[kids] The KK1L Gang...short story and log...
Ronald Rossi
kk1l@arrl.net
Mon, 08 Jan 2001 21:33:46 -0500
Folks,
There was quite a crowd at KK1L this time around. I took advantage of
ripe
conditions and invited about 20 kids to stop by the shack. Eleven or
twelve
showed up and ten of those got on the air for at least one contact. June
promises to have even more show up! I can't wait, and I have already had
kids
ask when the next one is!
I had my hands FULL just cycling kids in front of the microphone and
controlling the radio. Thank goodness I had planned a bit ahead and had
a
bunch of copies of Jeanne Schipelliti's "Amateur Radio Coloring Book for
Children" and queue cards ready to fill in. The coloring book included a
US/Canada map for the kids to color in the states as they worked them
and a
paper log sheet (among other things).
I found the individual log sheet invaluable for keeping track of so many
kids.
I kept a master list of stations we worked on the computer and then
filled in
each kid's paper log as they stepped up to the microphone. The US/Canada
map
was a big hit with the kids. In June I plan on having at least one other
ham
in the shack to help with new kids as they show up, answer questions for
the
kids not on the air at the time, and the like. My wife helped out in
this
regard as best she could...thanks Laurie!
We made a total of 127 kid-contacts. It took us at least five minutes to
cycle all the kids through a contact, and as much as fifteen. When we
would
finally get to a QRZ or CQ Kid's Day the pileup was rather large! I
really
appreciate the patience the calling stations had, and I am sorry we
could not
work you all. If it were just me I could have worked you all, but with
the
kids I had to pick the loudest and clearest for them to work. I kept the
amp
on and the stack in line to make us as intelligible as possible!
Here is the master log of stations worked with a list of the kids at my
end
that participated in the contact. If there was more that one kid at the
other
end, I took the liberty of one contact counting for all of them.
The operators at this end were:
Erin 9 purple, Sarah 12 teal blue
Steven 9 blue , Paige 7 blue
Haley 7 gray , Oliver 4 green
Kaleigh 7 green , Emily 9 gray
Jenna 8 yellow, Anna 5 green&yellow
2001 KIDS DAY KK1L Jericho Vermont E S S P H O
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Band Date Time Call Name Age Color State N R
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20SSB 06-JAN-01 18:17 K9IG CHASE 7 BLUE IN
X X X
20SSB 06-JAN-01 18:45 W2EUJ ASHLEY 11 PURPLE MD
X X X
20SSB 06-JAN-01 18:57 K8KM KYLE 3 GREEN/RED OH
X X
20SSB 06-JAN-01 19:00 W8LJZ DANIEL 6 RED MI
X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 19:10 WT9U MARIANA 6 BLUE IN X X
X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 19:15 K8IAT LESLEY 10 PURPLE IN X X
X X
20SSB 06-JAN-01 19:20 WB9PSE JOHN 12 BLUE IL X
X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 19:25 KG4EMM JENNY 10 BLUE KY X X X
X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 19:30 KG4EMM KRISTINA 12 YELLOW KY X X X
X X X
20SSB 06-JAN-01 19:36 K9CF BRENDAN 12 WHITE VA X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 19:41 W6RDF SADIE 10 PURPLE CA X X X X X
X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 19:50 N5RVS AMELIA 11 BLUE TX X X X X
X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 19:57 KD9XR BRADLEY 10 RED IL X X X X
X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 19:58 KD9XR JESSICA 6 BLUE IL X X X X
X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 20:16 KD7JPR SABRA 11 RED OR X X X X
X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 20:25 N0AIS GREYSON 10 RED MN X X X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 20:25 N0AIS MATT 11 BLACK MN X X X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 20:37 VE6NJK KRISTAN 9 ORANGE AB X X
X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 20:58 N7LOX BRIAN 46 BLUE WA X X X
X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:06 WA9ZTE LAURA 15 BLUE IL X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:10 VE6EX JEANETTE 8 PURPLE AB X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:15 W3MRC CONNOR 8 BLUE TX X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:16 W3MRC STEVEN 7 GREEN TX X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:19 W3MRC LOGAN 10 BLUE TX X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:21 K5RT SARAH 9 BLUE TX X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:23 K5RT MIKE 13 GREEN TX X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:24 K5RT PAUL 43 BLUE TX X X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:29 WD9IHI CHAD xx GREEN NC X
X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:29 WD9IHI NEDDIE xx PURPLE NC X
X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:29 WD9IHI ALEX xx BLUE NC X
X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:29 WD9IHI CHRIS xx BLUE NC X
X X
20SSB 06-Jan-01 21:29 WD9IHI JEFF xx GREEN NC X
X X
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73 es God Bless de KK1L...ron (kk1l@arrl.net) <><
QTH: Jericho, Vermont
My page: http://www.qsl.net/kk1l
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