The purpose of the Society is

  • To render public service through Amateur Radio, and
  • To gather and disseminate information concerning Amateur radio operation especially in the frequency modulation mode and repeater operation, and
  • To coordinate efforts and establish standards in regard to repeater systems and associated functions, and
  • To associate with groups similarly constituted in order to broaden the scope and function of Amateur Radio as a service in the public interest, convenience or necessity, and
  • To encourage experimentation by the Society members in advanced techniques in the use of repeaters in order that the general technical excellence of repeater systems shall be improved, and
  • To provide a forum for discussion of spectrum utilization and the achievement of maximum compatibility between various users of the Amateur Radio Bands.

Full time APCO 25 Repeater On The Air in NE OK.

Joe WA5VMS, has a P25 repeater up and running from a tower near lake Ft. Gibson on 444.8 MHz (+5 MHz NAC code 293).

New 927.650 Machine and a Much Improved 147.33 Repeater comes to Lake Ft. Gibson Area

Joe WA5VMS and crew erected a 136' Rohn 45 tower near Lake Ft. Gibson and established a new analog FM repeater on 927.650 TX and 902.650 RX with a DCS code of 074. The DCS code may be changed if interference with a repeater on the same channel with the same DCS code near Bartlesville occurs. Also on the same tower is an improved version of the 147.33 (+600 88.5 PL) down on the two meter band. The 147.93/33 machine also will respond to transmissions using p25 mode with a NAC of 293, however it only transmits analog FM.

Next ORSI meeting in NOVEMBER Change of Plans

The Fall 2014 ORSI membership meeting will be held in conjunction with the Enid Hamfest. November 1. Admission is only $2.00. See http://www.enidarc.org/enidhamfest on the web for more information.

443.875 AD5RM OKC back in operation

We have learned that the 443.875 PL 162.2 AD5RM machine in OKC is back in operation after completion of antenna repairs.

147.225 Cheyenne moved to Mayfield

The 147.225 N0GB repeater that was coordinated for Cheyenne in Roger Mills County is now on the air from a site near Mayfield in Beckham County, close to the border of Oklahoma with the Texas Panhandle. The trustee, Guy Baker, now has a new call sign W5LWV. A PL tone of 114.8 Hz is required to key the machine and it is open to all radio amateurs. We calculated the HAAT of the repeater to be about 120 ft. It should provide good coverage to Beckham county.

K5GSM/R 442.3 near Granite has moved to Fay (near Watonga) and is now on 442.375

Trustee Brian K5GSM acquired a spot on a tower at the new QTH, but was slightly too close to another machine in the NW district, so we coordinated a new pair and the machine is now on the air from the Blaine county site operating on 447.375 RX/442.375 TX from an HAAT of 492 FT, and an effective radiated power of about 300 watts. The machine is linked to the 145.11 near Alfalfa in Caddo county which in turn is linked to 145.410 in OKC in order to help with Skywarn and emergency operations in NW Oklahoma.

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