Museum of History

  Here is the list of equipment removed from the old Wilson Center, scheduled for demolition beginning about December 1 (2002! - it's still there...).  For nostalgia's sake a photo of Ye Old Ham Shack

Recent News: Photos of equipment removed from the old Wilson Center, which is scheduled for demolition beginning about December 1.

The OUARC, aka the Alpha Sigma Delta Radio Fraternity, has existed in various incarnations since the 1920's. This most recent edition began in the summer of 1995 and is quickly moving to reclaim much of the past glory (and equipment!). Here you will find tales of both the distant past and our recent achievements.

Ralph, KA5RUZ, had this old OUARC QSL card. It was from a place where he got his QSL cards, but it has gone out of business. It was used as an example in the package he got.  Click on the image to see the back of the card:

The distant past

Recent Events

1998

• October 6 "New Members" meeting
• September VHF Sweepstakes, Roof of Energy Center
• 1998 Field Day, Roof of Energy Center
• 1998 January VHF Sweepstakes - 1/17 1900 UTC to 1/19 0400 UTC

1997

• Sputnik II Contact- Tuesday December 2 at 18:30
  OUARC and Astronomy Club members received the beacon signal from Sputnik II, a 1/3 scale model of the first man-made satellite. We could hear the oscillating tone using HT's and rubbery ducky antennas as the satellite passed overhead.
• 1997 September VHF QSO Party - Sat 9/13 at 13:00 to Sun 9/14 at 22:00 - John KC5VEI
  Running as "limited multi-operator" from the roof of the Energy Center the club racked up 3700 points and had a lot of fun.
• Red Cross Shelter Excercise - November 22, 1997 ouarc@ou.edu
  The Cleveland County Chapter of the American Red Cross held its first shelter excercise. This practice setup for distaster relief efforts allowed disaster team members to become more familiar with proceedures and to identify the potential pitfalls of setting up a shelter. Amateur radio operators assisted by setting up and maintaining communications throughout the exercise. We are looking forward to another more complex excercise in the spring.
• 1997 Field Day - June 28-29 - John Patrick KC5VEI - jpatrick@ou.edu
  Field Day was a blast (of wind at least)! We set up at the South East corner of the Duck Pond with more battery power than any of us wants to have to lug around again. The details of our trials (think wind) and triumphs (how many hundreds of contacts?) will appear some time after the Secretary returns to this state.
• HamCom - June 7, in Dallas, TX - John Patrick KC5VEI - jpatrick@ou.edu
  We will leave from the EC east parking lot Saturday at 7:00am. There may be gas reimbursement for those car-pooling, depending on participation.
• Antenna Building Party - May 31 - John Patrick KC5VEI - jpatrick@ou.edu
  Much was accomplished including the building of a few antennas. A 4 band dipole for the club was built along with a few personal 2m antennas. Thanks to Don Byrer KJ5KB for hosting.
• Sooner Yearbook `97 photographs.
• Weather Spotting Class - 09:30, Saturday March 1st - Peter Laws N5UWY
  Jim Purpura of the National Weather Service will offer a class on severe weather spotting. This class will be held in Sarkey's Energy Center on the plaza level and is open to all interested parties. Please RSVP to Peter Laws via email or 366-0431.

1996

• Collegiate Chapionship (phone) - November 16-17 - ouarc@ou.edu
  
• Red Cross Shelter Excercise - October 19, 8:30am - 1pm - Don Byrer KJ5KB
  The Cleveland Count Red Cross will be participating in a shelter setup excercise with the Oklahoma County chapter. Norman area hams who have volunteered to help the Red Cross should participate. This event will include on-air coordination with the station at the Explore the World event below.
• Explore the World - October 19, 10am - 4pm - ouarc@ou.edu
  The Friends of the Museum of Natural History are sponsoring this last major event at the old museum site. The outdoor fair will feature exhibits and demonstrations of all kinds, and we are invited. The OUARC will set up a booth and operate HF and VHF demonstrations. Please send email if you wish to participate.
• Red Cross Intro to Disasters - October 5, 10:30am - 1:30pm - ouarc@ou.edu
  This 3 hour prerequisite for Emergency Communications volunteers will be offered prior to the October meeting starting at 10:30am in room 723 of the Energy Center. 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 your community.
• 1996 ARRL September VHF QSO Party - September 14 & 15
  
• 1996 ARRL Field Day - June 22 & 23
  Field Day ended up on top of the Energy Center and ran contacts across the spectrum for twenty-four hours. Follow the link for details, logs, and pictures.
• Dallas Ham-Comm - Saturday June 8
  Two cars with five hams headed South and spent most of the day perusing the flea market. There were bargains to be had and interesting toys to see.