[K3PZN-List] Field Day - Youth Participation Encouraged

[Curt Milton]

Yes definitely getting youth onto the air should be a FD priority.  Yes we have done this well in the past, to the extend we have had younger operators available.  

Note we have this incentive in the rules (not that we are not more motivated by exposing younger folk to our pastime!):  A 20-point bonus (maximum of 100) may be earned by any Class A, C, D, E, or F group for each participant age 18 or younger at your Field Day operation that completes at least one QSO.   

Keep in mind your daughter's attention span and age, and scope out an appropriate amount of operating time.  

I was only going to suggest to Andy we designate a station as GOTA if we had multiple operators who could get us more than 100 QSO's - otherwise they could certainly operate one of our main rigs !  


--- On Mon, 6/15/09, Anthony Comulada <comulada at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: Anthony Comulada <comulada at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] Field Day Plans
> To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 11:02 AM
> My Daughter expressed an interest in
> coming along for field day so she, if she doesn't get shy,
> she may want to try getting on the air. 
> 
> I may be able to help out with the tower (on the ground)
> but i'm not much for heights. Ill have to see what my sched
> is or at least show up as an extra pair of hands if I can
> make it that day.
> 
> Anthony, KB3RJH
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Leeds <wo3l at comcast.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:16 PM
> To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [K3PZN-List] Field Day Plans
> 
> 
> 1. Question - we have the option of running a GOTA station.
> Do we want 
> to do so? The GOTA station operates under a different call
> and can work 
> any band mode. Each operator is limited to a max 100
> contacts and a 
> total of 500 contacts.
> 
> 2. Antenna move - I'd like to move one of the windows over
> to the 2nd 
> tower for the digital station to get a little more space
> there. Anyone 
> available next Sat morning for a couple hours? I'll climb
> but need 2 
> people for a ground crew.
> 
> Andy
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