[BARC-List] Kid's Day Reminder

[Frank Murphy]

from : The ARRL Letter, Vol 23, No 01

* Reminder: Kid's Day is Sunday, January 4! The first 2004 running of this
popular operating event will be Sunday, January 4, 1800 to 2400 UTC, with
no limit on operating time. This marks the first time this event will take
place on a Sunday. Kid's Day offers a "mentoring opportunity" for
experienced amateurs while giving youngsters--licensed or not--some
firsthand hamming experience and perhaps sparking a lifelong interest.
"Kid's Day is an opportunity to introduce your own youngsters,
neighborhood kids and nieces and nephews to participate in the magic of
ham radio," suggests Jean Wolfgang, WB3IOS, of ARRL Field and Educational
Services. Now entering its tenth year, each running of Kid's Day typically
attracts more than 1000 participants. The suggested exchange is name, age,
location and favorite color. Stations may work the same station again if
an operator has changed. Call "CQ Kid's Day." Suggested frequencies are
14.270-14.300, 21.380-21.400 and 28.350-28.400 MHz plus 2 meter repeater
frequencies, with permission from the repeater's sponsor). Guidelines for
this event are available on the ARRL Web site
<http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html>. All participants are
eligible to receive a colorful certificate. Visit the ARRL Kid's Day
Survey page <http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kids-day-survey.html> to
complete a short survey and post your comments. Kid's Day participants are
invited to post logs and comments on the Internet
<http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/kids/>.