[Elecraft] Morse Radio Project Update

[Ron Polityka]

Hello,

 Back in December 2005 a reporter with her last name Morse e-mailed me about 
the Polar Bear Club that we started last year. She wanted to do an article 
for the local paper she work at about Ham Radio and the Polar Bear group. 
She came out to the Appalachian trail with us on a cold December day. She 
did a lot of research about Ham Radio and realized that she is related to 
Samuel Morse.

 Ms. Morse like the hobby so much that she enrolled into a class in her 
town. Last night she passed the 5 WPM code test with only one question wrong 
and she aced the written test with every question answered correctly. She 
did go on and take the General test but only had a 50% with out studying for 
that segment. I encourage her to go on and study for the general test, she 
is half way there.

 She wanted to buy a radio but had no idea of what to look for to buy with a 
limited budget. So a bunch of members of the EPA QRP Club and Polar Bear 
Club raised money to add to her funds. As of today we have the following for 
her station.

Kenwood TS-440SAT
Power Supply
Antenna for home QTH

 Now I need to look for a keyer and an Iambic key. If anyone has something 
that you don't use anymore and you would like to sell or possibly donate. 
Please drop me a direct e-mail.

 She is interested in CW and QRP work. So when her call arrives in the mail 
and I find out what the call is, I will post an update. She is digging 
deeper into her family tree to see what way she is related to Samuel Morse. 
Who knows, one day you might be talking to a direct descendant of Samuel 
Morse on CW.

72 and Thanks,
Ron Polityka
WB3AAL
www.wb3aal.com
www.n3epa.org