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Summer Camp 2012
I am sad to report that summer camp has come to an end for the 2012 season, but am happy to report that amateur radio has been active at Camp Wilderness during the season.
Over 100 youth earned the Radio Merit Badge during the seven week season. Each week I solicited the help of the PICONET to get these youth on the air to have a short QSO with the net controller. The youth had a great time getting on the HF radio and conversing with a new friend on the other end. We did some PSK work during the summer and were able to make contacts into Florida, Texas and Oklahoma. The scouts thought it was awesome to text someone so far away (HI HI). Each week the badge sparked one or two individuals to comment about wanting to go further and earn their technician tickets….in fact, one parent came to me late in the week and told me his son had already picked out his radio he wants for Christmas this year and that it was apparently going to be an expensive Christmas!