Kids Day Event
1800Z-2400Z June 16,
2007
Every
six months the ARRL sponsors this event to encourage
kids (licensed or not) to enjoy Amateur Radio. It gives
kids hands-on on-the-air experience. They might even
develop an interest in getting a license. It also gives
SEMARA a chance to show off our station and clubhouse
to the kids.
Mary
Macedo and Mat Melo
did Kids Day June 2006
Initial
exchange: Name, age, location and favorite
color. The same station can be worked again if an operator
has changed. No limit on operating time. Just call "CQ
Kid's Day."
Suggested
Frequencies: 28350-28400 kHz, 24960-24980,
21360-21400 kHz, 18140-8145 kHz,14270-14300 kHz, 7270-7290
kHz, and 3740 & 3940 kHz. 2-meter repeater frequencies
with permission from the repeater sponsor. We need to
observe third party traffic restrictions if we work
DX.
Reporting:
Post logs and comments (below).
Awards:
All kids are eligible to receive a colorful certificate
(it becomes our personalized sales brochure on ham radio).
It is downloaded, customized with the kids' names, after
we fill out the ARRL Kid's Day Survey at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html.
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Field Day
1800Z June 23-2100Z June 24,
2007
Be
sure to mark your calendar for the ARRL Field Day event
on June 23rd and 24th. We will most likely operate from
the clubhouse grounds.
Rob,
KD1CY, enters his QSO data
directly into the logging program
- Field Day 2006 -
The event begins at 2:00 PM local time
Saturday., and we can operate straight through until
2:00 PM on Sunday. Traditionally (for the past few years)
we have operated into the late evening on Saturday and
have picked up again on Sunday morning.
Perhaps we can do something a little
different for 2007. We could bring our own [QRP] rigs
and erect our own antennas and — are you ready
for this? — operate free of the mains!!!
Of course we can enjoy a fine grill
and beverages; but wouldn’t it be fun to see how
we as a club might meet a real emergency? If we wanted
to get serious, there are several things we could do
to get some points.
Here’s a check list of sorts.
- 100% Emergency Power
- Media Publicity: Send a press release to the Standard-Times
or Channel 6
- Public Location?
- Public Information Table with handouts about Ham
Radio
- Message Origination to Section Manager: A single
NTS message is worth 100 points
- Message Handling: 10 points each up to 100 points
max
- Satellite QSO?
- Alternate Power - solar panel and a battery?
- W1AW Bulletin: 100 points for copying the special
bulletin
- Non-Traditional Mode Demonstrations: APRS etc.
- Site Visitation by an elected governmental
- Site Visitation by a representative of an agency
GOTA Station (Get On The Air)
- Web submission of Field Day log
- Field Day Youth Participation
Check out the ARRL Field Day Rules at
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/fd.html.
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