Eastern Ohio Elementary School Students Seek Contest Contacts

Jim McDonald, KB9LEI wrote in with news of the following event:

The Dresden Elementary Amateur Radio Station KD8NOM in Dresden, Ohio will be active in the ARRL School Club Roundup contest this week, October 15-19, 2012.  Here are the details from the club's faculty advisor, Mr. Jim Mayercak, WX8J:

From about 3:40 pm until 5:59 pm (EDT) we will be looking for contacts in the phone bands-- and maybe CW later in the week-- on 40 meters 7.225-7.255; and on 20 meters 14.250-14.280. We will also be working VHF on 146.550 MHz FM. I ask that you please give us a call on one of these frequencies and add to our point totals. Club calls and other school club contacts count for even more !



Last year we were only able to operate one night but our QSO rate was top notch.  This year we're going for broke with five nights of contesting !  There are 15 members in our after school group of 5th and 6th graders and they are EAGER to get worked !

We're looking for the best effort we can give for this contest and our students are up to the challenge !

Jim Mayercak, WX8J  •  Advisor for the DEARS/KD8NOM Student Group

Dresden Elementary School KD8NOM, Grid EN80. Active 1540-1800 EDT
Oct 15-19, 2012 on 40m 7.225-7.255 MHz and 20m 14.250-14.280 MHz