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Be a Radio Amateur
Before you can get on the air, you need to be licensed and know the rules to operate legally. US licenses are good for 10 years before renewal and anyone may hold one except a representative of a foreign government. In the US there are three license classes—Technician, General and Extra.
Technology Topics
Many people become Amateur Radio operators because of their interest in radio technology and experimentation.
Who we are
The Mid-Del Amateur Radio Club was founded in 2011 as an avenue for amateur radio operators to be part of their local community and provide support for their local agencies. Since our founding, we have worked closely with Midwest City by maintaining the cities storm warning sirens, and providing communications for Tribute to Liberty and the Veterans Day Parade.
We also hold classes for the those who want to get their Amateur Radio License. There are three license classes: Technician, General, and Amateur Extra. Each exam must be passed to get your FCC issued license/call sign. We offer testing at our Monday night Technical meetings.
First Steps to Becoming a radio amateur...
The Mid-Del Amateur Radio Club will be hosting an Amateur Radio Technician Course in April of 2020, starting Monday the 6th at the Midwest City Fire Department off 8201 E. Reno Ave training room. The testing session will be on the 27th.
In this course, you will learn about VHF and UHF radio equipment and repeaters comparable to that used by local public agencies like Police and Fire departments. Learn about communications capability, participate in local roundtables, stay in contact with licensed family and friends, citizen patrols, volunteer programs like Citizen Corps, severe weather spotting, and emergency response teams providing backup and interoperability services to various public service and emergency response organizations. You will also learn how to become an active and effective volunteer communicator, assisting your community in times of need, and you’ll make lots of new friends, too!
Club News
New Section Added To The SiteToday we added a new section to the club webpage called “Special Events” where you will find many of the club’s special event that we host and promote for area Radio Amateurs. Please visit the page and let us know what you think! […]
Door Bells Cable TV and Amateur RadioA few years back I worked for the local cable TV company in field service. I was one of the guys that got to go to customers homes to install, service video, voice, and data service. Part of my job was to track down cable leakage to assure compliance with FCC regulations regarding signal leakage. […]
Technology TopicsThe Mid-Del Amateur Radio Club has experts in many topics speak at club meetings and some of the topics that are discussed are the following: Grounding Lightning Protection RF Exposure Electrical Safety Circuit Construction RF and AF Filters Propagation of RF Signals […]
Spurious Emissions Test of the Radioddity GS-77sThis is the results of a Spurious Emissions Test of the Radioddity GS-77s. *PASS Overall the unit under test did pass the FCC Standards for Part 97.307(e). However, I will note that the unit does not have as tight of filtering that a name brand radios have. I will also note that the […]
Amateur Radio in Promotional VideoOur very own Lavone was in in a promotional video for Oklahoma’s News 4 app called 4Warn Me. She highlights our hobby very well. […]
Green CountryThis weekend April 13th & 14th is the Green Country Hamfest in Claremore, Oklahoma. This will be my first time attending, so I am excited to check it out! I will be going with Stephanie KG5EOO, she will be having a table set up with custom-made Ham related items. Vinyl decals, pins, […]
Field Day Planning CommitteeField Day, is the largest event in amateur radio. Each year on the last weekend in June more than 35,000 amateur radio operators in the United States and Canada take to the field and operate under simulated emergency conditions for twenty-four hours. Most amateurs operate from public parks and […]