FARA and BARC Team Up at Mass Maritime Summer Camp

The Falmouth Amateur Radio Association (FARA) and the Barnstable Amateur Radio Club (BARC) teamed up to present an overview of amateur radio to 200 junior high school boys and girls at a two week summer camp held at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne on Monday, July 17.  The two hour evening program covered:

• HF and VHF operation
• CubeSat amateur radio satellites
• amateur radio for public service and emergency operation 
• making amateur radio contacts with local club members

The benefit of  amateur radio for anyone pursuing an engineering career was highlighted.  Local opportunities to earn a technician license were offered to students, including mentoring and donations of equipment to get started.  Antennas were setup on-site to provide the ability for students to make radio contacts with local club members, who were operating from their home stations.

Presenters Norm, WA1NLG (BARC President), Bruce, WA3SWJ and Chris, WA1CMR (FARA President) with support by club members Ralph, N1YHS, Rob K1UI and Lem, W1LEM (taking photo below) answered questions following the presentation and helped some of the students make a radio contact. 

Many of the attendees expressed an interest in learning more about amateur radio and obtaining a license. 

(text from an article by Rob Leiden, ARRL NE Division, nediv.arrl.org)

(photos courtesy of Rob Leiden)

Presenting to Students	Setting up antennas to allow radio contacts
Program Presenters
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