Hey Gang,
Just have a couple of very important items to give to you..
First.. If you have
pictures from the Columbus Hamfest / Great Lakes Division Convention, please
forward them over to me so that I can get them up on the website..
Now, speaking of the website, I have already started a photo
gallery of the pictures that I took and a few that were sent to me already..
Go
take a look.. http://arrl-greatlakes.org/convention_files/2015_pix/
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Now on another subject..
K2BSA/8 operating from NOAC.
Boy Scouts of America’s National Order of the Arrow
Conference Special Event Amateur Radio Station, K2BSA/8, is coming to Michigan
State University August 3rd to 7th in East Lansing Michigan.
The National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) is the
premier event for the Order of the Arrow (OA), (Scouting’s Honor Society) and
is the second largest national gathering of Scouts. 15,000 Arrowmen will gather
from across the nation at Michigan State University in East Lansing Michigan
Aug 3rd to the 8th to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Order of the
Arrow.
To celebrate this unique event the Michigan State University
Amateur Radio Club, (MSUARC) W8MSU will be sponsoring a special event Amateur
Radio station, K2BSA/8. The station will be located close to the exhibitor’s
tents and will be operating on 20 and 40 M, the local repeater (442.900 + 77)
and IRLP node (7930) in addition to Echolink (289654). The station will be
manned by ham radio operators from across the nation Monday through Friday 9-12
and 1- 5 EDT. This event is supported by ICOM radio.
If you are one of the lucky ones attending NOAC, stop by and
guest operate or if you can’t make it in person, please listen and contact us
on the airwaves. We are attempting to have contacts from all 50 states in
addition to as many Scouts, Scouters and Brother Arrowmen, past and present, as
we can. There will be a special K2BSA/8 NOAC QSL card email available. Don’t
miss out on this once in a lifetime QSL.
Our goal is to get as many Scouts on the air as possible
locally and at a distance and share the exciting world of Radio Scouting with
them. We’ll share how they can integrate Amateur Radio into their outings, high
adventure treks and Merit Badge advancement for fun, education and safety.
For additional information contact Fred Donkin, KA7MMM,
fredrick.j.donkin@L-3com.com <mailto:fredrick.j.donkin@L-3com.com> or Don
Kunst W3LNE, W3LNE@ARRL.NET <mailto:W3LNE@ARRL.NET>.
That’s it for now..
73, Scott, N8SY..
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