[bars] Fwd: Seacoast flea market in Hampton

[Juan Jiménez]

I got turned on to electronicds and radio when I was a kid by finding
projects like this in magazines like Popular Electronics.

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p014/electricity-electronics/crystal-radio?from=Pinterest

This one is a project to build a simple low power AM transmitter, and it
integrates one thing all kids seem to have these days, a smartphone.

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p024/electricity-electronics/make-your-own-low-power-am-radio-transmitter

I got my son interested in electronics when he decided he wanted to build
his own analog synth but didn't know how to solder. I taught him the same
way the Navy did at NATTC Millington TN back in 1979. Llittle did i know I
had created a monster. .🤣🤣

On Sun, Apr 9, 2023 at 5:05 PM <apizer at comcast.net> wrote:

> Just my two cents on this thread - - there seems to be a pretty good
> “younger adult (at least by ham standards)” contingent in the POTA / SOTA
> realm also.
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> Art
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> NF1A
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> *From:* bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> *On Behalf Of *Tom Walsh
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 9, 2023 11:21 AM
> *To:* 'Benjamin Thompson' <thompsonbd1997 at gmail.com>; 'Juan Jiménez' <
> flybd5 at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* bars at w1hh.org
> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Fwd: Seacoast flea market in Hampton
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> Hi Benjamin,
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> Nice post about activities going on at Port City ARC. As I already
> mentioned, your Sunday morning net is very good.
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> I totally agree with your view on the need to work together and keep the
> ham spirit alive.  There are so many good examples of that every day.
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> As this thread has been focused on where the young hams may be found, I
> strongly suggest seeking  out the activities where are you most likely will
> find them.
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> As a start, there is a really great article in the ARRL March 2023 On the
> Air magazine about Radio orienteering.  On the Air is free to all ARRL
> members and every issue of On the Air strongly focuses on bringing young
> people and new hams into the hobby.
> http://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-magazine
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> In Eastern Massachusetts we have a newly appointed ARRL Section Youth
> Coordinator, Paul K1YUB.  Paul has a long association with the Billerica
> ARS having served as a former club officer.  Today Paul is an Assistant
> Editor for the AMSAT Journal; is now a contributor to the Journal as well
> as a member of a team developing a CUBESAT simulator.
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> The NASA Cubesat program is yet another example of where young folks are
> strongly engaged in Amateur Radio.  Numerous cube sats have and are being
> built and launched, many with support from high schools and colleges.
> https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/home/CubeSats_initiative
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> There is an ARRL Affiliated amateur radio club in Eastern Massachusetts
> devoted almost entirely to family participation that teaches rocketry,
>  science and math related to amateur radio and has a program on cubesats,
> balloon launces, and other activities for young folks.  They spoke at a
> BARS meeting a few months ago.
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> ARRL has the Collegiate Amateur Radio program.
> http://www.arrl.org/collegiate-amateur-radio
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> And one more is HamSci which first came to my knowledge with the fantastic
> propagation study by amateurs during the 2017 Total Solar eclipse.  Today
> HamSci engages amateurs of all ages in scientific studies of propagation
> and space weather.  Check out https://hamsci.org/
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> It may take a little effort to get involved at first, but the activities
> are there for young people who are interested.  Ham Radio is a hobby for
> people of all ages.
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> Best
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> Tom k1Tw
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> *From:* bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> *On Behalf Of *Benjamin Thompson
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 8, 2023 11:11 PM
> *To:* Juan Jiménez <flybd5 at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* bars at w1hh.org
> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Fwd: Seacoast flea market in Hampton
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> Good evening everyone!
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> First, I want to thank Juan for offering transportation to the flea
> market. It was greatly appreciated. I had to work after so I took my own
> car. While the flea market was small, I enjoyed it and as a young and new
> ham it was exciting to be able to get a great deal on a shack in a box,
> power supply and antenna tuner. While I agree that ham radio needs to do a
> better job of attracting the most gadjet obsessed generation to the hobby,
> I can say as an active member of the Port City Amateur Radio Club we are
> trying. We had an 11 year old and his Dad get their license recently
> (Before me, I might add) and a 14 year old was at wednesdays meeting. We
> just re-did our website and are building a program to help new hams like
> myself get set up in the hobby, such as equipment rentals, compiling study
> resources, and answering technical questions and assisting people with
> their set ups. We are also hoping to host more youth outreach programs in
> the future. As hams we all need to work together to keep the hobby alive so
> there is never a final silent key.
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> 73,
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> Ben Thompson
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