[ICOM] New shipment of IC-746Pro's at AES

[Roger (K8RI)]

On 11/10/2010 10:18 AM, J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT wrote:
> Gary,
> I am very blessed.  Through a long period of time and with some patience and
> funding, I have been able to put together a very nice shack.  Since you
> asked...
> :-)

> <snip>

> Our Boy Scout Troop 139 and Venture Crew 7373, has a dozen licensed boys and
> a similar number of adults.  Several other Scouts have radios and are
> actively studying and are focused on taking their exams after a one day
> review session/class that we are running between Christmas and New Years for
> Technician, General and Extra candidates.  They make really good use of the
> gear in a variety of activities.  Several times each year (Field Day and
> Jamboree on the Air), I do bring it all and the boys make good use of
> everything.  We also do a number of public service events from Bike Tours
> and Walks to public safety drills and sometimes actual events requiring
> shelter operations.  Twelve Scouts have taken the adult CERT class and the
> whole Troop is trained in CPR and First Aid.  Over the last five years, we
> have had six Scouts become EMTs and we are in the process of teaching each
> Scout IS-100 and IS-700.
>
It's nice to see some one sharing their interests and knowledge where it 
can actually do some good.
Congratulations Gordon!
> So this was a quick overview of the equipment in the shack of
> W2TTT/N2FWI/KC2SQV/KC2NZC/KC2VBS and some their activities.  Hope you
> enjoyed the read!
> :-)
>
Interesting read and great accomplishment

73

Roger (K8RI)
> Thanks&  73,
> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
> 201.314.6964
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