[OMIK] HBCUs on the air?

[John Jennings]

Juneteenth sounds great. WB4HQJ

On Tue, Aug 6, 2024, 9:17 AM jesse Alexander via OMIK <omik at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Wow again thanks for responding.
>
> I've started a project management site here:
> https://sites.google.com/view/hbucs-on-the-air  to collect and flesh out
> our ideas.
> Here's some questions that I have that you may have answers to:
>
>    - What permissions are required from the school to set up a station on
>    campus?
>    - Should the event be asynchronous like POTA or synchronous like an
>    annual special event station? What dates should work best
>    - When should the event take place?
>
> I thought about Juneteenth but many campuses are empty and many of us like
> to be with family on this day.
> MLK day is too cold for outside stations in the DMV. What do you'll think?
>
>    - How should logging be done?
>    - What partner organizations should help?
>
>
>
> TNX ES 73 DE WB2IFS/3
> Jesse Alexander
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> On Aug 5, 2024, at 9:09 AM, Harrop, Sierra, W5DX <sharrop at arrl.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Jesse,
>
> Love it! Please let me know how ARRL may support this effort – certainly
> include me in any press releases. We can at minimum get it in our news and
> social media engines.
>
> 73,
> Sierra, W5DX
>
> Sierra Harrop, W5DX
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> *Sent:* Friday, August 2, 2024 9:12 PM
> *To:* OMIK Amateur Radio Association <OMIK at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* [OMIK] HBCUs on the air?
>
> Hey folks thanks for your help with finding the call sign for Howard’s
> Amateur Radio Society.
>
> I just had an idea. What if we picked a day, probably not Juneteenth,
> and decided to set up stations at HBCUs and give out QSL cards. I
> think it would also be an opportunity to expose students in STEM
> programs to ham radio.
>
> What do you think?
>
> --
> TNX ES 73,
> Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3
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