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KB3PDB with West Point Middle School students. |
Principal Rudy, KD5FUM and KB3PDB introduce themselves and Amateur Radio service. |
In addition, KB1JIJ worked nearly every state west of the Mississippi in just two days!
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Using the callsign, K3EE, we operated on 20 and 40 meters using an Icom IC-751A transceiver running 100 watts. The antenna was a homebrew trap vertical with radials which was installed behind the school building in a few feet of snow and single digit temperatures. (I’m glad Field Day isn’t in February!)
We operated mostly on SSB, but also made a few QSO’s on CW. Contacts were made during each of the six classes during the day and at least a few students from each class got a chance to get on the air. Thanks to all of the operators of the school clubs and individual stations who helped give the kids an excellent first experience of Amateur Radio.
Aside from the station, we set up a display of QSL cards from all over the world. Another display had keys connected to code oscillators for the students to try their hand at sending Morse code. To demonstrate how technology has evolved the 150 year old art of sending Morse code, we had keys on display starting with the J-38 straight key, the semi-automatic Bug, paddles for electronic keyers and a microprocessor controlled memory keyer with touch paddles.
The ARES members assisting with this event were K3EE, KB3FMJ, KD4UCP, KK3F, N3HFC, N3SGL and WA3EOQ.
73, Howard
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Our two farthest were in opposite direction of eachother, and roughly an hour apart, which indicates how bizzare conditions can be. (ZD9AD Ascension Island between Africa and South America; JA1CG Saitama, Japan)
SOoooooo, here's to spring, melting snow, Spring Break, Summer Vacation AND FIELD DAY. Listen for us - FD 2006 we were mostly on 15 meters.
Thanks to Lou and his club - W2CXN - for doing all the logistics to keep the SCR up and running. AND thanks to all who took the time to QSO with ALL of the SCR students.
73, Trustee for KØKID Clarence Cannon ARC --
This is the story of ON4HTI participation in the SCR 2007 (February edition).
In january, storms in the coastal area of Belgium had damaged our 3-element, 3-band beam. We could repair it on the saturday just before SCR week. For 40m we used an inverted V on top of the school builing, and for 80m we put up an end-fed dipole between 2 school buildings.
Propagation on 20m was very bad, we only got to work 3 US states (which included K3FBI on PSK) and no Canadians at all ! So we concentrated mainly on 80m and 40m, supplemented with a bunch of "easy" qso's on 2m.
Despite the bad propagation, after almost 17 hours of operation, we ended up with 220 QSO's and 22440 points, which again broke our own club record (which was 20520 points last year).
We had great fun, and more important, attracted quite some visitors which migth have been inspired to explore this fascinating hobby.
73,
trustee for "O-N-4-Higher Technical Institute" : Luc
Our equipment (notice the 80m Neophyte receiver on the top shelf) |
Our antenna park |
ON7DQ and some students monitoring the operations at ON4HTI |
The School Station, FT-847 and MFJ tuner. The antennas are a Windom up about 30 feet and a 2m FM vertical on the school roof. |
A 6th grade student making a 20m SSB QSO and an 8th grade student logging. BTW the SCR Logging program, version 2, by AD8B never crashed! The laptop and the IC706MK2G was used for PSK31. The desktop computer will be used for PSK31, slow Scan TV, and Echo Link. |
In one QSO we were urged to post a summary on the ARRL School Club Roundup Soapbox page. Thus this posting. FYI This was K4DMS third SCR.
The K4DMS summary is:
Operating Hours: 9.66 Voice Contacts: 90 Digital Contacts: 31 Current Score: 20,216
32 States Contacted: ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WYOMING
4 Provinces Contacted: BRITISH COLUMBIA & YK, NEW BRUNSWICK, ONTARIO, SASKATCHEWAN
11 Countries Contacted: BELGIUM, CANARY IS, EUROPEAN RUSSIA, ITALY, JAMAICA, NETHERLANDS, PANAMA, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, VIRGIN IS
3 Radio Clubs Contacted: K3FBI NU4SC W9RI
16 School Clubs Contacted: K0KID K0SAU K5LBJ K5OMS K7BZN K7EFA K8LHS KC5BZA KD5VVI N5CHS N6BMS N8MS W5AP W7ASU WB4HS WI5ND
There were a total of 10 students that operated this time. Three control operators were K3IXD, KG4KCT, and KG4NKD
The kids had a great time. For several kids, this week was the first time that they were on the radio. For others, the experience gained in the October 2006 SCR showed. Several kids are close to taking their Technician exam. Thanks to the sponsors and to the hams who gave us a QSO. QSL via address in QRZ.COM. K4DMS does not use eQSLs nor LOTW.
73, Ed
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