[OFARC] pi day results

[Ralph (home)]

My thanks to all who helped make Pi Day radio successful

*         Wayne let us use his repeater

*         Dom sat at Transtar and spoke with many of our guests

*         Transtar for allowing Dom to use the radio room

*         Mike KA5CVH for manning the radio at the museum

 

The museum had something over 200 people come through just for the Pi Day
events

A "eyeball" estimate of the average age of our visitors would be 5-7 years
old (even younger than I expected)

The Morse Code "Hands-on" table was very popular with all ages, including
parents

As expected, HF was not cooperative, but VHF came through very well.

 

Weather forced us to set up indoors with cables through a door to our
antennas in the back garden.

Acoustics were terrible in the snack area we used, but still everyone seemed
to have fun.

 

I have included links to some videos

 

A little history of Morse code (as told by some old guy)

https://www.facebook.com/hmnssugarland/videos/2232787143642455/

 

video at the event yesterday

https://www.facebook.com/VisitSugarLand/videos/291225911791094/

 

 

If we do this again next year, I think I will simplify it a lot.

VHF radio on the lawn and a code table in the main hall.

 

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