| The Brightleaf Amateur Radio Club set up a Special Event Station
at Camp Bonner North in Beaufort County, NC using the call sign N4S coordinated by Dave
LeMoine, KV4CN. A Yaesu HF transceiver and all band antenna was used and contacts were
made on 40 and 20 meters, all SSB except for one on CW. Many stations were contacted
in Florida during their QSO party and several took time to talk to some of the Boy
Scouts. Also stations in Switzerland and England were contacted. Several Boy Scouts
were interested in Amateur Radio and want to learn more about being licensed.
Several Scout leaders came by to observe the operation and we were given a standing
invitation to return at future camporees. Over 1000 scouts from Eastern North
Carolina were at the camporee. |
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Murray Merner, K4MHM, checking out the bands.
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Dave Langley, W4YDY, making a contact on 20
meters |
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Murray, K4MHM and Dave, W4YDY at
the N4S station.
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Murray, K4MHM operating N4S with Boy Scouts on
the background
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Boy Scout Troop 30 from Greenville, NC cooking
hot dogs for lunch.
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Grandsons of W4YDY standing in front of their
tent.
Acres and acres of woods were full of tents. |
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