K2BSA ON THE AIR IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA
NEIL/ANCHOR: The K2BSA call sign is going camping again this week, and
will also be part of a net. Here are the details from Amateur Radio
Newsline's Bill Stearns, NE4RD.
BILL'S REPORT: This week in Radio Scouting, we have 2 activations of the
K2BSA callsign, 1 activation from Scout Camps on the Air, a Scouters Net,
and more.
Russ Mickiewicz, N7QR, will be the control operator for K2BSA/7 at the
Sunset Trails District Camporee in Rainier, OR, on Saturday May 6th.
This is the annual Camporee for the Sunset District of the Cascade
Pacific Council, which consists of Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of the
west Portland Oregon area. Russ will have about 200 boys who will
compete in patrols, including various skills such as knot tying,
tomahawk throwing, fire starting, canoe portaging, among others. One
of the stops will be the amateur radio station, where they will hear
about the station, and get points by answering questions, and get bonus
points for talking on the air. Russ will have scouts on the air from
9am to 4pm PST, probably starting out on 14.290 MHz. With the 7 area
QSO party going on, there should be plenty of local activity, and
hopefully, contest participants will give this group some room.
Ray Dzek, N6DZK, will be the control operator for K2BSA/6 at the
Scout-o-Rama for the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council, at Historic
Park in San Jose, CA on Saturday May 13th. Ray will have a 100' tower
with a Yaesu FT-991 into a Hex Beam. They will be on the air from 10am
to 4pm PST on 40, 20, or 15 meters depending on band conditions.
Stephen Shearer, WB3LGC, will be the control operator for KB3NCC, at
the Henson Scout Reservation in Rhodesdale, MD, on Friday, May 5th,
through the 6th. Stephen will be running 15 watts or less on 40/20 PSK
on Friday, and then joining into the state QSO parties on voice and CW
in the 10-10 contest for Saturday.
The Radio Scouting Net will be on Thursday, May 11th, at 9pm Central
on Echolink *JOTA-365*. If you are interested in talking with some
veterans of Radio Scouting, this is a great opportunity to have an
informal discussion during the net.
Hamvention is approaching rapidly, and the K2BSA group will be present
in building 2 in Booth 2205. Please consider a visit to the booth to
learn more about what you can do to get involved in radio scouting,
like getting scouts to your field day event, and learn about our
upcoming events like National Jamboree and Jamboree on the Air.
For more information on K2BSA and radio scouting, please visit
http://www.k2bsa.net/.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association,
this is Bill Stearns, NE4RD.
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STILL SEEKING YHOTY NOMINATIONS
NEIL/ANCHOR: One more reminder that the deadline approaches to nominate
a candidate for Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak Memorial Young
Ham of the Year Award. Do you know someone 18 or younger, who
particularly impresses you? This is Amateur Radio Newsline's commitment
to honoring young talented radio operators. Find application forms on
our website at arnewsline.org under the "YHOTY" tab. Nominations close
May 31 -- that's later this month!
Also, be listening on Tuesday, May 9, at 8 p.m. Central Time as Amateur
Radio Newsline's Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, joins Ted Randall, WB8PUM, on the
QSO Radio Show, heard live on WTWW 5085 kHz.
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