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The Edmond Amateur Radio Society is located at 28 E. Main Street, Edmond Downtown Community Center, Room 219. Mailing address is EARS, PO Box 48, Edmond, OK 73083. Repeaters: 147.135+, 443.425+, and Echolink on 145.27- with 100 Hz PL tone. Station phone 359-4386. Webmaster e-mail: K5EOK@arrl.org .
The Edmond Amateur Radio Society, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Copyright EARS 2010.

EARS congratulates Clara Granger KG5UG as the 2008 Ham of the Year! Clara always has a warm smile for everyone as she serves as Health and Welfare Coordinator, registrar for licensing classes and so much more.

Mike Rockey KE5EQC, President of the Aeronautical Center Amateur Radio Club, accepts a plaque from EARS thanking their members for efforts monitoring Edmond tornado sirens.

Door prizes at the Christmas Dinner would not be possible without the generous donations by the following organizations and individuals:

D-Star repeaters in the NE Oklahoma City area are currently being tested. The repeater information is as follows:

VHF (down currently, but should be working soon): 147.345 +0.6 MHz Callsign: WD5AII_C

UHF (currently on air @ 600' - ~20-50 mi range): 442.625 +5 MHz Callsign: WD5AII_B

With the approval of the IRS, EARS became a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization. Your donation of newer functioning ham radio equipment or monetary contributions can bring you a tax write-off while helping to support Amateur Radio in your community. For more information contact Lonnie Hewell N5MFN at N5MFN@arrl.org

President Gary Stillman AE5GS presents the 2010 Bertha Watson Memorial Scholarship to Amanda Hood from Moore, OK who will be a nursing student at UCO in the Fall

EARS congratulates Frank Tassone, Jr. KE5KQL as the 2009 Ham of the Year. Frankie works hard organizing both the siren testing and the Fourth of July Parade, which is one of the top 5 in the country.

On June 14th, the Mayor of the City of Edmond, Patrice Douglas, issued a Proclamation in recognition of Amateur Radio Week, June 20-26, 2010. She thanked the EARS club for their valued public assistance to the City and their volunteer services in emergency preparedness. ARRL Vice Director, John Thomason WB5SYT, EARS President, Gary Stillman AE5GS and EARS Secretary Sharon Thompson KM5GV accepted this Proclamation on behalf of the Club.

Many thanks to everyone who shared photos for THIS photo album: Sharon Thompson KM5GV, Bob Coxsey KM5GZ, Sam Sitton W5CU. Chris Whipple KE5KQP.