Oklahoma Repeater Society
Green Country Hamfest is April 12-13 2019 in Claremore
The 2019 Green Country Hamfest, ARRL Oklahoma Section Convention will be held April 12-13 2019 back at the Claremore Expo Center. 400 Veterans Parkway in Claremore, Rogers County. Claremore is about a 20 min drive NE of Tulsa. Grand Prize this year will be the Elecraft K3S. Bob Heil of Heil sound, and Jason of Ham Radio 2.0 will be our special guests this year. Besides the grand prize, a very generous prize package again this year. A dual-band DMR/FM HT will be given away just about every hour. Admission is $8.00 in advance $10.00 at the door.
Green Country Hamfest is April 12-13 2019 in Claremore
The 2019 Green Country Hamfest, ARRL Oklahoma Section Convention will be held April 12-13 2019 back at the Claremore Expo Center. 400 Veterans Parkway in Claremore, Rogers County. Claremore is about a 20 min drive NE of Tulsa. Grand Prize this year will be the Elecraft K3S. Bob Heil of Heil sound, and Jason of Ham Radio 2.0 will be our special guests this year. Besides the grand prize, a very generous prize package again this year. A dual-band DMR/FM HT will be given away just about every hour. Admission is $8.00 in advance $10.00 at the door.
ORSI Needs a Meeting Place This Spring
We went last year without a business meeting. One of the reasons was that our traditional spring meeting location, the Sirloin Stockade in Stillwater shut down. A quick look at Google Maps showed that in early 2018, nothing had taken its place. If you know of some eating establishment in Central Oklahoma, say OKC, Stillwater, Guthrie, or maybe Edmond, that has a meeting room we could use, please let us know. Stillwater was a great location, because it's about halfway between OKC and Tulsa.
ORSI Needs a Meeting Place This Spring
We went last year without a business meeting. One of the reasons was that our traditional spring meeting location, the Sirloin Stockade in Stillwater shut down. A quick look at Google Maps showed that in early 2018, nothing had taken its place. If you know of some eating establishment in Central Oklahoma, say OKC, Stillwater, Guthrie, or maybe Edmond, that has a meeting room we could use, please let us know. Stillwater was a great location, because it's about halfway between OKC and Tulsa.
Some Surrounding States Starting to Put Repeaters on What Were Simplex Frequencies
We've recently received some clearance requests from AR and I believe MO to clear repeaters on frequencies like 145.45. Which have traditionally been used for FM simplex. I believe they are using these frequencies for some of the digital audio modes, such as DMR. They might be simplex DMR hot spots, since 145.5 to 146.0 is reserved for amateur satellite operations. Otherwise they may be using a + offset. I'm not sure how this works.
Some Surrounding States Starting to Put Repeaters on What Were Simplex Frequencies
We've recently received some clearance requests from AR and I believe MO to clear repeaters on frequencies like 145.45. Which have traditionally been used for FM simplex. I believe they are using these frequencies for some of the digital audio modes, such as DMR. They might be simplex DMR hot spots, since 145.5 to 146.0 is reserved for amateur satellite operations. Otherwise they may be using a + offset. I'm not sure how this works.