Got mine by FedEx today.

I was expecting educational materials but I got the comic book. Lots of
copies of each edition but no educational materials.

Mark

On 04/18/2010 09:46 PM, Allan R. Batteiger wrote:
> Good evening
>      ICOM has been very generous with these materials to Ham
> instructors.  I call ICOM about twice year to restock my supplies for my
> Tech and General classes.   The mode I have used in the past is to call
> the phone number and leave my name, Callsign, address and a request for
> Amateur Radio handouts for my Technician  and General classes and an
> approx qty.  I normally get 100-200 / order.    Normally a week or two
> later I will get one or two heavy boxes with the materials.  If ICOM is
> attending a local Ham Radio convention I would bet a short conversation
> with them will result in them leaving any excess material with you,
> ifyou are willing to pick it up at the end of the show.
>
> Allan
> WB5QNG
>
> Hi Wayne,
>> I'm not associated with Icom.  I did some browser searches.  Did not find
anything resembling the ad.  What I have published below is basically all the ad
has to say, other than a few extra words and some pictures of the materials.
>>
>> I did find on the Icom web site, a link to the previous comic books: 
http://www.icomamerica.com/en/amateur/comic_book/Default.aspx
>>
>> Anyone needing more details can simply contact Icom at the email shown below
or call them on the phone.
>>
>> 73, Frank KR1ZAN
>>
>>
>> On Apr 18, 2010, at 1:39 PM, Wayne Stephens wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Is the ad available on line?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wayne Stephens, KD0AAA
>>>
>>> Trustee Camp Wilderness Amateur Radio Club K0NLC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Frank Krizan
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 1:15 PM
>>> To: ScoutRadio@Yahoogroups.Com ScoutRadio@Yahoogroups.Com
>>> Subject: [ScoutRadio] Icom educational materials
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Reference: QST, May 2010, page 163
>>>
>>> Icom has an ad directed to Scout Leaders regarding the National Jamboree at
Fort A.P. Hill. Icom is offering "educational amateur radio comic books, band
plans, grid square maps and world maps".
>>>
>>> The ad says to send in your requests by April 30th (2010) to
literature@... or call 425-450-6088. The ad also states "Please
include your troop number, number of kids, plus provide a full mailing address
(no PO Boxes). Quantities are limited and are subject to Icom America approval."
>>>
>>> See the advertisement for the full details; however, it doesn't state if
this is for units going to the National Jambo or for anyone. We can all
participate. What a great way to enjoy the Jambo without being there -- wouldn't
it be great to have every Council on the air during the National Jamboree?
>>>
>>> 73, Frank KR1ZAN
>>> President, K2BSA Amateur Radio Association
>>> Garland, TX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> 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
>
> SCOUTING and AMATEUR RADIO - FUN FOR ALL AGESYahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Hi Stephen,

There is no RadioScouting Forum; however, the ARRL will have an area set aside,
as they did last year, in the ARRL EXPO.  Because of the limited size, it's
difficult to have a gathering there.  I've not heard of any other planned
gathering at Dayton.

This Discussion Group (ScoutRadio at Yahoo) is the best place to ask questions
and bring up issues and topics.

I try to stop by the ARRL Scout area several times and often run into other
Scouters that I've met on the air or on the web.

73, Frank KR1ZAN
Garland, TX


On May 4, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Stephen M. Zelenko wrote:

> Hello All,
> I may have missed any posts about any Scout meeting at Dayton this year. Are
there any?
> Stephen, N3ZX
>
>
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>
>
> Stephen Zelenko
> aspStation, Inc.
> 4736 Penn Avenue
> Pittsburgh, PA 15224
> PSTN: +1 412-661-6001 x204
> Mobile: 412-519-3323
> VoIP Gizmo: aspStation123 x204
> VoIP IAX: 700-661-6001 x204
> Call Sign: N3ZX
> P
> Please do not print this e-mail
> unless absolutely necessary.
>

Hi Thomas,

"2meter radio" needs a little more definition; however, if it's a receiver, you
might consider the Ramsey Kit, see
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=FR-SERIE\
S

It's $50 and from my experience you can probably gather up all the parts and
build it yourself for twice the price.

A number of the 2 meter transceiver kits that used to be around are no longer
sold.

I would suggest doing a bunch of web searches or looking around the kits area of
www.ac6v.com for some useful leads.

If it's CW that you have in mind, you may find some simple circuits used by
DFers (Radio Direction Finding/Fox Hunting).  Also, in the QST archives or older
ARRL Handbooks, you should be able to find some vacuum tube receivers and
transmitters (AM/CW).  Don't know what you have in mind for use of this radio in
the "Merit Badge session" (Is this Radio MB?).

73, Frank KR1ZAN
Garland, TX


On May 4, 2010, at 9:16 PM, THOMAS BINGHAM wrote:

> I am getting ready to do a Merit Badge session and would like to build and
operate a 2meter radio. Anyone know how to accomplish this and where to get the
parts?
>
> Thomas M. Bingham
> KC9KOA
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with
Hotmail. Get busy.
>
>

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

From: THOMAS BINGHAM

I am getting ready to do a Merit Badge session and would like to build and operate a 2meter radio. Anyone know how to accomplish this and where to get the parts?

Anyone fancy a visit to Mozambique in October? I am running a DXpedition
to Bilene which is a costal resort on the Indian Ocean 150km north of
Maputu. We fly out from Heathrow on 13th October to Johannesburg and
drive up to Mozambique. We plan to run a station for Jamboree on the Air
with local scouts on the weekend of 16th/17th October and we will enter
a station for CQWW SSB over the weekend of 30th/31st October. There
will be plenty of opportunity for individuals to operate under their own
C91 callsigns and if you fancy sun bathing on an Indian Ocean beach in
late African spring there will be plenty of opportunity for that too.
There are a few places on the team still available. If you want further
details check out the CQ-DX African Safaris web site at
http:/www.3da0ss.net

73
David GI4FUM/3DA0DJ

There is the MJF 2M SSB kit
http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-9402

running about $300.

73 Dave NM0S

--- In ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com, THOMAS BINGHAM <dragon_slayer1980@...> wrote:
>
>
> I am getting ready to do a Merit Badge session and would like to build and
operate a 2meter radio. Anyone know how to accomplish this and where to get the
parts?
>
> Thomas M. Bingham
> KC9KOA
>

Morning everyone. I am a new amateur radio operator who have been a listener for
over 25 years. Recently I one of the volunteers I have worked with over the
years encouraged me to take my exam and I am happy to say that I passed my tech
exam and I am working on sitting for my general within the next month or so.

I work as a Senior District Executive in the Pine Tree Council in Portland,
Maine and I look forward to taking part in this group as a way to improve my
skills and knowledge. I am also excited about the ideas I will get to better
assist me with program development.

Tony Bessey
Abnaki Sr. District Executive
abessey@...
KB1UDB until next week N1AJB

Forwarded to ScoutRadio Discussion Group by KR1ZAN

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[RAC-Bulletin] Guides 100th Anniversary Rally (May 15 20

On May 15th Guides Canada will celebrate their 100th Anniversary
conducting Rallies across Canada, many of the venues will be
operating GOTA (Guides on the Air) stations, in Toronto over
6000 guides and leaders will meet at Ontario Place. In
cooperation with Guides Canada and Emergency Management Ontario
the Toronto EmComm Group will be establishing an Amateur Radio
Station at Ontario Place so Guides can talk to Guides at other
venues across Canada, venues in Ontario include; Toronto, Thunder
Bay, Sudbury and Ottawa.

The Ontario Place station will be operational on 20 meters
(14.140 -/+) and on the Ontario Public Service Reflector
(IRLP) Channel 9035 from 13:00 to 20:00 UTC. (9:00 am to 4 pm ET).
We would like to connect with other venues across Canada on
this special day for Guiding and would like to here
from other groups running GOTA stations.

https://2010.girlguides.ca/national_rally_day

Please reply to;
Jim Taylor, VA3KU
Amateur Radio Program Coordinator
Emergency Management Ontario
E-Mail: jim.taylor@...
Office/Cell: 416-314-4634

--

This is a second post of this message:
      The Valley Amateur Radio Association will be operating from the Stonewall
Jackson Area Council Scouting Expo Event on May 8th from 10-4. VARA will be
operating with their club call W4XD and looking for contacts particularly from
Scouts, Scouting organizations and those that support Scouting. W4XD will be
operating on or near the World Scout Frequencies for 40 meters ssb (7.190) and
20 meters ssb (14.290).  VARA and SJAC-EXPO are located in the Shenandoah Valley
of Virginia. Come and make a contact with us and help scouts realize the value
of amateur radio. Lets have scouts talk to scouts via radio!

Thanks Much
Steve Ferguson/N4PKJ
Commissioner for Tr 30
stevferg@...
biker51ferg@...
540-290-0525 cell

Congratulations! Anything I can do to help you, please let me know. If you run
across K4ZTT, (I think he is in Portland, now) give him a hi from De Kalb Co.
Ala. RB AA4ZT

--- In ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com, "io30031" <abnaki@...> wrote:
>
> Morning everyone. I am a new amateur radio operator who have been a listener
for over 25 years. Recently I one of the volunteers I have worked with over the
years encouraged me to take my exam and I am happy to say that I passed my tech
exam and I am working on sitting for my general within the next month or so.
>
> I work as a Senior District Executive in the Pine Tree Council in Portland,
Maine and I look forward to taking part in this group as a way to improve my
skills and knowledge. I am also excited about the ideas I will get to better
assist me with program development.
>
> Tony Bessey
> Abnaki Sr. District Executive
> abessey@...
> KB1UDB until next week N1AJB
>

Good Morning, Tony!

Welcome to Amateur Radio!  I've been a ham for far too long, but I was
introduced to it through Scouting as a kid since my first Senior Patrol Leader
was ham.

Amateur Radio and Scouting are perfect together!  Here in Mercer Area District,
the local hams get together and offer a Radio Merit Badge Day to 60 local Scouts
each year.  There's always a waiting list to attend!  We've had ham Astronauts,
Nobel prize winners, and others show up to help promote it.

This is a win-win-win-win event.  The Scouts get a merit badge and stay active
in Scouting.  The hams get to sell their hobby to Scouts. BSA gains more
supporters among the 20 non-Scouter adults. And our overworked local leaders get
a canned program for a weekend that they just have to drop the Scouts off at.

Details on how hams in your district can offer a radio merit badge course on a
large scale or small can be found at http://k2gw.tripod.com/radiomeritbadge/

I'll be at the Dayton Hamvention where we have a booth sponsored by ARRL where
we try to get more hams involved in offering radio merit badge, JOTA and other
Amateur Radio activites to the Scouts in their area.  Perhaps I'll see you
there!

73

Gary Wilson, K2GW
Unti Commissioner
Mercer Area District
Central New Jersey Council

The Ocean-Monmouth Amateur Radio Club will be operating from the Historic Diana
Site at the InfoAge Museum in Wall township, NJ for Field Day 2010.

Scouts and Scouters are welcome to drop by and see the team work the World from
a tent!

Club URL:   www.omarc.org
Museum URL:  www.infoage.org

The Kennehoochee Amateur Radio Club, W4BTI will be holding their Field Day
Activities at Dallas Landing Park in Acworth, Georgia.

During Field Day, I will be teaching a Radio Merit Badge Class starting Saturday
at noon.

For more information, please go to the club's website at http://www.w4bti.org
and to sign up for the merit badge class, please go to
http://www.meritbadge.info.

I will also be teaching a two day Technicians Class in the Atlanta Area on June
5 & 12.

For information on any of these functions, please contact me.

ELDEN MORRIS, N1ETN
770-713-4403
Radio Merit Badge Counselor
Covered Bridge and Foothills Districts
Atlanta Area Council
*********************
ARRL Instructor
Education Chairman
Kennehoochee Amateur Radio Club, W4BTI
Marietta, GA

Welcome !!

Aside from Scouting this is the most fun I have. (Not married folks). I hope you
can get you council on the air for JOTA 2010, only 53rd year.

Hope I can find many of you via the Air Waves for Rayado at Philmont this
summer.

Lee
CD Kit Carson 2010

--- In ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com, "io30031" <abnaki@...> wrote:
>
> Morning everyone. I am a new amateur radio operator who have been a listener
for over 25 years. Recently I one of the volunteers I have worked with over the
years encouraged me to take my exam and I am happy to say that I passed my tech
exam and I am working on sitting for my general within the next month or so.
>
> I work as a Senior District Executive in the Pine Tree Council in Portland,
Maine and I look forward to taking part in this group as a way to improve my
skills and knowledge. I am also excited about the ideas I will get to better
assist me with program development.
>
> Tony Bessey
> Abnaki Sr. District Executive
> abessey@...
> KB1UDB until next week N1AJB
>

--
2010 National Scout Jamboree
K2BSA Amateur Radio Staff
License Coordinator

David Q. Gaddis, P.E., KE4KPC
5600 Green Valley Drive
Knoxville, TN  37914
(865) 637-2173

dgaddis@... 

-----Original Message-----
From: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stephen M. Shearer
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 7:10 PM
To: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com
Cc: 'J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT'; 'Stephen M. Shearer'
Subject: RE: [ScoutRadio] Re: National Jamboree Summit on the Air [3 Attachments]

 

With “about a dozen Hams,” congratulations…

Two Meters: 145.17 -600KHz shift - monitored 24/7 - Jamboree Net 1900 each evening
70 cm: 442.90 +5MHz shift
Note: (both) 100Hz PL tone…

The above is the K2BSA repeater – in the past it was located at the K2BSA demo site.  I don’t know (for sure) for 2010.  K2BSA (not on many/any maps…)  is near the OA Show (see Google earth attachment)

All simplex freq’s are fair game.  I had no problem finding a freq in 2005 for me to use with my two boys – to find them when I had a day off.

You can re-charge at K2BSA – but is more then a mile from sub camp 5…

I am sure if you talked with the sub camp “people” you may be able to set up a charging station at sub camp HQ.  (see Fred, T501 2^nd ASM, as he knows many of the sub camp 5 staff – and push Fred to go to the license classes…  I think he is 2^nd ASM?)

Sub camp 5 also has a bathhouse (adults and youth?) that should also have 115VAC – someone would need to watch the chargers (a good reason for rapid charging).

My son, KB3LUF, is in Troop 501 and I plan on sending him off with a good supply of AA batteries to use in an AA battery pack for his HT.  He WILL be running APRS from his HT so that I have “at least” one station at Jambo running APRS for the demo tent to show…  The Yeasu VX-8’s are APRS (144.390) ready and K2BSA will have a number of digi’s on site, too.

I have thought about sending him off with (or bringing it to him) a 10 watt solar panel and gell cell to recharge his HT.  A fully charged gell cell battery could charge a number of HT’s before it (gell cell) needed to be re-charged (at bathhouse?).

73, Steve

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From: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 4:10 PM
To: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ScoutRadio] Re: National Jamboree Summit on the Air

 

Stephen,

Do you have any frequencies for use at the Jamboree by participants?  

VHF/UHF FM and perhaps HF SBB for HFPack might be of interest.

I’ll be a 1^st ASM in Troop 505 and will have gear for HF through UHF all modes and we have about a dozen Hams in our Jamboree Troop which is also posing an interesting challenge for charging HTs.  

Also, what is/are the on-site repeater frequency or frequencies at the Jamboree and where is it going to be located within A. P. Hill?

Yours in Scouting!

Thanks & 73,

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT

201.314.6964

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From: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stephen M. Shearer
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 7:38 PM
To: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ScoutRadio] Re: National Jamboree Summit on the Air

 

• 80 Meters: Phone: 3.940 MHz CW:3.590 MHz
• 40 Meters: Phone: 7.270 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

See: http://www.bpmlegal.com/k2bsafrq.html  and
http://www.bpmlegal.com/k2bsa.html

K2BSA will also be active with APRS, see: http://aprs.org/  and
http://aprs.org/aprs-jamboree-2010.html

73, Steve WB3LGC

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From: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of THOMAS BINGHAM
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 1:07 PM
To: scoutradio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ScoutRadio] Re: National Jamboree Summit on the Air

 

Can you send me a list of the standard scout frequencies?

Thomas M. Bingham

---

To: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com
From: dgaddis@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:15:01 +0000
Subject: [ScoutRadio] Re: National Jamboree Summit on the Air

 

Hi,

K2BSA will be operating continuously during the upcoming 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Your group in San Gabriel Mountains will be able to make contact on the standard Scout frequencies.

Please visit www.nsj2010ham.com for all the details on the K2BSA operation at Jamboree.

David
--
2010 National Scout Jamboree
K2BSA Amateur Radio Staff
License Coordinator

David Q. Gaddis, P.E., KE4KPC
5600 Green Valley Drive
Knoxville, TN 37914
(865) 637-2173

dgaddis@comcast.net
k2bsa@comcast.net
www.nsj2010ham.com

--- In ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory" <more_toys@...> wrote:
>
> Attn South Western US Hams. I had an idea, but need some help making it happen.
>
> During the 2010 National BSA Jamboree, Jul 26-Aug4, wouldn't it be cool if we could have Jamboree participants in Virginia talk to Hams operating from the peak (or on-the-mountain) of Mt. Baden-Powell in the San Gabriel Mountains?
>
> Prefereably the hams on Mt. BP would be scouts. This could be a 2-3 day, or all week, operating event and we could send special QSL cards from there - with special event call sign W6BP or similar.
>
> Does anyone have experience doing something like this before? Give me a call/email - or answer back to this group - if you think we can make it happen.
>
> Greg Chapelle
> Scoutmaster, Troop 667, San Diego, California
> http://www.troop667.info
> more_toys@...
> WA6YLR
> 858.484.2580 (home)
>

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Venture Crew 144 will be on the air from Dripping Springs Scout Camp in Western
Oklahoma.

Most HF bands SSB..