This was the first year in a long time that San Diego Boy Scouts have had a radio event of this size.  For many years, a small number of scouts visited the radio shack at the Boy Scouts camp in Balboa Park (WB6BSA) for the annual event.  This year, over a hundred scouts visited the shack and surrounding area and each person had an opportunity to talk on one of several amateur radio stations setup by local amateur radio volunteers. There were three HF stations, four VHF stations, an echolink repeater, and an APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) station.   Scouts had conversation with hams through out the country.  One of the stations was the national Boy Scouts club station in Texas (K2BSA).

This year's event was made more interesting with the help of all of the major radio companies and local distributors.  Gift bags were available for each of the one hundred or more scouts who attended this event.  The bag included world maps, radio band plans, fliers, and even a comic book. Door prizes were drawn for  FM radios, flashlights, hats, and other promotional items.

I would like to thank all of the companies that helped to support this event.  I would also like to thank all of the volunteers who came out and gave their time to help support the education of these fine scouts.