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Wonder if there are any other Hams that have managed to take their rigs on
a Boy Scout campout and got the Scouts interested in Ham Radio, or even Morse Code ? We have two Hams in our Troop, and we have thought about doing the JOTA in October, along with dragging a rig to our indoor/cabin camping weekends, and something during good weather. Also, what would be a good rig to drag out to these camping events.... I've done morse across the lake at our council camp, with those little super-bright LED keychains. The first-year Scouts were truly impressed. Actually, I had one group on each end of the lake, and *they* did the code. :-) Oddly, I have both HF and 2m rigs, but no license. I have to drag a ham along to our next cabin outing to help me run an antenna, tune it up, and start yakking. John O A true Heathkit nerd... |
Wonder if there are any other Hams that have managed to take their rigs on
a Boy Scout campout and got the Scouts interested in Ham Radio, or even Morse Code ? We have two Hams in our Troop, and we have thought about doing the JOTA in October, along with dragging a rig to our indoor/cabin camping weekends, and something during good weather. Also, what would be a good rig to drag out to these camping events.... I've done morse across the lake at our council camp, with those little super-bright LED keychains. The first-year Scouts were truly impressed. Actually, I had one group on each end of the lake, and *they* did the code. :-) Oddly, I have both HF and 2m rigs, but no license. I have to drag a ham along to our next cabin outing to help me run an antenna, tune it up, and start yakking. John O A true Heathkit nerd... |
Wonder if there are any other Hams that have managed to take their rigs on
a Boy Scout campout and got the Scouts interested in Ham Radio, or even Morse Code ? We have two Hams in our Troop, and we have thought about doing the JOTA in October, along with dragging a rig to our indoor/cabin camping weekends, and something during good weather. Also, what would be a good rig to drag out to these camping events.... I've done morse across the lake at our council camp, with those little super-bright LED keychains. The first-year Scouts were truly impressed. Actually, I had one group on each end of the lake, and *they* did the code. :-) Oddly, I have both HF and 2m rigs, but no license. I have to drag a ham along to our next cabin outing to help me run an antenna, tune it up, and start yakking. John O A true Heathkit nerd... |
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:02:26 GMT, "John O"
wrote: Wonder if there are any other Hams that have managed to take their rigs on a Boy Scout campout and got the Scouts interested in Ham Radio, or even Morse Code ? We have two Hams in our Troop, and we have thought about doing the JOTA in October, along with dragging a rig to our indoor/cabin camping weekends, and something during good weather. Also, what would be a good rig to drag out to these camping events.... I've done morse across the lake at our council camp, with those little super-bright LED keychains. The first-year Scouts were truly impressed. Actually, I had one group on each end of the lake, and *they* did the code. :-) Oddly, I have both HF and 2m rigs, but no license. I have to drag a ham along to our next cabin outing to help me run an antenna, tune it up, and start yakking. John O A true Heathkit nerd... I made one mistake (for purposes of this particular thread) when I was a Scout - I learned semaphore. My friend and I could have passed the Navy Signalman CPO test for speed when we were 15 years old. We were not allowed to enter signalling contests at camporees our last 2 years in BSA - in fact we weren't allowed to be a team for any event those 2 years. Teach kids Morse if they learn anything. It took my son and I 1 week (every night) to learn the code well enough to pass the Novice test 28 years ago. But make it interesting or you will lose them - and only practice for a very short time. Hugh |
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:02:26 GMT, "John O"
wrote: Wonder if there are any other Hams that have managed to take their rigs on a Boy Scout campout and got the Scouts interested in Ham Radio, or even Morse Code ? We have two Hams in our Troop, and we have thought about doing the JOTA in October, along with dragging a rig to our indoor/cabin camping weekends, and something during good weather. Also, what would be a good rig to drag out to these camping events.... I've done morse across the lake at our council camp, with those little super-bright LED keychains. The first-year Scouts were truly impressed. Actually, I had one group on each end of the lake, and *they* did the code. :-) Oddly, I have both HF and 2m rigs, but no license. I have to drag a ham along to our next cabin outing to help me run an antenna, tune it up, and start yakking. John O A true Heathkit nerd... I made one mistake (for purposes of this particular thread) when I was a Scout - I learned semaphore. My friend and I could have passed the Navy Signalman CPO test for speed when we were 15 years old. We were not allowed to enter signalling contests at camporees our last 2 years in BSA - in fact we weren't allowed to be a team for any event those 2 years. Teach kids Morse if they learn anything. It took my son and I 1 week (every night) to learn the code well enough to pass the Novice test 28 years ago. But make it interesting or you will lose them - and only practice for a very short time. Hugh |
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:02:26 GMT, "John O"
wrote: Wonder if there are any other Hams that have managed to take their rigs on a Boy Scout campout and got the Scouts interested in Ham Radio, or even Morse Code ? We have two Hams in our Troop, and we have thought about doing the JOTA in October, along with dragging a rig to our indoor/cabin camping weekends, and something during good weather. Also, what would be a good rig to drag out to these camping events.... I've done morse across the lake at our council camp, with those little super-bright LED keychains. The first-year Scouts were truly impressed. Actually, I had one group on each end of the lake, and *they* did the code. :-) Oddly, I have both HF and 2m rigs, but no license. I have to drag a ham along to our next cabin outing to help me run an antenna, tune it up, and start yakking. John O A true Heathkit nerd... I made one mistake (for purposes of this particular thread) when I was a Scout - I learned semaphore. My friend and I could have passed the Navy Signalman CPO test for speed when we were 15 years old. We were not allowed to enter signalling contests at camporees our last 2 years in BSA - in fact we weren't allowed to be a team for any event those 2 years. Teach kids Morse if they learn anything. It took my son and I 1 week (every night) to learn the code well enough to pass the Novice test 28 years ago. But make it interesting or you will lose them - and only practice for a very short time. Hugh |
"J. Hugh Sullivan" wrote in message ... On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:02:26 GMT, "John O" wrote: Wonder if there are any other Hams that have managed to take their rigs on a Boy Scout campout and got the Scouts interested in Ham Radio, or even Morse Code ? We have two Hams in our Troop, and we have thought about doing the JOTA in October, along with dragging a rig to our indoor/cabin camping weekends, and something during good weather. Also, what would be a good rig to drag out to these camping events.... I've done morse across the lake at our council camp, with those little super-bright LED keychains. The first-year Scouts were truly impressed. Actually, I had one group on each end of the lake, and *they* did the code. :-) Oddly, I have both HF and 2m rigs, but no license. I have to drag a ham along to our next cabin outing to help me run an antenna, tune it up, and start yakking. John O A true Heathkit nerd... I made one mistake (for purposes of this particular thread) when I was a Scout - I learned semaphore. My friend and I could have passed the Navy Signalman CPO test for speed when we were 15 years old. We were not allowed to enter signalling contests at camporees our last 2 years in BSA - in fact we weren't allowed to be a team for any event those 2 years. Teach kids Morse if they learn anything. It took my son and I 1 week (every night) to learn the code well enough to pass the Novice test 28 years ago. But make it interesting or you will lose them - and only practice for a very short time. yeah - I was shocked to find all the stuff we learned from our BSA handbook had been stripped out since the 6th edition - but that was another thread - |
"J. Hugh Sullivan" wrote in message ... On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:02:26 GMT, "John O" wrote: Wonder if there are any other Hams that have managed to take their rigs on a Boy Scout campout and got the Scouts interested in Ham Radio, or even Morse Code ? We have two Hams in our Troop, and we have thought about doing the JOTA in October, along with dragging a rig to our indoor/cabin camping weekends, and something during good weather. Also, what would be a good rig to drag out to these camping events.... I've done morse across the lake at our council camp, with those little super-bright LED keychains. The first-year Scouts were truly impressed. Actually, I had one group on each end of the lake, and *they* did the code. :-) Oddly, I have both HF and 2m rigs, but no license. I have to drag a ham along to our next cabin outing to help me run an antenna, tune it up, and start yakking. John O A true Heathkit nerd... I made one mistake (for purposes of this particular thread) when I was a Scout - I learned semaphore. My friend and I could have passed the Navy Signalman CPO test for speed when we were 15 years old. We were not allowed to enter signalling contests at camporees our last 2 years in BSA - in fact we weren't allowed to be a team for any event those 2 years. Teach kids Morse if they learn anything. It took my son and I 1 week (every night) to learn the code well enough to pass the Novice test 28 years ago. But make it interesting or you will lose them - and only practice for a very short time. yeah - I was shocked to find all the stuff we learned from our BSA handbook had been stripped out since the 6th edition - but that was another thread - |
"J. Hugh Sullivan" wrote in message ... On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:02:26 GMT, "John O" wrote: Wonder if there are any other Hams that have managed to take their rigs on a Boy Scout campout and got the Scouts interested in Ham Radio, or even Morse Code ? We have two Hams in our Troop, and we have thought about doing the JOTA in October, along with dragging a rig to our indoor/cabin camping weekends, and something during good weather. Also, what would be a good rig to drag out to these camping events.... I've done morse across the lake at our council camp, with those little super-bright LED keychains. The first-year Scouts were truly impressed. Actually, I had one group on each end of the lake, and *they* did the code. :-) Oddly, I have both HF and 2m rigs, but no license. I have to drag a ham along to our next cabin outing to help me run an antenna, tune it up, and start yakking. John O A true Heathkit nerd... I made one mistake (for purposes of this particular thread) when I was a Scout - I learned semaphore. My friend and I could have passed the Navy Signalman CPO test for speed when we were 15 years old. We were not allowed to enter signalling contests at camporees our last 2 years in BSA - in fact we weren't allowed to be a team for any event those 2 years. Teach kids Morse if they learn anything. It took my son and I 1 week (every night) to learn the code well enough to pass the Novice test 28 years ago. But make it interesting or you will lose them - and only practice for a very short time. yeah - I was shocked to find all the stuff we learned from our BSA handbook had been stripped out since the 6th edition - but that was another thread - |
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http://www181.pair.com/otsw/Scouts/BSA02.jpg MCCET PMTNPO On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 23:58:39 GMT, "Phil Schuman" wrote: Wonder if there are any other Hams that have managed to take their rigs on a Boy Scout campout and got the Scouts interested in Ham Radio, or even Morse Code ? We have two Hams in our Troop, and we have thought about doing the JOTA in October, along with dragging a rig to our indoor/cabin camping weekends, and something during good weather. Also, what would be a good rig to drag out to these camping events.... |
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