Are you checking into your local nets? #ARRL #hamradio

There are some local and Section nets that are available for your enjoyment.  

Monday, the Ponca City 146.97 net is available on Echolink for Statewide use.

Tuesday, there's a YL net on the Kan-Okla System.

Wednesday, the Wheatstraw net is on 146.01 mHz.

Thursday, the W5IAS system has a net.

Friday, the 220 group in the Tulsa area has a net.  It's available on Allstar.

There are plenty of others.  Do you have a favorite net?  Is it registered on the League net directory?

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Atomic Energy for Military Purposes #ARRL #hamradio

In Atomic Energy for Military Purposes https://buff.ly/2Za0tXa the words appear in the forward "The ultimate responsibility for our nation's policy rests on its citizens and they can discharge those responsibilities wisely only if they are informed."

These words apply to amateur radio very well.  

How informed are you in matters of #hamradio?  Who writes policy?  How does new policy apply to you?  How do you get policy changed or initiated?

The majority of the answers rest with the American Radio Relay League. 

While everyone can request the Federal Communications Commission to make a new rule or change a Part 97 way of thinking, the League has a history of representing the BEST hobby on the Planet.  Sometimes, they get it wrong.  Most of the time, they get it right.

One of the things the League does well is inform the membership ... and amateur radio as a whole ... about issues impacting the hobby.  

One of the things you can do be be informed is ... at least ... read the League news.  The BEST think you can do to be informed is be a MEMBER.  The League has a robust Section leadership in place.  They and the Division folks do a good job keeping people informed.  Get their number in your speed dial and address book.

Within weeks of the atomic weapons falling on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the subject publication was printed.  That's an example of transparency in Government.  That's right.  It was printed in 1945.  The reprint received with InterLibrary Loan was printed in 1948.  

Please remember YOU are responsible for the Hobby.  Apply the quote above in your amateur radio life.  You'll get more enjoyment from the Hobby if you are not nescient.  After one does that, apply the concept to other spheres in Life.

What did amateur radio operators do during the 9/11 attacks? #ARRL #hamradio

On a number of fronts, amateur radio operators did what they could to communicate on 9-11.

Emergency relief efforts in both Lower Manhattan and at the Pentagon were augmented by volunteer amateur radio operators in the weeks after the attacks.^[3]

Please recall that cellular systems in New York City and Washington DC areas were overloaded.  Land Mobile Radio systems were congested, if available at all.

In rural areas, amateur radio Skywarn, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services, and Amateur Radio Emergency Service operators monitored High Frequency and local systems.

What did YOU do on 9/11?

FACEBOOK did it again #ARRL #hamradio

The Social Media Giant revealed a number of telephone numbers in a security breach.

This causes one to consider leaving FACEBOOK.  It's not the first time.  The firm continues to give reasons to leave on so many fronts.

One of the items keeping customers is the ham radio groups there.  For example, Ham Radio 2.0, Amateur Radio, APRS, DMR, Dstar, as well as pages like the VOIPWX Net folks keep content flowing.

How do you decide to stay or leave?  There has already been some exodus.  New followers and friends arrive daily too.

New social media platforms have sprung up to replace Google+ and others.  How do you decide where to move to, if you are leaving.

Do you miss the old days of email yet?   Don't you miss 75-meter AM too?

All Ham Dinner - September 19 #ARRL #hamradio

On 9/11, remember Rick Rescorla. He is a former student at the University of Oklahoma. Years ago, amateur radio clubs in the Oklahoma City area started an event that is now known as the “All Ham Dinner”. This dinner allows about 70 hams to get together, eat, and communicate with each other. This dinner is held on the third Thursday of January, May, and September at 6:30 pm. The next All Ham Dinner will be held Thursday, September 19th, 2019, at 6:30 pm. This dinner will be at the Hibachi Supreme Buffet, (South side of the South service road of I-240, 1/4 mile West of Western) in south Oklahoma City. No RSVP is needed, show up, get your meal, and join the fun in their 100 seat north banquet room. The Hibachi Supreme Buffet has a wide range of food that includes, Asian, steak, french fries, Mongolian Buffet, pizza, salads, desserts, Italian, and Greek Gyros. It’s very affordable and there’s something for everyone. The Aeronautical Center Amateur Radio Club (ACARC) will host the evening that will include a book signing and discussion of Michael Dean K5MFD's book "Oklahoma City Radio".