[K3CAL] K3CAL Digest, Vol 524, Issue 1

Wed May 26 09:29:25 EDT 2021

What time Saturday afternoon for the Scouts merit badge activity through
the K3CAL repeater ?

George, W1AJW, Asbury, Solomons

On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 9:08 AM <k3cal-request at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

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>    1. Radio Merit badge for some young lady Scouts (Scouts BSA)
>       (ezumstein at comcast.net)
>    2. Re: Radio Merit badge for some young lady Scouts (Scouts  BSA)
>       (James Tetlow)
>    3. Re: CARA April minutes (W3PQS at comcast.net)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 19:00:26 -0400
> From: <ezumstein at comcast.net>
> To: <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [K3CAL] Radio Merit badge for some young lady Scouts (Scouts
>         BSA)
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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> I just received a call from Susan Vilcheck, one of the leaders of Scouts
> BSA
> Troop 314 (yes, Pi) who meet at St. Nicholas Lutheran Church on Plum Point
> Road in Huntingtown (across from Huntingtown Middle School).
>
>
>
> She has some young ladies interested in getting their Radio Merit badges.
> I
> am a registered counselor for this Merit Badge and willing to coordinate
> this training.
>
>
>
> I was wondering if any of us might be able to spare a couple of hours in
> the
> afternoon of  Saturday of Memorial Day weekend (29 May) to do a short
> demonstration for the Amateur radio section of this badge?
>
>   I was thinking of a mobile radio (and walkies) for VHF/UHF and repeaters
> and a small HF setup with an NVIS or dipole antenna for 20 meters.
>
>
>
> I would also need someone to be the 'home' station that the girls could
> talk
> to, either through the CARA repeater or direct.  This way I could guarantee
> at least one contact.
>
>
>
> If anyone has contacts at any of the local commercial radio stations in
> Calvert, organizing a studio tour might also be a plus.
>
>
>
> It's been a long time since I acted as a counselor for this Merit Badge,
> but
> am willing to lead the effort if any at CARA are interested.
>
>
>
> What do you think?
>
>
>
> 73
>
> Ed Zumstein
>
> WB6NCO
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2021 09:23:19 -0400
> From: James Tetlow <k3uga at comcast.net>
> To: Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [K3CAL] Radio Merit badge for some young lady Scouts
>         (Scouts BSA)
> Message-ID: <C30CC807-8479-4B65-AEC6-3A5E1F1FC94C at comcast.net>
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> Good morning Ed,
> After reading your email, I remembered that Les Silva, kh6cuj had done
> lots of work with the Scouts. Thought he may be interested and forwarded
> your email to him, he replied that had not done any scout work lately but
> was interested.
> I said I would contact you on this. Les? email address is
> kh6cuj at comcast.net.
> Not sure if I will be available on ?M-day? weekend, but if I get free I
> will contact you.
> Good wishes for your venue, would be great to get some youngsters
> interested in amateur radio. 73.
>
> Sent from my iPad,
> Best Regards,
> Jim Tetlow
>
> > On May 17, 2021, at 19:00, ezumstein at comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > ?
> > I just received a call from Susan Vilcheck, one of the leaders of Scouts
> BSA Troop 314 (yes, Pi) who meet at St. Nicholas Lutheran Church on Plum
> Point Road in Huntingtown (across from Huntingtown Middle School).
> >
> > She has some young ladies interested in getting their Radio Merit
> badges.  I am a registered counselor for this Merit Badge and willing to
> coordinate this training.
> >
> > I was wondering if any of us might be able to spare a couple of hours in
> the afternoon of  Saturday of Memorial Day weekend (29 May) to do a short
> demonstration for the Amateur radio section of this badge?
> >   I was thinking of a mobile radio (and walkies) for VHF/UHF and
> repeaters and a small HF setup with an NVIS or dipole antenna for 20 meters.
> >
> > I would also need someone to be the ?home? station that the girls could
> talk to, either through the CARA repeater or direct.  This way I could
> guarantee at least one contact.
> >
> > If anyone has contacts at any of the local commercial radio stations in
> Calvert, organizing a studio tour might also be a plus.
> >
> > It?s been a long time since I acted as a counselor for this Merit Badge,
> but am willing to lead the effort if any at CARA are interested.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > 73
> > Ed Zumstein
> > WB6NCO
> >
> >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 09:07:16 -0400
> From: <W3PQS at comcast.net>
> To: "'Dave'" <davehardy0101 at aol.com>,   "'Calvert Amateur Radio
>         Association - K3CAL'" <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [K3CAL] CARA April minutes
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> Hello all
>
> we will be down Lusby today to install the UHF repeater 444950MHz minus PL
> tone 156.7
>
> please listen to that frequency today we will be needing a radio check
> after were finished
>
> Dave W3PQS
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