Ham Holiday - Oklahoma City Hamfest

10/19/2024

Texoma Hamarama is next weekend, Saturday, October 26, 2024. The hamfest opens at 8:00 a.m. (7:00 a.m. for flea market/vendor setup. Vendors can set up on Friday afternoon) and runs until 3:00 p.m. Registration entry tickets are $10 online and $12 at the door. Flea market/vendor tables are $15 ($20 at the door). Get your tickets online today at https://hamarama.org/.
Get your tickets today, and remember the Yaesu FTDX10 super raffle!!! Only three hundred $20 tickets will be sold. Get yours today, or at the hamfest.
The hamfest is located at the Ardmore Convention Center at 2401 N Rockford Rd, Ardmore, OK 73401. Take I-35 to exit 33 and head east for a block or so to reach N Rockford Rd. Turn south, and you will see the convention center on the right.

09/17/2024

New Location for the OKC All Ham Dinner!!! Many years ago, the amateur radio clubs in the Oklahoma City area started an event that is now known as the “All Ham Dinner.” This dinner allows about 60 hams to get together, eat dinner, and communicate with each other. This dinner happens on the second Thursday of May and the third Thursday of January and September at 6:00 p.m.

We Have MOVED!!! — 9/19/2024 - Thursday’s Dinner
The next All Ham Dinner will be held Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. This dinner will be at Mr. Gatti’s Pizza, 9410 N May Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73120. Mr. Gatti’s Pizza is on the Northeast corner of Britton and May just east of Lake Hefner. No RSVP is needed; show up, get your meal, and join the fun in their banquet rooms. Our old location, Golden Palace, CLOSED their operation and we’re looking for new spaces!

At this meeting, we’ll talk about the upcoming Texoma Hamarama hamfest in Ardmore, OK, a special opportunity for a group Winter Field Day for all of OKC to share, and a start of the OKCMM season.

Stay in touch with the OKC Memorial Marathon on the https://coraok.org/marathon/ webpage and the Facebook group for us to stay in-touch throughout the year and to keep up to date on what’s happening with the upcoming event. It’s also a great place to share your photos and check out what others have done with their OKCMM setups! Join us, and post your pictures today, at https://facebook.com/groups/okcmmauxcomm/ — Mark N5HZR

Sponsoring Clubs
To spread the load, and fun, of hosting these dinners, the member clubs of CORA take turns organizing the event. Each club sponsors one about every two years. The hosting club selects the location and makes the arrangements with a restaurant to host the 60 or so people that show up. Also, the host club makes a presentation and then facilitates a round-robin discussion by all clubs. Each club presents its recent activities or asks for assistance at a future event.

This meeting is sponsored by the South Canadian Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) out of Norman, OK. The sponsoring club sets up the logistics for the evening and emcees the event. Activities from each club in attendance are discussed to provide information exchange among groups.

09/05/2024

We Have MOVED!!! — 9/19/2024 All Ham Dinner

The next All Ham Dinner will be held Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. This dinner will be at Mr. Gatti’s Pizza, 9410 N May Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73120. Mr. Gatti’s Pizza is on the Northeast corner of Britton and May just east of Lake Hefner. No RSVP is needed; show up, get your meal, and join the fun in their banquet rooms. Our old location, Golden Palace, CLOSED their operation and we’re looking for new spaces!

At this meeting, we’ll talk about the upcoming Texoma Hamarama hamfest in Ardmore, OK and a special opportunity for a group Winter Field Day for all of OKC to share.

Stay in touch with the OKC Memorial Marathon on the https://coraok.org/marathon/ webpage and the Facebook group for us to stay in-touch throughout the year and to keep up to date on what’s happening with the upcoming event. It’s also a great place to share your photos and check out what others have done with their OKCMM setups! Join us, and post your pictures today, at https://facebook.com/groups/okcmmauxcomm/ — Mark N5HZR

07/23/2024

2024 Special Raffle – Yaesu FT-DX10 Operating Package

This special raffle comprises the following spectacular Yaesu FT-DX10 HF-50 MHz operating package. Get your tickets before we run out at https://hamholiday.com/raffle/ .This 100-watt HF radio has a built-in automatic antenna tuner, an external 30-amp power supply, an antenna, coax, and more. This package is valued at well over $2,500. Raffle tickets are only $20, with only 300 tickets sold.
* Yaesu FTDX10 Compact HF/50 MHz 100-watt transceiver
* TekPower TP30SWI 30 Amp 13.8 volt power supply
* Yaesu SP-30 Matching Speaker
* DX Commander Antenna
* MilSpec Coax
* CAT Cable
* Vibroplex SRacerDLX Morse Code Key

All of this is assembled, tested, and ready to use. This full-blown amateur radio station contains everything you need to operate on the HF bands. You can use the microphone to operate either SSB or FM. The Morse Code CW key will let you run CW smoothly. You can plug your computer into the USB connector to operate all digital modes. This 100-watt radio includes a built-in antenna tuner and a 30-amp power supply.

The winner of this prize does not have to be present to win, and the winner will be announced at the 2024 Ham Holiday Hamfest.

07/23/2024

Ham Holiday 2024 will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27, 2024. Tickets are available at the door or online at https://hamholiday.com/tix/ . Last night, our Internet hosting provider upgraded their software, so you might have seen an issue. It's all better now!!! Bring your amateur radio friends or make new ones here.
On Friday, July 26, the doors will be open from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with the Ham Holiday Friday Banquet starting at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 26, the doors are open from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
All of this happens at Oklahoma City Community College, 7777 S May, Oklahoma City, just south of I-240, on May Ave.
Buy, sell, trade, and learn all about amateur radio at Ham Holiday 2024. https://hamholiday.com

Get Your Tickets Here! All those attending the Ham Holiday Event must purchase an admission ticket, including those also reserving fleamarket tables and vendor tables. Note that all tickets will be held “will-call” style at the main registration desk. Pre-registration will end at midnight on Jul...

07/20/2024

Ham Holiday 2024 will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27, 2024. Tickets are available online at https://hamholiday.com/tix/ . Bring your amateur radio friends or make new ones here.

On Friday, July 26, the doors will be open from 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm, with the Ham Holiday Friday Banquet starting at 6:30 pm.

Saturday, July 26, the doors are open from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.

All of this happens at Oklahoma City Community College, 7777 S May, Oklahoma City, just south of I-240, on May Ave.

Buy, sell, trade, and learn all about amateur radio at Ham Holiday 2024. https://hamholiday.com

Ham Holiday 2024 is a two-day HamFest held continuously since 1974. Ham Holiday will again be at the Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) in Southwest Oklahoma City this year. We will be in the OCCC Student Union. Follow the arrows when you get to campus and head to Parking Lot D.

Our Friday night banquet speaker and special guest will be ARRL West Gulf Division Director John Stratton N5AUS. John will discuss all of the ARRL's recent activities.

There will also be forums or classes to help you gain knowledge and learn something new about various topics.

The amateur radio license examination session will be at 12:30 pm on Saturday. You can get your amateur radio license or upgrade your license right on-site for no testing fee. Register for a test at https://w5nor.org/vereghh/

In addition to the great door prizes, this year, we have a special limited raffle for a chance to win a Yeasu FT-DX10 operating package worth about $3,000. Only 300 twenty-dollar tickets will be sold for this raffle. Please get your tickets today before they run out at https://hamholiday.com/tix/ .

You can get your tickets online today or at the door, and we'll see you there.

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Get Your Tickets Here! All those attending the Ham Holiday Event must purchase an admission ticket, including those also reserving fleamarket tables and vendor tables. Note that all tickets will be held “will-call” style at the main registration desk. Pre-registration will end at midnight on Jul...

05/09/2024

OKC All Ham Dinner - Reminder TONIGHT - Thursday May 9, 2024 - https://mailchi.mp/324888e5bf60/okc-all-ham-dinner-tonight-thursday-september-20315413

05/07/2024

OKC All Ham Dinner - Thursday May 9, 2024 - At this meeting, Jon Love KJ5DBL, Chair of the Auxiliary Communications Commitee will give an overview of the 2024 OKC Memorial Marathon communications project. https://mailchi.mp/38762ae6e8a7/okc-all-ham-dinner-tonight-thursday-september-20315409

10/28/2023

10/07/2023

The 75th Diamond Anniversary Texoma Hamarama Hamfest is coming soon. Saturday, October 28th, is the big day. This annual event started in 1948 and brings amateur radio operators across the region together. Hamfests are a great place to buy parts, radios, and related gear. You can also get licensed or upgrade your license for FREE (testing is at 11:00 AM). You can learn more about the hobby and get everything you need to get on the air and stay there.

This year, we’re still at the Ardmore Convention Center (ACC), 2401 N Rockford Ave, Ardmore, OK 73401 (I-35 at Exit 33). We will fill it with vendors, forums, amateur radio tests, and flea market tables. ARRL / ARES / Digital / Youth forums. Discount tickets are available online at Hamarama.org for $10 advanced / $12 at the door. $20 gets admission plus 5 additional raffle tickets. Extra prize raffle tickets are always available for $2.

And remember the special ICOM 705 $3,000+ package raffle! Tickets are only $20, and only 300 will be sold. This awsome package contains everything you need to operate CW, digital, and phone on HF, VHF, and UHF right out of the box. Radio, tuner, battery, Begali key, antennas, antenna analyzer, coax, and more!!!

07/29/2023

Amateur radio operators from Oklahoma and parts of the southwest United States held a “Ham Holiday or HamFest,” at Oklahoma City Community College. This is a family friendly, fun and fascinating co…