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. An Icom 706MKIIG HF transceiver and all band antenna were used and SSB
contacts were made 20 meters. Many stations were contacted in
Florida during their QSO party. One station in San Francisco was working the Florida
contest but took time out to talk to some of the Boy Scouts. Also a station in
Scotland was contacted. Several Boy Scouts were interested in Amateur Radio and want to
learn more about being licensed. Several Scout leaders, some licensed, came by to
observe the operation. 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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Tom Parsons, W4TEP, in foreground
and Indian demonstration in the background. They have some loud tom-toms!
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Murray, K4MHM, telling Scouts about
Amateur Radio. Troops were from all over Eastern North Carolina. Several came
by from Lenoir, Craven, Wilson, Martin and other counties. |
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Murray, K4MHM
demonstrating the N4S station.
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Murray, K4MHM operating N4S with Boy Scouts
circled around.
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Two Scout troops from Martin County.
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Jim Cooper, KD4AUI, former BARC
member, was part of the Indian demonstration.
He checked out the radio in the left picture.
Remember, Amateur Radio "only fail-safe system" of communication, including
tom-toms!
In the right picture, he was explaining Indian customs to the Scouts. |