[ETS/PARC List] Cross post: [dsrc at n2re.org] Earning Your BSA Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip - Deadline 20 January

[E Drew Moore]

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From: Gerry Jurrens <gjurrens at gmail.com>
Date: January 18, 2017 at 11:24:42 PM EST
To: Drew Moore <w2oudrew at gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: [dsrc at n2re.org] Earning Your BSA Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip - Deadline 20 January

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> Resent-From: k2gw at optonline.net
> From: "Gary Wilson" <k2gw at optonline.net>
> Date: January 18, 2017 at 21:26:39 CST
> To: dsrc at n2re.org
> Subject: [dsrc at n2re.org] Earning Your BSA Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip - Deadline 20 January
> 
> FYI.  The Tech course will begin January 27.  Please let everyone know.
>  
> From: Gary Wilson [mailto:k2gw at optonline.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 10:24 PM
> Subject: Earning Your BSA Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip - Deadline 20 January
>  
>  
> Hi!
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> You recently earned or expressed interest in Radio Merit Badge. The next step in your journey is to earn your Technician Class Amateur Radio License.
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> In addition to “being prepared” to “help other people at all times” with your radio skills, the FCC license will qualify you to wear the BSA Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip. The purpose of the rating strip is to identify those Scouts and Scouters who have the expertise and availability to serve communication needs within Scouting and their community. See the following link for more details.
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> http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2013/01/24/amateur-radio-operators-wear-your-smarts-on-your-sleeve/
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>  
> To assist Scouts and Scouters in getting their FCC Amateur Radio License, long time Scouter and Amateur Radio Instructor Don Wright, AA2F, will be starting a Technician Class licensing course on Friday January 27. The course will be held on Friday evenings from 7 to 8:30 PM at the American Red Cross, 707 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction, NJ . 
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> The study guides for the course cost $15 but the course itself is free.
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> All are welcome, including, non-Scouts, parents and Scout Leaders. If you are interested, contact Don directly with your name, Troop Number) at aa2f at arrl.net or 609-737-1723.  You must do this by Friday January 20, so Don knows how many textbooks to order.
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> YIS & 73
>  
> Gary Wilson, K2GW
>  
> ADC, MAD, WCC, BSA