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LOCAL AMATEURS GIVE HAM RADIO DEMONSTRATION TO BSA PACK

June 29th, 2010 by hamslife

Nancy, KI6INC, defines ham radioLonnie, KI6ZYY, explains net operation.

Post 705 of the American Legion sponsors Boy Scout Post 7050 and on May 6, 2010 the leader of that post invited me to give an amateur radio presentation to the boys.  Others quickly and eagerly responded to my call for help.  Just twelve days after receiving the invitation five other hams joined me to discuss and demonstrate the joys of ham radio to the group of boys.

 

After basic introductions and starting comments each team member did their part. 

 

Nancy, KI6INC did an excellent job of defining ham radio to the scouts.

 

Adam, KB8VOM, though pressured by a time restraint caused by a later than expected start and a seven o’clock opening of net deadline did a masterful job of an edit on the fly presentation of the importance of Amateur radio in emergency communications.

 

Lonnie, KI6ZYY provided all of the equipment and expertise necessary to operate as the net control station of the Tuesday night ARES net and thus showed the boys a typical amateur radio activity.  After the conclusion of the net Lonnie also worked with Lee in a Morse code demonstration.

 

Lee, KC6MCI sent the names of all the scouts and their leaders in Morse code while Lonnie copied and called out their names.

 

Eleanor, KI6CSO assisted Lonnie with receiving names and calls of those who checked into the net. 

 

After the meeting was over the boys continued to ask questions, looked at some of the items we brought to display, and each tried to learn how to send their name in Morse code. 

 

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