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....

A decade or two ago Hams from Western KY took their rigs to Council
campouts on a regular basis. I have no records of how many actually
got their license.

Some years ago Scouts troops in the vicinity were invited to view and
participate in the Annual ARRL Field Day.

I never saw the outing tutn out to be a flop. But it might help to
have a demonstraton or two to peak their interest.

Hugh WA4QZU