[Elecraft] Getting ready to order K2

[Brian Lloyd]

On Jun 12, 2007, at 7:06 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> As a member and supporter of the ARRL since 1952 I don't "beat up  
> on them"
> too easily. Considering the fact that many if not most Hams today  
> would not
> consider picking up a soldering iron to do more than attach a  
> connector to a
> cable, I agree they are probably being cautious. After all, I  
> understand the
> ARRL has launched their own program of technical courses to help  
> Hams become
> more technically competent.

They are putting me through a one-week intensive training program to  
help me integrate their recommended lesson plans into my syllabus.  
They are also training us on the Parallax Boe-Bot robot kits. I am  
going to get several of those too. The kids get to build those as  
well and it introduces them to programming. Again, the hands-on  
aspect of writing a program that then causes the robot to behave a  
certain way in the physical world should be another reinforcing  
learning tool.

> The comparison is striking: when I was in the 6th grade our class  
> built
> crystal sets as part of "science". I already had a three-tube  
> regenerative
> receiver so I got an A without breaking a sweat <G>.

We didn't even do that in our classes. I am going to show kids how  
much fun making things can be.

Oh, and I have to get T-hunting and emergency communications in there  
too. I want to make sure there is something for everyone.

73 de Brian, WB6RQN
Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT com