[K3CAL] Fwd: Boy Scouts; HAM Radio Field Day Meeting with Drum Point Club Board

[Charlie Lumadue]

the scouts need to make radio contact I helped  them before  AB3LE

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 9:28 PM, <mistralholt at comcast.net> wrote:

>   Ed, Shawn, Eric, and all,
>     Eric and Steve joined me for a tour of the Drum Point Club Monday
> afternoon, joined by Ralph Swartwood, President of the Drum Point Club.
> Steve and Eric, if I may speak for them, had a very positive impression of
> the location as a very good spot for the Field Day.
>
>     In anticipation of the CARA meeting tomorrow, I also attended the Drum
> Point Club Board meeting last night (Tuesday) to firm up the terms for
> hosting the Field Day.  I outlined the following points to the Board:
> - That over the Field Day Weekend we (CARA) would be about twenty some
> radio amateurs representing CARA.
> -  That we would require the use of the Pavilion area and the outside
> grounds,  including the restrooms Saturday, through Saturday night and
> until Sunday afternoon.
> -  That we would be willing to pay the reduced regular fee for Club
> members for the use of outside facilities ($75/day) total: $150.
> -  That we would be using generators, grilling, setting up antennae on the
> grounds, and using the trees, and probably the two telephone poles for
> wires.  (Eric and Steve noted that perhaps the proximity to the Bay might
> provide an excellent ground wire for a nearby antenna.)
> -  That the contract would be slightly modified to allow all night use of
> the facility.  And that should Boy Scouts or others wished to
> co-participate with CARA (by working for merit radio badges and/or camping
> overnight in the woods) that they would have to sign a separate contract to
> accept responsibility for their participants.
> -  That I, as a Club Member, would sign the contract, and have it also
> co-signed by CARA (not really necessary, however, it indicates this is a
> community supporting event).
> -  That we had among our CARA experienced members working with Boy Scouts
> who could assist them in learning more about radio amateur as a hobby.
> Brook, whose Email is forwarded below, is a Boy Scout troop leader in
> Arlington, Va., and is also Treasurer of the Drum Point Club.  He has asked
> for a contact within CARA and locally in Calvert County where he could
> pursue the idea of having a coinciding Scout event (mini-jamboree?) with
> the CARA/ARRL Field Day.  This was encouraged by the Drum Point Board at
> large.  ACTION:  Shawn, Eric and anyone else can you recommend a point of
> contact for such an event?  Please respond directly to Brook (email below).
>
>    The Drum Point Club Board has reserved June 25 and 26 for us, pending
> final approval by CARA, and receipt of a cheque for $150 and the signed
> contract (I will bring a copy to the CARA meeting).
>
>   The Board was very positive in supporting this event, and looks forward
> to concluding the agreement.
>
>    ACTION:  Ed, Pls include this in tomorrow's agenda, either under new or
> old business.
>
> Peter
> KB3SXB
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Brook Edinger" <brookedinger at gmail.com>
> *To: *mistralholt at comcast.net, "Ralph Swartwood" <r.swartwood1 at comcast.net
> >
> *Sent: *Wednesday, February 3, 2016 7:41:01 AM
> *Subject: *Boy Scouts; HAM Radio Field Day
>
> Peter: Nice to chat with you last night. Thanks for pointing out the
> possibility of a Boy Scouts participation in your event. I poked around and
> found this merit badge, which sounds like it fits for your event:
>
>
> http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-RADO.aspx
>
> If you could connect me to one of the scout leaders in this area who has
> participated before, that would be great. The key question will be whether
> they have a merit badge counselor for that merit badge.
>
> Our troop in Arlington has a high adventure trip starting that weekend,
> but not everyone is going. So, a number of kids will be focused on that and
> would not be able to fit something else in. Nevertheless, once we figure
> out the details with the merit badge counselor, I'll let people know about
> this and see if there is any interest.
>
> Best,
>
> Brook
>
>
>
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