Events and Activities

Following is a list of ongoing activities in which the club or club members are partcipating. Listed is the activity title, contact person, and a description of the activity.

• OUARC 2m Net - Third Thursday  of each month at 7:00pm - 146.88 negative offset (N5MS/OU Repeater)  ouarc@ou.edu   If you are a new ham this is a great way to start making contacts while getting involved in planning club activities between meetings. If you are not licensed, you can usually participate by contacting Marilyn KD5JQM..
• Severe Weather Spotter Net - Keith Brewster N0IAW March 1, 2003, at the Postal Training Center on East Highway 9 in Norman (go east on 9 until it narrows to 2 lanes; second huge building on your left (north) is the PTC.  Register as "spotter only" (free) here: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/nsww2003
  Background: The National Weather Service needs a weather net to report and verify weather conditions in the Cleveland county area. Both spotters and net controllers are needed. To participate as a spotter, attend a spotter training session (above), and then simply tune in to the SCARS repeater, 147.060-, when severe weather is expected. If you would like to be a net controller, contact Keith Brewster N0IAW.
• Antenna/field day (with food!) March 29, 2003. Open to EVERYONE.

Following is a list of past in which the club or club members participated. Listed is the activity title, contact person (often obsolete), and a description of the activity.

• Friday afternoon, Nov. 15, 2002:  Marilyn KD5JQM, Mary Ellen "Mel" KD5QXI (Quit Xeroxing It), Robin KC0BSC (Boy Scouts of Canada), Dave KB8PFW (Pretty Fine Weather) and John KD5SOO (Shuts Out Opponents) spent two very hard hours of work moving oak desks up essentially 4 flights of stairs in Cross Center.
• Recent News from the Prez
• Mel designed T-shirts for the club. Here's her T-Shirt Design.
• Sooner Club Publicity Fair, Wednesday, Sep 25, 2002
• Red Cross Disaster Communications - Marc Adkins
  The Cleveland County Red Cross needs communications specialists (that's us) to help out in emergencies. Follow the link above to find out how you can use your radio knowledge to help save lives!
• Football Sales - Home Game Saturdays - cancelled because OU bookstore won't allow it!
  OUARC has a booth to sell OU souveniers (and promote ourselves) at home football games. We could earn $100 to $150 per game for the club as well as contact many OU hams and alumns. This will usually involve manning a booth outside Gould Hall from 08:00 to 18:00. Contact John for precise information.
• Amateur Radio Class - January 17, 2000 - Jud Ahern W5JA
  The OUARC and SCARS are once again sponsoring a class toward the Technician Class amateur radio license. The class will meet Monday nights, 7 - 9 PM, from January 17th through March 6, 2000. The class will most likely be held at the National Weather Service. See our Amateur Radio Class web page.
• 1999 New Sooner Day - Sunday, August 22, 1999 - Our president, Brett Ramirez, was at our booth, handing out flyers about the club.
• 1998 Field Day - Sat-Sun, June 27-28 - Jared KB5PSP
  We will be operating in comfort (shade) from the "16th" floor of the Energy Center on 80-10 m and possibly V/UHF. The contest begins at 1800 UTC Saturday and ends 1800 UTC Sunday. We have fun every time we contest so don't miss out! Please note the list of equipment that we're needing (yes, this is a hint to bring stuff).
• January VHF Contest - Saturday, January 17th - John KC5VEI
  We will be operating in comfort from the 15th floor of the Energy Center on 6m, 2m, and 440 MHz. The contest begins 1900 UTC Saturday and ends 0400 UTC Monday.
• Special Event Station W5X - March 23 - 24 - Peter Laws N5UWY
  The National Weather Service will celebrate the 50th aniversary of the first tornado warning with, among other festivities, a special event station. Watch this space or contact Peter for more details.
• MORI Fox Hunt - Each Saturday at 7:00pm - James Deaton KC5PRQ jed@onenet.net. The MORI OKC repeater group holds weekly "Fox Hunts" in which you try to track down a mobile transmitter using your wits, your car, and as little equipment as an HT and your body. Several OUARC members have been participating and invite you to join. There is also the possibility of the OUARC sponsoring its own Fox Hunt. Contact James or John Patrick KC5VEI for more information.
• Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment - SAREX
  Many shuttle missions include amateur radio equipment and experiments allowing ground operators the chance to listen in on and talk to the astronauts. Some of the upcomming missions will be operating on FM voice in the 2 meter band, so you can participate even with just a hand-held set!

If you have an activity that you think the club should be involved in, send email and attend the next meeting or net.