--- In ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Pearl - W4ABC"
<jonpearl@t...> wrote:
> 3/22/05
> That is why Grassfire is calling on our lawmakers to draft and
> pass legislation that protects and preserves the mission of the
> Scouts from outside attack.
>

BSA hasn't asked for this "help" from a political group, who
eventually asks you for money to help them with other non-scouting
related political campaigns.

Let's get back to the published purpose of Scoutradio, namely
sharing the brotherhood of Scouting through Amateur Radio.

Thanks & 73

Gary Wilson, K2GW
Radio MB Counselor
CNJ Council

Is there still any chance of obtaining 2004 JOTA patches? I need four,
or preferably five.

Thanks

Check out the National BSA web site at http://www.scouting.org/

You'll notice in the "News" section a reference to "Supporting Our
Scouts Act".  The BSA did not give specific direction, but, the
implication is to write your congressman.

Jon, I'm glad you brought this to our attention.

BTW, a "thread" in the last couple of months of QST, entitled "GOTA"
suggested getting on the air every day and making at least one
contact.  Several good reasons given -- such as occupy the spectrum.

I'd like to suggest GASOTAOAM "Get A Scout On The Air Once A Month".
We often talk about Radio Scouting and lament how few young people
get their licenses.  We should all commit to demonstrating Ham Radio
to scouts so they at least know what it is.  Consider how much
exposure youth get to computers before they ever get on the keyboard
or use a mouse.

Many years ago I was taught that if you make a hundred cold calls on
non-qualified customers you get no more than 17 who are interested
and close on only 1.7.    If we qualify our customers, those that
have a real interest, the closures can be as high as 25% -- and
that's by allowing the customer "hands on" exposure.

What are you waiting for?  GASOTAOAM ! ... and write your congressman.

73, Frank KR1ZAN
Garland, TX

--- In ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Pearl - W4ABC"
<jonpearl@t...> wrote:
> "BSA hasn't asked for this "help" from a political group, who
> eventually asks you for money to help them with other non-scouting
> related political campaigns."
>
>
> I've yet to see the BSA ask for help, other than the monthly check
that I gladly write in support of my council.  Whether you like it or
not, "politics" and the money that runs politics - runs America and
many a 'cause'.  That being said; the petitioner simply asks for your
endorsement.  As to whether or not they'll "eventually" ask for
money, I don't know.  As it stands now, U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander
(Eagle Scout) and Bill Frist are taking a pro-active stance by
introducing legislation to thwart those whose agenda is to, daily,
chip away at the BSA.
>

<<< rest of message snipped out >>>

> We often talk about Radio Scouting and lament how few young people
> get their licenses.  We should all commit to demonstrating Ham Radio
> to scouts so they at least know what it is.  Consider how much
> exposure youth get to computers before they ever get on the keyboard
> or use a mouse.

I would also ask each member of this group to lead a Radio Merit Badge Day
once a year in their council.  Why? Because it's the ideal way to get more
youth hams by first giving the Scouts what THEY want (a merit badge)

It's incredibly easy to run as all of the materials you need to teach it are
in the file section of Scoutradio on Yahoo Groups.  All you need is a
meeting room for a Saturday, and a ham who can set up a portable station.

We ran such a day in January and had sixty Scouts earn radio Merit Badge.
And as a result, we had the Scouts ask US to run Technician Licensing course
as a result.  Our first class session was held at the council office last
Thursday night and we had 11 Scouts and fours adult leaders attend!

Once you get A Radio Merit Badge started it will become a tradition in your
area.  All of the hams who participated in ours had such fun they want to
make it an annual event!

73

Gary, K2GW

In my experience, you should
have no problem getting them from the usual
source even this late.   I've even ordered previous
years' JOTA patches from them  13 months after
the fact.

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/jota.html

Good Luck + 73
Ray - N1RY
WJ0TA club



On 26 Mar 05, at 11:05, ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com wrote:

>
>
> There is 1 message in this issue.
>
> Topics in this digest:
>
>       1. Help! 2004 JOTA Patches
>            From: "Alun" <elektros@...>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1
>    Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:17:24 -0000
>    From: "Alun" <elektros@...>
> Subject: Help! 2004 JOTA Patches
>
>
> Is there still any chance of obtaining 2004 JOTA patches? I need four,
> or preferably five.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
>
> Check out the UK Radio-Scouting page here at Yahoo!Groups.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radio-sc
outing-uk
>
> Now that you've got new licensees in your unit, why not have them subscibe to
http://groups.yahoo
.com/group/ScoutRadioYouth
>
> Visit "Operation On Target BSA" Mountain Top Signaling:
> http://www.ontargetbsa.org/
>
> Great list of Scouting/Amateur Radio web sites:
> http://www.k1dwu.net/ham-links/clubs.-.scouting.phtml
>
> Visit the "Adventure Radio Society" http://www.natworld.com/ars/
>
> ScoutRadio start page:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScoutRadio (Email archives - member email
addresses - change your s
ubscription details, etc.)
>
> Post message: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com
> Unsubscribe:  ScoutRadio-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> List owner:   ScoutRadio-owner@yahoogroups.com
>
> SCOUTING and AMATEUR RADIO - FUN FOR ALL AGES
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>

Gary:  Can you provide more detail as to your schedule for the day,
number of stations/licensed operators, How you achieved the operating
time for the boys, etc....sounds like a good
idea...thanks...Steve/N4PKJ/ASM Tr 30-Staunton, VA

----- Original Message -----

From: ray@...

To: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:20 PM

Subject: Re: [Scoutradio] Digest Number 574

In my experience, you should
have no problem getting them from the usual
source even this late.   I've even ordered previous
years' JOTA patches from them  13 months after
the fact.

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/jota.html

Good Luck + 73
Ray - N1RY
WJ0TA club



On 26 Mar 05, at 11:05, ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com wrote:

>
>
> There is 1 message in this issue.
>
> Topics in this digest:
>
>       1. Help! 2004 JOTA Patches
>            From: "Alun" <elektros@...>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1        
>    Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:17:24 -0000
>    From: "Alun" <elektros@...>
> Subject: Help! 2004 JOTA Patches
>
>
> Is there still any chance of obtaining 2004 JOTA patches? I need four,
> or preferably five.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
>
> Check out the UK Radio-Scouting page here at Yahoo!Groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radio-sc
outing-uk
>
> Now that you've got new licensees in your unit, why not have them subscibe to http://groups.yahoo
.com/group/ScoutRadioYouth
>
> Visit "Operation On Target BSA" Mountain Top Signaling:
> http://www.ontargetbsa.org/
>
> Great list of Scouting/Amateur Radio web sites:
> http://www.k1dwu.net/ham-links/clubs.-.scouting.phtml
>
> Visit the &quot;Adventure Radio Society&quot; http://www.natworld.com/ars/
>
> ScoutRadio start page:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScoutRadio (Email archives - member email addresses - change your s
ubscription details, etc.)
>
> Post message: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com
> Unsubscribe:  ScoutRadio-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> List owner:   ScoutRadio-owner@yahoogroups.com
>
> SCOUTING and AMATEUR RADIO - FUN FOR ALL AGES
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>




Check out the UK Radio-Scouting page here at Yahoo!Groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radio-scouting-uk

Now that you've got new licensees in your unit, why not have them subscibe to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScoutRadioYouth

Visit "Operation On Target BSA" Mountain Top Signaling:
http://www.ontargetbsa.org/

Great list of Scouting/Amateur Radio web sites:
http://www.k1dwu.net/ham-links/clubs.-.scouting.phtml

Visit the &quot;Adventure Radio Society&quot; http://www.natworld.com/ars/

ScoutRadio start page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScoutRadio (Email archives - member email addresses - change your subscription details, etc.)

Post message: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com
Unsubscribe:  ScoutRadio-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
List owner:   ScoutRadio-owner@yahoogroups.com

SCOUTING and AMATEUR RADIO - FUN FOR ALL AGES

--- In ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com, "biker51ferg" <biker51ferg@y...>
wrote:
>
> Gary:  Can you provide more detail as to your schedule for the day,
> number of stations/licensed operators, How you achieved the
operating
> time for the boys, etc....sounds like a good
> idea...thanks...Steve/N4PKJ/ASM Tr 30-Staunton, VA

Steve:

Actually the entire days schedule is in the files section here of
Scoutradio on Yahoo Groups.  If you have difficulty finding it, let me
know.

73

Gary, K2GW

With the owner's permission, I'd like to make a pitch for (free)
subscriptions to the OCARG EAGLE, a monthly email newsletter for
Scouting hams and hamming Scouters. We are just finishing our fifth
year of publication and now have well over a hundred subscribers in
six nations and 20 states. While originally a newsletter for the
Otschodela Council (Oneonta, NY) Amateur Radio Group (OCARG) KZ2BSA,
the EAGLE's subscriber list expanded since, as far as we know, we are
the only ham-Scouting newsletter published and ham-Scouters
world-wide like to share their experiences and knowledge.

The EAGLE is not unlike Scouting magazine in that it gives ideas and
experiences for programs, but is tailored for amateur radio in
Scouting. We publish most anything related to ham-Scouting including
anecdotal information, news, tips, emergency preparedness, useful
online links we've found, JOTA and Jamboree info, and a host of other
subjects. While we often obtain material from the BSA National Office
and the ARRL's Field and Education Services division, most of our
articles come from voluntary reader contributions which make for
informative reading.

Subscriptions are free, there are no ads, no spam, no solicitations,
no nothing except the newsletter in attached PDF format. The
subscriber list is as carefully protected as a State Secret and all
editions are sent out as Blind CCs to prevent a ready-made list for
spammers.

Archived copies are available at
http://homepage.mac.com/k2frd/ocarg.htm although the archives go back
only to January 2003.

Subscriptions may be obtained by a simple email request to me at
<mailto:k2frd@...>.

I hope we may add your address to the subscriber list. I believe you
will find the EAGLE informative, educational, and entertaining.

Yours in Scouting and 73 de Fred K2FRD/VO2FS
OCARG EAGLE Publisher

--
73 de Fred K2FRD, VO2FS
http://homepage.mac.com/k2frd/K2FRD.html
Free Subscription To OCARG EAGLE, a newsletter for ham radio Scouters
http://homepage.mac.com/k2frd/ocarg.htm for info.

Had to post this. This might revolutionize how Amateurs and Scouts
talk to one another.


http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2005/04/01/

73

Alan KB3DHC


Have a happy 4/1/05

Yes, revolutionary technology. It's worthy of QST's April edition! :-D

At 22:08 +0000 01/04/2005, Alan Stumpf wrote:
>Had to post this. This might revolutionize how Amateurs and Scouts
>talk to one another.
>
>http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2005/04/01/
>
>73
>
>Alan KB3DHC
>
>Have a happy 4/1/05

--
73 de Fred K2FRD, VO2FS
http://homepage.mac.com/k2frd/K2FRD.html
Free Subscription To OCARG EAGLE, a newsletter for ham radio Scouters
http://homepage.mac.com/k2frd/ocarg.htm for info.

Hello:
I am planning on conducting a Radio Merit Badge workshop for my troop in
the near future.  In addition to the great power point presentation
provided by Gary K2GW in this forum I would like to get some nice Power
point graphics showing a typical repeater configuration and an IRLP
representation.  Thank you

Yours in scouting

Jim Mahoney
KB3BYU
Troop 107 Allentown, PA

Check out the Ham_Instructor Group here on Yahoo Groups.  You'll find links
to a website there with PowerPoint presentations for each of five classes
for a Tech License prep course.  Those presentations have diagrams for a
repeater and an IRLP node in them

By the way, the Tech course materials there are excellent follow-ons to your
Radio MB class.

73

Gary, K2GW


----- Original Message -----
From: <ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com>
To: <ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:14 AM
Subject: [Scoutradio] Digest Number 582


>
>
> There is 1 message in this issue.
>
> Topics in this digest:
>
>       1. Power point Graphics for Radio Merit Badge
>            From: James Mahoney <jamesmahoney@...>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1
>    Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 09:27:03 -0400
>    From: James Mahoney <jamesmahoney@...>
> Subject: Power point Graphics for Radio Merit Badge
>
> Hello:
> I am planning on conducting a Radio Merit Badge workshop for my troop in
> the near future.  In addition to the great power point presentation
> provided by Gary K2GW in this forum I would like to get some nice Power
> point graphics showing a typical repeater configuration and an IRLP
> representation.  Thank you
>
> Yours in scouting
>
> Jim Mahoney
> KB3BYU
> Troop 107 Allentown, PA
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
>
> Check out the UK Radio-Scouting page here at Yahoo!Groups.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radio-scouting-uk
>
> Now that you've got new licensees in your unit, why not have them subscibe
to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScoutRadioYouth
>
> Visit "Operation On Target BSA" Mountain Top Signaling:
> http://www.ontargetbsa.org/
>
> Great list of Scouting/Amateur Radio web sites:
> http://www.k1dwu.net/ham-links/clubs.-.scouting.phtml
>
> Visit the "Adventure Radio Society" http://www.natworld.com/ars/
>
> ScoutRadio start page:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScoutRadio (Email archives - member email
addresses - change your subscription details, etc.)
>
> Post message: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com
> Unsubscribe:  ScoutRadio-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> List owner:   ScoutRadio-owner@yahoogroups.com
>
> SCOUTING and AMATEUR RADIO - FUN FOR ALL AGES
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>

New Bill Would Ban Public NOAA Weather Data:
from Michael Potaczala KC4NUS
Website: www.qrz.com and www.slashdot.org on April 22, 2005

The following came from Slashdot.org:

"Here we go again. Apparently for-pay weather companies (specifically
Accuweather) have lobbied Senator Rick Santorum to introduce a bill to
ban the National Weather Service from 'competing.' The NOAA just made
data available for free on the internet in XML format. Essentially,
that means no more free data, and the possible elimination of the NOAA
web presence all together. Nothing like being able to buy off a
clueless Senator - lets hope the rest do not fall in line, as I for
one, do not like to pay for my information twice." This debate picks up
where the last one left off. According to the article, the bill's
biggest critics are complaining of the bill's vague wording which makes
it unclear what exactly is being banned.

This is the body of the bill:

Bill S.786

Title: A bill to clarify the duties and responsibilities of the
National Weather Service, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen
Santorum, Rick [PA] (introduced 4/14/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest
Major Action: 4/14/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

ALL ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
4/14/2005:
Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3658)
4/14/2005:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

COMMITTEE(S):

Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Referral, In Committee

TEXT:

To clarify the duties and responsibilities of the National Weather
Service, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `National Weather Service Duties Act of
2005'.

SEC. 2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

(a) IN GENERAL- (1) To protect life and property, the Secretary of
Commerce shall, through the National Weather Service, be responsible
for the following:

(A) The preparation and issuance of severe weather warnings and
forecasts designed for the protection of life and property of the
general public.

(B) The preparation and issuance of hydrometeorological guidance and
core forecast information.

© The collection and exchange of meteorological, hydrological,
climatic, and oceanographic data and information.

(D) The provision of reports, forecasts, warnings, and other advice to
the Secretary of Transportation and other persons pursuant to section
44720 of title 49, United States Code.

(E) Such other duties and responsibilities as the Secretary shall
specify.

(2) The National Weather Service shall serve as the sole official
source of flood warnings and severe weather warnings.

(b) COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR- The National Weather Service shall
not provide, or assist other entities in providing, a service or
product (other than a service or product described in subsection
(a)(1)(A)) that is or could be provided by the private sector unless--

(1) the Secretary determines that the private sector is unwilling or
unable to provide such service or product; or

(2) the United States Government is obligated to provide such service
or product under international aviation agreements to provide
meteorological services and exchange meteorological information.

© ISSUANCE OF DATA, FORECASTS, AND WARNINGS- All data, information,
guidance, forecasts, and warnings received, collected, created, or
prepared by the National Weather Service shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, be issued in real time, and without delay, in a manner
that ensures that all members of the public have the opportunity for
simultaneous and equal access to such data, information, guidance,
forecasts, and warnings.

(d) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DISCLOSURES- An officer, employee, or agent
of the National Weather Service, or of any other department or agency
of the United States, who comes by reason of that status into
possession of any weather data, information, guidance, forecast, or
warning that might influence or affect the market value of any product,
service, commodity, tradable, or business may not--

(1) willfully impart, whether directly or indirectly, such weather
data, information, guidance, forecast, or warning, or any part thereof,
before the issuance of such weather data, information, guidance,
forecast, or warning to the public under subsection ©; or

(2) after the issuance of such weather data, information, guidance,
forecast, or warning to the public under subsection ©, willfully impart
comments or qualifications on such weather data, information, guidance,
forecast, or warning, or any part thereof, to the public, except
pursuant to an issuance that complies with that subsection.

(e) REGULATIONS- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to implement the
provisions of this section.

(f) EFFECTIVE DATE- The provisions of this section (other than
subsection (e)) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- The Act of October 1, 1890 (26 Stat. 653) is
amended as follows:

(1) Section 3 (15 U.S.C. 313) is repealed.

(2) Section 9 (15 U.S.C. 317) is amended by striking `, and it shall
be' and all that follows and inserting a period.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES.

(a) REPORT REQUIRED- Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that sets forth--

(1) a detailed statement of the activities of the National Weather
Service that are inconsistent with the provisions of section 2;

(2) a schedule for the modification of the activities referred to in
paragraph (1) in order to conform such activities to the provisions of
section 2; and

(3) the regulations prescribed under section 2(e).

(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED- In this section, the
term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--

(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate; and

(2) the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives.

Michael Potaczala
KC4NUS
Member Comments: Add A Comment
New Bill Would Ban Public NOAA Weather Data: 	Reply
by K0JPB on April 24, 2005 	Mail this to a friend!
Hello All,

o I believe Accuweather.com and Weather.com and other commercial
vendors provide a valuable service to the public by repackaging the
information they get from the National Weather Service; however, I do
not wish to have my ability to get that information directly from NWS
taken away. We all pay the taxes that pay for the National Weather
Service. Why should we have to pay again to get the same information
from a commercial vendor?

o On one hand, the bill restricts what the NWS can do. On the other
hand, Senator Santorum’s office posted it on his website as a
"Modernization" to better serve the public. See his press release on
his website:

http://santorum.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressOffice.View&ContentRecord_id=1180&Region_id=0&Issue_id=13&CFID=12199122&CFTOKEN=38509331


-- ///// Here is further information:

1) The Bill:

PDF DOCUMENT:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:s786is.txt.pdf

SENATE BILL NUMBER: S. 786

TITLE: “To clarify the duties and responsibilities of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather
Service, and for other purposes.”

SHORT TITLE: "National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005"


2) As of April 24, this bill is in Senate committee: Commerce, Science,
and Transportation. You can see all members of this committee and the
bills that they are working on -- here:
http://commerce.senate.gov/

3) AccuWeather.com is headquartered in Senator Santorum's home state of
Pennsylvania:
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/company.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0&traveler=0&page=about#headquarters

4) Thomas is a good website to track bills and has links to the Senate
and House to find contact information about your Senators and
Representative. Call, write or email them to let them know your
opinion.
http://thomas.loc.gov/


73,
Patrick, k0jpb
 


 
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That fool Santorum would have the National Weather Service work only the
for-profit weather companies. Since when does a branch of the government serve
only for commercial interests at the expense of everyone else? Maybe Santorum
himself should be privatized and taken out of government service since he
clearly isn't working for the interests of the Public.

As a weather spotter and SKYWARN participant, I also like receiving my wx data
directly off NOAA's sites rather than filtered, "packaged", interpreted,
commercialized, and delayed by the private interests.

At 9:04 -0400 25/04/2005, w2bsa wrote:
>Spread this around. Looks like Sen, Rick Santorum has been hoodwinked by
>the for-pay
>weather companies.
>Do you want to pay for your weather information twice here in the states???
>
>If you don't write your US Senators in opposition.
>
>
>73,
>
>Bill Stewart, W2BSA
>
>o I believe Accuweather.com and Weather.com and other commercial
>vendors provide a valuable service to the public by repackaging the
>information they get from the National Weather Service; however, I do
>not wish to have my ability to get that information directly from NWS
>taken away. We all pay the taxes that pay for the National Weather
>Service. Why should we have to pay again to get the same information
>from a commercial vendor?
>
>o On one hand, the bill restricts what the NWS can do. On the other
>hand, Senator Santorum's office posted it on his website as a
>"Modernization" to better serve the public. See his press release on
>his website:
>
>http://santorum.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressOffice.View&Content\
Record_id=1180&Region_id=0&Issue_id=13&CFID=12199122&CFTOKEN=38509331
>
>
>-- ///// Here is further information:
>
>1) The Bill:
>
>PDF DOCUMENT:
>http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=\
f:s786is.txt.pdf
>
>SENATE BILL NUMBER: S. 786
>
>TITLE: "To clarify the duties and responsibilities of the National
>Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather
>Service, and for other purposes."
>
>SHORT TITLE: "National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005"
>
>
>2) As of April 24, this bill is in Senate committee: Commerce, Science,
>and Transportation. You can see all members of this committee and the
>bills that they are working on -- here:
>http://commerce.senate.gov/
>
>3) AccuWeather.com is headquartered in Senator Santorum's home state of
>Pennsylvania:
>http://wwwa.accuweather.com/company.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0&traveler=0&\
page=about#headquarters
>
>4) Thomas is a good website to track bills and has links to the Senate
>and House to find contact information about your Senators and
>Representative. Call, write or email them to let them know your
>opinion.
>http://thomas.loc.gov/

--- In ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com, Gary Wilson <k2gw@a...> wrote:
> Check out the Ham_Instructor Group here on Yahoo Groups.  You'll
find links
> to a website there with PowerPoint presentations for each of five
classes
> for a Tech License prep course.

To mke it simple, here's the link to the site:

http://instructor.n5na.net/download.html

73

Gary, K2GW

--- In ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com, w2bsa <w2bsa@c...> wrote:
> Spread this around. Looks like Sen, Rick Santorum has been
hoodwinked by the for-pay weather companies.
> Do you want to pay for your weather information twice here in the
states???
>
> If you don't write your US Senators in opposition.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill Stewart, W2BSA

If you think this is a bad idea, write your Senators and
Representative and tell them you oppose Senate Bill S786.

You can write your Senator at

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

You can also write your Congressman at

http://www.house.gov/writerep/

You might tell them that you don't want to have to pay a private
firm to get NWS weather data and that you're afraid that lives will
be lost.  Make sure they know your street address so they can tell
you're a constituent.

I'm sure other radio and emergency mangement e-mail groups might
want to know about this as well.

73

Gary, K2GW

Hey Gang...this is a prenotice and an inquiry.  Will be operating from
a scout camporee in WV this weekend.  I will do a formal notice in a
day or two.  What would be good frequencies (+ or -) to operate from?
  Will probably try and use 40 meters, 20 meters, and 15 if open.  I
will give times and call, frequencies after I check this tomorrow.
This is just a   query...thanks...Steve/N4PKJ

On Tue, 10 May 2005, biker51ferg wrote:

> What would be good frequencies (+ or -) to operate from?
>  Will probably try and use 40 meters, 20 meters, and 15 if open.

Why not the usual Scout frequencies for starters - 7270, 14290, 21360
phone, 7030, 14070 (be considerate of PSK), and 21140 CW.

I await your announcement. I'll most likely be on the air from our
district camporee this weekend as well, using my own call. I'll look for
you if I can.  73

--
YiS,
Frank Maynard, NF8M
CM, Pack 54; MC, Troop 407; District Cub Training Chair & Roundtable Staff
...and a good old Bobwhite too! (C-23-04)
Mighty Ottawa District, Clinton Valley Council
Novi, Michigan

>       1. What Frequencies to use?
>            From: "biker51ferg" <biker51ferg@...>
> Hey Gang...this is a prenotice and an inquiry.  Will be operating from
> a scout camporee in WV this weekend.  I will do a formal notice in a
> day or two.  What would be good frequencies (+ or -) to operate from?
>  Will probably try and use 40 meters, 20 meters, and 15 if open.  I
> will give times and call, frequencies after I check this tomorrow.
> This is just a   query...thanks...Steve/N4PKJ
>

It kinda depends if you have scheds or plan to
call CQ, or search and pounce.

If you are calling CQ, use the JOTA freqs as suggested
earlier.   If you are setting up scheds, that works too.

Most of the time when I am demonstrating HF, I find
search and pounce to be the best... and I do that
on whatever HF band(s) are open.... and what is
going on.   During a contest, I may show the contrast
between 20m and 18m... some of the boys like
the contest idea and want to try.... some will like
the ragchew.

Sitting and calling CQ is rarely enough entertainment
to hold their interest in my experience.

Good Luck!

Ray Sirois N1RY
WJ0TA Club in Maine

--- In ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com, ray@s... wrote:
> >       1. What Frequencies to use?
> >            From: "biker51ferg" <biker51ferg@y...>
> > Hey Gang...this is a prenotice and an inquiry.  Will be operating from
> > a scout camporee in WV this weekend.  I will do a formal notice in a
> > day or two.  What would be good frequencies (+ or -) to operate from?
> >  Will probably try and use 40 meters, 20 meters, and 15 if open.  I
> > will give times and call, frequencies after I check this tomorrow.
> > This is just a   query...thanks...Steve/N4PKJ
> >
Ray: Thanks for the reply. Will probably be doing all of the
suggested...hope to make a contact with you...thanks...Steve/N4PKJ


> It kinda depends if you have scheds or plan to
> call CQ, or search and pounce.
>
> If you are calling CQ, use the JOTA freqs as suggested
> earlier.   If you are setting up scheds, that works too.
>
> Most of the time when I am demonstrating HF, I find
> search and pounce to be the best... and I do that
> on whatever HF band(s) are open.... and what is
> going on.   During a contest, I may show the contrast
> between 20m and 18m... some of the boys like
> the contest idea and want to try.... some will like
> the ragchew.
>
> Sitting and calling CQ is rarely enough entertainment
> to hold their interest in my experience.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Ray Sirois N1RY
> WJ0TA Club in Maine

Greeting all:  Just wanted to make an official posting.  Scout Radio
from the Stonewall Jackson Area Council (BSA) in the Shenandoah Valley
will be operating (or attempting) a special event station from their
council wide camporee at Seneca Rocks, WV.  We will operate under the
call N4PKJ and others if other hams help.  Time of operation will be
from approximately 14:30 UCT to 20:00 UCT (9:30-3:00) longer if the
interest and bands holdout, shorter if it wains.  Frequencies will be
the suggested scout frequencies 7270, 14290, 21360 phone, 7030, 14070
and 21140 CW.  We will be operating at 10 watts which in some circles
qualifies as qrp.  We will be logging all calls and are developing a
good looking (hopefully) QSL card.  We will at least do email qsl's.
Some local 2M operation will be done on local repeaters.

The Theme of the Camporee is "Lewis and Clark" who  didn't have radio.
  We will be spreading the news of the camporee and how much fun we are
having.  Come join us on the air

Thanks
Steve Ferguson/N4PKJ
ASM Tr30

The event will be this Saturday 5/21/05...thanks..Steve

The Seneca Rocks event is 5/14/05 no the 21st.  Sorry for the
confusion...Steve

Group moderator: If the previous message could be deleted, it would be
great...sorry Steve

Hey gang:  Thanks for anyone who tried to get in contact with the
Seneca Rocks Camporee in WV this last weekend.  A number of
unfortuante radio incidents happened (al weather).  My station canopy
blew off and I had to operate from the back of the car.  Then the main
wire antenna literally collapsed breaking the center balun?  Was left
with an MP-1 which did well for the situation.

Am attending the Moose Merit Badge Camporee in Covington VA 5/20-22.
A local ham is offering Radio Merit badge and will being trying for
contacts probably on the scout frequencies ( as before).  I will
hopefully be able to help if time allows.  Don't know the call to be
used...Hopefully see you on the air.  Time would be Mid day and mid
afternoon, or just mid afternoon depending how the badge is being
run....thanks again...Steve...N4PKJ

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Just as an FYI, the Radio Merit Badge Day program materials in the
files section of the ScoutRadio Yahoo Group were mentioned in a
recenct Youth Activites column on the ARRL website:

http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2005/05/17/1/?nc=1

They also have some photos of the event we ran in New Jersey this past
winter.

73

Gary, K2GW

Hello All Hams,

Just to let you all know that the National Boy Scout Jamboree is
comming up soon.  K2BSA will be operating a special events station at
the Jambo for the boys.  The Jambo is July 25- Aug 3, 2005.  They
will
be operating on the following HF freqs.
80 Meters: Phone: 3.940 MHz CW:3.590 MHz
40 Meters: Phone: 7.290 MHz CW:7.030 MHz
20 Meters: Phone: 14.290 MHz CW: 14.070 MHz
15 Meters: Phone: 21.360 MHz CW: 21.140 MHz
10 Meters: Phone: 28.360 & 28.990 MHz CW: 28.190 MHz

For more info on the station and the event visit this web site:
http://www.lightlink.com/bbm/k2bsa.html

Thanks  Ray

PS  Listen to the local trafic net we will be sending trafic home to
the moms and dads.  Also please be ready to handle return traffic
back
to the boys at the Jambo.