[CQ-Contest] Young hams....ARRL Kid's Day is Jan 7th

[Lloyd Cabral]

Greetings...


With all the recent reflector chatter about getting young people involved in our hobby, I'd like to

remind everyone that Saturday January 7th is ARRL Kids Day.      We've been participating for the past

six years so it's become an annual event here at KH6LC.      We'll be a Multi-Multi and easy to find as

we'll be spotting ourselves on DX Summit.     I'm not sure who has more fun, the kids operating or the

adults "coaching" them.       We must be on to something good because everyone wants to come back

year after year.      Please consider inviting some young people in to operate.      You'll need to spend a

little time explaining what's going on.      Let them tune around some,  listen to other kids, adjust the

volume, etc.      We've also found it helpful if you can somehow share headphones.    They'll need a

little guidance to get started.      While kids today catch on pretty fast, we've found it helpful to have

a simple "help board" at the operating position with your callsign in phonetics, how to call "CQ Kids Day",

your QTH and other basic exchange information.     Their age and the weather is popular.      They don't

seem to care about what type of radio and antenna you're using.     The most important thing is for the

kids to have an enjoyable experience.

                For complete information please visit:    http://www.arrl.org/kids-day

We have photos of our past Kids Day events in the "Contests" section of our website:   www.KH6LC.com<http://www.KH6LC.com>


                                                                   73 & Aloha,

                                                            Lloyd Cabral, KH6LC