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Activities, CW and QRP, Education and Training, General, Newsletter

Ham Radio Home Schooling – Learn Morse Code

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Do you have youngsters stuck at home looking for fun and safe activities? How about learning Morse code?

The Long Island CW Club Offering Free Online Code Instruction for Homebound Youngsters

The Long Island CW Club in New York is offering free online Morse code instruction for the “many youngsters at loose ends as a result of school closings due to COVID-19 concerns.” The club’s co-founder,Learn Morse Code Howard Bernstein, WB2UZE, pointed out that learning Morse code is “a fun and educational activity for children of all ages that can fill part of the gap left by the current unfortunate situation that has closed so many schools across the country.”

Ongoing classes will take place Monday through Friday, specifically for school-agers anywhere across the country or overseas, via Zoom online video conferencing.

A computer equipped with a microphone and camera is required. Classes for elementary schoolers run 30 minutes starting at 1600 UTC, followed by 45-minute classes for middle- and high school-aged students, starting at 1645 UTC. Parental permission is required through advance registration.

Contact class instructor Rob Zarges, K2MZ, by e-mail or call 508-831-8248. — Thanks to Mel Granick, KS2G, ARRL New York City-Long Island Section Public Information Coordinator

The Long Island CW Club (W2LCW) offers over 25 on-line classes each week for learning Morse code.  Classes are held at various levels from rank beginner to the seasoned expert. Check out the schedule page at https://longislandcwclub.org/events/

TU es 73!
Jerry,  K1OKD

This article was re-print from the March 26th ARRL News Letter available at http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2020-03-26

Activities, Education and Training, Featured, General, Station Equipment

Virtual Ham Radio Bootcamp Tomorrow Evening!

We held the first two sessions of our planned Spring 2020 Ham Radio Bootcamp this year before COVID-19 disrupted our lives.  The third session will be a Virtual Ham Radio Bootcamp.

Our third session was to be a trip to Ham Radio Outlet one evening where they opened it up to only Bootcampers.  Unfortunately, we will not be able to hold that session.

Ham Radio Outlet Website
Ham Radio Outlet Website

Now we are planning a Virtual Ham Radio Bootcamp session.  We will get together on a Zoom web conference and go over and answer your questions about equipment for your shack, using HRO, manufacturer’s and other websites as needed.

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We will hold this session on Wednesday evening March 25th starting at 7:00 pm Eastern time.  If you are interested, you can join the Zoom using this link.  If you have never used Zoom before, plan to join around 6:45 pm to give you time to get set up.

 

Activities, Education and Training, Featured, General

Ham Bootcamp Starts on February 29th

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The Nashua Area Radio Society will be holding a Ham Radio Bootcamp this Spring.  This is a program to help new or inactive hams to gain the skills they need to get on the air.   You are invited to join us for the first session, which will be held on Saturday, February 29th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  A light lunch will be provided.

First HF Contact at Bootcamp
First HF Contact at Bootcamp

Here is the planned schedule for the Fall Ham Radio Bootcamp.  Mark these dates on your calendar!

  • Session 1: February 29th
  • Session 2: March 7th
      • How to set up your 1st HF station
      • HF Operating
      • Digital Operating
      • Ground Plane Antenna Kit
  • Session 3: Date TBD
      • Building and tuning up HF Wire Antennas

We will also be scheduling a 4th Ham Radio Bootcamp session, which will be a trip to Ham Radio Outlet in Salem.  Stay tuned to the forums for details.

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Dan and Kenzie Satellite Intro at Bootcamp

For more information on Ham Radio Bootcamp, see the articles from previous sessions held locally and at Boxboro.

If you are interested in attending, RSVP to Anita, AB1QB at [email protected].  If you would like to participate in the HT programming session, please send your HT make and model.

Hope to see you on February 29th!

Anita, AB1QB

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