It's that time of the year again. I am once again acting as counselor for a
small group of Scouts from the tri-state area (KY/OH/IN) who are working
towards their Radio merit badge. They will be looking to make their first QSO
tomorrow (Saturday) morning, using the club station of Dixie Heights
Mark,
Glad the scouts had fun having QSOs. We need more young Hams added to our
ranks.
If the scouts are not licensed, you have to watch out not to violate FCC rules
regarding what is called 3rd party traffic. Occasionally, DX stations may ask
you to pass a third-party message to a friend
Mark . . .
Our Merit Badge University was held at a local middle school last
Saturday. We met the Radio Merit Badge on-the-air requirement with a
K3/KPA500 to a Carolina Windom at 35 feet.//We put together our own
power point presentation and drafted three of our buddies to help the
boys
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
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
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