[K3PZN-List] Report: Presentation at St. John Lutheran Church This Morning.

[James Nitzberg]

Hi Bill & Group;

Sounds like you did a GREAT JOB!

Talk to you in field day...

73,

Jim  WX3B
--- WILLIAM NEERIEMER <bneeriemer at verizon.net> wrote:

> Folks-
> 
> This morning from 9 to 10AM +/-, the Training and
> Education committee made a presentation to a group
> of middle schoolers at a Vacation Bible School held
> at St. John's Lutheran Church, midway between
> Westminster and Manchester.  In the classroom were
> Bill W3STG, Rich N3III, and Shirley KB3KYJ.  On the
> air, were Bill N3WM in Finksburg, Bill WB3IWU at
> Carroll Lutheran Village, Frank K3MTT in Eldersburg,
> and Pat N8PK/mobile.
> 
> I opened the event by introducing our group by name
> and callsign, and spoke briefly about amateur radio.
>  We then segued into a brief talk about repeaters,
> and allowed all of the students who wanted to, the
> opportunity to talk on the radio to one or more of
> the field people.  Most talked to Frank, but some
> talked to the 2 Bills as well.  The students got to
> hear the repeater identify itself both in voice and
> CW.    After everyone who wanted to got a chance to
> speak, we switched over to 40M CW between Rich and
> Bill N3WM.  Rich wrote on the chalk board as Bill
> transmitted to him.  While that was going on,
> Shirley took pictures, and did a show and tell of
> some the HW that Rich brought.  He brought a tube
> radio, which he uncovered for them to see.  He
> brought a solid state radio, and a couple of home
> brewed radios.  We passed the pixie 2 (in an Altoids
> can) and the ??? SDR (in a Lemon Head can) around so
> that the kids could see them up close.  That
> interested them alot. 
> 
> We also spoke about hurricane Zephyr, and passed
> around the Carroll County Times with Phil KE3FL, and
> Rich's picture.
> 
> After completing the CW portion, we moved on to SDR.
>  Rich brought an audio recording he had made this
> morning, and used his laptop to identify and listen
> to several different signals.  A mixture of easy to
> hear, and hard to hear CW & SSB.  This went over
> very well.
> 
> A couple of the kids were really interested, and may
> want to continue.  We invited them to visit us at
> Field Day.  We'll see how many actually show.
> 
> The girl who was most interested won't be in town
> this weekend, but Shirley invited her to join us at
> the next club meeting, and promised that she'd come
> too so that she'll know someone there.  She is
> home-schooled, and thinks this would be great for
> her education.  Hopefully that spark will catch
> fire.  
> 
> 73 Bill W3STG
>
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> FIELD DAY JUNE 23-24 AT THE FTC. ALL ARE WELCOME. WE
> NEED OPERATORS!
> 
> Next CCARC meeting Monday July 9, 7:30 PM at the
> Emergency Services Training Center in Westminster.
> 
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