I have talked a lot about the K0D special event station at Camp Hope on October 15th, 2016, on the repeater and our Facebook page. But, let me take a minute to discuss it on the repeater.
About 22 of our military heroes commit suicide every day. Yes, almost 7000 each year. PTSDUSA has established Camp Hope, here in Houston, as a place to recover. With the help of the USS Lexington, W5LEX, we made 67 contacts last year. The Lexington is on board again this year. And, we have a new spin as well. Texas A&M and UT amateur radio clubs are coming to help us make contacts by competing with each for the most QSOs. I am collecting prizes for the clubs. So far, Ham Radio Outlet has sent me two of 2016 ARRL manuals. Can you help me? Here are some needs to be met to make this come off well. 1. Volunteers are needed for setup on Friday October 14th and tear down October 15th. We will also need operators for the K0D station in the QSO with W5LEX. 2. Volunteers are needed to be BVARC representatives at the UT ham radio club tent and the Texas A&M tent. The main role here is to be an encourager and elmer to the college students. If you prefer one school over another, then by all means, pick that club. The big purpose here is to demonstrate the University Clubs is that BVARC is here to help them with anything ham radio. These students are very bright and enjoyable to be around. I have enjoyed all my conversations with them. 3. We need folks to talk with the visitors about ham radio, the kinds of things we do and why they should become hams too. If you are in sales for a living, I want your help with this. 4. If none of these things appeal to you, then please at least make contact with us during the special event. HF preferred, but if you can't do HF, we will have two VHF repeaters available to contact the college of your choice, UT or A&M. 5. If you do social media, please spread our post about the event. You can find these post on FB at Camp Hiope ARC or the BVARC FB page. If you can come, please email me to let me know what tasks you would like to do. Thank you! Bob Hawkins KD5AT [email protected] 281-827-9135
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