[OMIK] HBCUs on the AIR QSO party

[Jesse Alexander]

Janelle,

Your questions raise the possibility of a different approach: the
possibility of Individual activations that occur asynchronously at
different schools and times. In other words, like POTA activations or
dxpeditions.

OMIK could announce each activation in advance and hams would get
points for hunting the activated site--giving activators something to
demonstrate or present to an audience. Activators should get bonus
points for running GOTA stations and giving a presentation about
amateur radio, and hunters should also get recognition for helping
during a demonstration or presentation.

We could keep the annual QSO party AND support individual activations.
We could use google forms to manage the individual activations. We
would need a team to manage and automation to manage the log
submissions and scoring.

What do y'all think?

TNX ES 73,
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3
OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
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On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM Ham Account <wb2ifs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, the QSO party is planned for next year. This should give us time to connect with the schools and get permission to operate.
>
> No, This is just a description of QSO party for hams. The letter to the HBCUs will be separate.
>
> I want to get our ducks in a row first before reaching out to the schools. Does that make sense?
>
> TNX ES 73 DE WB2IFS/3
> Jesse Alexander
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>
> On May 18, 2026, at 6:04 PM, Janelle Thomas <mamaj8578 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Good afternoon. March 14? Is this planned for next year? This letter is to give to the school to explain our intentions correct?
>
> Janelle Hatch KQ4MTU
>
> Character Outweighs Capabilities
>
>
> On Monday, May 18, 2026 at 03:17:28 PM EDT, Jesse Alexander via OMIK <omik at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hello OMIK.
>
> I need your help. I used AI to generate a draft description of the
> annual HBCUs on the Air QSO party. Help! Please make it make scene.
> You can inter comments or suggestions here:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qp20hbNM7H-veHWGyqjIX7hXN1AaxXXc/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=117604436182466862930&rtpof=true&sd=true
>
> I figure we need to establish some rules so that we can tell the
> schools what to expect when we approach them to be on campus. What do
> you think?
>
> --
> TNX ES 73,
> Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3
> OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
> SKYWARN #PG116
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> https://mastodon.hams.social/@wb2ifs
> wb2ifs at arrl.net
> QTH: FM18ns
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