help out. Web Address is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/okham/

--Jeff Scoville AE5ME