[OMIK] HBCUs on the air?

[Reginald Smith]

I just found NC A&T seems to have an active club (license expires 2029), 
call sign KN4RZX, contact is below:

STUDENT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB AT NC A&T
1601 E MARKET ST MCNAIR HALL
GREENSBORO, NC 27411
ATTN CHRISTOPHER K HORNE

They also had a defunct call sign from 2011-2021, KK4BQM. I assume the 
club died and was resurrected?

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On 8/13/2024 1:24 PM, jesse Alexander via OMIK wrote:
> I also have a contact at FAMU's NSBE Jr. project. They also have
> multiple irons in the fire.
> They responded positively to the this story about first year ham radio
> classes:https://news.pantheon.cmu.edu/stories/archives/2024/june/amateur-radio-for-aspiring-professionals
> and said that they would get back to me.
>
> I think "HBCUs on the Air" can be a boon to HBCUs/MSIs at a time when
> too many engineering schools are eliminating Electro-magnetics
> courses. I spoke with a professor during the HamSCI.org 2024 Workshop
> that said exactly that his college is eliminating EMag. I was
> horrified. Wireless is seen as a "known" thing--just buy the RF
> module, plug it in, done. I think HBCUs are getting big $ to do
> research in AI and other "hot" technologies--but not for RF active
> devices, transmission line theory, etc.
> SMH.
>
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 12:03 PM jesse Alexander<wb2ifs at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Hey folks I just sent an email to Dr. Geddis and one of the students
>> from my project NRAO ham radio project over at Hampton University (the
>> other HU 😉) to get his impressions of this idea. Hampton has also
>> received funding from the ARDC. (You can read more about their project
>> here:https://jbhe.com/2022/08/higher-education-grants-or-gifts-of-interest-to-african-americans-284/)
>>
>> I have 4 contacts at my alma mater, the Real HU 😉, Dr. Marcus Alfred
>> KC3JNF and 3 students from my project. I've also reached out to them,
>> but they're crazy busy. I'll keep y'all updated with any progress
>> here.
>>
>> --
>> TNX ES 73,
>> Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3
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