Kids' day was my first action in this hobby. Definitely one of the most
important "contests" out there for Amateur Radio's sake.
Reach out and get the younger generations involved!
-Calvin Darula, K0DXC
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 2, 2013, at 3:49 PM, Lloyd Cabral <kh6lc@hotmail.com> wrote:
> This coming Sunday January 6th is ARRL Kid's Day. It runs from 1800z until
> 2359z. It's a great opportunity to bring young people into your shack,
> tell
> them a little bit about amateur radio, and give them the chance to chat with
> other young folks. This will be our 4th year and we make a big party of it
> here at KH6LC. We'll be a 3 transmitter Multi-Multi, operating on 20, 15 and
> 10 meters. We'll spot ourselves on DX Summit, http://www.dxsummit.fi/
>
> and should be very easy to find. We'll also be streaming live video from
> the
> shack on JustinTV. We all know young people, be it family, friends or
> neighbors.
> I encourage you to invite those young people into your shack and give them a
> glimpse of amateur radio. While we can't expect them all to run out and
> get
> licenses, we can only speculate how giving these kids a favorable impression
> of
> amateur radio might benefit our hobby in the future. For the official
> information
> on ARRL Kid's Day please go to: http://www.arrl.org/kids-day
>
> Lots of past KH6LC Kids Day pictures in the CONTEST section of our website
> www.KH6LC.com Please look for KH6LC on Sunday January 6th.
>
> 73 & Aloha, Lloyd KH6LC
> On the Big Island of Hawaii near Hilo
>
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