New Affiliated Clubs

Route 66…the Mother Road!

Public Information Officers

Traffic Report

Muskogee ARC

Salt Plains ARC

Stillwater ARC

Upcoming Events

Remember in your prayers

Eulogy to Gene K5DLE

There is a light that will shine no more in an old hamshack located in
Logan County tonight. You will not see the glimmer of the sweep tubes
in an old 101 E glowing any more; nor the sweet music of a Master
Brass Pounder singing over the airwaves; a beautiful sound that we
have grown to know and love for over a half a century. Gene Nailon,
K5DLE, dedicated most of his life to ham radio, and for the last 25
years, QCWA was his sole passion. A “Recruitaholic” he proudly called
himself; and to so many, he was more than just a friend. He was their
mentor and so much more. For today, amateur radio has lost a true and
faithful friend; for he has entered into the time honored realm of a
SK, as so many others before us have gone on into that great station
in the sky. That spiritual station not built with hands, eternal in
the heavens.

73 and farewell to you, Gene, for you and your call,
K5DLE, will surely be missed by all. And from me, you will always be
my brother and best friend. skip N5CFM.

New Affiliated clubs

Indeed we have three new League affiliated clubs in the Oklahoma Section. Thanks to these clubs for their commitment to public service while wearing the banner of the American Radio Relay League:

Durant Amateur Repeater Association

McCurtain County ARC

South Metro Amateur Radio Team-OKC

Route 66 held September 9-17

Goodness what a great event this was!

Wonderful activity all over with very enjoyable visits to the Tulsa ARC and West Central OK ARC in Elk City. The Harley-Davidson Route 66 served as a splendid host for a Saturday. Great seeing the TARC members and interacting with the Harley Davidson dealer staff. The networking was strong and provides a great springboard for public service. It was great to present Charis-KD5WXF with her League appointment as TARC net manager. A note of thanks to Jay-AD5PE for hosting the event visit and in coordinating the Route 66 fun via Amateur Radio.

Thanks to the clubs below for the effort to put three Oklahoma stations on the air of the 17 total along Route 66. Several thousand contacts were made from the Oklahoma stations. Wonderful job Oklahoma…and it seems we are better able to provide emergency communication when working this type event.

Tulsa-W6F Tulsa ARC

Oklahoma City-W6G OKC Autopatch , Choctaw ARC and Edmond ARS

Elk City-W6H West Central OK ARC

Public Information Officers

This is a very important position in Amateur Radio and those performing this special feat deserve a League field appointment. In the Oklahoma Section we have 24 public information folk, the list is below:

Baker, Ronald E, KD5AQ (PIO/OK) Broken Bow, OK
Conway, Robert J, KA0VAN (PIO/OK) Duncan, OK
Doherty, Stephanie N, KE5GRX (PIO/OK) Wheatland, OK
Etier, Charles , KC5TGA (PIO/OK) Ada, OK
Fox, Al , KD5BA (PIO/OK) Enid, OK
Gard, Michael F, KU5F (PIO/OK) Perry, OK
Grizzle, David R, KD5ZLG (PIO/OK) Norman, OK
Haley, Kenneth S, KD5NJR (PIO/OK) Broken Arrow, OK
Jewell, Sam P, N5IY (PIO/OK) Ada, OK
Ketch, A J, K5AJK (PIO/OK) Stillwater, OK
Kruckenberg, Jay D, K5GUD (PIO/OK) Mooreland, OK
Mays, Scotty M, KE5DTZ (PIO/OK) Tulsa, OK
O'Dell, Christopher M, N5CMO (PIO/OK) Tulsa, OK
O'Dell, Kevin N, N0IRW (PIO/OK) Ardmore, OK
Patrick, Bradley D, KE5EMF (PIO/OK) Ardmore, OK
Phillips, Michael R, N5VEA (PIO/OK) Blackwell, OK
Quinn, Wendy A, W1DY (PIO/OK) Oklahoma City, OK
Rodgers, Roy P, KD5OMB (PIO/OK) Mcalester, OK
Sieber, Paula E, AD5VL (PIO/OK) Oklahoma City, OK
Simpson, M E, WB5YZD (PIO/OK) Lawton, OK
Tierney, Carol A, WB5SZQ (PIO/OK) Bartlesville, OK
Webb, Thomas M, WA9AFM (PIO/OK) Oklahoma City, OK
Weis, Austin D, KB5IIM (PIO/OK) Guymon, OK
White, Joe G, K5BQG (PIO/OK) Durant, OK

We salute these folk and want to appoint others as public information officers. Advise if you or others are doing or want to become a public information officer. Kevin-N0IRW is the Section Public Information Coordinator. His email is n0irw@cableone.net

Oklahoma Traffic Report by Arlyn-KK5GY

August 2006

Public Service Honor Roll Arlyn-KK5GY

Station Activity Reports Cecil-KI5LQ O.C.-WA5OUV Arley-WB5NKC Pat-WB5NKD

Aryln-KK5GY

August totals

Sessions-246 Stations-2,264 Traffic-1082

Muskogee ARC

Great communication and club activity with this club is underway. Thanks to Connie and Pam, K5CM & N5KW respectively, for their effort with the club and SM communication. This is a recent re-affiliated League club with Wayne-AA5JJ of the club having just received a League net manager appointment for Muskogee ARC. Congratulations Wayne! Belated Happy Birthday greetings to Pam. Pictures of the birthday celebration sure indicates fun was in abundance. Appreciation to the club for the SM invite to their October 17 club dinner meeting.

Hello Salt Plains ARC (SPARC) Hams and Friends

Please check your calendar for the following dates:

October 7th, Valley Center Hamfest, North Amidon in Wichita 8:00 to 1:00

October 8th, SPARC Fest, Bunkhouse, 8:00 AM to when ever, Burgers at 1:00 PM

Sundays at 9:00 PM, Repeater Activity Night

There is a new ham in Alva .. ..KE5KMX, Tim

Pass news items to me and I'll get them out to the group!!

73, KB0HH kb0hh@sbcglobal.net

Stillwater ARC

Splendid time recently visiting with A.J.-K5AJK in Payne county. We discussed club activities, served agency networking and community service plans. Sure appreciate what this club does and look forward to more fun and times of fellowship with the group. Thanks to K5AJK for accepting a League appointment for public information officer for this club. While in Stillwater had the opportunity to break bread with Dean-KL7MA Section Official Observer Coordinator. Had a neat exchange of project updates and plans to make positive changes in the Oklahoma Section. Thanks to Dean for his effort on behalf of the League.

Upcoming Events

October 7 Time 12:00 noon Ada

The following from Charles-KC5TGA:

Ada Hamfest near Wintersmith park Ada, OK. Covered pavilion east side of the min golf course,
bring dish or soft drink or desert: Be hungry! And, bring something to trade or sell.
Hi guys and girls it's that time again come one come all great fun for everyone. Hope to see you there.
"73" god bless bring your whole club Charles kc5tga@arrl.net

October 8 Salt Plains Hamfest. Burgers at 1 pm.
Located near Byron in northwest Oklahoma, northeast of Alva in Alfalfa County
Contact Gary kb0hh@sbcglobal.net

October 21 Tulsa
Green Country Fall Classic Hamfest
http://www.greencountryhamfest.org
wb5osm@hotmail.com
918 272 0066

October 27-28 Texoma Hamfest
Contact Henry k5bug@arrl.net
800-588-2841
http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/TexomaHamarama

November 4 Enid Hamfest
Contact Tom
580-233-8473
enidhamfest@yahoo.com
http://www.enidhamfest.com

Remember in your prayers.

Harold and Virginia Bird, W5HLB and KD5SAS respectively, in the loss of their son Ron. Harold is President of the McCurtain County ARC. Thanks and respect to Charles-KC5TGA for joining us in attending the funeral service this week in Ada.

Continue in God’s blessings

73, John

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