Youth Fair 2004
  NW Washington Fairground, April 16-17

 

 Enthusiastic students, come to learn about HAM RADIO.
The classes are from 9 am to 4 pm.  A long day for young people, age 10 to 16. Activities such a designing a 20 meter dipole and then actually making one and proving the formula works..almost.

 

In this picture, the students are taking a tour of the Whatcom County Emergency Communications Van which the kids will later use to make REAL LIVE ON-THE-AIR QSO's with Hams all across the country.  

DSCN0420.JPG (171369 bytes)

Students built their very own Code Practice Keys.  The kits consisted of a 4 x 6 wooden board, a copper clad key arm, screws, a 9 volt battery and a pizo speaker. They looked cool and they had to learn DC circuit theory in order to build them.

DSCN0423.JPG (169216 bytes)

 Kids and "Elmers" had fun putting together 2 meter Yagis antennas from hardware material.
Measuring tapes, PCV pipe, duct tape, scissors.... GO!

DSCN0429.JPG (180397 bytes)

They need to carefully measure before they cut their elements.   "2 meter half wave element is 1 meter (3.28feet)" 
Actual length was 2 feet, 11 and 1/2inches ?????

DSCN0441.JPG (168258 bytes)

A perfect 2 meter Antenna with 7.3 db gain and a front to back ratio greater than 50 db. A perfect RDF Antenna. 

All that work, and finally the reward...  a FOX HUNT using the 
2 meter yagis to find the hidden transmitter.