Many thanks to all the Elecrafters who answered the boys' calls this morning. They successfully completed their very first QSOs with hams in New York , Massachusetts, Mississippi, Arkansas and Montana. One of the Scouts, Zach, then declared that he "wanted to work some DX!" (Yes, he really picked up the jargon that quickly...) So I switched the radio to 15 Meters, and Zach began calling CQ DX. Within just a couple of minutes, Zach had worked EI4HDB and an F1 station. He even tried out some of the French he has been learning in school. He was thrilled!
I always enjoy watching youngsters experience the magic of shortwave for the first time. It's a memory they'll keep for a lifetime. 73, Mark AI4BJ On 3/21/2014 9:00 PM, Mark Volstad wrote: > I am acting as counselor for a group of Scouts from the tri-state area > (KY/OH/IN) who wish to earn their Radio merit badge. They will be looking to > make their first QSO tomorrow (Saturday) morning, using the club station of > Dixie Heights High School (KY4DH), but operating under my call. We will have > a limited window in which to make the contacts, so if you happen to be near > your radio between approx. 10:15 and 11:00 am EDT (1415 - 1500 UTC), I would > appreciate it if you would keep an ear open for their CQs on 14.290 +/- QRM. > > 73, > > Mark AI4BJ > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
