Ham Radio at Scout 'Camporee'

Members of the Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio Club helped local scouts make contact with their fellow scouts in Georgia 

Vice president of Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio Club  (CNHAR) Glen Aldrich KC1AAI attended a Boy Scout "Camporee" held in May 2016 at Camp Bell, part of the Griswold Scout Reservation, just off 159 Manning Lake Road in a secluded part of Gilmanton Iron Works.

The two day camp event was attended by 80 scouts with all of them involved in two amateur radio competitions.

One competition had scouts getting on the air and making radio contact with others at specific spots in the vicinity of the camp.  The other competition featured radio contact in a simulated search and rescue aid exercise.  The Meredith troop won both segments of the competition.

The scouts also succeeded in long distance communication, using an Icom 706 to make contact with a Boy Scout troop in Columbus, Georgia.  The youngsters operated an assortment of other equipment during the Camporee including computer digital, voice, and CW Morse code.  Power was supplied through a unit called a "go kit."

Full Story - http://www.citizen.com/news/2016-05-14/Local/
Central_New_Hampshire_Amateur_Radio_Club_helps_Boy.html

Central New Hampshire Amateur Radio Club - http://www.cnharc.org/

UK Schools Mass launch of 434 MHz Balloons

UK Schools have successfully launched 25 balloons transmitting on 443 MHz.

The launch took place at RAF Cosford, with each attached payload containing a Raspberry Pi and tracker telemetry transmitting on a frequency range of 434.010 to 434.790 MHz.

TV Presenter Jason Bradbury, 2E0JAB took part in the launch, his balloon reached 33km before bursting. Bradbury’s balloon was found stuck in a tall tree!

Pi In The Sky telemetry board - http://pi-in-the-sky.com/

Sent into Space - http://sentintospace.com/

Young US Ham wins at Science and Engineering Fair

Dragan Tuip, KG7OQT, a 10-year-old radio amateur operator has won first-place at the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair for his Magnetic Loop antenna.

“When they called my name during the award ceremony, I was stunned! I was amazed!”

— Dragan Tuip, KG7OQT

Dragan has been licensed since he was 8 and obtained his General ticket a year later, one of his goals is to earn DXCC before he turns 11. 

Full Story - http://www.arrl.org/news/young-ham-wins-first-place-science-fair-trophy-with-mag-loop-antenna-entry

Washington State Science and Engineering Fair - http://www.wssef.org/