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WORKING THE SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP ON VHF  WITH THE HELP OF THE VHF BANDS,
STUDENTS ENGAGE THEIR COMMUNITIES DURING THIS HF OPERATING EVENT.  ANDY
MILLUZZI, KK4LWR, TROY SIMPSON, W9KVR, NEIL RAPP, WB9VPG  FOR ANY AMATEUR
RADIO CLUB AT A SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY, THE ARRL SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP SCR HAS
BECOME ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.  SCR, WHICH IS HELD
TWICE A YEAR, MAKES THESE CLUBS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION FOR MANY HAMS
AROUND THE WORLD.  DURING THIS CONTEST, YOU CAN HEAR STUDENTS FROM
ELEMENTARY TO UNIVERSITY WORKING A PILEUP ON JUST ABOUT EVERY HF BAND.
HOWEVER, WHILE THERE MIGHT BE PILEUPS AND LOTS OF DX ON THE HF BANDS, THE
VHF BANDS PROVIDE A WAY FOR SCHOOLS TO BE ACTIVE IN THEIR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES.  WHILE REPEATER AND NATIONAL CALLING FREQUENCIES ARE NOT
ALLOWED IN THE CONTEST, SIMPLEX VHF COMMUNICATION AND VOLUNTEERING IN LOCAL
CLUBS HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF SCR FOR A GROWING NUMBER OF CLUBS.
LOCALLY PROMOTING THEIR CLUB AND THE CONTEST AT BLOOMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, K9SOU, IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, THEY MAKE IT A
POINT TO ANNOUNCE THEIR OPERATING TIMES AND FREQUENCY RANGES ON THE LOCAL
ARES NET THE WEEK BEFORE AND THE WEEK OF SCR.  DURING THE ENTIRE WEEK OF
THE EVENT THEY LEAVE A VHF RADIO ON A SIMPLEX FREQUENCY THAT IS COMMONLY
USED IN THE AREA.  WHEN THEY GET A CALL ON VHF, THEY END THE HF CONTACT IF
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