[GCARC] Demonstration of Ham Radio to Cub Scouts

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I would suggest providing an age appropriate handout.  And invite them to the Field Day event and Hamfest.

73, John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Wright" <jim.n2gxj at gmail.com>
To: "GCARC" <gcarc at mailman.qth.net>, "Jim Wright" <jim.n2gxj at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 8:28:39 AM
Subject: [GCARC] Demonstration of Ham Radio to Cub Scouts

Dear GCARC memebers,

We will be giving a brief demonstration of Ham Radio to a local Cub Scout
Webelos Den (and their parents from Harrison Township) on Thursday April 30
at our Clubhouse.  The boys are just finishing 4th grade. I expect about 10
guests to be in attendance (including parents).

If you would like to be involved, please let me know!

I'll be giving a brief slideshow, will be showing qsl cards, some DIY
things, and stuff like that, and then, with your help, maybe we could have
some CW keys there for them to try and tap out their name in Morse Code to
their Dads?
And perhaps some other interactive things to do like that?
They'll have seen the big antennas on their way in, so next would be to go
on a brief tour of our clubhouse, maybe listen in on some HF signals in the
HF room and then try to place where they are being sent from on a USA or
global map.
To finish up, the highlight will be giving them a chance to talk on a radio
themselves, using a 2 meter radio and our 2meter repeater to talk to you,
some of the hams in our local area.

Of course, we'll get to try and answer any questions they, or their
parents, may have - and that's always fun - these are 4th grade boys after
all!
The Den leader himself is a recently licensed ham, and is very excited for
the visit.

Knowing that we are going to be having visitors at our clubhouse, perhaps
someone reading this might volunteer to independently stop by and do some
clean up inside ahead of the visit?

Again, if you would like to be involved, please let me know via direct (not
all) email response, and then I can call you after that to work out more of
the details then.

Thank you,
Jim Wright, n2gxj
President, GCARC
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