[Elecraft] Tony CW transceiver for socially isolated kids

[Walter Underwood]

I pulled out my HT to show to our Scouts, ages 11-13, and they were fascinated that I could talk all the way to Mount Diablo with it. That is about 50 miles, line of sight, to the W6CX repeater on the summit. They also thought the phonetic alphabet was really cool, like a secret code.

Tomorrow is Jamboree on the Air, so we’ll see a lot of young people get on the radio.

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
Radio Scouting Chair, Pacific Skyline Council
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> On Oct 18, 2019, at 2:37 PM, EricJ <eric.csuf at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I wonder if kids today are going to be impressed with a commercial radio that lets them talk 100' away. Most of them are packing a cellphone with more power than even NASA envisioned when many of us were that age.  Radio was magic to us. Being able to talk to people in Russia was unbelievable. These kids communicate worldwide almost every day. I think they might be impressed with the simplicity of a more homebrew looking (guts exposed) minimalist rig with an equally simple coded "language".
> 
> Eric KE6US
> 
> 
> On 10/18/2019 2:08 PM, Dr Stephen E Dubin via Elecraft wrote:
>> I have seen advertisements for FRS walkie talkies with Morse code. It may be done using the PTT   button, but I'm pretty sure there is a tone.  Price was about 12.95 per pair.  Just a thought.
>> 
>> 73 De W3UEC (Steve Dubin)
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