[nrv-hams] Jamboree on the Air

[Kevin Paar]

In addition to being an NRV-Ham I am also one of the Den Leaders for Cub 
Scouts Pack 56 in Blacksburg. We tentatively have a pack meeting 
scheduled for Sat and would like to get involved with the Jamboree on 
the Air. We may join the Boy Scouts in Floyd, but it would be better 
(for attendance) if we kept it local to Blacksburg.

Being a relatively new ham I don't have the equipment to setup a field 
station beyond my HT. If anyone would be interested in helping us get 
these Cub Scouts on the air from Blacksburg it would be greatly 
appreciated. We would setup at either Gilbert Linkous Elementary School, 
or Northside Presbyterian Church. The meeting would run 60-90 min.

73,
Kevin, AK4WZ


Carter Craigie wrote:
> Thanks for the Heads Up Notice, Nathaniel. I will put the date on my
> calendar. I hope you all have a fun-filled safe weekend.
> I will try to be on my FM 2M radio, and on the VTARA frequency on Saturday.
> 73,
> Carter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nrv-hams [mailto:nrv-hams-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> Nathaniel Anthony Frissell
> Sent: October 10, 2014 11:39 PM
> To: NRV-Hams: A mailing list for members of the New River Valley (VA)
> Amateur Radio Club.
> Cc: David Larsen
> Subject: [nrv-hams] Jamboree on the Air
>
> Hello, NRV Club!  I hope you are doing well.
>
> I wanted to invite you to come participate in Jamboree on the Air next
> weekend.  It takes place Oct 18-19 and has the goal of getting both boy and
> girl scouts on the air.  You can read more about it here:
> http://www.scouting.org/jota.aspx
>
> There are a couple of way for you to participate:
>
> 1. Come join us in person at the Chantilly Festival Farm in Floyd!  We will
> be working with Troop 704 of Blacksburg.  You are welcome any time on
> Saturday and can even camp over into Sunday.  Dave Larsen, KK4WW, is our
> host.  They have a really nice station out there.  Other scout groups are
> welcome on Saturday as well.  So, if you know more scouts who may be
> interested, feel free to invite them.  Directions to Chantilly can be found
> here: http://www.chantillyfarm.com/directions
>
> 2. Get on the air from your own home an talk to scouts!  Scouts need patient
> operators to talk to.  If you hear scouts calling CQ or listening on the
> repeaters next weekend, please talk with them.  Remember, you may need to
> coach them through their QSO and come up with interesting conversations.
> But, it will be worth it!
>
> This is a very important event. you never know when you might inspire
> someone to an interesting life or career through ham radio!
>
> 73,
> Nathaniel, W2NAF
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