April through June
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Saturday, June 3, 2017
Tour de Cure bicycle ride
The TRO will provide communications support for the Tour de Cure bicycle ride.

 

• What frequency? 147.390 + no pl, WB5NJU, same as ARES net
• What time?  Arrive at/before 0700 to help things move quickly and smoothly for all.
• Water? Bottled water and jugs of Gatorade and water available on the route. Feel free to grab some bottles to take with you for cyclists along the route.
• Medical? There will be first aid stations at each rest stop and of course, at the start/finish. More procedures available on day of event.
• Weather? Rain or shine the event goes on! -- More procedures available on day of event.
• TShirts? Fill out the quick poll on the Facebook event page to help us get you the right sizes ahead of time. Otherwise, we can true up after the event.
• Route maps? Feel free to bring your own,

http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/TourAdmin?pg=entry&fr_id=11739

find the Route & Training page link for the page with map links.

 OR use the ones we provide on the morning of the event.

• Assignments? I'm looking for one stationary and as many mobile units as we can muster. I'll dole those out the morning of the event as folks arrive.
• Gas? Fill up Saturday before you arrive to check in. Fill up once we clear you from the course. Give me that second receipt with your name, address, callsign and phone number. We'll get a check in the mail to you.
• Tools/Equipment? Bring a bike rack if you have one. We'll have bike shops on the route to fix the broken things. You are welcome to bring tools to allow a cyclist to fix their own bikes - but we are NOT being asked to perform any repairs.

Thanks for your support.

 

Volunteer for some fun, communications practice and ham fellowship.
Contact: TRO Activities Chairman - Kenneth Baucum - KG5CBM by email at KG5CBM@tulsahamradio.org or telephone 918.271.1435 for more information.

 

Saturday & Sunday, June 24 & 25, 2017
ARRL Field Day 2017
The Tulsa Repeater Organization welcomes you to the Field Day site.
The TRO will have Field Day at the Kiefer City Park.
 

The Field Day site for 2017:  Kiefer City Park - West 151st South & the railroad tracks in Kiefer

When:  We will begin set up for Field Day between 0800 and 0900 CDT Saturday morning.

We will probably operate two Field Day stations until 18 or 1900 hours CDT then tear down and go home.

 

If there are enough attending there will be a hamburger and hot dog dinner around 5:00 PM. 

If there are just a few of us, we will order some pizza.

We need side dishes.  Let Doug Lee - KC5ZQM know if you plan on bringing a side dish or some dessert.  Email Doug at KC5ZQM@tulsahamradio.org.

Contest begins Saturday, June 24th 1800 UTC (1300 CDT) thru Sunday, June 25th 1800 UTC (1300 CDT).

 

The TRO Field Day will be only on Saturday until around 1800 to 1900.

 

CQ..CQ..CQ...Field Day...CQ..CQ..CQ...Field Day

Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise, sponsored by the ARRL, encouraging emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators. In the United States, it is typically the largest single emergency preparedness exercise in the country, with over 30,000 operators participating each year.

 

Friday, September 8, 2017

Cystic Fibrosis Evening Bike Ride

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Tulsa has requested ham radio assistance for a bike ride on Friday September 8th at 1730. 

To volunteer for this event

Contact: TRO Activities Chairman - Kenneth Baucum - KG5CBM by email at KG5CBM@tulsahamradio.org or telephone 918.271.1435 for more information.

 

Saturday, September 9, 2017
Dam J.A.M. Bicycle Tour
The TRO Communications team will (tentitively, pending vote of the club) be in Pryor to provide support for
Dam J.A.M. September 9, 2017.

Please try to help them out if you can.

Provide communications between checkpoints of the bicycle tour over a large part of Northeastern Oklahoma.

 

To volunteer to help with this event

Contact: TRO Activities Chairman - Kenneth Baucum - KG5CBM by email at KG5CBM@tulsahamradio.org or telephone 918.271.1435 for more information.

Click here for more detail information about the Dam J.A.M.

 

Saturday, September 30 & October 1, 2017 - Tentative
Bike MS
We have received an application for the TRO Communications team to work this event, but, it is  pending a vote of the club.

 

 

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

The TRO Holiday Party