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Ham Radio and Boy Scouting
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.... |
Phil:
Cabin camping during the winter months is a great time bring along the rig. Started with an FT-990AC and then traded for an FT-100D with a switching power supply. That fit under the car seats easily. Bringing a Kenwood TS-480SAT this weekend with an MFJ long wire tuner and switching supply. Antenna is about 30-40 ft of wire thrown over a tree branch. Many of the boys really enjoy the radio time. 73, Woody AK2F "Phil Schuman" wrote in message . com... 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.... |
Phil:
Cabin camping during the winter months is a great time bring along the rig. Started with an FT-990AC and then traded for an FT-100D with a switching power supply. That fit under the car seats easily. Bringing a Kenwood TS-480SAT this weekend with an MFJ long wire tuner and switching supply. Antenna is about 30-40 ft of wire thrown over a tree branch. Many of the boys really enjoy the radio time. 73, Woody AK2F "Phil Schuman" wrote in message . com... 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.... |
Phil:
Cabin camping during the winter months is a great time bring along the rig. Started with an FT-990AC and then traded for an FT-100D with a switching power supply. That fit under the car seats easily. Bringing a Kenwood TS-480SAT this weekend with an MFJ long wire tuner and switching supply. Antenna is about 30-40 ft of wire thrown over a tree branch. Many of the boys really enjoy the radio time. 73, Woody AK2F "Phil Schuman" wrote in message . com... 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.... |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.... Works a lot better if you pre-arrange to have someone at the other end to talk with. Maybe you could set up with another troop doing the same thing, kind of a mini JOTA. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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.... Works a lot better if you pre-arrange to have someone at the other end to talk with. Maybe you could set up with another troop doing the same thing, kind of a mini JOTA. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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.... Works a lot better if you pre-arrange to have someone at the other end to talk with. Maybe you could set up with another troop doing the same thing, kind of a mini JOTA. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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