[OMIK] HBCUs on the air?

jesse Alexander wb2ifs at gmail.com
Wed Sep 4 13:46:12 EDT 2024 

Are students around during Juneteenth? I noticed that my beloved
"Honored Madre" is closed on Juneteenth in years passed:
https://president.howard.edu/from-the-president/viewpoints/observance-juneteenth-2023

On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 10:42 AM Marion R. McMillan MD <mrmmd3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Lloyd:  Count me in if you want to include another ham volunteer for the Morris College trip.  Note the call sign change.
> Marion de K1MRM
>
> On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 10:09 AM Lloyd Mitchell KO4L via OMIK <omik at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>> I like the idea of planning to have a table during the Juneteenth
>> celebration at Morris College Sumter SC. This HCBU is about 50 miles from
>> home.  Hmmm I'm gonna lay down some ideas to approach them to gain access
>> to their campus..
>> Lloyd M. Mitchell (KO4L)
>> lmitchell at gmail.com
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2024, 9:54 AM jesse Alexander via OMIK <omik at mailman.qth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Fascinating!
>> >
>> > On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 9:42 AM Ria Jairam <rjairam at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > There are always value adds - scholarships, ARISS, publicity doing
>> > public good.
>> > >
>> > > This can be the pitch.
>> > >
>> > > Ria
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 9:39 AM jesse Alexander <wb2ifs at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks as always for your support, Ria!
>> > >>
>> > >> What the best way to do HBCUs on the air (HOTA!) and connect it with
>> > >> the STEM/STEAM/STEMM programs at the schools? As others have said, I'd
>> > >> like HOTA to be more than hams showing up on HBCU quads and calling
>> > >> "CQ HOTA" making QSOs and leaving. Besides with all the bomb threats,
>> > >> harassment, and cyberattacks against HBCUs/MSIs going on now I think
>> > >> security would raise more than a single eyebrow if some hams show up
>> > >> unannounced with radios and start hanging wires from trees on campus!
>> > >> ;)
>> > >>
>> > >> At the same time, I'm (painfully) familiar with the slow walk of
>> > >> approval to do anything on campus if we're perceived as an outside
>> > >> group. We will need alumni and faculty support at the schools to get
>> > >> this project off the ground and if we want to have a lasting effect.
>> > >>
>> > >> Perhaps it better to stick with 3-4 schools at first and make the
>> > >> others jealous ;) and ask "why can't have this at our school?" What
>> > >> say y'all?
>> > >>
>> > >> I think if we should select a single day of significance in history as
>> > >> a gathering day for the special event activation--emancipation day,
>> > >> Juneteenth, an educators birthday, etc. Okay OMIK hive-mind: ACTIVATE!
>> > >>
>> > >> I'll continue to dig. I've noticed that there were a lot of clubs
>> > >> during the heyday of shortwave--back in the 1960s. I'm searching old
>> > >> callbooks using the names of the the HBCUs I know and then using
>> > >> general terms like "university", "institute", and "college" . This is
>> > >> how I found Texas Southern University.
>> > >>
>> > >> Interestingly I found 4 hams in the 1960 callbook who used Hampton
>> > >> Institute as an address, but I couldn't find a club callsign for
>> > >> Hampton. Here are the hams I found.  Are the names of callsigns
>> > >> familiar to anyone?:
>> > >> W4DJV BURTON W. LEWIS, PO BOX 847
>> > >> WN5MYE LLOYD A. WALLS, PO BOX 641 (novice...hmmmm)
>> > >> K4PXR THOMAS R. AGNEW SR. BOX 1212
>> > >> K4ZWU EDWARD J. LOWE PO BOX 803
>> > >>
>> > >> On Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 11:41 PM Ria Jairam <rjairam at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Hi Jesse
>> > >> >
>> > >> > The expired calls are unfortunate. Seems like a lot of clubs just
>> > vaporize after a while.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > What is the next step for outreach and perhaps reviving these clubs?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I would like to help in any way I can.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Ria
>> > >> > N2RJ
>> > >> >
>> > >> > On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 9:56 AM jesse Alexander via OMIK <
>> > omik at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> I've just started a spreadsheet with a list of clubs/stations at HBCU
>> > >> >> that I know about here:
>> > https://sites.google.com/view/hbucs-on-the-air
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Thanks Reggie for the NCA&T entry. Are there another others?
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Hampton is interesting. It looks like they had a club and it went
>> > >> >> inactive. The callsign has expired.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> 73s de wb2ifs
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 1:24 PM jesse Alexander <wb2ifs at gmail.com>
>> > 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
>> > >> >> > > OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
>> > >> >> > > Prince George's County ARES/RACES
>> > >> >> > > SKYWARN #PG116
>> > >> >> > > twitter @wb2ifs
>> > >> >> > > wb2ifs at arrl.net
>> > >> >> > > QTH: FM18ns
>> > >> >> > > Cell:201-247-0831
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > --
>> > >> >> > TNX ES 73,
>> > >> >> > Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3
>> > >> >> > OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
>> > >> >> > Prince George's County ARES/RACES
>> > >> >> > SKYWARN #PG116
>> > >> >> > twitter @wb2ifs
>> > >> >> > wb2ifs at arrl.net
>> > >> >> > QTH: FM18ns
>> > >> >> > Cell:201-247-0831
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> --
>> > >> >> TNX ES 73,
>> > >> >> Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3
>> > >> >> OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
>> > >> >> Prince George's County ARES/RACES
>> > >> >> SKYWARN #PG116
>> > >> >> twitter @wb2ifs
>> > >> >> wb2ifs at arrl.net
>> > >> >> QTH: FM18ns
>> > >> >> Cell:201-247-0831
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>> > >> --
>> > >> TNX ES 73,
>> > >> Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3
>> > >> OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
>> > >> Prince George's County ARES/RACES
>> > >> SKYWARN #PG116
>> > >> twitter @wb2ifs
>> > >> wb2ifs at arrl.net
>> > >> QTH: FM18ns
>> > >> Cell:201-247-0831
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > TNX ES 73,
>> > Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3
>> > OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
>> > Prince George's County ARES/RACES
>> > SKYWARN #PG116
>> > twitter @wb2ifs
>> > wb2ifs at arrl.net
>> > QTH: FM18ns
>> > Cell:201-247-0831
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OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
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SKYWARN #PG116
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