Amateur Radio License VE Testing Session
If you are interested in becoming an Amateur Radio Operator you need to take the appropriate test at a VE Testing session. The MDARC typically provides testing sessions once a month.
For more information please see our Testing page.
Field Day
ARRL Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday. For more information: http://www.arrl.org/field-day This years event is June 27th and June 28th.
The Mid-Del Amateur radio club will be hosting a public ARRL Field Day event at Joe B Barnes Park in Midwest City.
All are welcome to stop by to visit, chat, observe, or get on the air.
Where: Joe B Barnes Regional Park, Midwest City, South of the Fred Quinn Happy Trails Dog Park, 8517 E Reno Ave, Midwest City, OK 73110 map
When: Saturday June 27, and Sunday June 28th
On Saturday 6/27, we will open to the public from Noon-10pm. We will also be holding a VE Test session at 3pm-5pm for those wishing to get / upgrade their Amateur Radio license.
On Sunday 6/28, we will be open to the public from 9am-1pm.
The day will help enhance those already important skills of those who generously volunteer their time and equipment to these organizations. Preparedness is the key to a professional and timely response during any event, and this is what local and state authorities are expecting when they reach out to emergency service groups that offer their services.
Members
Members we will start setup at 10am on Saturday, and teardown by 1pm on Sunday. Any help is appreciated. We also need members to operate radios, speak with the public,, etc. Please come by and help with event if you are available. Also please bring your own chair as the club chairs will be dedicated to operator use, testing, and guests.
Click here to sign up to volunteer (or just show up).
Tribute To Liberty
The City of Midwest City is proud to present Tribute to Liberty, an annual family-centered patriotic celebration featuring music, food trucks, and fireworks display.
Date: July 4th, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (5pm for volunteers)
Location: Joe B. Barnes Regional Park – Rotary Pavilion
We need volunteers to help our club provide extra eyes and ears for the City of Midwest City during this important event. We assist the Police Department by being the extra eyes and ears that they need, with a direct line to police dispatch.
*Volunteers must park at the softball field on the east side, off Reno. Please come around 5 pm and meet at the Rotary Pavilion.
Wear your safety vest if you have one. Water and dinner will be supplied. Click here to volunteer.
Midwest City Veterans Day Parade
The 2025 Midwest City Veterans Day parade was November 11th, 2025.
This was a successful event. Thank you to all the volunteers and to the City of Midwest for allowing our club to be a key part of the parade prep.
Looking into 2026...
The Mid-Del Amateur Radio Club will be assisting with the parade setup and activities. We typically help stage all the parade participants and communicate parade status.
We need volunteers if you are interested in participating please reach out to Leah Ohse w3leo or use our volunteer form.
The parade staging area spans over one mile and includes four staging areas totaling nearly two acres of land, with more than 100 parade entries on average. To ensure smooth and safe operations, we need a minimum of 21 volunteers to assist across these areas.
Christmas Party
The Annual Mid-Del Amatuer Radio Club Christmas Party was December 8th @ 6:30pm at
Pelican's - 291 N Air Depot Blvd, Midwest City, OK 73110
This was an exciting event with 24 attendees. Thanks everyone for coming!
Winter Field Day
Winter Field Day is sponsored by the Winter Field Day Association (WFDA), which believes that emergency communication is important throughout the year. Winter Field Day is open to radio amateurs worldwide. The WFDA's goal is to help enhance operating skills and to prepare participants for all environmental conditions. Expect activity on all amateur bands except 12, 17, 30, and 60 meters.
MDARC WFD 2026 Event
NOTICE - Due to severe weather expected on 1/24 and 1/25, this event has been cancelled.
Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon was organized to be a Run To Remember for those who died, those who survived, and those whose lives were changed forever, in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building on April 19th, 1995.
Registration is open for volunteering for the communications unit that supports the Oklahoma City Marathon. Last year we had more than 70 amateur radio operators supporting the nearly 19,000 runners over a two-day period. Amateurs helped with logistical tasks, such as providing information on locations of the head and rear of the races, supported delivery of ice and water to the various water stops, provided communications at each of the medical stations, gave real-time information to relay team members readying to make their exchanges, and in general provided another set of eyes and ears for the Marathon operations leaders as well as the public safety responders.
The 2025 marathon was a success, keep an eye out for the 2026 event info.