Is amateur radio (VHF,UHF) dead in the Tulsa area?

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I've had my ham license for 27 years, but just recently decided to get back in the hobby after being inactive for many years. I hope to get deeper into HF, so I'm going to pass the General test in July after the new question pool comes out.

Is getting a HT worth spending the money for in the Tulsa/BA area?
 
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KOPBET said:
I've had my ham license for 27 years, but just recently decided to get back in the hobby after being inactive for many years. I hope to get deeper into HF, so I'm going to pass the General test in July after the new question pool comes out.

Is getting a HT worth spending the money for in the Tulsa/BA area?
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Can’t speak for the Tulsa area but an HT is nice to have in the Edmond area when storms are rolling through. It’s also a must when helping with volunteer activities such as the OKC Memorial Day Marathon or various parades.
 
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Lots of activity on the repeaters, mostly nets, some ragchewing. HT's good for emergency communications. More activity on
HF.
 
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I've always been interested in the ham radio hobby, a friend of mine in the military used to go out in his car a t lunch time and come back in telling us he spoke to someone in Europe and we were envious. I heard that they don't require Morse Code on the tests these days?
 
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If you would have had an HT today, you could have followed the Tulsa Tough road events thru Creek & Okmulgee County plus in Tulsa on 145.110 & 147.390. Dealt with a couple of ambulance calls, helping riders with tire or mechanical problems and those who just couldn’t crank a pedal another rotation.

Tomorrow is more of the same on 145.110 & 444.725 as the road events go to Osage County.
 

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