[PPRAANet] Kids Day - January 4th

[Bob Witte, K0NR]

Looking for an opportunity to get a kid (licensed or not) on
the air? Kids Day is coming up on January 4th.

>From the ARRL web site:

KID'S DAY

Purpose: Kid's Day is intended to encourage young people (licensed or not)
to enjoy Amateur Radio. It can give young people hands-on on-the-air
experience so they might develop an interest in pursuing a license in the
future. It is intended to give hams a chance to share their station with
their children.

Dates: January 4 and June 21, 2003.

Time: 1800 to 2400Z. No limit on operating time.

Suggested exchange: Name, age, location and favorite color. You are
encouraged to work the same station again if an operator has changed. Call
"CQ Kid's Day."

Suggested Frequencies: 28350 to 28400 kHz, 21380 to 21400, 14270 to 14300
kHz and 2-meter repeater frequencies with permission from your area repeater
sponsor. Observe third party traffic restrictions when making DX QSOs.

Reporting: Logs and comments may be posted on the Internet to
kids@contesting.com. You may review these postings on the Web. Those without
Internet access may forward comments to the Boring Amateur Radio Club.

Awards: All participants are eligible to receive a colorful certificate (it
becomes the child's personalized sales brochure on ham radio).You can
download this certificate for free, customized with the kids' names, after
filling out our Kid's Day Survey, or send a 9 X 12 SASE to: Boring Amateur
Radio Club, PO Box 1357; Boring, OR 97009. More details may be obtained at
the Web site, http://www.jzap.com/k7rat/


Bob Witte  K0NR
(formerly KB0CY)
k0nr@arrl.net
DXCC WAS VUCC
http://www.rwitte.com