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FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE INVOLVED IN SCOUTING AND ARE ALSO HAM RADIO
OPERATORS, IT IS NATURAL TO COMBINE THE TWO AND ENJOY EXPLORING NEW THINGS
WITH YOUR SCOUT CHILDREN AND OTHER SCOUTS IN THE AREA.  I RETURNED TO
SCOUTING 7 YEARS AGO WITH MY SON, GARRISON, KB3LEZ, AN EAGLE SCOUT, AND
HAVE FOUND MANY WAYS TO SHARE MY INTERESTS WITH NOT ONLY MY SON, BUT WITH
MY FATHER, ARTHUR, W3WM, AND MOTHER, SYLBIA, KB3HYV.  HANDY ON THE TRAIL
SCOUTING PROMOTES THE LOVE OF THE OUTDOORS AND, YES, BEING PREPARED.
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HIKING AND CAMPING ARE MY WAY OF RELAXING AND STAYING IN SHAPE.  I ALWAYS
CARRY A YAESU VX 7 HANDHELD TRANSCEIVER WITH ME.  MY SON AND I EACH HAVE
ONE WE CAN USE TO MONITOR REPEATERS AND WEATHER ALERTS, TO KEEP TRACK OF
SCOUTS IN OUR GROUP AND FOR LISTENING TO AM OR FM BROADCASTS.  YES, I DO
CARRY A CELL PHONE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT EVEN ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
IN MY AREA OF PENNSYLVANIA THERE ARE AREAS WITH NO COVERAGE.  ONE WINTER
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