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You're listening to HamTalk Live with 00:04:57.920 --> 00:05:19.199 Neil Rapp. Welcome back to ham talk live Well 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:22.939 out on the island of carousel today. We have 00:05:22.939 --> 00:05:30.600 Candice ke8 MMS TJ ko4 FFA Brennan k6 BFL and 00:05:30.600 --> 00:05:34.519 of course our friend Jim storms AB 8 YK and they 00:05:34.519 --> 00:05:37.100 join us on the Orlando amateur radio club and 00:05:37.100 --> 00:05:41.279 amcation zoom line All right. We're here live 00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:47.079 from Carousel with the, or I'm not in Carousel, 00:05:47.100 --> 00:05:50.759 I just got home from Jamaica, but I'm back here 00:05:50.759 --> 00:05:54.980 in Kentucky, but the Youth DX Adventure Team 00:05:54.980 --> 00:05:59.519 is in Carousel, and we're live here with Candice, 00:05:59.579 --> 00:06:08.379 KE8, MMS, TJ, KO4FFA, and Brennan, K6BFL, and 00:06:08.379 --> 00:06:14.240 one of their, team leaders, Jim Storms, AB8YK, 00:06:14.519 --> 00:06:17.439 and we want to update you a little bit about 00:06:17.439 --> 00:06:21.360 the Dave Kulture Memorial Youth DX Adventure 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:26.779 2022. So, Candice, you've been on the air here 00:06:26.779 --> 00:06:33.199 for, was this the third day? Yes, I have. And 00:06:33.199 --> 00:06:38.660 how are things going on the bands? Things are 00:06:38.660 --> 00:06:41.040 going all right. Thursday night was a little 00:06:41.040 --> 00:06:44.160 rough because it was just the beginning and then 00:06:44.160 --> 00:06:47.199 believe, what is today, Sunday? Yes. All right. 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:52.019 So Saturday was a little rough. We had some storms 00:06:52.019 --> 00:06:55.379 in the morning and it kind of caused us not to 00:06:55.379 --> 00:06:58.180 get as many contacts as we expected on Saturday. 00:06:58.740 --> 00:07:02.279 So it got a lot busier last night. But other 00:07:02.279 --> 00:07:05.759 than that, it's been going pretty well. And then 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:10.000 we did hit 6 ,000 this morning. That was really 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:12.459 exciting. Uh, other than that though, it's going 00:07:12.459 --> 00:07:19.360 pretty good. So lots of pileups. Yes, a lot. 00:07:20.120 --> 00:07:23.379 Yeah. Yeah. That's always the fun of, of doing 00:07:23.379 --> 00:07:26.819 the youth DX adventure. You get all those pileups 00:07:26.819 --> 00:07:30.980 and uh, so that that's really cool. TJ, how about 00:07:30.980 --> 00:07:33.459 you? How are things going for you on the air 00:07:33.459 --> 00:07:39.029 so far? They're going great. I was on 20 meters 00:07:39.029 --> 00:07:41.970 earlier today and working some pileups and then 00:07:41.970 --> 00:07:46.769 I was also on 15 for a little bit there but Conditions 00:07:46.769 --> 00:07:49.470 have been pretty great today. We've had a ton 00:07:49.470 --> 00:07:53.610 of contacts today yesterday was Was a rough start 00:07:53.610 --> 00:07:56.110 but later into the day we started to get a ton 00:07:56.110 --> 00:08:01.819 of contacts All right, well That's, it's really 00:08:01.819 --> 00:08:04.819 good. And yeah, I know we, we had a, one of those 00:08:04.819 --> 00:08:08.399 little, little storms pop up in Jamaica and boy, 00:08:08.660 --> 00:08:11.160 it wrecked all kinds of havoc around. I was glad 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:14.139 I just had my aero antenna and could bring it 00:08:14.139 --> 00:08:17.439 in. So I didn't have to worry about it too much, 00:08:17.459 --> 00:08:23.199 but, but yeah, it's great that things are improving 00:08:23.199 --> 00:08:26.759 here as time goes on and how much longer will 00:08:26.759 --> 00:08:33.779 you be on the air? Hopefully we'll be on all 00:08:33.779 --> 00:08:38.360 today, but tomorrow we're going to operate for 00:08:38.360 --> 00:08:40.820 a little bit and then maybe take a break. We're 00:08:40.820 --> 00:08:45.000 hoping to beat the last year's record from 2018. 00:08:46.779 --> 00:08:49.379 Oh yes, that's a tradition. Every year they have 00:08:49.379 --> 00:08:53.950 to beat the previous record. Well, good luck 00:08:53.950 --> 00:08:57.309 on that and hopefully some people will be able 00:08:57.309 --> 00:09:02.850 to get you here in the next several hours that 00:09:02.850 --> 00:09:06.850 you're on. Well, Brennan, I actually got to talk 00:09:06.850 --> 00:09:10.250 to you on 15 here about an hour ago. How's it 00:09:10.250 --> 00:09:13.830 going for you? You know, everything is a lot 00:09:13.830 --> 00:09:16.450 of fun. Like everyone said, propagation wasn't 00:09:16.450 --> 00:09:19.029 fantastic yesterday. I believe we had a little 00:09:19.029 --> 00:09:21.669 bit of a solar flare come out. But later in the 00:09:21.669 --> 00:09:24.029 night, especially 20 meters is open almost the 00:09:24.029 --> 00:09:26.990 entire night. So that's a ton of fun on 15, which 00:09:26.990 --> 00:09:29.870 you talked to me on today was definitely open 00:09:29.870 --> 00:09:33.350 and to Europe and America. So it's been a ton 00:09:33.350 --> 00:09:38.889 of fun working on operating down here. Now, you 00:09:38.889 --> 00:09:41.929 know, I looked on the website and it said, you 00:09:41.929 --> 00:09:45.629 know, a lot of 10, 15 and 20 meters. And then 00:09:45.629 --> 00:09:49.590 last night I was able to hear one of your. Parents, 00:09:49.590 --> 00:09:52.450 I believe it was or one of the helpers on on 00:09:52.450 --> 00:09:57.690 75 Is that everything that that you're doing 00:09:57.690 --> 00:10:00.669 or are you on for some 40 or or what's going 00:10:00.669 --> 00:10:05.769 on with that? Yeah, so one of the station helpers 00:10:05.769 --> 00:10:08.529 you leave Delta Lima eight Oscar Bravo, Quebec 00:10:08.529 --> 00:10:11.529 He was on 80 meters last night making a few contacts 00:10:11.529 --> 00:10:14.090 We were also on a little bit of 17 meters today 00:10:14.090 --> 00:10:17.990 both CW and SSP and we also have a few hundred 00:10:17.990 --> 00:10:21.889 forty meter contacts, mostly CW right now. But 00:10:21.889 --> 00:10:25.549 our major bands are 10, 15, and 20, and then 00:10:25.549 --> 00:10:28.730 CW on 40 meters, and a little bit of a slide 00:10:28.730 --> 00:10:32.149 band, and then mostly CW on 17 meters as well. 00:10:33.789 --> 00:10:37.429 Very good. And did you do anything with the ready 00:10:37.429 --> 00:10:42.129 contest? Or is that part of the failure of the 00:10:42.129 --> 00:10:43.830 internet that I'm going to talk about here in 00:10:43.830 --> 00:10:47.549 a second? Yeah, unfortunately, we weren't able 00:10:47.549 --> 00:10:52.710 to take part in any of the RTTY operations. Okay. 00:10:53.230 --> 00:10:56.929 So Candice, tell us a little bit about, you know, 00:10:57.129 --> 00:11:00.690 every time you go to do something, there's always 00:11:00.690 --> 00:11:05.570 unexpected, unavoidable problems. And so talk 00:11:05.570 --> 00:11:09.149 a little bit about what happened with the internet 00:11:09.149 --> 00:11:17.470 here. extremely familiar with that, but the, 00:11:17.710 --> 00:11:19.889 I believe, uh, we were supposed to get the internet 00:11:19.889 --> 00:11:23.710 set up, uh, the first day we were here. And unfortunately 00:11:23.710 --> 00:11:26.309 they, they have just not gotten around to it 00:11:26.309 --> 00:11:29.129 over at the station. Um, so unfortunately we 00:11:29.129 --> 00:11:34.309 haven't had access over there. All right, Jim, 00:11:34.370 --> 00:11:39.389 uh, you got any more detail on that? Yes, I do. 00:11:39.750 --> 00:11:43.090 Um, The original plan, Jeff Howard came down 00:11:43.090 --> 00:11:45.269 early because they were supposed to be installing 00:11:45.269 --> 00:11:49.809 it Thursday. And we are on island time, as you're 00:11:49.809 --> 00:11:54.009 well -liked to make it. And they didn't show 00:11:54.009 --> 00:11:56.870 up. And Friday they were supposed to. And the 00:11:56.870 --> 00:11:59.649 bucket truck was broke, so they didn't show up. 00:11:59.950 --> 00:12:02.830 And they don't work weekends. So they'll install 00:12:02.830 --> 00:12:06.529 it on Monday. and get configured on Tuesday while 00:12:06.529 --> 00:12:10.309 we're on the plane. So unfortunately, they're 00:12:10.309 --> 00:12:15.490 installing fiber and Jeff worked really hard 00:12:15.490 --> 00:12:18.669 in getting it from the top of the big hill through 00:12:18.669 --> 00:12:22.230 all the brush and sage brush and nettles and 00:12:22.230 --> 00:12:25.370 through the sand and everything down to the pole 00:12:25.370 --> 00:12:30.279 and they hooked every house up but his. So it's 00:12:30.279 --> 00:12:36.179 been an issue, but as usual, we move on and find 00:12:36.179 --> 00:12:40.340 ways to work around it. Yeah, they're actually 00:12:40.340 --> 00:12:42.840 installing fiber in our neighborhood right now. 00:12:43.019 --> 00:12:47.840 As we drove in from the airport, we saw all these 00:12:47.840 --> 00:12:51.200 caution flags in the yards where the coax is 00:12:51.200 --> 00:12:56.679 run along the yard from the fiber box. I'm getting 00:12:56.679 --> 00:13:00.500 ready to switch and of course today my internet 00:13:00.500 --> 00:13:06.460 goes down so yeah there's always always something 00:13:06.460 --> 00:13:10.600 but at least the cables will be run for future 00:13:10.600 --> 00:13:14.340 operations but you know that's the beauty of 00:13:14.340 --> 00:13:16.820 radio I was still able you know I didn't have 00:13:16.820 --> 00:13:18.759 internet but I could get on and talk to Brennan 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:23.700 on 15 so It works out really well. It just slows 00:13:23.700 --> 00:13:25.720 down the logging a little bit and some of the 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:30.740 spotting. Well, TJ, what's been your favorite 00:13:30.740 --> 00:13:36.259 part of the trip so far? Really getting to use 00:13:36.259 --> 00:13:39.000 the radios and the antenna system. They've got 00:13:39.000 --> 00:13:41.279 a really, really nice antenna system there at 00:13:41.279 --> 00:13:43.460 the shack and that was really exciting to learn 00:13:43.460 --> 00:13:48.139 how to use and learning how to operate split 00:13:48.139 --> 00:13:51.639 was also pretty fun. I've never done that before. 00:13:52.539 --> 00:13:57.500 All right, Brennan. Yeah, you know, the biggest, 00:13:58.360 --> 00:14:01.340 the most fun part about this was definitely meeting 00:14:01.340 --> 00:14:04.740 everyone. So we got to meet Jeff and Uly with 00:14:04.740 --> 00:14:06.899 Jeff being the station owner and, you know, really 00:14:06.899 --> 00:14:09.659 awesome people. Jeff is super, super nice, as 00:14:09.659 --> 00:14:12.799 Uly is as well. I've never met Jeff and he's 00:14:12.799 --> 00:14:15.460 an awesome dude, super smart and it's awesome. 00:14:15.539 --> 00:14:17.750 He's letting us use his station down here. And 00:14:17.750 --> 00:14:19.850 he just has so much knowledge about operations 00:14:19.850 --> 00:14:21.889 and his station and everything like that. So 00:14:21.889 --> 00:14:26.590 he gave us all some tips on both SSB and CW for 00:14:26.590 --> 00:14:30.909 managing the pileups. Oh, that's really cool. 00:14:31.049 --> 00:14:34.090 And then that's, that's no small station you're 00:14:34.090 --> 00:14:40.610 on there. PJ2T that's a very nice station. Candice, 00:14:40.610 --> 00:14:42.850 how about you? What's been your favorite aspect 00:14:42.850 --> 00:14:48.620 of the trip? like the thrill of the pileups. 00:14:49.000 --> 00:14:52.679 It's a lot different here than it is at home, 00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:55.320 just because everybody wants to contact you. 00:14:56.620 --> 00:14:59.899 So I mean, Friday night, I had a big pileup. 00:15:00.019 --> 00:15:03.980 I think it was on 20 meters to our tee. Unfortunately, 00:15:04.360 --> 00:15:07.919 there was still a pileup, but we were just exhausted 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:11.539 and had to go to bed. But I really enjoy meeting 00:15:11.539 --> 00:15:14.639 everyone. It's really nice seeing more youth 00:15:14.639 --> 00:15:18.590 in ham radio. just because back where I am at 00:15:18.590 --> 00:15:21.049 home, I really don't know a lot of youth. And 00:15:21.049 --> 00:15:23.549 then just getting to know everybody and the weather 00:15:23.549 --> 00:15:26.870 out here is absolutely gorgeous. The view is 00:15:26.870 --> 00:15:32.629 beautiful. So all of that is just, it's icing 00:15:32.629 --> 00:15:36.350 on the cake, really. But yeah, it's beautiful 00:15:36.350 --> 00:15:40.710 here. Yeah, it's interesting that you bring up 00:15:40.710 --> 00:15:43.230 that, you know, getting to know other youth because 00:15:43.230 --> 00:15:47.509 this is a recurring theme. You know, with Yoda, 00:15:47.929 --> 00:15:51.289 the youth on the air that I have been directing 00:15:51.289 --> 00:15:54.169 for a couple of years, that's one of our big 00:15:54.169 --> 00:15:57.789 things is we want to get everybody together and 00:15:57.789 --> 00:16:02.529 get to know each other. And it sometimes, you 00:16:02.529 --> 00:16:06.409 know, youth will really feel isolated. We have 00:16:06.409 --> 00:16:09.769 some youth. uh... in the hobby and service but 00:16:09.769 --> 00:16:12.789 they don't always know about each other you know 00:16:12.789 --> 00:16:15.789 it it's rare that i go to a club meeting and 00:16:15.789 --> 00:16:19.250 there's not at least one young ham the thing 00:16:19.250 --> 00:16:22.049 is they feel like they're the only one young 00:16:22.049 --> 00:16:25.269 ham and and there are thousands out there it's 00:16:25.269 --> 00:16:28.220 just a matter of of getting to know each other. 00:16:28.480 --> 00:16:32.000 So this is another great opportunity to get to 00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:35.100 know some of the other youth and you get to learn 00:16:35.100 --> 00:16:39.039 a whole lot about each other when there's only 00:16:39.039 --> 00:16:42.740 three or four operators. I know in the past we've 00:16:42.740 --> 00:16:46.679 had some pretty incredible grilled cheese makers 00:16:46.679 --> 00:16:50.889 and we found out all kinds of things about about 00:16:50.889 --> 00:16:54.629 everybody. So, what's the secret talents here, 00:16:55.029 --> 00:17:01.309 Candice? Do we have any of those this time? I 00:17:01.309 --> 00:17:07.349 don't know. I mean, Brennan is really good at 00:17:07.349 --> 00:17:10.970 CW. He's been knocking that out of the park, 00:17:11.410 --> 00:17:16.109 but I do not have any secret talents, unfortunately. 00:17:16.759 --> 00:17:19.619 And I don't know about TJ. TJ, do you have any 00:17:19.619 --> 00:17:23.259 secret challenge you want to tell us about? Well, 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:27.759 this is really my first time operating for a 00:17:27.759 --> 00:17:29.920 really long period of time. So that's pretty 00:17:29.920 --> 00:17:33.640 exciting. I've only been licensed for about two 00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:45.609 years now. Very good. Brennan? Hello? Any secret 00:17:45.609 --> 00:17:48.390 talents that you found out about Candice or TJ? 00:17:50.269 --> 00:17:53.769 You know, with Candice being a lady, her voice 00:17:53.769 --> 00:17:57.009 travels a lot or seems to cut through the radio 00:17:57.009 --> 00:17:59.289 waves a lot more. So I guess her secret talent 00:17:59.289 --> 00:18:02.069 has been able to make a dead band come alive 00:18:02.069 --> 00:18:04.789 again with a massive pile up. TJ and I will just 00:18:04.789 --> 00:18:08.250 be on the radio calling for 15, 20 minutes at 00:18:08.250 --> 00:18:10.769 times during a slow point and not get any callers. 00:18:10.849 --> 00:18:13.190 And Candice can jump on and get a pile up within 00:18:13.190 --> 00:18:23.150 minutes. Yeah, it's that extra 3 DB. Just give 00:18:23.150 --> 00:18:31.910 her extra 3 DB. Yeah, go ahead. Candice, she 00:18:31.910 --> 00:18:34.990 was operating and we were trying to get up to 00:18:34.990 --> 00:18:37.890 6 ,000 and they had brought food out and Candice 00:18:37.890 --> 00:18:40.589 stayed on for an extra while trying to get up 00:18:40.589 --> 00:18:44.690 to that 6 ,000. It's a day. Yeah, we were Brendan 00:18:44.690 --> 00:18:48.890 and I Brendan and I were operating he was on 00:18:48.890 --> 00:18:51.930 15 and I was on 20 and we were going back and 00:18:51.930 --> 00:18:56.329 forth and it was like a thrill like all the what's 00:18:56.329 --> 00:19:01.170 it the build -up anticipation yeah, like it was 00:19:01.170 --> 00:19:03.349 just We're looking at each other like, who's 00:19:03.349 --> 00:19:04.569 going to get it? Who's going to get it? Who's 00:19:04.569 --> 00:19:06.630 going to ring the bell? And then everybody's 00:19:06.630 --> 00:19:08.710 videotaping you. And you're just like, who's 00:19:08.710 --> 00:19:11.670 going to get it? And of course, nobody, nobody. 00:19:11.849 --> 00:19:13.750 I couldn't get anybody. And then printing violence. 00:19:14.150 --> 00:19:16.150 There were just moments, like a minute of just 00:19:16.150 --> 00:19:18.349 no one calling who the last contact. And then 00:19:18.349 --> 00:19:21.089 all of a sudden I just got one person. It was, 00:19:21.490 --> 00:19:24.529 I was so nervous trying to get that 6 ,000th, 00:19:24.529 --> 00:19:28.970 6 ,000th contact. Are you starting to speed up 00:19:28.970 --> 00:19:34.000 there? Yeah. Yuli cut off the amplifier on Candice 00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:40.680 last night. We were shutting off the station 00:19:40.680 --> 00:19:43.700 for the night, and Candice still wanted to operate, 00:19:44.400 --> 00:19:47.740 and everyone else was going to bed. So Yuli came 00:19:47.740 --> 00:19:50.180 up and shut off the amplifier. Yeah, I mean, 00:19:50.400 --> 00:19:52.759 it was about, like, what, 12, 30? Yeah, it was 00:19:52.759 --> 00:19:55.519 12 o 'clock. It was like 12 o 'clock in the morning. 00:19:57.519 --> 00:19:59.880 was keeping everybody up they're like no Candace 00:19:59.880 --> 00:20:05.019 you're done you're done. Well that's part of 00:20:05.019 --> 00:20:07.559 the fun of going on these trips you know you 00:20:07.559 --> 00:20:11.299 don't have any any real set time schedule it's 00:20:11.299 --> 00:20:13.579 that island time it can work against you but 00:20:13.579 --> 00:20:17.099 it could work for you too you know so you can 00:20:17.099 --> 00:20:21.690 stay up and make contacts. Alright, well we're 00:20:21.690 --> 00:20:23.630 going to take a break here and when we come back 00:20:23.630 --> 00:20:26.109 we're going to talk with Jim a little bit about 00:20:26.109 --> 00:20:29.230 the program and some of the fundraising and that 00:20:29.230 --> 00:20:32.450 kind of thing and how you can help and all the 00:20:32.450 --> 00:20:34.789 QSL information and that kind of thing when we 00:20:34.789 --> 00:20:41.250 come back right here on HamTalk Live. Thanks 00:20:41.250 --> 00:20:44.369 for choosing Tower Electronics. How may we help 00:20:44.369 --> 00:20:48.369 you today? We have PL259s, we have in connectors, 00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:52.660 We have SMA adapters. We have BNC adapters. What 00:20:52.660 --> 00:20:55.759 can I show you today? Where's the tower? Well, 00:20:56.039 --> 00:20:59.079 we don't actually have a tower with us, but we 00:20:59.079 --> 00:21:01.559 have all kinds of things you can use with a tower. 00:21:02.099 --> 00:21:05.240 We have power poles, antennas, soldering irons 00:21:05.240 --> 00:21:08.519 and meters. Where's the tower? Ma 'am, that's 00:21:08.519 --> 00:21:11.059 the name of our company. We can't haul towers 00:21:11.059 --> 00:21:13.440 to all the ham fest across the country that we 00:21:13.440 --> 00:21:16.180 visit. But we have almost every connector and 00:21:16.180 --> 00:21:18.420 adapter you would need to connect your antenna 00:21:18.420 --> 00:21:20.519 that's on your tower. I don't think there's a 00:21:20.519 --> 00:21:24.119 tower back there. I really don't. 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Tune in again next week for another 00:23:40.640 --> 00:23:46.960 joke from Rick. All right, we're back on HamTalk 00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:51.700 Live with the Youth DX Adventure team down in 00:23:51.700 --> 00:23:59.460 Carousel and Jim Storms ABHYK is here and he 00:23:59.460 --> 00:24:03.480 is one of the big proponents of this program 00:24:03.480 --> 00:24:08.279 and one of the leaders and also has the the pleasure 00:24:08.279 --> 00:24:13.079 of being the the incoming Hamvention chairman 00:24:13.079 --> 00:24:16.559 for the Dayton Hamvention the next couple of 00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:20.579 years. So Jim, what's your take on how things 00:24:20.579 --> 00:24:25.160 are going here this far into the trip? I'll tell 00:24:25.160 --> 00:24:29.380 you, Neil, this has been quite a surprising and 00:24:29.380 --> 00:24:32.660 pleasant trip other than our travel issues, which 00:24:32.660 --> 00:24:35.200 were monumental as everybody knows when they're 00:24:35.200 --> 00:24:39.359 traveling these days by air. But this group has 00:24:39.359 --> 00:24:43.339 just been phenomenal. I put them right at the 00:24:43.339 --> 00:24:46.759 top of the groups we've had in the past. And 00:24:46.759 --> 00:24:49.500 we've had some really great ones. But these kids, 00:24:49.519 --> 00:24:52.519 they just get on the air and it's litter like 00:24:52.519 --> 00:24:56.640 Candice said earlier. It's prying them out of 00:24:56.640 --> 00:25:00.940 the chair. They just keep going and going and 00:25:00.940 --> 00:25:04.369 going. They're energizer bunnies. I guess, but 00:25:04.369 --> 00:25:07.970 they are very efficient operators. There's been 00:25:07.970 --> 00:25:12.309 a lot of good comments on the ops and they just 00:25:12.309 --> 00:25:16.930 keep going and going and they are really racking 00:25:16.930 --> 00:25:21.109 up the cues. Well, that's always great to hear 00:25:21.109 --> 00:25:25.769 and I know this adventure has been down because 00:25:25.769 --> 00:25:29.769 of COVID and so it's nice for you to be back. 00:25:30.009 --> 00:25:34.069 and able to get these kids on the air from a 00:25:34.069 --> 00:25:39.230 nice big station somewhere. Well, tell us a little 00:25:39.230 --> 00:25:43.930 bit about the fundraising. I can tell you I started 00:25:43.930 --> 00:25:47.490 adding up the numbers from Yoda Camp and prices, 00:25:47.650 --> 00:25:51.470 oh my, did they go up? And I know yours did too. 00:25:51.750 --> 00:25:55.269 So tell us a little bit about financing this 00:25:55.269 --> 00:26:01.539 trip. Yeah, we do this all by donation we Will 00:26:01.539 --> 00:26:03.579 get money from a lot of different places a lot 00:26:03.579 --> 00:26:08.339 of clubs Several organizations and and they they 00:26:08.339 --> 00:26:11.700 really help us to do this trip Without them it 00:26:11.700 --> 00:26:14.359 just would not happen at all and you're right 00:26:14.359 --> 00:26:17.519 expenses have gone through the roof Airfares 00:26:17.519 --> 00:26:22.490 went up in our case almost 40 % We got down here 00:26:22.490 --> 00:26:25.650 and food is about 20 % higher than it was before. 00:26:26.369 --> 00:26:28.769 So we're still waiting on the water and electric 00:26:28.769 --> 00:26:32.630 bill to see what those are. The housing we had 00:26:32.630 --> 00:26:36.990 a locked in rate from 2019 and I'm not sure what's 00:26:36.990 --> 00:26:39.109 gonna happen if we come back again next year 00:26:39.109 --> 00:26:41.670 what the housing is gonna run. But we do this 00:26:41.670 --> 00:26:47.789 all by donation and you can go to our website, 00:26:48.049 --> 00:26:55.420 which is qsl .net. N6JRL and that'll pull up 00:26:55.420 --> 00:26:58.900 our website and you can click on the left side, 00:26:58.960 --> 00:27:01.099 it'll tell you how to donate. It'll also tell 00:27:01.099 --> 00:27:05.460 you how to get a QSL card. So we do that. We'll 00:27:05.460 --> 00:27:08.420 print a really nice QSL card and send it out 00:27:08.420 --> 00:27:12.160 to people. But that's how we do it. We've got 00:27:12.160 --> 00:27:16.079 some big manufacturers that help us out. ICOM 00:27:16.079 --> 00:27:19.779 gives us a radio to auction at Hanvention. through 00:27:19.779 --> 00:27:23.019 a raffle and that pays a lot of our expenses. 00:27:23.759 --> 00:27:27.480 DX Engineering supports us. I hate to start an 00:27:27.480 --> 00:27:29.000 angle because I know I'm going to leave people 00:27:29.000 --> 00:27:35.319 out. Exactly. Clubs such as Indexa have helped 00:27:35.319 --> 00:27:37.559 us out this year and hopefully will continue 00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:39.819 to. They've helped us out for multiple years. 00:27:40.539 --> 00:27:42.859 Dayton Amateur Radio Association, which I'm a 00:27:42.859 --> 00:27:46.920 member of, obviously. is a huge supporter of 00:27:46.920 --> 00:27:49.940 it and really helps make the trip happen and 00:27:49.940 --> 00:27:52.420 then there's a myriad of other clubs that do 00:27:52.420 --> 00:27:56.640 and individuals and if you actually donate as 00:27:56.640 --> 00:28:00.279 a business or as an individual you will be on 00:28:00.279 --> 00:28:04.180 our QSL card your logos and names listed for 00:28:04.180 --> 00:28:07.680 the private people so that's how we finance it 00:28:08.349 --> 00:28:10.490 We're going to have to really look tight and 00:28:10.490 --> 00:28:12.950 see what the money is going to be next year because 00:28:12.950 --> 00:28:17.250 it is getting expensive. And I just want to give 00:28:17.250 --> 00:28:22.490 a big thank you to the Caribbean Contesting Consortium, 00:28:22.990 --> 00:28:29.470 which is the group that manages and keeps PJ2T 00:28:29.470 --> 00:28:34.529 running as a consortium. Jeff is the owner, of 00:28:34.529 --> 00:28:39.990 course. But they actually pay the money to keep 00:28:39.990 --> 00:28:42.349 the station alive. And when they come down, they 00:28:42.349 --> 00:28:46.250 have to pay. But they're nice enough that they 00:28:46.250 --> 00:28:50.869 donate that amount for us to operate. They do 00:28:50.869 --> 00:28:54.210 not charge us to operate here. We do pay for 00:28:54.210 --> 00:28:57.529 water and electric to help offset their expenses. 00:28:57.690 --> 00:29:00.150 But they let us use their equipment, let us use 00:29:00.150 --> 00:29:03.910 the station. Jeff was up on the tower today painting 00:29:03.910 --> 00:29:07.029 part of the tower so they keep it maintained 00:29:07.029 --> 00:29:09.410 and keep it in great shape. It's a super station. 00:29:10.390 --> 00:29:12.269 Well it's great that you have all that help because 00:29:12.269 --> 00:29:15.910 you need all the help to make these big things 00:29:15.910 --> 00:29:20.930 happen like this and I'm fully aware of that 00:29:20.930 --> 00:29:25.750 with Yoda so it's great that you've done that. 00:29:26.109 --> 00:29:31.359 Well you know talk a little bit about plans for 00:29:31.359 --> 00:29:34.319 next year. So if there's a young person listening 00:29:34.319 --> 00:29:38.220 that wants to try to go next year, how do they 00:29:38.220 --> 00:29:42.119 find you? How do they get ahold of you and your 00:29:42.119 --> 00:29:47.019 team to apply and to go on one of these trips? 00:29:47.259 --> 00:29:51.079 And do you have a location in mind? Okay. At 00:29:51.079 --> 00:29:54.500 the moment we had a location, but he asked us 00:29:54.500 --> 00:30:00.579 to defer to 2024. So hopefully The consortium 00:30:00.579 --> 00:30:03.140 will let us come back again. I have not talked 00:30:03.140 --> 00:30:06.460 to them about it yet, but we hope to have a location. 00:30:06.559 --> 00:30:07.940 And there's a couple of locations we're going 00:30:07.940 --> 00:30:11.440 to investigate as potential new sites in the 00:30:11.440 --> 00:30:13.900 future. But it takes a couple of years to work 00:30:13.900 --> 00:30:19.539 that all out. Anybody that wants to apply, and 00:30:19.539 --> 00:30:21.279 I said earlier I gave you the actual website, 00:30:21.500 --> 00:30:25.220 but if you actually Google Dave Calder Youth 00:30:25.220 --> 00:30:28.920 DX Adventure, it'll send you right there. and 00:30:28.920 --> 00:30:31.920 on the left side that we will be putting up an 00:30:31.920 --> 00:30:34.880 application form somewhere probably about a month 00:30:34.880 --> 00:30:39.400 or so out so that we can start people applying 00:30:39.400 --> 00:30:43.380 for it. The way the funding works is that we 00:30:43.380 --> 00:30:47.119 actually pay from the departure point of the 00:30:47.119 --> 00:30:52.180 United States as a team to the site and back. 00:30:53.119 --> 00:30:57.039 The team members have to pay to get to our embarkation 00:30:57.039 --> 00:31:01.750 site. So there is some skin in the game doing 00:31:01.750 --> 00:31:08.789 that and it is a commitment and we ask the participants 00:31:08.789 --> 00:31:12.130 to also to work as a work their clubs and stuff 00:31:12.130 --> 00:31:15.650 like that to help us raise funds So that's the 00:31:15.650 --> 00:31:18.470 big that's the way to do is just go on on the 00:31:18.470 --> 00:31:20.789 website and watch it when the application comes 00:31:20.789 --> 00:31:24.779 up They can start applying there is a formal 00:31:24.779 --> 00:31:27.000 process for that. We review those applicants 00:31:27.000 --> 00:31:29.680 and make our selections from that. The other 00:31:29.680 --> 00:31:33.700 thing is there's some clubs that we're aware 00:31:33.700 --> 00:31:37.500 of that support us greatly that we actively ask 00:31:37.500 --> 00:31:41.220 them for participants. And that's how we got 00:31:41.220 --> 00:31:43.420 one of the members this time. We had one drop 00:31:43.420 --> 00:31:46.579 out because he wasn't able to work on the schedule 00:31:46.579 --> 00:31:51.519 for 2019's pushback. So we asked a club member 00:31:51.759 --> 00:31:54.359 our club to recommend a person from their club 00:31:54.359 --> 00:31:57.640 because it's one that supports us greatly. All 00:31:57.640 --> 00:32:00.759 right well that's cool and if you can't remember 00:32:00.759 --> 00:32:04.359 any of the address or what to google youth on 00:32:04.359 --> 00:32:06.779 the air .org we've got a link straight to you 00:32:06.779 --> 00:32:10.039 there so you can go there and see that as well 00:32:10.039 --> 00:32:13.799 and as well information about how to donate. 00:32:14.619 --> 00:32:17.359 Yes well it's the same thing there is a spot 00:32:17.359 --> 00:32:20.119 on there for donations Unfortunately, we used 00:32:20.119 --> 00:32:24.099 to take PayPal, but the way PayPal changed some 00:32:24.099 --> 00:32:26.799 stuff and some things that happened internally 00:32:26.799 --> 00:32:30.740 with us, we have discontinued that. So basically 00:32:30.740 --> 00:32:34.359 it's the information how to send a check to me 00:32:34.359 --> 00:32:38.660 to get deposited and support it that way. It 00:32:38.660 --> 00:32:42.339 is a 501c3 organization that we work through. 00:32:42.779 --> 00:32:46.700 So they would be considered tax deductible. Okay, 00:32:46.700 --> 00:32:52.170 very good. Well, hopefully some people will continue 00:32:52.170 --> 00:32:55.970 to add to that 6 ,000 here in the next day or 00:32:55.970 --> 00:32:59.849 so and you have a chance to see the sites a little 00:32:59.849 --> 00:33:05.970 bit and then get back safely. I'm not sure how 00:33:05.970 --> 00:33:11.150 this happened, but all four of our flights along 00:33:11.150 --> 00:33:15.000 the way to Jamaica and back were were early and 00:33:15.000 --> 00:33:17.859 and and running on time so i i don't know how 00:33:17.859 --> 00:33:21.500 that happened but uh... i hope that uh... the 00:33:21.500 --> 00:33:25.200 return trip is just as easy for you all and and 00:33:25.200 --> 00:33:27.700 jim out one one more thing uh... you know you're 00:33:27.700 --> 00:33:29.859 not doing this by yourself talk a little bit 00:33:29.859 --> 00:33:33.619 about your your hosts and your uh... teammates 00:33:33.619 --> 00:33:37.359 here okay that the hosts are as jeff howard is 00:33:37.359 --> 00:33:40.140 the owner he came down to be sure the internet's 00:33:40.140 --> 00:33:43.480 uh... normally he handles just our interface 00:33:43.480 --> 00:33:46.059 with the club, their club, to get everything 00:33:46.059 --> 00:33:51.160 worked out. He's not usually here, but Uli Feichal, 00:33:51.720 --> 00:33:55.880 Dalit Alime, Oscar Bravo Quebec, comes down from 00:33:55.880 --> 00:34:00.440 Germany and acts as our host here. He's in charge 00:34:00.440 --> 00:34:02.740 of being sure the radios work, that we don't 00:34:02.740 --> 00:34:06.019 screw something up and making everything work 00:34:06.019 --> 00:34:10.300 when there's issues. So he's our host here. And 00:34:10.300 --> 00:34:15.420 with me is Ron Doyle, N8VAR, as an additional 00:34:15.420 --> 00:34:20.780 team lead, and Don Dubon, N6JRL, is here also. 00:34:21.460 --> 00:34:25.440 Each one of the kids has a parent or grandparent 00:34:25.440 --> 00:34:31.539 with them. We do not ask that below 18 kids come 00:34:31.539 --> 00:34:36.639 with us going out of the country. without an 00:34:36.639 --> 00:34:38.840 escort because I'm not even going to approach 00:34:38.840 --> 00:34:43.960 that with customs. But they travel with a family 00:34:43.960 --> 00:34:48.420 member who is responsible for them on site and 00:34:48.420 --> 00:34:52.559 their well -being. And that's the people that 00:34:52.559 --> 00:34:56.260 are involved. And they all work hard. Of course, 00:34:56.320 --> 00:34:59.650 when we get down here sometimes it's... the kids, 00:34:59.889 --> 00:35:02.050 especially this group, they work on their own 00:35:02.050 --> 00:35:04.369 really well. So I get to kind of sit here on 00:35:04.369 --> 00:35:08.909 the veranda and watch the ocean go by. Yeah, 00:35:08.909 --> 00:35:12.389 I remember Bryant Raskol's mom always enjoyed 00:35:12.389 --> 00:35:17.909 the pool time while she was, along with Bryant 00:35:17.909 --> 00:35:21.010 on the YouthDX adventure. So yeah, here's the 00:35:21.010 --> 00:35:25.010 adults some time to relax a little bit. once 00:35:25.010 --> 00:35:27.989 everything's running. Well, Jim, thank you so 00:35:27.989 --> 00:35:31.510 much for getting the interview together here 00:35:31.510 --> 00:35:35.650 with Candice and TJ and Brennan. And just want 00:35:35.650 --> 00:35:38.909 to say thank you to the entire team making this 00:35:38.909 --> 00:35:42.190 happen and look forward to hearing about next 00:35:42.190 --> 00:35:45.750 year's Youth DX Adventure Group. Very good, Neil. 00:35:45.750 --> 00:35:49.190 Thank you for the time to talk to the people. 00:35:49.750 --> 00:35:53.360 Look for us on the air through Monday. at about 00:35:53.360 --> 00:35:56.840 5 p .m. is when we'll probably go QRT about them. 00:35:57.119 --> 00:36:00.420 All right, Candice, TJ, Brennan, any last comments 00:36:00.420 --> 00:36:03.099 before we go? Thank you for all the support with 00:36:03.099 --> 00:36:04.719 working us on the band. It's been a ton of fun 00:36:04.719 --> 00:36:08.179 up here. Yeah, I'd like to thank everyone that's 00:36:08.179 --> 00:36:12.519 helping support Dave Coulter Memorial Youth DX 00:36:12.519 --> 00:36:16.219 Adventure and allowing me and Candice and Brennan 00:36:16.219 --> 00:36:20.199 to come out here. We're very thankful. Yeah. 00:36:20.639 --> 00:36:24.340 Exactly what they said. I mean they Thank you 00:36:24.340 --> 00:36:28.079 for everything and spread the word as many people 00:36:28.079 --> 00:36:32.360 work as possible All right. Well, thanks so much 00:36:32.360 --> 00:36:34.599 for being there and thanks for the queue and 00:36:34.599 --> 00:36:39.900 thanks for for getting Through all that security 00:36:39.900 --> 00:36:42.980 and customs and everything to get down there 00:36:42.980 --> 00:36:48.059 to have some fun on the radio so That is a wrap 00:36:48.059 --> 00:36:52.099 for this episode of ham talk live. Thanks to 00:36:52.099 --> 00:36:57.400 my guests Candice ke8 MMS TJ ko4 FFA Brennan 00:36:57.400 --> 00:37:03.739 k6 bfl and Jim storms a b8 yk and I invite everybody 00:37:03.739 --> 00:37:07.059 to tune in next time for another episode of ham 00:37:07.059 --> 00:37:10.260 talk live. So for now, this is Neil rap WB 9 00:37:10.260 --> 00:37:14.809 VPG saying seven three 7 -5 and may the good 00:37:14.809 --> 00:37:16.730 DX be yours.