With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings

Today the FCC issued my youngest son, Victor, the Technician Call Sign “KC9NWB”

It is good to get this 12 year old youngster involved, and as a special treat Victor’s passing his first license means that all five of our family members have Amateur Radio Licenses.

Victor’s brothers Tom KC9JGD (18) and Winston KC9FVR (15) were joined by my wife Alison pass her license as KC9MPL this spring.

With Winston KC9FVR and VIctor KC9NWB now competing for who can pass their General Class first, I best have more than one operating position in the shack!

Passing their tech exams the same day with Victor KC9NWB were:

• Candi KC9NVX
• Brent KC9NVY
• Micaila KC9NVZ
• Joel KC9NWA

Congratulations to all of the new licensees!

73

Steve
K9ZW

On Staurday June 21st Mancorad held  the main session & VE session for another of our modified Hamcram Classes.

We’ve adapted the W9PE Hamcram by adding a formal “Pre-Session” and a preparation Elmering Responsibility.

From our Club President (Why retype!!):

From: Carl KA9WYK
June 21, 2008

To: All ManCoRad members

 

Today Mancorad hosted its spring Ham Cram. I am happy to announce that there are 5 new Hams.We also had two upgrades.

 

I want to congratulate the following Hams:

 

Joel Nelson

Victor Weinert

Micaila Leigh

Candy Stauffer

Brent Wright

 

Upgrades

KB9YRC Travis - General

KB9VLS Chris - Extra

 

I also want to say Thank You to all of the members who worked so hard to make the Ham Cram a success.

 

See you all at Field day next weekend!!!

 

Carl KA9WYK

President Mancorad

My thanks to everyone who helps and congratulation to those who tested.  The passing new Amateurs were 5 of the 6 students, and with a bit more Elmering I am certain we’ll mentor the the group to a 100% new Ham result!  

A Special Thanks to the Sheboygan Amateur Radio Club’s VE Team, which made the VE Session possible!!

We will be watching for the FCC to post the new call signs, so the Elmering team can work to get the new Hams on the air!

Mancorad has enough Hamcram & Upgrade interest that another class is in planning for early Autumn.

 
73

 
Steve
K9ZW

Mancorad W9DK has announced a summer 2008 Hamcram with VE session.

The pre-session orientation is June 2nd and the Hamcram & VE session Saturday June 21st.

Here is the PDF announcement:  hamcram-summer-2008-announcement-v2

W9DK has sponsored several Hamcrams (check this blog - search on Hamcram) and this is the second session where the Sheboygan Radio Club has offered to provide massive support for the VE session.  

73

Steve
K9ZW
 

The FCC callsigns for the MANCORAD W9DK December 1st Hamcram have already been issed by the FCC! 

Our Eight new club member and new Radio Amateurs are:

Terry Schumacher                       KC9MPE
Nick Bushman                               KC9MPF
Mark Salmon                                 KC9MPG
Tom Bushman                               KC9MPH
Michael Thompson                       KC9MPI
Kurt Bushman                               KC9MPJ
Wayne Bashaw                              KC9MPK
Alison Weinert                               KC9MPL

Tom KC9MPH is the son of long time club member Oran N9VIA.  Nick KC9MPF and Kurt KC9MPJ are grandsons of N9VIA.  A real family affair.

As is my dear XYL Alison becoming KC9MPL.  As part of her efforts to gain a teaching license in Science (Alison is something like the third generation of Chemist in her family) she thought being able to teach the children about Amateur Radio really would be better done if she became an amateur herself. 

With our youngest son Victor continuing to study for his exam, we could soon be an “all-ham” household!

Youngest is Michael KC9MPI who is a 6th grader at Jackson Elementary.  His classmate in the Hamcram, Miki, is studying hard and hopefully will add another youthful ham to their school soon.

Congratulations to our eight new amateurs and Mancorad Club members!

73

Steve
K9ZW

MANCORAD W9DK

Winter 2007 “HamCram”

Licensing Class 

December 1st, 2007 8 am to 4 pm

Join a fellow group of highly motivated Amateur Radio Candidates for Winter 2007 Manitowoc County Radio Club - MANCORAD’s “HamCram”

Class 

HamCram is a specially designed single day session that teaches everything needed to become an FCC Licensed Radio Amateur, with official FCC Licensing the same day.

A preparation session several weeks prior will explain in detail all that you need to study & know to pass the FCC multiple choice Technician License (Entry Level License).

We will show you how you can easily join the exciting Amateur Radio hobby through the use of the course preparation materials, a few on-line practice quizzes, the HamCram class and testing at our in-house test session.

Pre-Class: Monday November 12th at 7 pm (Optional Monday November 26th at 7 pm)

HamCram: Saturday December 1st, 2006 8 am - 4 pm

Where: Mancorad Club Shack, Old County Building at Waldo Blvd & Fleetwood Dr.

Cost: $40 which includes the $14 FCC Exam Fee, a copy of the ARRL Manual, $6 for your course materials, and a Pizza Lunch on HamCram Saturday. (Fee without Book is $20)

Contact: Mancorad - HamCram, P.O. Box 204, Manitowoc, WI 542210-0204

Email: info@w9dk.com Website: http://www.w9dk.com

Our local club Mancorad W9DK is enrolling prospective licensees for a December 1st Hamcram!

Before the sound of the announcement was finished we had visitors to our club meeting asking to included on the student roster for this session.

What is very encouraging is we appear to have a number of 10 to 14 year old youth interested!

More as the PR rolls out this week!

On the instructional side, you can check out my past Hamcram postings for details on how our club has modified the Hamcram format to include a pre-session, assigning “Elmers” to coach the student, and the use of on-line resources for pre-Hamcram Day training. Last session was a 100% success with one student also passing his General Exam.

73

Steve
K9ZW