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All the 00:04:24.300 --> 00:04:26.519 information you need for your trip to Dayton. 00:04:27.060 --> 00:04:30.579 It's HamVention Preview here on HamTalk Live. 00:04:44.110 --> 00:04:47.769 Welcome back to HamTalk Live. Tonight, Carol 00:04:47.769 --> 00:04:52.329 Perry, WB2MGP joins us on the Orlando Amateur 00:04:52.329 --> 00:04:55.709 Radio Club and Hamcation Zoom line. Carol taught 00:04:55.709 --> 00:04:58.750 ham radio at Intermediate School 72 in Staten 00:04:58.750 --> 00:05:02.449 Island, New York for 30 years. And now she travels 00:05:02.449 --> 00:05:06.370 across the globe, speaking to hams about involving 00:05:06.370 --> 00:05:09.250 young people in ham radio and using it as a teaching 00:05:09.250 --> 00:05:13.889 tool. Carol is the recipient of the 1987 Dayton 00:05:13.889 --> 00:05:18.670 Ham of the Year Award, the 1987 ARRL Instructor 00:05:18.670 --> 00:05:22.370 of the Year Award, the 1991 Marconi Wireless 00:05:22.370 --> 00:05:27.290 Memorial Award, the 1993 QCWA President's Award, 00:05:27.790 --> 00:05:31.449 the 1996 RCA Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award, 00:05:32.029 --> 00:05:38.180 the 2009 -2012 RCA President's Awards, and the 00:05:38.180 --> 00:05:41.500 Carol Perry Educator of the Year award sponsored 00:05:41.500 --> 00:05:46.740 by Hamcation that's named in her honor. So Carol 00:05:46.740 --> 00:05:51.899 is also the Director of Youth Activities for 00:05:51.899 --> 00:05:55.480 both the Radio Club of America and the Quarter 00:05:55.480 --> 00:05:59.240 Century Wireless Association. Well, Carol, welcome 00:05:59.240 --> 00:06:03.689 to HamTalk Live. Thanks for coming back. Oh, 00:06:03.689 --> 00:06:06.470 absolutely. It's always a pleasure to speak with 00:06:06.470 --> 00:06:10.329 you, Neil. Well, we're getting ready for Hamvention 00:06:10.329 --> 00:06:12.970 and everybody's excited that, you know, it's 00:06:12.970 --> 00:06:18.129 coming back. It's been two years and it's finally 00:06:18.129 --> 00:06:24.290 time to prepare for the trip to Hamvention. And 00:06:24.290 --> 00:06:26.550 so we've been talking about different things 00:06:26.550 --> 00:06:31.399 that are going to take place during that weekend 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:37.139 and one of the big things are your instructors 00:06:37.139 --> 00:06:41.279 forum and the big one, the youth forum. So we 00:06:41.279 --> 00:06:43.160 want to talk a little bit about that and give 00:06:43.160 --> 00:06:45.819 everybody an idea of what's going to happen and 00:06:45.819 --> 00:06:50.540 kind of wet your interest a little bit to come 00:06:50.540 --> 00:06:53.839 to these events. So let's start off with the 00:06:53.839 --> 00:06:58.360 instructors forum. I know that's on Friday. uh... 00:06:58.360 --> 00:07:01.620 and always attend that and you always have some 00:07:01.620 --> 00:07:04.220 great speakers there so tell us a little bit 00:07:04.220 --> 00:07:09.199 about uh... the instructors forum okay thank 00:07:09.199 --> 00:07:15.019 you neil well every year we welcome people who 00:07:15.019 --> 00:07:21.100 are instructors slash teachers of youth groups 00:07:21.100 --> 00:07:26.220 it does not have to be uh... a uh... a specific 00:07:26.960 --> 00:07:30.379 teacher in a classroom to come to this forum 00:07:30.379 --> 00:07:33.680 to benefit from it. It just has to be somebody 00:07:33.680 --> 00:07:37.680 who's interested and wants to get ideas how to 00:07:37.680 --> 00:07:41.560 form a group of youth to work with them with 00:07:41.560 --> 00:07:46.220 radio. It could be scout masters, and it could 00:07:46.220 --> 00:07:49.779 be a church group that's putting together a youth 00:07:49.779 --> 00:07:53.560 activity group with radio. And again, it's to 00:07:53.560 --> 00:07:59.430 share ideas. of how to recruit and to retain 00:07:59.430 --> 00:08:04.670 young people in amateur radio. And we always 00:08:04.670 --> 00:08:08.790 try to have an interesting speaker that can perhaps 00:08:08.790 --> 00:08:13.910 share really good ideas. And this year I have 00:08:13.910 --> 00:08:20.519 invited Bob Indurbitsen, NQ1R, who is the director 00:08:20.519 --> 00:08:25.339 of public relations and innovation at the ARRL. 00:08:25.800 --> 00:08:29.579 Now, he's not coming there as a promo to sell 00:08:29.579 --> 00:08:34.740 or anything like that. He is coming specifically, 00:08:34.919 --> 00:08:38.639 because he and I discussed this, to speak about 00:08:38.639 --> 00:08:42.320 those two facets that I just mentioned. Are you 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:45.620 looking to get ideas of how to get a youth group 00:08:45.620 --> 00:08:50.539 started and what materials would be available 00:08:50.539 --> 00:08:55.039 for you and he will discuss the ARRL resources 00:08:55.039 --> 00:09:00.340 including the Teachers Institute and share ideas 00:09:00.340 --> 00:09:04.679 of what the League is offering in the way of 00:09:04.679 --> 00:09:09.360 free resources or manuals or books, etc. That 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:12.320 can be bought if you wish, but it's not going 00:09:12.320 --> 00:09:16.549 to be a sales promo. It's going to be uh... to 00:09:16.549 --> 00:09:19.649 help people get started or get good ideas about 00:09:19.649 --> 00:09:24.070 working with young people on radio well it sounds 00:09:24.070 --> 00:09:28.169 great and that's going to be friday morning from 00:09:28.169 --> 00:09:32.950 ten thirty to eleven thirty right that is correct 00:09:32.950 --> 00:09:37.250 in room number four in room number four okay 00:09:37.250 --> 00:09:41.519 and that's the one that's behind the track I 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:49.419 don't remember correctly. Yes, yes. So Bob will 00:09:49.419 --> 00:09:52.879 be there to share some of that kind of thing 00:09:52.879 --> 00:09:59.340 and you always have some interesting things to 00:09:59.340 --> 00:10:02.480 pick up and I picked up a lot of things along 00:10:02.480 --> 00:10:08.840 the way over the years to help my ham radio clubs. 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:15.080 And it's just a great opportunity for people 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:21.299 to come and learn a little bit about what needs 00:10:21.299 --> 00:10:26.419 to go into this to make the chances much higher 00:10:26.419 --> 00:10:29.779 of being successful. So I think that's a great 00:10:29.779 --> 00:10:34.340 thing. Oh, absolutely. And plus, I will give 00:10:34.340 --> 00:10:39.159 access to anybody who wants to afterwards or 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:41.120 when you have thought about it and hopefully 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:45.240 gotten inspired by what you've learned there, 00:10:45.659 --> 00:10:50.399 to contact me. If you need any help in any of 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:53.220 the above mentioned things that I said, do you 00:10:53.220 --> 00:10:56.200 want an idea how to approach a school principal, 00:10:56.899 --> 00:10:59.700 how to approach a school district, how to start 00:10:59.700 --> 00:11:03.620 a small group in your church activities, etc. 00:11:04.159 --> 00:11:08.360 I always make myself available with the information 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:12.480 of how to contact me through the RCA youth activities 00:11:12.480 --> 00:11:16.940 with any question you may have specific to the 00:11:16.940 --> 00:11:21.299 situation that you find yourself in. Yeah, always 00:11:21.299 --> 00:11:25.620 a tremendous resource. So that's the Instructor's 00:11:25.620 --> 00:11:32.240 Forum, Friday, 1030 to 1130, Room 4. And if you're 00:11:32.240 --> 00:11:37.580 interested in in teaching ham radio at you know 00:11:37.580 --> 00:11:40.580 whether it's a license class or whether it's 00:11:40.580 --> 00:11:45.019 a merit badge or uh just just some awareness 00:11:45.019 --> 00:11:49.980 just uh you know what ham radio is uh why you 00:11:49.980 --> 00:11:53.559 know to young people uh come come and listen 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:59.299 to carol and and bob well Then on Saturday we 00:11:59.299 --> 00:12:03.379 have we have the the the big one It's the the 00:12:03.379 --> 00:12:06.940 youth forum and you've been doing this for many 00:12:06.940 --> 00:12:12.659 many years showcasing young people in ham radio 00:12:12.659 --> 00:12:18.659 and This year again at Saturday from 9 15 until 00:12:18.659 --> 00:12:22.720 noon and that in that big big room was number 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:27.799 two and You you want to talk a little bit about 00:12:27.799 --> 00:12:30.879 the youth forum and then tell us, you know who 00:12:30.879 --> 00:12:34.460 should be coming and And what's gonna happen? 00:12:35.759 --> 00:12:38.279 Oh Well, Neil, thank you. This is of course where 00:12:38.279 --> 00:12:46.039 my heart is This will be my 33rd year of moderating 00:12:46.039 --> 00:12:50.899 the Dayton Hamvention Youth Forum and It's always 00:12:50.899 --> 00:12:56.379 exciting challenging for me personally uh... 00:12:56.379 --> 00:12:59.200 like i said this is where my passion in my heart 00:12:59.200 --> 00:13:04.120 is because of the incredible but i call ripple 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:08.860 affect toward the young presenters this year 00:13:08.860 --> 00:13:12.480 i have seven outstanding young presenters who 00:13:12.480 --> 00:13:15.080 will be giving presentations off speak a little 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:17.440 bit in a while about what they've what some of 00:13:17.440 --> 00:13:22.059 them will be and uh... they actually start interviewing 00:13:22.590 --> 00:13:30.269 Neil with me in September and This is has come 00:13:30.269 --> 00:13:33.149 through the years to be something that we have 00:13:33.149 --> 00:13:37.450 in normal times established a waiting list for 00:13:37.450 --> 00:13:40.970 because I won't go above seven Three hours sounds 00:13:40.970 --> 00:13:44.129 like a long time, but it goes one two zip when 00:13:44.129 --> 00:13:50.990 you're actually including almost one full hour 00:13:51.129 --> 00:13:56.110 that we devote and have learned to save for giving 00:13:56.110 --> 00:13:59.990 out all the prizes that get donated, both for 00:13:59.990 --> 00:14:04.049 the presenters and for the audience. So I've 00:14:04.049 --> 00:14:06.970 limited it to seven speakers at the most, but 00:14:06.970 --> 00:14:12.309 it's an amazing opportunity for networking and 00:14:12.309 --> 00:14:15.570 for learning about public speaking and to enjoy 00:14:15.570 --> 00:14:22.720 the nagging, I mean coaching. that I give them 00:14:22.720 --> 00:14:26.200 through all the weeks leading up to the actual 00:14:26.200 --> 00:14:29.620 presentation. So it's a fabulous experience for 00:14:29.620 --> 00:14:34.620 young people who should attend. Anybody who wants 00:14:34.620 --> 00:14:38.600 to either come to support youth in radio and 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:43.899 technology or anybody who just wants to see what 00:14:43.870 --> 00:14:46.990 what the future we hope of amateur radio will 00:14:46.990 --> 00:14:52.110 be all about and to come to support these youngsters 00:14:52.110 --> 00:14:56.309 who are bringing new ideas, new technology to 00:14:56.309 --> 00:15:01.169 this wonderful service and hobby of ours. It's 00:15:01.169 --> 00:15:05.389 always great to hear what these young people 00:15:05.389 --> 00:15:09.710 are doing. It's amazing some of the things that 00:15:09.710 --> 00:15:13.100 they're doing. You know kind of off on their 00:15:13.100 --> 00:15:18.200 own a lot of times and um is always inspiring 00:15:18.200 --> 00:15:21.740 to hear those stories and like you said for them 00:15:21.740 --> 00:15:24.960 it's a great opportunity to to get familiar with 00:15:24.960 --> 00:15:28.059 public speaking and and get some coaching and 00:15:28.059 --> 00:15:30.759 and that's why it takes a long time you know 00:15:30.759 --> 00:15:34.139 that's why they they're meeting with you in september 00:15:34.139 --> 00:15:38.779 is because they need to uh to refine their skills 00:15:38.779 --> 00:15:42.259 and maybe give some practice presentations to 00:15:42.259 --> 00:15:46.659 some local radio clubs or, you know, some things 00:15:46.659 --> 00:15:52.500 to prepare this to make it what it is for Hamvention. 00:15:52.639 --> 00:15:56.720 So that's a really cool thing. Well, talk about 00:15:56.720 --> 00:15:59.440 some of your presenters. You said you have seven 00:15:59.440 --> 00:16:03.120 presenters. highlight a couple of those and give 00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:06.899 people an idea of of what kinds of things that 00:16:06.899 --> 00:16:10.799 you will be talking about okay great and i would 00:16:10.799 --> 00:16:15.460 also follow up to what we just said many of these 00:16:15.460 --> 00:16:18.580 youngsters who could be from ten years of age 00:16:18.580 --> 00:16:22.840 up until eighteen stay in touch with me and after 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:25.460 thirty three years of doing it you can imagine 00:16:25.460 --> 00:16:28.460 many of them now have children of their own that 00:16:28.460 --> 00:16:32.159 they bring time ventures but many of them stay 00:16:32.159 --> 00:16:36.799 in touch with me and go on into the wireless 00:16:36.799 --> 00:16:40.610 industry or the technical colleges and Nothing 00:16:40.610 --> 00:16:44.490 like they would approach me for endorsements 00:16:44.490 --> 00:16:47.570 and letters of recommendation. So we love the 00:16:47.570 --> 00:16:50.870 fact that there's continuity as well. That's 00:16:50.870 --> 00:16:54.610 a big ripple effect of the Youth Forum. But yes, 00:16:54.789 --> 00:16:59.830 okay. I also try to have one notable from amateur 00:16:59.830 --> 00:17:02.509 radio who comes in to give a bit of encouragement 00:17:02.509 --> 00:17:05.710 to the children, et cetera. And this year I am 00:17:05.710 --> 00:17:13.660 going to have Frank Bauer. K -A -3 -H -D -O who 00:17:13.660 --> 00:17:17.480 is the executive director of ARIS amateur radio 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:20.640 on the International Space Station and he will 00:17:20.640 --> 00:17:23.460 just briefly inform the people in the audience 00:17:23.460 --> 00:17:28.720 about the wonderful innovations that they are 00:17:28.720 --> 00:17:31.900 coming up with to enable school children around 00:17:31.900 --> 00:17:36.720 the world to speak with astronauts on the International 00:17:36.720 --> 00:17:39.950 Space Station. So he will be my special guest 00:17:39.950 --> 00:17:44.069 presenter. The young people that I have, let 00:17:44.069 --> 00:17:49.809 me just, I'll read their names. I have three 00:17:49.809 --> 00:17:55.890 groups of siblings, Blake Pearson and Ryan Pearson, 00:17:56.910 --> 00:18:06.049 KN4VKY and KN4VKW respectively. who are, and 00:18:06.049 --> 00:18:10.049 I've met in person all of these young presenters, 00:18:10.390 --> 00:18:14.630 either because they've been postponed with Hamvention 00:18:14.630 --> 00:18:18.789 from last year, or because I've met them on the 00:18:18.789 --> 00:18:22.150 road, and they're all just fantastic young people. 00:18:22.710 --> 00:18:25.470 And they will in particular, they are baseball 00:18:25.470 --> 00:18:28.269 enthusiasts. and they're going to be speaking 00:18:28.269 --> 00:18:31.849 a little bit about how they made it to Little 00:18:31.849 --> 00:18:37.529 League playoffs and their sibling rivalry and 00:18:37.529 --> 00:18:40.089 all the accolades that they're involved with 00:18:40.089 --> 00:18:43.230 in contesting and other things with Ham Radio. 00:18:44.150 --> 00:18:50.329 And then I have the Wagner kids, that's Benedict, 00:18:50.329 --> 00:18:58.170 AD8FQ, and his sister Agnes. who just upgraded 00:18:58.170 --> 00:19:06.829 to AD8IR. She became an extra class. And these 00:19:06.829 --> 00:19:10.690 are all young people who in lockdown for the 00:19:10.690 --> 00:19:14.990 pandemic discovered new skills and had new adventures 00:19:14.990 --> 00:19:19.549 in honing their ham radio experiences and adventures 00:19:19.549 --> 00:19:23.630 and new innovations that they came up with via 00:19:23.630 --> 00:19:29.470 ham radio. And then I've got Cody Quarless, K 00:19:29.470 --> 00:19:34.990 -0 -D -I -E, who is interesting. He's a new ham. 00:19:35.190 --> 00:19:42.670 He's 14 years old. And he became totally interested 00:19:42.670 --> 00:19:48.730 in digital. And he'll be speaking about the functioning 00:19:48.730 --> 00:19:54.160 of APRS and why APRS is important. and what are 00:19:54.160 --> 00:19:58.819 the differences between APRF and DPRF. So he'll 00:19:58.819 --> 00:20:02.319 be speaking about what he's encountered with 00:20:02.319 --> 00:20:06.700 help and support along the way as a new ham radio 00:20:06.700 --> 00:20:10.579 operator. And then I've got the famous siblings 00:20:10.579 --> 00:20:18.000 Jack McElroy and Audrey McElroy. Unfortunately, 00:20:18.480 --> 00:20:22.160 Audrey, even though she's involved with the presentation, 00:20:22.559 --> 00:20:26.400 is graduating that day. So Jack will be doing 00:20:26.400 --> 00:20:30.039 the actual presentation, but you'll see Audrey 00:20:30.039 --> 00:20:35.480 in the visual part of it. And he will be speaking 00:20:35.480 --> 00:20:39.779 about how ham radio can be used with high altitude 00:20:39.779 --> 00:20:43.599 balloons that go around the world. And that's 00:20:43.599 --> 00:20:47.920 a dynamite presentation. Absolutely, and they 00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:52.500 They did our high altitude balloon launch at 00:20:52.500 --> 00:20:55.839 Yoda Camp last year and I know they're getting 00:20:55.839 --> 00:20:59.359 ready for another year and we want to congratulate 00:20:59.359 --> 00:21:05.380 Audrey. She's been accepted to Georgia Tech so 00:21:05.380 --> 00:21:10.759 we want to congratulate her and kind of the same 00:21:10.759 --> 00:21:13.680 kind of thing. She can't be at Yoda Camp because 00:21:13.680 --> 00:21:19.420 she's got to start at Georgia Tech. These kids 00:21:19.420 --> 00:21:25.299 just keep excelling way too much And as I said 00:21:25.299 --> 00:21:29.400 at the beginning Neil I never get jaded I continue 00:21:29.400 --> 00:21:34.200 to be inspired I get inspired and motivated by 00:21:34.200 --> 00:21:38.259 these fantastic and talented youngsters Yeah, 00:21:38.339 --> 00:21:42.859 they just They just keep doing and, and, you 00:21:42.859 --> 00:21:45.480 know, and the Pearsons they've been on the show 00:21:45.480 --> 00:21:48.160 before and, you know, making it to the little 00:21:48.160 --> 00:21:50.700 league world series and they're out there promoting 00:21:50.700 --> 00:21:55.099 ham radio during the little league world series. 00:21:55.299 --> 00:21:59.019 It's, it's amazing. Uh, so I can't wait to, to, 00:21:59.059 --> 00:22:03.539 uh, to see all of them, uh, again and meet. Meet 00:22:03.539 --> 00:22:07.519 some of the new ones At the youth forum and again, 00:22:07.579 --> 00:22:14.400 that's 9 15 to noon in forum room 2 on Saturday 00:22:14.400 --> 00:22:18.599 of Hamvention and I know you couldn't do this 00:22:18.599 --> 00:22:21.519 without a lot of help and before the show we 00:22:21.519 --> 00:22:24.740 were even talking about, you know, you need a 00:22:24.809 --> 00:22:27.430 You know, I always joke with the kids, they need 00:22:27.430 --> 00:22:30.789 a wheelbarrow to pull out everything that they 00:22:30.789 --> 00:22:35.210 get at this forum. Uh, and so we kind of got 00:22:35.210 --> 00:22:38.750 the other perspective. Carol, you've got a, you 00:22:38.750 --> 00:22:42.509 know, you've, you need a forklift for all this 00:22:42.509 --> 00:22:49.470 stuff. So what a great idea. So tell us a little 00:22:49.470 --> 00:22:54.130 bit about the sponsorship and the prizes. Oh, 00:22:54.250 --> 00:22:58.829 yes. Well, if anybody needs an added reason to 00:22:58.829 --> 00:23:02.890 come and be totally blown away by these young 00:23:02.890 --> 00:23:07.569 people at the Youth Forum, we have separate prize 00:23:07.569 --> 00:23:11.269 tickets, another donation that comes in from 00:23:11.269 --> 00:23:16.470 the Lance Cruz Amateur Radio Club. They work 00:23:16.470 --> 00:23:20.450 in conjunction with MFJ for door prizes for the 00:23:20.450 --> 00:23:24.609 forum. And they have volunteers that come. We 00:23:24.609 --> 00:23:29.349 call my volunteers, the physical ones, the carols 00:23:29.349 --> 00:23:33.410 monitors. And they wear yellow ribbon necklaces 00:23:33.410 --> 00:23:36.390 with medallions on it so that they are the ones 00:23:36.390 --> 00:23:40.410 who help distribute the printed tickets that 00:23:40.410 --> 00:23:44.089 Lance Cruz volunteers to give us every year, 00:23:44.390 --> 00:23:48.630 separate prizes for adults versus anyone who's 00:23:48.630 --> 00:23:53.980 19 or younger. And because I call that audience 00:23:53.980 --> 00:23:58.180 every year, the love audience, because when, 00:23:58.180 --> 00:24:01.140 and I just gave myself a chill, when we're up 00:24:01.140 --> 00:24:05.819 at that podium, you feel the support that comes 00:24:05.819 --> 00:24:08.440 from the people who were sitting in that audience. 00:24:08.980 --> 00:24:12.740 And so every year, because Ray Novak at ICOM 00:24:12.740 --> 00:24:18.240 shares and has always supported my work with 00:24:18.240 --> 00:24:22.509 young people in amateur radio, They always donate 00:24:22.509 --> 00:24:26.589 the big, big prize, the big door prize that I 00:24:26.589 --> 00:24:30.349 reserve for this love audience. Only an adult 00:24:30.349 --> 00:24:35.089 can win this year's big door prize, which is 00:24:35.089 --> 00:24:43.450 from ICOM, the IC705. That's the all -mode portable 00:24:43.450 --> 00:24:47.890 transceiver. That's a really nice door prize. 00:24:47.990 --> 00:24:50.069 Very nice door prize. To be won by an adult. 00:24:50.190 --> 00:24:56.410 Yeah. Now, ICOM also donates every year a variety 00:24:56.410 --> 00:25:00.150 of fabulous gifts for the young people who are 00:25:00.150 --> 00:25:04.230 presenting. And this year, each of the young 00:25:04.230 --> 00:25:11.609 presenters will be getting an ID52A VHF UHF digital 00:25:11.609 --> 00:25:17.150 transceiver. And they can put it in the backpacks 00:25:17.210 --> 00:25:20.849 that I have already sent the RCA Young Achiever 00:25:20.849 --> 00:25:24.490 patches to the ICOM graphic designers who will 00:25:24.490 --> 00:25:30.329 hot sync it onto the book bag and they also get 00:25:30.329 --> 00:25:33.670 personalized jackets from ICOM with their name 00:25:33.670 --> 00:25:36.710 and call sign on it and all kinds of goodies 00:25:36.710 --> 00:25:41.420 go into that bag. And, in addition, as you just 00:25:41.420 --> 00:25:44.640 said, Neil, it's like Christmas morning when 00:25:44.640 --> 00:25:47.079 you look at when the kids get up there who are 00:25:47.079 --> 00:25:53.200 presenters, they also will get from my RCA Youth 00:25:53.200 --> 00:25:56.579 Activities Committee, we give each presenter 00:25:56.579 --> 00:26:01.119 a $100 check that they can then go out and have 00:26:01.119 --> 00:26:05.480 a good time spending on whatever they wish at 00:26:05.480 --> 00:26:10.079 the Hamvention. So RCA is a sponsor as well. 00:26:10.700 --> 00:26:17.299 DX Engineering has donated 10 $100 gift certificates 00:26:17.299 --> 00:26:21.900 to be given out to the audience. Right before 00:26:21.900 --> 00:26:25.779 you and I got on this call, my doorbell rang 00:26:25.779 --> 00:26:30.819 and Hile Sound, I just received a package for 00:26:30.819 --> 00:26:35.319 them. They have donated several fabulous headsets 00:26:35.319 --> 00:26:41.150 that will be given out. as door prizes. QCWA, 00:26:41.609 --> 00:26:44.849 where I am a director and in charge of youth 00:26:44.849 --> 00:26:49.049 activities as well, every year donates money 00:26:49.049 --> 00:26:52.690 to be given to the winner, as you know, of a 00:26:52.690 --> 00:26:56.890 contest that I run called the Young Ham Lends 00:26:56.890 --> 00:27:01.930 a Hand Contest, where we look to encourage the 00:27:01.930 --> 00:27:06.250 spirit of volunteerism in our young people. And 00:27:06.250 --> 00:27:09.369 you sent me a couple of great nominees as well. 00:27:09.750 --> 00:27:14.269 So QCWA donates money specifically for the winner 00:27:14.269 --> 00:27:19.650 who will get a $100 prize. And that gets announced 00:27:19.650 --> 00:27:23.269 at the Youth Forum. So they are a sponsor as 00:27:23.269 --> 00:27:27.529 well. And all the names of our sponsors, Neil, 00:27:27.529 --> 00:27:30.849 are up at the podium to show our appreciation 00:27:30.849 --> 00:27:33.849 for what they do and how they've worked and supported 00:27:33.849 --> 00:27:37.930 these efforts through. through decades. Yeah, 00:27:38.009 --> 00:27:41.809 yeah. They truly have come through in a big way 00:27:41.809 --> 00:27:46.190 for the young people and also the prizes for 00:27:46.190 --> 00:27:53.089 the not so young people. So it's a lot of fun. 00:27:55.809 --> 00:27:58.509 For the more mature and experienced amongst us. 00:27:58.529 --> 00:28:03.289 Yes, the more experienced. Yes, exactly. Well, 00:28:04.549 --> 00:28:07.009 we're going to take a break here real quick, 00:28:07.289 --> 00:28:09.589 but we're going to come back and we're going 00:28:09.589 --> 00:28:12.650 to talk a little bit about the Young Ham Lends 00:28:12.650 --> 00:28:16.630 a Hand Award with Carol Perry, WB2MGP, right 00:28:16.630 --> 00:28:20.990 after this word from ICOM America, right here 00:28:20.990 --> 00:28:26.400 on HamTalk Live. Spring is on the air! Get outside 00:28:26.400 --> 00:28:29.900 with the ID52A, the industry's first handheld 00:28:29.900 --> 00:28:32.619 that can send photos over the D -Star network. 00:28:32.859 --> 00:28:36.099 With the ID52A, you can call a friend in another 00:28:36.099 --> 00:28:39.180 city or internationally through D -Star repeaters 00:28:39.180 --> 00:28:43.220 with clear digital audio. The ID52A is ICOM's 00:28:43.220 --> 00:28:47.089 newest handheld amateur radio. 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Now it's time 00:30:25.470 --> 00:30:28.930 for the HamTalk Live Ham Radio Joke of the Week, 00:30:29.170 --> 00:30:31.589 the part of the show where Rick tells us a ham 00:30:31.589 --> 00:30:34.829 radio joke. The HamTalk Live Ham Radio Joke of 00:30:34.829 --> 00:30:38.269 the Week is brought to you by QRM Labs. Now, 00:30:38.390 --> 00:30:42.329 here's Rick Garrett in 9GSU with today's HamTalk 00:30:42.329 --> 00:30:50.410 Live Joke of the Week. I have an antique wall 00:30:50.410 --> 00:30:52.890 clock on the wall of my shack where I keep track 00:30:52.890 --> 00:30:56.069 of world time, but unfortunately both hands fell 00:30:56.069 --> 00:30:59.490 off. I guess I can sell it on eBay as a timeless 00:30:59.490 --> 00:31:18.619 treasure. Oh boy, well speaking of timeless treasures, 00:31:19.059 --> 00:31:24.220 it's time to go back to Carole Perry WB2MGP and 00:31:24.220 --> 00:31:27.700 we're going to talk a little bit about the Youngham 00:31:27.700 --> 00:31:30.990 Lenza Hand Award. We're back with Carol Perry, 00:31:31.150 --> 00:31:35.990 WB2MGP. We're previewing the Dayton -Hamvention 00:31:35.990 --> 00:31:40.289 Youth Forum and Instructors Forum that will be 00:31:40.289 --> 00:31:44.589 coming up this year at Dayton. And again, the 00:31:44.589 --> 00:31:48.009 Instructors Forum Friday, 10 to 30 a .m. to 11 00:31:48.009 --> 00:31:51.529 to 30 a .m. in Forum Room 4, out behind the track 00:31:51.529 --> 00:31:56.450 there. And then the Youth Forum Saturday, 9 15 00:31:56.450 --> 00:32:04.680 until noon. Well, you mentioned that QCWA has 00:32:04.680 --> 00:32:08.359 been sponsoring this Young Ham Wins a Hand Award. 00:32:08.819 --> 00:32:12.279 Tell us a little bit about the award and what 00:32:12.279 --> 00:32:18.039 it's designed to do and what kinds of things 00:32:18.039 --> 00:32:24.079 these Young Hams are doing to win it. Well, Neil, 00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:28.960 to give credit where it's due, eight years ago, 00:32:29.900 --> 00:32:34.259 a fellow ham, Evan Rolick, approached me and 00:32:34.259 --> 00:32:38.940 we were speaking about the importance of volunteerism, 00:32:39.740 --> 00:32:42.299 which is one of the basic tenets, of course, 00:32:42.619 --> 00:32:46.279 of amateur radio and service, and how we could 00:32:46.279 --> 00:32:50.960 encourage it. And so we put together this contest. 00:32:51.160 --> 00:32:54.099 which has proven to be extremely successful because 00:32:54.099 --> 00:32:58.700 we get a lot of nominees each year. Again, to 00:32:58.700 --> 00:33:01.980 encourage young people getting involved with 00:33:01.980 --> 00:33:05.700 volunteerism. And my goodness, not only do they 00:33:05.700 --> 00:33:10.200 step forward with doing things, helping at various 00:33:10.200 --> 00:33:14.220 hand events, as I know you know, where they've 00:33:14.220 --> 00:33:17.059 helped out with you so many times at all the 00:33:17.059 --> 00:33:20.539 major great projects you're involved with. But 00:33:20.539 --> 00:33:24.779 they step forward in their local communities 00:33:24.779 --> 00:33:29.680 as well and in different rural areas. And I get 00:33:29.680 --> 00:33:34.259 all kinds of nominations for kids who are volunteering 00:33:34.259 --> 00:33:38.259 with their local emergency communications and 00:33:38.259 --> 00:33:43.400 police and fire departments, et cetera. And again, 00:33:43.539 --> 00:33:47.019 it would put a smile on anybody's ham heart. 00:33:47.319 --> 00:33:50.759 to see that the spirit of volunteerism, which 00:33:50.759 --> 00:33:53.599 we look to encourage with this contest, is alive 00:33:53.599 --> 00:33:56.900 and well. So I'm happy to be reporting that. 00:33:57.680 --> 00:34:00.400 And the winner gets announced at the Youth Forum, 00:34:00.480 --> 00:34:04.940 where they will receive, sponsored by QCWA and 00:34:04.940 --> 00:34:12.519 RCA, a check for $100. And this year, I confide 00:34:12.809 --> 00:34:18.869 To just you, Neil. Hang on just a second. We 00:34:18.869 --> 00:34:21.469 got a player. We got our player breaking news 00:34:21.469 --> 00:34:24.309 music here because this is, this is breaking 00:34:24.309 --> 00:34:44.909 news here. So. okay there we go so we've got 00:34:44.909 --> 00:34:47.429 the breaking news music so here here you go I 00:34:47.429 --> 00:34:51.829 was confiding to only you that my committee and 00:34:51.829 --> 00:34:55.610 I have been so impressed with the number of nominees 00:34:55.610 --> 00:35:00.829 that have done fabulous volunteering projects 00:35:00.829 --> 00:35:04.010 that we are considering having more than one 00:35:04.010 --> 00:35:07.110 winner this year so that will all be announced 00:35:07.110 --> 00:35:11.219 at the Youth Forum Well, there you go. So maybe 00:35:11.219 --> 00:35:16.320 even more than one. So there it is folks Breaking 00:35:16.320 --> 00:35:22.059 news right here. All right. Well Carol You've 00:35:22.059 --> 00:35:25.789 done a great job here today of Tell everybody 00:35:25.789 --> 00:35:29.949 about what's happening at the Instructors Forum 00:35:29.949 --> 00:35:34.429 and Youth Forum at Hamvention. Thank you so much 00:35:34.429 --> 00:35:37.610 for being here. Any final words here? Anything 00:35:37.610 --> 00:35:41.530 we missed before we go? Oh, absolutely. A big 00:35:41.530 --> 00:35:46.150 virtual hug to you for all that you do and all 00:35:46.150 --> 00:35:50.269 the coordinated efforts you do with me. And big 00:35:50.269 --> 00:35:54.840 thanks as well to the fabulous folks at Dara 00:35:54.840 --> 00:35:59.380 who sponsored the Hamvention who just they cannot 00:35:59.380 --> 00:36:02.539 do enough to expedite and help in any way that 00:36:02.539 --> 00:36:06.440 they can to make sure that these forums are at 00:36:06.440 --> 00:36:10.039 optimum efficiency and kudos to all of them and 00:36:10.039 --> 00:36:14.199 thanks to all of them as well. Absolutely a great 00:36:14.199 --> 00:36:18.429 bunch of volunteers that put all this stuff together 00:36:18.429 --> 00:36:22.170 so carol thanks so much good to uh... speak with 00:36:22.170 --> 00:36:24.550 you again and look forward to seeing you next 00:36:24.550 --> 00:36:28.449 month at the forums and uh... would just can't 00:36:28.449 --> 00:36:32.590 wait you'll bet meal travel faith be faith and 00:36:32.590 --> 00:36:35.570 i'll look forward to seeing you as well and everybody 00:36:35.570 --> 00:36:40.110 else all right well that is a wrap for this week's 00:36:40.110 --> 00:36:43.320 edition of ham talk live Thanks to my guest Carol 00:36:43.320 --> 00:36:47.820 Perry WB2MGP and everybody out there in cyberspace 00:36:47.820 --> 00:36:52.039 for listening and invite you back next time for 00:36:52.039 --> 00:36:55.880 another episode of HamTalk Live. 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