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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Indeed they got a grant and sponsorship to achieve an ambitious goal.</p><p class=MsoNormal>I am working with six scouts/parents in Westford Troop 159 to get licensed (and hopefully stay active after that), and I found this resource (in a very unusual way a year ago).</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeffrey</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:phil@temples.com">Phil Temples</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, October 31, 2022 10:03 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:zzhang2019@gmail.com">Jeffrey Zhang</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:k1tw@comcast.net">Tom Walsh</a>; <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [bars] help for a new ham</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jeffrey,</p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>That's a very interesting site! Thanks for sharing.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(It looks like they received an ARDC grant, too.)</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Phil</p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 7:19 PM Jeffrey Zhang <<a href="mailto:zzhang2019@gmail.com">zzhang2019@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Another option is this: <a href="http://n2re.org/m-o-r-e-project">http://n2re.org/m-o-r-e-project</a></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>New licensees can get a free HT.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Jeffrey</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:phil@temples.com">Phil Temples</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, October 31, 2022 5:33 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:k1tw@comcast.net">Tom Walsh</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [bars] help for a new ham</p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Brendan:</p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>You might consider steering her to the upcoming free Ham Bootcamp. See <<a href="https://nediv.arrl.org/2022/10/30/registration-is-now-open-for-nashua-area-radio-societys-fall-2022-ham-bootcamp/">https://nediv.arrl.org/2022/10/30/registration-is-now-open-for-nashua-area-radio-societys-fall-2022-ham-bootcamp/</a>>.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>73,</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Phil, K9HI</p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 5:15 PM Tom Walsh <<a href="mailto:k1tw@comcast.net">k1tw@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Brendon,</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>You need a lot more information from her before recommending any equipment or how to get started in the hobby let alone recommending any mode or band. </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Usually, it helps to find out why she wants to be a ham and how she heard of it. Then she can perhaps join a club (like BARS) to help get started but even better is to find a mentor (we used to call them Elmers) who can guide her first steps. </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hooking her up with a class also may be a good idea of which there usually are several around. </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I get a lot of calls like this as ARRL Eastern Massachusetts section manager so you can have her give me a call. </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Tom K1TW</p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> bars <<a href="mailto:bars-bounces@w1hh.org">bars-bounces@w1hh.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Welch, Brendan<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 31, 2022 3:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [bars] help for a new ham</p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From W 1 L P G</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>A woman in our neighborhood wants to become a ham. She found out that I am one,</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>so she phoned me last night. Especially she wants to get equipment for her car, so I</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>presume we are talking 2 meters and 440. It is too bad she just missed Deerfield,</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>but if anybody has any recommendations on used or new , please let me know.</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I am still so old fashioned, I have no experience with FT8 etc. Do you suggest that she</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>go that far, on a first step?</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>_______________________________________________<br>bars mailing list<br><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</a></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><br clear=all></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>-- </p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Phil Temples <<a href="mailto:phil@temples.com">phil@temples.com</a>></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> </p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- </p><p class=MsoNormal>Phil Temples <<a href="mailto:phil@temples.com">phil@temples.com</a>></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>