[SMCARA] [K2BSA_Staff] Digest

[Grant Graessle]

Thought you all might be interested in this news from the jamboree staff. 
Big news.  I love my Icom.  Wonder what toys they will give us to play with?!?

Ain't gonna study war no mo'

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> Date: May 18, 2012 9:25:35 AM EDT
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> Icom America Sponsorship From: Jim
> 2.
> Re: [ScoutRadio] Icom America Announces K2BSA Sponsorship From: Stephen M. Shearer
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> Icom America Sponsorship
> Posted by: "Jim" jim.wilson at scouting.org   jbwilsonk5nd         
> Thu May 17, 2012 7:50 pm (PDT)
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> Icom America and the Boy Scouts of America today announced a sponsorship agreement for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree and for local Scouting stations beginning in 2012. You can see the full press release here http://scouting.org/Media/PressReleases/2012/20120518.aspx 
> 
> This is significant step forward for Radio Scouting! Thank you Icom America and Ray Novak, N9JA, for your leadership and vision in bringing this sponsorship to life!
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> 73,
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> Jim, K5ND
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> Re: [ScoutRadio] Icom America Announces K2BSA Sponsorship
> Posted by: "Stephen M. Shearer" wb3lgc at verizon.net   wb3lgc
> Fri May 18, 2012 6:08 am (PDT)
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> 
> 
> Well, ICOM does have APRS via digital D-Star {I think}
> 
> One way to have analog APRS on 144.39 would be to use a ICOM 2M rig and a
> RPC APRS digi-repeater and IGATE.
> 
> http://rpc-electronics.com/microsat-wx3in1.php
> 
> Maybe RPC will loan one for JAMBO?
> 
> It still is an ICOM radio.
> 
> Or use a TT4? Without the IGATE. But the IGATE (2-way) would allow text and
> email from an HT.
> 
> See: http://www.winlink.org/aprslink 
> 
> I was checking out the RPC "box" at the local DE hamfest and it looks like a
> great way to do APRS {and a weather "node"} without a computer. 
> 
> 73, Steve WB3LGC
> 
> From: ScoutRadio at yahoogroups.com [mailto:ScoutRadio at yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Javier Henderson
> Sent: 18 May, 2012 8:21 AM
> To: ScoutRadio at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [ScoutRadio] Icom America Announces K2BSA Sponsorship
> 
> This is good news.
> 
> I have to ask, with Icom being the exclusive sponsor of ham radio gear at
> Jamboree, and given that they don't have any APRS gear, does this mean that
> there won't be any support for APRS at Jambo?
> 
> 73,
> -jav k4jh
> 
> On May 17, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Frank Krizan <frank.krizan at verizon.net
> <mailto:frank.krizan%40verizon.net> > wrote:
> 
> > Jim Wilson, K5ND, has posted the following (May 17, 2012) from the Dayton
> Hamvention at www.k2bsa.net
> > 
> > Icom America and the Boy Scouts of America today announced a sponsorship
> agreement for the K2BSA operation at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. Icom
> will be the exclusive amateur radio transceiver and repeater sponsor for the
> Jamboree. In addition, Icom America will sponsor an amateur radio station
> loan program for local Boy Scout councils beginning this year.
> > 
> > You can see the full press release at this link
> (http://www.k2bsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/PR-ICOM-Jamboree-V4.pdf)
> "Icom America announces K2BSA sponsorship", and on the Boy Scouts of America
> website. (http://scouting.org/Media/PressReleases/2012/20120518.aspx)
> > 
> > This is yet another major step forward in the advancement of Radio
> Scouting.
> 
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