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WELCOME TO A SPECIAL PAGE DEVOTED TO AMATEUR RADIO JUST FOR KIDS !!
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Created By Bob Hejl - W2IK
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AMATEUR RADIO IS NOT ONLY FUN, BUT IT'S ALSO AN ADVENTURE... YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU MIGHT TALK TO.... KINGS, ROCK STARS OR EVEN AN ASTRONAUT !
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The purpose of this page is to introduce you to all the wonderful things about amateur (HAM) radio. It is a great hobby that has many different things to offer. Imagine talking to someone on the other side of the world without wires. How about bouncing your voice off the moon!! Amateur radio folk even have several satellites that you can use FREE OF CHARGE! You can even operate your own television station and send pictures of you, your family and pets to other hams. Amateur radio operators even help during times of emergency. AGE IS NO BARRIER. To help you learn more visit this website often.
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KID HELPS COAST GUARD
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A number of years ago, when I lived on Long Island, I was driving to work one day and had my mobile ham radio on. Listening to a "Repeater Station Frequency" an interesting story unfolded as I drove. It seems that there was a small fishing boat just off the south shore and it had developed a very bad electrical failure that made it impossible to start their engine. To make matters worse, they had a small leak and the electrical bilge pump would not operate either. They were slowly beginning to sink. One of the men on the boat was a ham radio operator and he had with him a handi-talkie (a special walkie-talkie just for ham bands) and he called out for help on the repeater frequency. (A repeater takes your weak signal and re-transmits it at higher power for greater range.) He contacted a ham who lived on Long Island, who then contacted the Coast Guard which dispatched one of their ships to rescue them. The ham who was on land stayed in contact with the disabled fishing boat until the Coast Guard arrived. He operated in such a calm, professional manner that I was quite impressed. The men on the stricken boat were so happy for the help that they offered the helpful ham dinner and a drink. The reply from the ham who had done this good deed was : "I'm sorry, but I'm too young to drink. I'm only 15 years old!" This goes to show you that you can be a hero at any age. Ham radio knows no age boundaries. Anyone, anywhere, anytime can help others.
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KIDS TALK TO A KING!
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A few years ago, when I was living on Long Island, I had an amateur radio club at a local elementary school. In the club were 5th and 6th graders who would eat a fast lunch and then come to our "radio room" where we had a ham radio set up. After a very short lesson, usually on how to properly talk on the radio, we would try to talk to other amateur radio operators. They might be located anywhere in the world. Each amateur radio operator has their own special callsign, just like a regular radio station. Each one is unique. Different countries assign callsigns based upon an international agreement. The beginning letter or letters indicate what country you are from. In the United States, we are issued callsigns that can begin either with a W, K, N, or an A.
We called out a special request for anyone to contact us. This is called sending "C Q", which means in any language "I want to talk to someone". Then we'd give our callsign. Can you imagine our surprize when we were answered by another ham who gave his callsign as JY1. That is a special call that the KING OF JORDAN had!! Can you imagine how excited the kids were... actually talking to the king of a country! He acted and spoke just like a regular person and was patient as each child gave his name and said hello. It was a short, but exciting conversation, something they will always remember.
A few short weeks later, each one of my radio club kids got another surprize... the King had sent to EACH of them a special kind of post card that verifies our contact with him. These cards, called "Q S L cards", are usually exchanged and collected by amateur radio operators. Each amateur radio operator has his own card, with his own unique callsign, that he sends out to other hams he has spoken to. Below is a picture of a card from the King of Jordan !! Proof that you never know who you are going to talk to on amateur radio....
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"QSL CARD"
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KING OF JORDAN
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NEWSPAPER PHOTO OF MYSELF AND SOME OF MY KIDS WITH OUR CARDS FROM THE KING
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A FEW OF MY 22 OTHER WEBSITES ABOUT HAM RADIO:
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