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It's our hamvention 00:02:09.110 --> 00:02:13.669 preview recorded live on Thursday, April 20 2017. 00:02:14.389 --> 00:02:18.270 I'm your host Neil Rapp WB9VPG thanks for tuning 00:02:18.270 --> 00:02:22.030 in to this episode of ham talk live tonight we're 00:02:22.030 --> 00:02:26.090 joined by Carol Perry WB2MGP and we're going 00:02:26.090 --> 00:02:29.830 to take your calls live in just a few minutes. 00:02:30.250 --> 00:02:33.530 Last week Tim Duffy K3LR was here to talk about 00:02:33.530 --> 00:02:37.590 Contest University. The contest super sweet and 00:02:37.590 --> 00:02:40.009 more if you missed the show. All you got to do 00:02:40.009 --> 00:02:44.090 is go over to HamTalkLive .com and click on the 00:02:44.090 --> 00:02:47.030 play button or you can listen to us on iTunes, 00:02:47.509 --> 00:02:51.020 Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn, SoundCloud, or 00:02:51.020 --> 00:02:54.960 even on YouTube. Tonight continues our official 00:02:54.960 --> 00:02:57.840 countdown to the Dayton Hamvention with a series 00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:01.639 of previews of upcoming events at Hamvention 00:03:01.639 --> 00:03:06.000 and RadioWaves has graciously allowed us to give 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:09.280 away a DX80 off -center fed dipole to one lucky 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:12.740 winner each week. So later in the show I'll give 00:03:12.740 --> 00:03:16.750 you a chance to call in and win So be sure to 00:03:16.750 --> 00:03:19.189 listen to the show live whenever you can. And 00:03:19.189 --> 00:03:22.330 congratulations to last week's winner. It's Marty 00:03:22.330 --> 00:03:26.409 Solaway, KC1 Chicken with Fries. He'll be receiving 00:03:26.409 --> 00:03:31.610 his DX80 from Radio Waves. Next week on the show, 00:03:31.930 --> 00:03:36.030 it's time for the Spurious Emissions Band. We 00:03:36.030 --> 00:03:39.569 were able to... talk to them and we'll have some 00:03:39.569 --> 00:03:42.469 of their band on here live and and we'll have 00:03:42.469 --> 00:03:44.650 some pre -recorded and that's going to be a great 00:03:44.650 --> 00:03:47.370 show so don't miss that and after that we'll 00:03:47.370 --> 00:03:50.389 have some updates from the folks at Darrow with 00:03:50.389 --> 00:03:53.770 the latest news direct from the Hamvention organizers 00:03:53.770 --> 00:03:57.169 and then the last show on Hamvention Eve will 00:03:57.169 --> 00:04:01.009 be live before a studio audience at Spring Hill 00:04:01.009 --> 00:04:03.569 Suites Dayton, South Miamisburg, where you'll 00:04:03.569 --> 00:04:06.550 have a chance to drop by and be on the show, 00:04:06.569 --> 00:04:10.129 or you can call in with your favorite Hamvention 00:04:10.129 --> 00:04:13.400 moments. Also, before we talk to Carol tonight, 00:04:13.419 --> 00:04:16.060 I want to let you know about another exciting 00:04:16.060 --> 00:04:18.779 event coming up during Hamvention again this 00:04:18.779 --> 00:04:21.459 year. The Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting 00:04:21.459 --> 00:04:25.199 is just about 30 miles south of Dayton and they're 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:28.300 having an extended open house this year during 00:04:28.300 --> 00:04:30.639 Hamvention. They always have one, but this year 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:34.300 it's two days. It's Friday, May 19th from 6 to 00:04:34.300 --> 00:04:38.459 9 PM and Saturday, May 20th from 1 to 9 PM. You 00:04:38.459 --> 00:04:41.310 can see the control room, one of the old Collins 00:04:41.310 --> 00:04:44.389 transmitters, and more from the Bethany Relay 00:04:44.389 --> 00:04:47.170 Station that was operated by Voice of America. 00:04:47.649 --> 00:04:50.269 And in addition, they have a Cincinnati Museum 00:04:50.269 --> 00:04:53.350 of Broadcasting there, the Gray Wireless Collection, 00:04:53.889 --> 00:04:58.709 and get this Drake fans, a complete R .L. Drake 00:04:58.709 --> 00:05:03.949 collection. Every single radio that was ever 00:05:03.949 --> 00:05:07.209 made, it's R .L. Drake's personal collection. 00:05:07.800 --> 00:05:11.500 on display. You can also operate the amateur 00:05:11.500 --> 00:05:15.519 radio station there, WC8VOA, within the museum. 00:05:15.980 --> 00:05:17.819 And if you want to hear more about it, we did 00:05:17.819 --> 00:05:20.920 a show about that last year, so listen to episode 00:05:20.920 --> 00:05:25.079 number six at HamTalkLive .com. And since then, 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:28.160 they're working on phase two of the renovations. 00:05:28.279 --> 00:05:30.699 It's a great time, so try to work that in if 00:05:30.699 --> 00:05:34.490 you can while you're at Dayton. and for more 00:05:34.490 --> 00:05:41.589 information go to wc8voa .org or voamuseum .org 00:05:41.589 --> 00:05:44.610 and we've posted the flyer and directions on 00:05:44.610 --> 00:05:47.110 all of our social media sites for HamTalk Live 00:05:47.110 --> 00:05:50.810 so you can check it out there as well. Well, 00:05:50.889 --> 00:05:54.550 I've had a very busy day at school. We had our 00:05:54.550 --> 00:05:57.569 weekly Ham Radio Club meeting, which is usually 00:05:57.569 --> 00:06:00.670 on Thursday, but today we did our first Girl 00:06:00.670 --> 00:06:05.230 Scout patch class and we had about a dozen girls 00:06:05.230 --> 00:06:07.829 come through that and all get on the air and 00:06:07.829 --> 00:06:11.550 learn about ham radio so that was pretty cool 00:06:11.550 --> 00:06:15.430 and working on another project everything goes 00:06:15.430 --> 00:06:19.110 right you can watch me on Facebook live Saturday 00:06:19.110 --> 00:06:23.310 afternoon so we'll we'll see how that goes but 00:06:24.009 --> 00:06:26.589 You can be on the lookout for that, but right 00:06:26.589 --> 00:06:30.209 now it's talking about the youth forum and instructors 00:06:30.209 --> 00:06:33.750 forum with Carol Perry, WB2MGP. So after the 00:06:33.750 --> 00:06:36.920 interview. 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Give Dan or 00:08:06.970 --> 00:08:11.990 Jeff a call at 800 -729 -4373 or go to hamstation 00:08:11.990 --> 00:08:14.129 .com. Tell them you heard it on HamTalk Live. 00:08:14.329 --> 00:08:16.410 We're on the air every Thursday night 9 p .m. 00:08:16.569 --> 00:08:20.360 Eastern Time. right here at HamTalkLive .com. 00:08:20.420 --> 00:08:22.439 And if you missed the show, you can listen to 00:08:22.439 --> 00:08:25.339 the archive on the website or download it from 00:08:25.339 --> 00:08:29.579 most popular podcasting websites. Carol Perry, 00:08:29.699 --> 00:08:33.100 WB2MGP, is our guest once again this evening. 00:08:33.220 --> 00:08:35.179 Carol is considered by most to be the leading 00:08:35.179 --> 00:08:37.860 authority on teaching ham radio to young people. 00:08:38.299 --> 00:08:40.860 She taught ham radio at Intermediate School 72 00:08:40.860 --> 00:08:44.179 in Staten Island, New York for 30 years. She 00:08:44.179 --> 00:08:46.879 travels across the globe speaking to hams about 00:08:46.889 --> 00:08:49.830 involving young people in ham radio and using 00:08:49.830 --> 00:08:52.970 it as a teaching tool. Carol Perry is the recipient 00:08:52.970 --> 00:08:56.230 of the 1987 Dayton Amateur of the Year Award, 00:08:56.769 --> 00:09:00.889 the 1987 ARRL Instructor of the Year Award, the 00:09:00.889 --> 00:09:05.409 1991 Marconi Wireless Memorial Award, the 1993 00:09:05.409 --> 00:09:09.789 QCWA President's Award and the 1996 RCA Barry 00:09:09.789 --> 00:09:14.409 Goldwater Amateur Radio Award and the 2009 and 00:09:14.409 --> 00:09:19.750 2012 RCA President's Awards, in addition to an 00:09:19.750 --> 00:09:22.669 award from the Yasme Foundation. Carol is an 00:09:22.669 --> 00:09:26.149 RCA Fellow, and in 2007 she was elected to the 00:09:26.149 --> 00:09:29.149 RCA Board of Directors, a position she still 00:09:29.149 --> 00:09:31.470 holds, and created the Youth Activities Committee, 00:09:31.529 --> 00:09:34.710 which she now chairs, and created the RCA Young 00:09:34.710 --> 00:09:38.350 Achievers Award, given to students in grade 12 00:09:38.350 --> 00:09:40.470 and below who have demonstrated excellence and 00:09:40.470 --> 00:09:44.450 creativity in wireless communications. Under 00:09:44.450 --> 00:09:46.590 her leadership, the Youth Activities Committee 00:09:46.590 --> 00:09:49.389 donates equipment, cash, grants, books, and supplies 00:09:49.389 --> 00:09:53.210 to chosen schools or youth groups. Carol's moderated 00:09:53.210 --> 00:09:56.169 the Dayton Hamvention Youth Forum and Instructors 00:09:56.169 --> 00:10:00.769 Forum now for 30 years. She's a member of QCWA, 00:10:00.929 --> 00:10:05.590 RCA, ARRL, DARA. the antique wireless association 00:10:05.590 --> 00:10:08.490 and Brandeis women. And she's been a friend of 00:10:08.490 --> 00:10:12.389 mine since the early days in the ham radio. And, 00:10:12.529 --> 00:10:15.649 and we actually got a chance to talk before the 00:10:15.649 --> 00:10:18.470 show tonight. We were joking that we never get 00:10:18.470 --> 00:10:22.309 to talk at Dayton. So we got a chance to talk 00:10:22.309 --> 00:10:24.190 a little bit before the show. Carol, thanks for 00:10:24.190 --> 00:10:27.549 coming on. Oh, my pleasure, Neil. And it was 00:10:27.549 --> 00:10:30.490 great having a, an opportunity to speak and catch 00:10:30.490 --> 00:10:34.340 up with you. Well, there's so many changes coming 00:10:34.340 --> 00:10:37.200 to Hamvention this year, and so we want to talk 00:10:37.200 --> 00:10:41.279 a little bit about the new venue and some really 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:45.139 nice forum rooms. So tell us what you know so 00:10:45.139 --> 00:10:48.159 far about where the forum is going to be held 00:10:48.159 --> 00:10:53.529 this year. Okay, on Friday I will be moderating 00:10:53.529 --> 00:10:58.169 the Instructor's Forum and that's going to be 00:10:58.169 --> 00:11:05.210 in Room 3 from 10 .30 to 11 .30 a .m. That's 00:11:05.210 --> 00:11:10.169 in Room 3 and they assure me it's a nice size 00:11:10.169 --> 00:11:14.870 room. The Youth Forum, which is the big three 00:11:14.870 --> 00:11:20.690 hour forum, is going to be in Room 2. and that's 00:11:20.690 --> 00:11:27.470 going to be from 9 a .m. till noon and I am assured 00:11:27.470 --> 00:11:30.970 that we won't have to have people sitting in 00:11:30.970 --> 00:11:35.710 the aisles or standing room only because it has 00:11:35.710 --> 00:11:42.009 a seating capacity of 400 plus. So I only hope 00:11:42.009 --> 00:11:46.559 we fill up every seat. Yeah, that's that's great 00:11:46.559 --> 00:11:49.659 because we would do run out of room sometimes 00:11:49.659 --> 00:11:54.340 and so it's great that That we'll have that option 00:11:54.340 --> 00:12:00.200 for some room. So Let's talk about the Instructors 00:12:00.200 --> 00:12:03.600 forum first which again forum room 3 10 30 to 00:12:03.600 --> 00:12:08.899 11 30 on Friday Who should be attending that 00:12:08.899 --> 00:12:15.049 forum? well The ham radio person who should be 00:12:15.049 --> 00:12:20.750 attending this is a teacher or instructor of 00:12:20.750 --> 00:12:26.250 young people who are either looking to be inspired 00:12:26.250 --> 00:12:31.710 or coaxed or cajoled into initiating a program 00:12:31.710 --> 00:12:36.549 and want to come and get ideas on how to go about 00:12:36.549 --> 00:12:41.580 starting such an initiative. or a person who's 00:12:41.580 --> 00:12:45.519 already a scout master, teacher or instructor 00:12:45.519 --> 00:12:48.519 working with young people and just wants to get 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:52.120 some new perspectives, some new ideas. And we 00:12:52.120 --> 00:12:56.320 always have lots and lots of those at the instructors 00:12:56.320 --> 00:13:00.159 forum. And another person who should be looking 00:13:00.159 --> 00:13:03.399 to come would be just to become more enlightened 00:13:03.399 --> 00:13:06.519 about what's going on with getting young people 00:13:06.519 --> 00:13:10.480 recruited and involved in Hamre. So even if you're 00:13:10.480 --> 00:13:14.340 a club member looking to get some young people 00:13:14.340 --> 00:13:17.580 into your club, we can share ideas of how to 00:13:17.580 --> 00:13:21.659 go about recruiting and keeping them involved 00:13:21.659 --> 00:13:25.580 and getting involved from a teacher's or instructor's 00:13:25.580 --> 00:13:30.240 perspective. Now who's going to be your speakers 00:13:30.240 --> 00:13:34.289 this year at the instructors forum? Okay, well, 00:13:34.289 --> 00:13:39.350 again, we never seem to have enough time, from 00:13:39.350 --> 00:13:42.129 my point of view, of all the interesting people 00:13:42.129 --> 00:13:44.970 we've got, both at the Youth Forum and the Instructors 00:13:44.970 --> 00:13:49.110 Forum. This year, I have two speakers at the 00:13:49.110 --> 00:13:55.830 Instructors Forum. One is Tamitha Slov, who is 00:13:55.830 --> 00:14:04.529 the Space Weather Lady. And she's going to be 00:14:04.529 --> 00:14:08.370 giving a presentation on the art of teaching 00:14:08.370 --> 00:14:14.590 space weather. And it's really interesting. It's 00:14:14.590 --> 00:14:18.669 different and a thoroughly enjoyable presentation. 00:14:19.629 --> 00:14:24.570 And then I've got Joe K6Wao, who was the vice 00:14:24.570 --> 00:14:29.779 president of education outreach for AMSAT. And 00:14:29.779 --> 00:14:34.679 besides giving a great demonstration, he is going 00:14:34.679 --> 00:14:42.460 to be giving away 10 antenna kits. So you want 00:14:42.460 --> 00:14:46.860 to come to this forum. because of the interesting 00:14:46.860 --> 00:14:49.860 speakers, because of the networking with other 00:14:49.860 --> 00:14:52.879 instructors and teachers, but we're going to 00:14:52.879 --> 00:14:57.100 be celebrating the 30th Instructors Forum and 00:14:57.100 --> 00:15:01.600 the 30th Youth Forum with really incredible giveaway 00:15:01.600 --> 00:15:07.259 prizes. Joe is giving away, as I said, 10 antenna 00:15:07.259 --> 00:15:10.379 kits. He and I were working on how to go about. 00:15:10.639 --> 00:15:14.379 giving them, giving them away. And I will in 00:15:14.379 --> 00:15:18.440 addition be giving away a couple of Kenwood radios 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:22.080 to help. Again, the manufacturers have been extremely 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:26.299 generous in helping us to celebrate the 30th 00:15:26.299 --> 00:15:29.139 of both of those forums, instructor and youth 00:15:29.139 --> 00:15:33.759 forums. Very good. Well, it sounds like a great 00:15:33.759 --> 00:15:38.059 time to come and learn about some teaching strategies 00:15:38.059 --> 00:15:42.759 and things that can be useful in teaching a ham 00:15:42.759 --> 00:15:46.820 radio class, young or old, and also get some 00:15:46.820 --> 00:15:52.759 good prizes. And Dr. Scove has really been quite 00:15:52.759 --> 00:15:56.039 a hit with the space weather, and I look forward 00:15:56.039 --> 00:16:00.179 to hearing her thoughts on teaching that, because 00:16:00.179 --> 00:16:03.820 that's a cool thing. And we've actually got one 00:16:03.820 --> 00:16:09.360 of her talks on ham nation. did a little bit 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:14.899 of editing down for it and played it at school 00:16:14.899 --> 00:16:18.379 to a lot of our kids. So they're familiar with 00:16:18.379 --> 00:16:22.259 her and she's a great resource for space weather. 00:16:23.200 --> 00:16:27.190 So definitely looking forward to that. Um, now 00:16:27.190 --> 00:16:31.009 the youth forum is on Saturday and that's in 00:16:31.009 --> 00:16:35.090 forum room two from nine 15 AM to 12 noon on 00:16:35.090 --> 00:16:38.409 Saturday. Um, so who are you looking forward 00:16:38.409 --> 00:16:42.889 to attend this one? Everybody. And there you 00:16:42.889 --> 00:16:45.350 have it. Ladies and gentlemen, good night. Thanks 00:16:45.350 --> 00:16:51.200 for listening. I cannot think of anybody. who 00:16:51.200 --> 00:16:55.179 should not have some reason for coming to that 00:16:55.179 --> 00:16:58.820 forum. If you are an amateur radio operator. 00:16:59.980 --> 00:17:03.620 It is just something that will put a smile right 00:17:03.620 --> 00:17:08.740 on your ham heart, I believe, once you see and 00:17:08.740 --> 00:17:12.980 enjoy the best and the brightest and the most 00:17:12.980 --> 00:17:17.759 wonderful, creative, talented young people that 00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:21.180 you could possibly imagine with a variety of 00:17:21.180 --> 00:17:24.700 topics that are simply incredible. So I think 00:17:24.700 --> 00:17:28.019 everybody has a reason to come to that. And speak 00:17:28.019 --> 00:17:32.640 about prizes, I will just whet your appetite. 00:17:32.700 --> 00:17:36.539 Beside the kids who do the presentations all 00:17:36.539 --> 00:17:41.619 getting the lion's share of prizes, the audience 00:17:41.619 --> 00:17:47.319 is going to be having a great amount of prizes 00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:50.200 that are going to be given out to the audience, 00:17:50.380 --> 00:17:54.220 including ICOM. One of our big, big sponsors 00:17:54.220 --> 00:17:59.079 is donating the ICOM 7100 to be given out as 00:17:59.079 --> 00:18:03.700 an audience prize. Well, there you go. So you 00:18:03.700 --> 00:18:07.000 need to show up, see what these amazing kids 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:09.400 are up to, and they're going to be talking on 00:18:09.400 --> 00:18:14.420 a variety of different topics, so be sure to 00:18:14.420 --> 00:18:16.880 check that out, and maybe you could even win, 00:18:17.079 --> 00:18:21.390 but the kids will be winning, so... Tell us about 00:18:21.390 --> 00:18:26.630 this year's speakers. Okay, well, I have nine 00:18:26.630 --> 00:18:30.190 young speakers. And by the way, Miss Sloan will 00:18:30.190 --> 00:18:32.789 be giving a little presentation at the youth 00:18:32.789 --> 00:18:36.609 forum as well. But I've got nine young speakers, 00:18:37.069 --> 00:18:44.809 age nine through 18, boys and girls. And just 00:18:44.809 --> 00:18:49.630 some of the topics will be robotics and ham radio. 00:18:49.920 --> 00:18:56.539 Activations, islands, lighthouses, and ships. 00:18:57.819 --> 00:19:03.279 Balloon -based repeater for emergency applications. 00:19:04.200 --> 00:19:09.839 Plugging into your valuable club resources. Getting 00:19:09.839 --> 00:19:16.740 started with SDR. community services with ham 00:19:16.740 --> 00:19:23.039 radio communications, et cetera. And folks, yes, 00:19:23.240 --> 00:19:28.640 she said nine to 18 talking about these topics. 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:33.660 And they know what they're doing. They're some 00:19:33.660 --> 00:19:39.019 of the brightest stars in the youth of ham radio 00:19:39.019 --> 00:19:43.450 right here. And so Hope you can make it and if 00:19:43.450 --> 00:19:47.309 you can't, there's some live streaming going 00:19:47.309 --> 00:19:50.930 on too of several of the forums. Is that on the 00:19:50.930 --> 00:19:56.349 list? That is correct and certainly ICOM is going 00:19:56.349 --> 00:19:59.589 to be there live streaming and we have someone 00:19:59.589 --> 00:20:06.490 doing video for, it will be put on YouTube. And 00:20:06.490 --> 00:20:09.750 oh, this is a good opportunity for your audience 00:20:09.750 --> 00:20:15.009 to know that the entire three hour forum is going 00:20:15.009 --> 00:20:20.069 to be recorded. And anybody who would like to 00:20:20.069 --> 00:20:25.710 request a DVD of the three hour forum to use 00:20:25.710 --> 00:20:29.789 it in classrooms, to show role models to your 00:20:29.789 --> 00:20:33.869 students. of all of these fabulous young people 00:20:33.869 --> 00:20:36.369 getting up and speaking and giving presentations. 00:20:36.730 --> 00:20:40.730 It is for free. It is through my RCA Youth Initiatives 00:20:40.730 --> 00:20:44.690 program. All you've got to do is contact me or 00:20:44.690 --> 00:20:47.329 the person who will be at the forum will give 00:20:47.329 --> 00:20:51.369 you his contact information. And for free, it 00:20:51.369 --> 00:20:55.109 will be sent to you, the DVD of the entire three 00:20:55.109 --> 00:20:59.299 hours. So if you can't make it that's a chance 00:20:59.299 --> 00:21:02.940 to do that and also over on YouTube it'll be 00:21:02.940 --> 00:21:08.039 there and the live streaming so Get it if you 00:21:08.039 --> 00:21:10.759 get a chance at all just just tune into this 00:21:10.759 --> 00:21:17.220 or better yet attend and show these kids your 00:21:17.220 --> 00:21:23.299 support of their quest of knowledge in ham radio, 00:21:23.420 --> 00:21:29.190 so What all will the speakers be receiving this 00:21:29.190 --> 00:21:31.789 year without I don't want you to give away any 00:21:31.789 --> 00:21:35.490 surprises here, but But what what are some of 00:21:35.490 --> 00:21:37.990 the things that they know they'll be getting? 00:21:38.750 --> 00:21:40.970 Okay, well the speak we're talking about the 00:21:40.970 --> 00:21:45.309 speakers speakers speakers RCA from my youth 00:21:45.309 --> 00:21:49.750 activities committee will each be getting a $100 00:21:49.750 --> 00:21:53.829 stipend check to go out and spend and have a 00:21:53.829 --> 00:21:58.750 good time at the convention. ICOM gives each 00:21:58.750 --> 00:22:05.789 of the speakers a handheld radio. MFJ gives them 00:22:05.789 --> 00:22:11.569 matching antennas and a utility vest to put the 00:22:11.569 --> 00:22:17.490 handy talkie into. They also will be getting 00:22:17.490 --> 00:22:22.660 books from AMSAT. that will be going into the 00:22:22.660 --> 00:22:26.980 the book bags that ICOM will also give each speaker 00:22:26.980 --> 00:22:30.460 with their name and call sign and the RCA Young 00:22:30.460 --> 00:22:34.539 Achiever Patch on the book bag. And each young 00:22:34.539 --> 00:22:39.880 presenter will also get from ICOM a jacket personalized 00:22:39.880 --> 00:22:45.539 with their names and call sign on it. Excellent 00:22:45.539 --> 00:22:51.109 stuff. And who's sponsoring? All of this? Okay, 00:22:51.329 --> 00:22:54.789 just I'm going to name the really big ones. We 00:22:54.789 --> 00:23:02.630 have RCA, ICOM, Kenwood, MFJ, QCWA, who sponsors 00:23:02.630 --> 00:23:05.730 the Young Ham Lends a Ham contest, which I would 00:23:05.730 --> 00:23:11.849 like to say a word about. AMSAT, Kermis Associates, 00:23:12.109 --> 00:23:15.289 Charles Kermis is on my Youth Activities Committee 00:23:15.289 --> 00:23:19.109 and he is donating the stipend checks for each 00:23:19.109 --> 00:23:24.470 presenter this year and ARRL as well. And the 00:23:24.470 --> 00:23:29.710 K4 AMG Amateur Radio Club is supplying a special 00:23:29.710 --> 00:23:35.140 30th year Youth Forum banner for us. Alright, 00:23:35.200 --> 00:23:37.940 so thanks to all those people for helping out 00:23:37.940 --> 00:23:42.799 with with all of that and all kinds of prizes 00:23:42.799 --> 00:23:47.640 available both for the young people in attendance 00:23:47.640 --> 00:23:52.160 as well as the young speakers and as well as 00:23:52.160 --> 00:23:59.160 the OMS and YL's out there that are not as young. 00:23:59.599 --> 00:24:04.990 Is that a good way to put it? Well, the young 00:24:04.990 --> 00:24:08.089 ham lends a hand I have a surprise let's talk 00:24:08.089 --> 00:24:13.069 about I have a surprise every year We run the 00:24:13.069 --> 00:24:18.650 young ham lends a hand Contest anybody can recommend 00:24:18.650 --> 00:24:22.289 anybody they just have to send their recommendation 00:24:22.289 --> 00:24:27.410 to me anytime before April 1st and Tell me why 00:24:27.410 --> 00:24:32.740 you think a young Ham, licensed person, deserves 00:24:32.740 --> 00:24:37.319 to get this award. We are looking for someone 00:24:37.319 --> 00:24:42.079 who demonstrates one of the basic tenets of amateur 00:24:42.079 --> 00:24:46.740 radio, which is giving back, giving service to 00:24:46.740 --> 00:24:49.779 the community. It could be in the form of reading 00:24:49.779 --> 00:24:53.240 books to elderly people. It could be helping 00:24:53.240 --> 00:24:57.240 sponsor community events. It could be working 00:24:57.240 --> 00:25:00.500 with military personnel. It could be anything 00:25:00.500 --> 00:25:04.019 creative in the way of giving back. It could 00:25:04.019 --> 00:25:07.220 be doing ham classes for other young people. 00:25:08.400 --> 00:25:11.160 And Neil, I am just so happy to tell you that 00:25:11.160 --> 00:25:14.579 every year the nominees just keep getting more 00:25:14.579 --> 00:25:18.599 and more impressive. And we choose the winner 00:25:18.599 --> 00:25:22.200 and that person gets that the winner gets announced 00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:27.140 at the youth forum usually. And they get a $100 00:25:27.140 --> 00:25:31.809 stipend check. And the surprise that I have for 00:25:31.809 --> 00:25:36.230 you is I am going to announce right here on your 00:25:36.230 --> 00:25:42.089 show this time that the winner is Ryan Cutshaw, 00:25:42.210 --> 00:25:49.750 KD9DAB, a youngster whom you recommended. Wow. 00:25:50.789 --> 00:25:54.829 Now I did not expect you to announce that tonight 00:25:54.829 --> 00:25:58.490 because that's always the top secret thing until 00:25:58.490 --> 00:26:02.700 the Until the forum. Well, congratulations Ryan 00:26:02.700 --> 00:26:08.799 Ryan will be ecstatic to hear that and I am very 00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:12.240 glad that he won because he's He's done some 00:26:12.240 --> 00:26:16.160 pretty cool things since he's been through our 00:26:16.160 --> 00:26:21.380 program and and helped out a lot of different 00:26:21.380 --> 00:26:25.299 people in a lot of different ways. So I couldn't 00:26:25.299 --> 00:26:29.920 agree more with your selection and thanks for 00:26:29.920 --> 00:26:32.740 sharing that with us tonight. That's wonderful. 00:26:33.460 --> 00:26:36.019 I told you I had a surprise for you. You did. 00:26:36.019 --> 00:26:38.619 And if you'll be good enough to forward his address, 00:26:38.660 --> 00:26:42.440 I will write him a letter and send him his prize, 00:26:42.579 --> 00:26:46.799 the $100 check. And he certainly was an impressive 00:26:46.799 --> 00:26:51.240 candidate. I certainly will. I will get that 00:26:51.240 --> 00:26:54.779 to you. So thanks for sharing that with us on 00:26:54.779 --> 00:26:57.440 the show tonight. And I knew you said, make sure 00:26:57.440 --> 00:27:04.039 you ask about that. So wow. That's great. So 00:27:04.039 --> 00:27:09.400 congratulations to Ryan and all these speakers 00:27:09.400 --> 00:27:13.380 that are coming. They're just going to have a 00:27:13.380 --> 00:27:16.359 wealth of information to share and really looking 00:27:16.359 --> 00:27:19.779 forward to. to see in all of them. Well, we're 00:27:19.779 --> 00:27:22.579 going to take a break right now and we're going 00:27:22.579 --> 00:27:26.680 to come back and we're going to take your calls 00:27:26.680 --> 00:27:29.579 and we're going to give you a chance to win right 00:27:29.579 --> 00:27:31.839 now. You don't have to wait for Hamvention. You'll 00:27:31.839 --> 00:27:35.039 have a chance to win. one of these dipoles from 00:27:35.039 --> 00:27:38.779 radio waves in just a little bit. 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Compliments of radio. 00:30:48.109 --> 00:30:50.789 waves and this week we're gonna do the same as 00:30:50.789 --> 00:30:53.529 last week we may mix it up a little bit but we're 00:30:53.529 --> 00:30:55.230 gonna do the same thing tonight we're going to 00:30:55.230 --> 00:30:57.690 take the best call of the night so to register 00:30:57.690 --> 00:31:00.309 for the contest tonight all you have to do is 00:31:00.309 --> 00:31:03.170 call in identify yourself and ask your question 00:31:03.170 --> 00:31:06.730 or offer your comment and after the show our 00:31:06.730 --> 00:31:09.529 crack staff will pick which call they thought 00:31:09.529 --> 00:31:13.029 was the best and we'll announce it on next week's 00:31:13.029 --> 00:31:15.990 show so it is time for your calls now if you 00:31:15.990 --> 00:31:19.420 have a question for Carol call 812 -NET -HAM 00:31:19.420 --> 00:31:25.380 -1. That's 812 -638 -4261. Or you can Skype your 00:31:25.380 --> 00:31:29.500 questions at HamTalk Live or tweet us at HamTalk 00:31:29.500 --> 00:31:33.279 Live. And while we're waiting on the calls, Carol, 00:31:33.380 --> 00:31:36.299 I know you've got something else that big surprise 00:31:36.299 --> 00:31:39.539 you want to put out there as well. So go ahead 00:31:39.539 --> 00:31:43.029 and tell us all about it. Okay. Thank you, Neil. 00:31:43.210 --> 00:31:47.069 I am excited to share this with you and your 00:31:47.069 --> 00:31:50.750 audience. We've been racking our brains trying 00:31:50.750 --> 00:31:53.710 to think what else can we do with that three 00:31:53.710 --> 00:31:58.549 hour youth forum for the 30th celebration to 00:31:58.549 --> 00:32:03.950 really make an impact and commemorate the 30 00:32:03.950 --> 00:32:09.200 years. And we have come up with At the forum, 00:32:09.259 --> 00:32:14.759 there is going to be a video presentation. We 00:32:14.759 --> 00:32:19.660 went back over the 30 years. Many of the young 00:32:19.660 --> 00:32:23.779 speakers stay in touch with me and let me know 00:32:23.779 --> 00:32:26.259 what they're doing, what schools they're going 00:32:26.259 --> 00:32:30.220 to, what careers they're pursuing. And we went 00:32:30.220 --> 00:32:34.660 back. over the 30 year period. And we have produced 00:32:34.660 --> 00:32:39.240 a video called Where Are They Now? And I just 00:32:39.240 --> 00:32:42.559 gave myself a chill because I've seen the finished 00:32:42.559 --> 00:32:47.200 version of it. And it's an amazing thing for 00:32:47.200 --> 00:32:51.599 all of us to just be so proud of how showcasing 00:32:51.599 --> 00:32:56.000 and featuring these youngsters at a venue like 00:32:56.250 --> 00:33:00.349 Dayton at the Youth Forum has influenced and 00:33:00.349 --> 00:33:04.730 inspired them to go on pursuing technical careers 00:33:04.730 --> 00:33:09.589 and technical colleges to go to and all kinds 00:33:09.589 --> 00:33:12.829 of really, really interesting things. We've got 00:33:12.829 --> 00:33:16.630 a very special, famous person who will be introducing 00:33:17.240 --> 00:33:22.140 on the video, how proud he is of what we've managed 00:33:22.140 --> 00:33:24.720 to put together. And it's going to be a rather 00:33:24.720 --> 00:33:28.680 exceptional video experience, I think, for all 00:33:28.680 --> 00:33:33.200 of us to look at. So I invite everybody to come. 00:33:33.359 --> 00:33:35.420 I think it's going to be a very special event, 00:33:35.619 --> 00:33:39.000 that youth forum, this year. Yeah, that sounds 00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:42.140 great. I'm looking forward to hearing about that. 00:33:42.559 --> 00:33:46.079 Well, we have a call on the line, so let's go 00:33:46.079 --> 00:33:48.839 to that call right now. Who do we have with us 00:33:48.839 --> 00:34:04.359 tonight? Hello? Well, we had a call. Hello? Guess 00:34:04.359 --> 00:34:07.000 they gave up. Okay, we'll give us a call back. 00:34:07.119 --> 00:34:10.400 It's eight one two net ham one eight one two 00:34:10.400 --> 00:34:13.920 six three eight four two six one Give us a call 00:34:13.920 --> 00:34:16.780 and we'll get you in here just as soon as we 00:34:16.780 --> 00:34:23.559 can Let's see we had something else that oh yes, 00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:27.719 I had an email here that came in that we want 00:34:27.719 --> 00:34:35.949 to get to So this is from DavidAi6ou and he said 00:34:35.949 --> 00:34:39.210 he likely couldn't call because of a time conflict 00:34:39.210 --> 00:34:43.469 out in six land, but he read your article in 00:34:43.469 --> 00:34:47.960 CQ magazine about your trip to India. And so 00:34:47.960 --> 00:34:50.159 he says, from that trip to India, you mentioned 00:34:50.159 --> 00:34:52.960 similarities we have as teachers, despite our 00:34:52.960 --> 00:34:55.800 cultural differences. What are some of those 00:34:55.800 --> 00:34:59.280 similarities and what are some ways we can cross 00:34:59.280 --> 00:35:02.340 the cultural and generational gaps here in the 00:35:02.340 --> 00:35:07.360 US to better teach amateur radio to youth? And 00:35:07.360 --> 00:35:09.599 no, you don't get a full hour to answer that 00:35:09.599 --> 00:35:15.420 question. that an hour easily, we could do a 00:35:15.420 --> 00:35:19.059 separate forum on those open -ended questions. 00:35:20.019 --> 00:35:23.360 But the trip to India was absolutely the trip 00:35:23.360 --> 00:35:29.099 of a lifetime. I had been invited to go to Hyderabad, 00:35:29.219 --> 00:35:35.780 India, by the NIAR, the National Institute of 00:35:35.780 --> 00:35:40.559 Amateur Radio there. That's the group that sponsored 00:35:40.559 --> 00:35:46.199 young Tom Jost, who spoke at my youth forum in 00:35:46.199 --> 00:35:51.500 2014. And they invited me to come so they could 00:35:51.500 --> 00:35:54.739 reciprocate the hospitality and to speak at an 00:35:54.739 --> 00:35:59.139 education conference there. And I was just thrilled. 00:35:59.400 --> 00:36:03.619 They had 200 people at the conference, teachers. 00:36:03.960 --> 00:36:07.480 school administrators, principals, college -age 00:36:07.480 --> 00:36:11.820 students. high school students and middle school 00:36:11.820 --> 00:36:15.719 students. And they wanted to know how I went 00:36:15.719 --> 00:36:19.079 about teaching amateur radio in a middle school 00:36:19.079 --> 00:36:22.159 for 30 years to sixth, seventh and eighth graders. 00:36:22.460 --> 00:36:26.400 And we shared ideas and it was just, the follow 00:36:26.400 --> 00:36:30.360 -up was terrific. We had one high school that 00:36:30.360 --> 00:36:32.940 thought, the principal thought it was impossible 00:36:32.940 --> 00:36:37.099 to ever have such a program at his school. And 00:36:37.099 --> 00:36:40.619 I was there. December, this is now April, and 00:36:40.619 --> 00:36:43.860 I was just notified that he now does have it 00:36:43.860 --> 00:36:47.159 in his school and it's being supported by the 00:36:47.159 --> 00:36:50.360 government there. Well, what we have in common 00:36:50.360 --> 00:36:53.539 is, and this is part of what I spoke about there, 00:36:54.300 --> 00:36:59.980 all teachers, no matter where you are, all teachers 00:36:59.980 --> 00:37:03.659 want to have happy, well -motivated students 00:37:03.659 --> 00:37:07.840 in a classroom. The question is how we go about 00:37:07.840 --> 00:37:10.980 doing that. And to my mind, teaching ham radio 00:37:10.980 --> 00:37:14.760 for the 30 years, tying it into the school curriculum 00:37:14.760 --> 00:37:19.300 enabled me to do just that. And it doesn't matter 00:37:19.300 --> 00:37:21.579 what country you would be in, they are having 00:37:21.579 --> 00:37:25.800 tremendous success there in India with local 00:37:25.800 --> 00:37:31.000 support, incorporating amateur radio into their 00:37:31.000 --> 00:37:35.280 school system and into their curriculums. What 00:37:35.280 --> 00:37:38.619 we do is the main goal that I wanted to accomplish 00:37:38.619 --> 00:37:41.860 there was getting young people as well on the 00:37:41.860 --> 00:37:47.360 radio worldwide speaking with each other. Yes, 00:37:47.659 --> 00:37:51.980 sharing what each one's culture is, what different 00:37:51.980 --> 00:37:54.599 histories they have, what's different, what's 00:37:54.599 --> 00:37:57.980 unique about each one, but most importantly, 00:37:58.460 --> 00:38:02.480 what they all have in common. as young people 00:38:02.480 --> 00:38:07.019 involved in ham radio and uh... just about everybody 00:38:07.019 --> 00:38:10.139 there from the teaching perspective understood 00:38:10.139 --> 00:38:13.219 that that point that i was trying to make it's 00:38:13.219 --> 00:38:16.159 the enrichment of how we're all different culturally 00:38:16.760 --> 00:38:19.500 But it's what we all have in common as teachers, 00:38:19.739 --> 00:38:23.039 as educators and communicating with each other, 00:38:23.239 --> 00:38:26.340 I think is the key to solving a lot of things 00:38:26.340 --> 00:38:28.880 that we're doing out there. So he can certainly 00:38:28.880 --> 00:38:32.260 get in touch with me privately if he wants more 00:38:32.260 --> 00:38:35.739 specific details about what happened there in 00:38:35.739 --> 00:38:39.219 India. It was, it was an incredible, enriching 00:38:39.219 --> 00:38:44.019 experience. Well, David says he's, uh, about 00:38:44.019 --> 00:38:47.039 50 but he's only been a ham for a couple of years 00:38:47.039 --> 00:38:49.400 and heard you speak out in Torrance, California 00:38:49.400 --> 00:38:52.320 a couple of years ago and wants to say thank 00:38:52.320 --> 00:38:56.179 you for all your work in teaching our youth and 00:38:56.179 --> 00:38:58.980 was glad that you could make that first trip 00:38:58.980 --> 00:39:04.460 over to India. 812 Net Ham 1 is the phone number 00:39:04.460 --> 00:39:10.739 812 -638 -4261. You can call in and talk with 00:39:10.739 --> 00:39:15.340 Carol Perry WB2MGP. We have a few minutes remaining 00:39:15.340 --> 00:39:20.340 so you can get in on that and also in on the 00:39:20.340 --> 00:39:23.679 dipole and one of your speakers Chris Brault 00:39:23.679 --> 00:39:27.679 is listening tonight. So hi Chris and we look 00:39:27.679 --> 00:39:32.369 forward to hearing you speak. And Carol, you 00:39:32.369 --> 00:39:39.170 want to pitch that a little bit? Well, hi, Chris. 00:39:40.349 --> 00:39:45.730 Chris, in fact, a perfect example of a talented, 00:39:46.110 --> 00:39:50.679 young, wonderful young man in ham radio was at 00:39:50.679 --> 00:39:54.559 my youth forum and hamcation in Orlando in February 00:39:54.559 --> 00:39:59.199 and gave a terrific presentation there. And Chris, 00:39:59.260 --> 00:40:02.860 as well, is going to be one of the speakers at 00:40:02.860 --> 00:40:07.400 the youth forum. Chris is 14 years old. That's 00:40:07.400 --> 00:40:12.840 KD8YVJ. And his presentation is going to be getting 00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:19.000 started with SDR. Very, very talented young ham. 00:40:19.449 --> 00:40:23.909 Yeah, he sure is and his parents Jocelyn and 00:40:23.909 --> 00:40:27.530 Kim are great people and Look forward to seeing 00:40:27.530 --> 00:40:29.650 him again, and he says thanks for the shout out. 00:40:29.670 --> 00:40:33.369 So we got we got you in here Chris so thanks 00:40:33.369 --> 00:40:40.510 for for picking him up and we've got Troy Simpson, 00:40:40.789 --> 00:40:43.969 W9KVR on here. It says, hi Neil and Carol, nice 00:40:43.969 --> 00:40:46.170 job as always. No track meet tonight, so I'm 00:40:46.170 --> 00:40:49.869 able to listen in. Troy has a school club over 00:40:49.869 --> 00:40:53.610 in Watsika, Illinois. So we're glad you're listening 00:40:53.610 --> 00:40:57.170 tonight, Troy. 812 Net Ham 1, we've got time 00:40:57.170 --> 00:41:00.250 for one quick call. So if you want to get in 00:41:00.250 --> 00:41:04.150 on the list here of people to win the antenna, 00:41:04.469 --> 00:41:11.019 why give us a call, 812. Net Ham won just a couple 00:41:11.019 --> 00:41:16.840 of minutes remain here. So, uh, it just amazes 00:41:16.840 --> 00:41:23.480 me every year at the incredible range of talent 00:41:23.480 --> 00:41:29.760 from, from five to 18 that you end up with. And 00:41:29.760 --> 00:41:32.579 it's just, just fabulous. Okay. I think we've 00:41:32.579 --> 00:41:35.860 got our caller back from earlier, so let's try 00:41:35.860 --> 00:41:40.000 this again. Who's this? Hey, this is JD in zero 00:41:40.000 --> 00:41:43.539 IRS in Kansas City. Yeah. Thanks for calling 00:41:43.539 --> 00:41:46.380 in. What's your, uh, what's your question here 00:41:46.380 --> 00:41:49.599 for Carol or comment? Well, my question with 00:41:49.599 --> 00:41:52.139 Carol is, and I don't know if this is a, this 00:41:52.139 --> 00:41:54.980 has ever come up. Has she ever had a chance to 00:41:54.980 --> 00:41:59.059 talk to K1JT Joe Taylor, who is obviously, uh, 00:41:59.059 --> 00:42:03.159 as a wrote at JT 65 WSJT software and has done 00:42:03.159 --> 00:42:07.269 a lot of work with, uh, weak signal, actually 00:42:07.269 --> 00:42:10.349 below the ability to hear. Has she ever had the 00:42:10.349 --> 00:42:13.949 chance to talk to him and understand what he 00:42:13.949 --> 00:42:17.110 has done for knowing the community, but for amateur 00:42:17.110 --> 00:42:20.130 radio? I mean, that would be a great topic for 00:42:20.130 --> 00:42:26.630 kids. Carol? Are you speaking about the Joe Taylor 00:42:26.630 --> 00:42:31.610 who was the Ham of the Year last year? Yes, I 00:42:31.610 --> 00:42:34.030 am, Carol. And I saw you at Lebanon, Missouri 00:42:34.030 --> 00:42:37.070 a few years back. Good to hear you. Oh, thank 00:42:37.070 --> 00:42:39.969 you. Well, Lebanon, Missouri was one of my favorite 00:42:39.969 --> 00:42:43.150 places of all times, because that's where astronaut 00:42:43.150 --> 00:42:46.289 Steve Nagel got to spend the weekend going to 00:42:46.289 --> 00:42:49.610 high schools with me and the Youth Forum. But 00:42:49.610 --> 00:42:52.690 yes, Joe Taylor, in fact, was the banquet speaker 00:42:52.690 --> 00:42:58.800 at RCA last year. And we have had a chance to 00:42:58.800 --> 00:43:01.139 briefly talk, and I certainly agree with you 00:43:01.139 --> 00:43:05.219 that there is one brilliant, wonderful, a brilliant 00:43:05.219 --> 00:43:10.780 person and a wonderful man as well. So I have 00:43:10.780 --> 00:43:14.420 had that pleasure. Okay, super. Well, I appreciate 00:43:14.420 --> 00:43:17.739 it. I'm an EME -er and, you know, I always think 00:43:17.739 --> 00:43:21.500 about how amateur radio crosses many past reviews 00:43:21.500 --> 00:43:25.300 and... of course, the space program, communications, 00:43:25.340 --> 00:43:27.940 etc. So but I appreciate what you continue to 00:43:27.940 --> 00:43:30.980 do. And I'm glad to hear you tonight on the show. 00:43:32.420 --> 00:43:35.539 Thank you. Glad you called. Yeah, thank you for 00:43:35.539 --> 00:43:39.039 calling in. Appreciate it. All right. Well, we're 00:43:39.039 --> 00:43:42.639 out of time. Once again, it flies by Carol. It's 00:43:42.639 --> 00:43:45.260 been great chatting with you and we'll chat here 00:43:45.260 --> 00:43:48.360 a little bit after the after the show. But thanks 00:43:48.360 --> 00:43:55.010 for coming on. It was totally my pleasure. Well, 00:43:55.110 --> 00:43:59.090 I appreciate you doing it and we'll keep on as 00:43:59.090 --> 00:44:03.210 long as you'll have us. Well, that's it. That's 00:44:03.210 --> 00:44:06.130 a wrap for this week's edition of HamTalk Live. 00:44:06.590 --> 00:44:09.630 Thanks to Carol Perry, WB2MGP and everyone out 00:44:09.630 --> 00:44:11.530 there in cyberspace for listening and calling 00:44:11.530 --> 00:44:14.510 in and invite you back next Thursday night at 00:44:14.510 --> 00:44:18.460 9 p .m. Eastern Time when... The Spurious Emissions 00:44:18.460 --> 00:44:21.099 Band will be here to talk about their upcoming 00:44:21.099 --> 00:44:25.800 concert at Hamvention. So for a list of all of 00:44:25.800 --> 00:44:29.360 our upcoming guests, visit HamTalkLive .com. 00:44:29.460 --> 00:44:33.019 So for now, this is Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, saying 00:44:33.019 --> 00:44:55.719 7375, and may the good DX be yours. Thanks for 00:44:55.719 --> 00:44:55.739 watching!