Edmond Amateur Radio Society - EARS

08/11/2026

The EARS newsletter for August 10, 2026 is live! Look for:

- Central Oklahoma Comms Drill on Tuesday, August 11th
- EARS Elmer Training and Board Meeting
- August EARS Dinner
- Fall Technician Class
- Route 66 On the Air
- Texoma Hamarama
- Upcoming Contests
- And Much More!

Central Oklahoma Communications Drill – August 11 Amateur radio operators have an opportunity to participate in the August 2026 Central Oklahoma Emergency Management Communications Drill on Tuesday, August 11, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. The exercise is designed to test several communications pathwa...

05/26/2026

We are pleased to announce our plans for field day. Field Day is Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28. We will be at the Oklahoma City Gun Club and operations will take place at the pavilion and large open area just inside the main gate.

Matthew, KJ5JSL, has volunteered to the field day coordinator. Please reach out to him at [email protected] for any questions.

All of the details are available on the club website at the link below.

https://k5eok.org/ears-arrl-field-day-2026/

03/24/2026

There is a new EARS newsletter for March 23, 2026. Here are a few highlights:

- Getting Started in Amateur Radio: Just Get On the Air
- LibertyFest parade information meeting on March 26
- EARS Slack Community
- Final reminder for 2026 membership renewal
- Severe weather spotter training
- Did you know? The “Phantom Signals” from Fence Lines
- Upcoming contests
- And More!

Getting Started in Amateur Radio: Just Get On the Air One of the best pieces of advice we can offer to new hams is simple: get on the air early and often—even if you don’t feel completely ready. It’s very common for new operators to spend their first few weeks (or even months) just listening.....

03/03/2026

The newsletter for March 2, 2026 is now live! Here are a few highlights:

- Oklahoma QSO Party on March 14-15
- St. Patrick’s Day Parade - Volunteers Still Needed!
- Technician License Class starting on Wednesday
- Siren Test and VE Testing on Saturday
- Net Control Operators Needed
- Severe Weather Spotter Training Schedule
- And More!

Oklahoma QSO Party: Celebrate Amateur Radio on the Airwaves! Each spring, amateur radio operators across the nation tune their rigs and antennas to join one of the Midwest’s most popular state operating events — the Oklahoma QSO Party (OKQP). This annual event brings hams together for a weekend....

02/03/2026

The new EARS newsletter is live! This one is the biggest newsletter yet so you don’t want to miss it.

Here are a few highlights:

- AREDN Update
- Storm Spotter Training Info and Schedule
- EARS Mentoring Session and Board Meeting
- Community Preparedness Fair
- Stockyards City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- Technician License Class Starting March 4th
- Lakes on the Air
- EARS VE Test Session
- Oklahoma QSO Party
- And So Much More!

AREDN – Network Growth and a Major Change Well, it has been a while, but we have been busy with the network. There have been changes at many levels, but the most significant has been the routing protocol used on AREDN networks. The original protocol, OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing), was design...

01/30/2026

This is one of the opportunities to attend the Skywarn storm spotter training. Another good opporunity is on Thursday, March 26 in Norman.

This year is Payne County's turn to host the tri-county area storm spotter training. We rotate every year between Payne, Lincoln and Logan County.

This year it will be in Stillwater.

Severe weather awareness saves lives. Attend Storm Spotter Training presented by the National Weather Service on Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stillwater Community Center. FREE and open to residents of Payne, Logan, and Lincoln Counties.

01/06/2026

The newsletter for January 5, 2026 is now live!

There is a bunch of info so please take a look. Here is a quick summary:
- EARS Membership Renewals
- Indian Nations Hamfest in Henryetta, OK this Saturday
- EARS Mentoring Session and Board Meeting on Tuesday, January 13th
- Winter Field Day on Saturday, January 24th
- Upcoming Contests
- And More!

Happy New Year! I’d like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Is it really already 2026? It sure feels like time goes faster every year. I’m looking forward to getting to know those of you I haven’t met yet, and spending more time with the rest of you as well. Remember, this is your club,.....