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Young Amateur Work group
 
Hoosier Young Amateur Radio Working Group meeting was held December 2, 2000 in Fishers Indiana. Special thanks to Dennis Young for arraigning the meeting location.

Committee Goals:

  • To form committees for the purpose of increasing Young peoples participation in Amateur Radio within the state of Indiana.
  • To form a committee for the Young Amateur Radio Awards to include state wide nominees.
  • To share this information with all ham clubs...


Definitions:

  • WHAT IS A YOUNG HAM: "Person Interested in Amateur Radio & 30 YEARS OR younger." 
  • NEW AMATEUR: "Person Interested in Amateur Radio &  Licensed 3-YEARS OR LESS...."


It was explained by Chuck Crist, W9IH, that this work group would be functioning under the ARRL Indiana section with authority from the section manager to proceed with programs to get more young people involved in amateur radio. It will be the work groups responsibility to share
information with all Indiana ham clubs,  the Indiana Asst.Section Manager for Resources & Recruitment and the IRCC .

Terry Adams from Thomson Consumer Electronics presented information on the in school education project that TCE sponsors here in the Indianapolis area. Their program  is based on basic electronic kits and hands-on in-classroom participation.

During Terry's presentation we discovered that there is a science and technology competition in March of 2001 that our young Hams group might sponsor and use as a launching platform for the introduction of Ham radio to schools state wide.

Brief discussion ensued on the following items :

  • Make the programs: 
  • Hands-on and interactive...for young people...
  • Family oriented.
  • Use retirees and older hams with daytime free schedules..
  • Suggest to state wide hams/ clubs...
  • Group recognized the need to work hand in hand with Ham radio classes and training programs. 
  • Amateur Radio's best selling point is the resume credit and the life experiences offered.
  • Include the home schooling programs.
  • reach out to schools....Tech prep/ed programs
  • Scouting programs.
  • Have short contests (the crayon color)
  • Kits and build programs around them.
  • Organize Indiana state ham efforts for national KIDs day events
  •  (twice a Year)
  •   Jan & Sept...Arrl info , QST dec 2000, page 45...
  •   Steve Wendt, KB9RDS ...agreed to lead this project....
After the discussion and to set our goals in motion; we formed the
following committees :
Co-Chairperson Committee:
Dennis  Young  W9CYU...(w9cyu@netdirect.net)
Don Fulk  KB9EQC...(dfulk@indy.net)
Merel  Young  KB9PDM.. (kb9pdm@arrl.net)
Kids day/on air events:
Steve Wendt  (kb9rds@arrl.net)...leader...
Hoosier Science & Engineering Fair Committee:
 Jim Rinehart  (k9ru@arrl.net)....leader
 Terry Adams  (aadamst@tce.com)
Dennis  Young  W9CYU...(w9cyu@netdirect.net).event judge
Chuck Crist W9IH...event judge
Vicki  Rudicel KB9OME (vrudicel@netusa1.net).Handouts
Awards Committee: 
Terry  Adams  (adamst@tce.com)...co-leader
Ernest  Clark  (kb9ski@arrl.net)...co-leader
Beth  Rudeicel 
Jacquelynn  Perry
Amada Rudicel
The Awards committee is to establish the criteria for Young Amateur awards to be presented in July of each year. This committee is tasked with the creation of (4) awards for Young Hams in
Indiana. Additionally all clubs are encouraged to use local young ham awards too.
 
 
 

Next meeting of the group will be in Feb, 2001.
 

submitted for the group by Chuck Crist, W9IH

 
Hoosier Young Amateur Radio Working Group 
February 17, 2001 Meeting page

 

 


Activities & Events
 
  • Kids Day January 5, 2002
  • Bloomington High School NASA Project
  • WonderLab & Ham radio
  • Young Amateur Radio Operator groups.
  • Boy Scouts Council Index
  • Scouts Jamboree on the AIR
  • Greenfield Central High School Ham Club Tower Project
  • Jamboree On the Air Article by W9IH
  • Kid's Day 2001--a Pathway for Tomorrow's Hams
  • IRCRDG Kids Day Story & Pictures by W9IH
  • Kids Day Story & Pictures by W8ISH
  • GCARC Kids Day Pictures by KB9OME
  • Indiana Blind School students take Ham Exam  Article by W9IH
  • 2001 Hoosier Science & Engineering Fair Awards  Article by W9IH
  • 2001 Amateur Radio Youth Excellence Awards Nominations
    • Indiana 2001 Amateur Radio
    Youth Excellence Award Nominees
    In alphabetical order;
     Chris Campbell,  KB9YYL
     Jacob Geruhr, KB9YKB
     Chris Gilbert, KB9LTH
     Amanda Harl, KB9THQ
     Heather Heininger, KB9ZLB
     Zachary Michael, KB9UQQ
    Indiana 2001 Amateur Radio
    Youth Excellence Award Winners
    In alphabetical order;  
    Chris Campbell,  KB9YYL Amateur Radio Enjoyment Excellence
    Chris Gilbert, KB9LTH Public Service Excellence
    Amanda Harl, KB9THQ Public Service Excellence
    Zachary Michael, KB9UQQ Technical Creation Excellence

    The 2001 Indiana Amateur Radio Youth Excellence Awards were presented during the "ARRL" Forum  at the ARRL Central Division Convention in Indianapolis on July 7, 2001.

    Presented by Indiana Youth Amateur radio work group Awards committee;

    Ernest Clark, KB9SKI  - Chairman
    Dennis Young, W9CYU
    Jay Sissom, KA9OKT
    Peggy Coulter, W9JUJ - IN Section Manager
    Dick Isely, W9GIG - .Central Division Director

    More Hamfest Pictures


     


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