This week’s ARRL Letter had many items worth mentioning here. You can read the entire issue on the ARRL website. Here are the items I think are worth passing along:
Boy Scouts Recognize ARRL Amateur Radio Service to Scouting Award
The Boy Scouts of America’s National Awards and Recognition Committee has officially recognized the ARRL “Amateur Radio Service to Scouting Award” as part of its family of Community Organization awards. The ARRL award recognizes actively involved Scouting leaders who make a significant contribution to providing Scouts with a memorable and valuable Amateur Radio experience. This program allows Scouting leaders to wear the Community Organization Award square knot on their uniform, in recognition of their service within their community organization.
“This is yet another step in ARRL-BSA cooperation, one that will recognize the Scouting leaders who have worked tirelessly to introduce the science, technology, fun, and excitement of Amateur Radio to the youth involved in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing,” the Boy Scouts organization said in announcing its formal recognition of the League award.
This award was officially established through a resolution adopted by the ARRL Board at its 2013 Annual Meeting. It builds on the long-standing relationship between the BSA and ARRL, which began with the development of the Wireless Merit Badge in 1918 (now called the Radio Merit Badge). This relationship was formally recognized through a 2011 Memorandum of Understanding (view a video of the signing).
Nominations for the Amateur Radio Service to Scouting Award are made through the appropriate ARRL Section Manager. Read more.
Kids Day is January 4!
The next Kids Day, sponsored by the ARRL and The Boring (Oregon) Amateur Radio Club, will be Sunday, January 4, 2015, from 1800 to 2400 UTC. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase Amateur Radio and Amateur Radio satellites to youngsters and even to hand over the keys so they can get some hands-on experience. For youngsters, their positive ham radio experience may foster an interest in getting licensed one day. For veteran radio amateurs, it’s a chance to share their stations and affection for Amateur Radio with the next generation. Call “CQ Kids Day.” The suggested exchange is name, age, location, and favorite color. There is no limit on operating time, and stations may work each other more than once if the operator has changed. Observe third-party traffic restrictions when making DX contacts. Post stories and photos to the Kids Day Soapbox page and download a colorful certificate.
New Element 3 (General Class) question pool released
The Question Pool Committee of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) has released the 2015-2019 Element
3 (General Class) question pool. The new question pool becomes effective for all Element 3 examinations administered on or after July 1, 2015, and it remains valid until June 30, 2019. The question pool files are available in PDF, Microsoft Word (.doc), and ASCII text formats. Section G7A requires the use of one illustration, a schematic identified as G7-1. This drawing file is published separately. — Thanks to Roland Anders, K3RA, NCVEC Question Pool Committee Chairman
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