[Elecraft] Kids.. O.T.!
After most of the day, my Grand-kids have just gone back to their mother. Itried showing them Ham Radio, my QSL cards and such. I did some SSB and a bit of slow CW. . . They sort of smiled at Grandpa - and went back to texting on their cellphones.. They're only 8 and 10! -- Dave G KK7SS Richland, WA KX3 #097 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Kids.. O.T.!
There is an excellent book: Radio Rescue by Lynne Barasch, which is ideal for introducing kids of this age to the thrills of ham radio. It has several good reviews on the web and is available from Amazon. It's rather expensive new, but is available quite cheap as a secondhand item. It doesn't mention the KX3 though ;-( 73 de David G4DMP In a recent message, Dave KK7SS kk...@frontier.com writes After most of the day, my Grand-kids have just gone back to their mother. Itried showing them Ham Radio, my QSL cards and such. I did some SSB and a bit of slow CW. -- + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | David M Pratt, Kippax, Leeds. | | Website: http://www.g4dmp.co.uk | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Kids.. O.T.!
Being in an area with no cell phone service has convinced more than one adult of the value of ham radio. I am involved with a research project in Redwood Canyon, Kings Canyon National Park, California. There is effectively no cell service in the park, but the WA6BAI repeater gives good coverage in Redwood Canyon. I once arranged a dinner date from the canyon with a friend in Fresno. Also on our current trip, we had no cell service from the time we hit Newfoundland, up the west coast of the island, over to Labrador, across the Trans-Labrador highway to Quebec, and south to 30KM east of Quebec City. ATT partners with the wrong Canadian carrier for that part of Canada. Having HF in the 4Runner was a comfort. Cheers - Bill, AE6JV On 8/20/12 at 15:53, kk...@frontier.com (Dave KK7SS) wrote: They sort of smiled at Grandpa - and went back to texting on their cellphones.. They're only 8 and 10! --- Bill Frantz| The only thing we have to | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | fear is fear itself. - FDR | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | Inaugural address, 3/4/1933 | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Kids.. O.T.! (Dave KK7SS)
Well timed, as my grandson (age 10) just finished up building a regen receiver kit. It worked the first time!. He really had a grin ear to ear as we listened to the on going on 40 meters. He did 99% of the work, 100% of the soldering and grandpa did the coaching. Don't know if he will go on but it is a seed planted. 73 Mike Herr WA6ARA KX3 #? (just waiting) Message: 7 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:53:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave KK7SS kk...@frontier.com Subject: [Elecraft] Kids.. O.T.! To: elecraft_mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 1345503191.34804.yahoomail...@web121105.mail.ne1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 After most of the day, my Grand-kids have just gone back to their mother. Itried showing them Ham Radio, my QSL cards and such. I did some SSB and a bit of slow CW. . . They sort of smiled at Grandpa - and went back to texting on their cellphones.. They're only 8 and 10! ? -- Dave G KK7SS Richland, WA KX3 #097 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
