[WWYC] JOTA 17, 18 and 19/10

[Mike DeChristopher]

I am a member of a Venture Crew, a branch of Boy Scouting usually dealing
with high-adventure for older scouts.  This crew, however, is made up of
amateur radio operators, many of which are WWYC members.  We took the
'hobby-based' option and now do a lot of contesting, emergency
communications, and demos.  Our roots, however, are at Jamboree On The Air,
which will be held this weekend.  The crew is called BSA Venture Crew 510
(That's DX in Roman Numerals!) and we have a club call which we will be
using during JOTA - NE1C (New England's #1 Crew).  We will have many, many
scouts around who are attending their Fall "Camporee", and all of them will
be shuffling through the ham shack where the crew has a whole demo set up.
It is a big hit every year, and I hope we have the chance to work some of
you.  It's great to get another youth on the air - then they say, "Hey, we
can do that too!"

If anyone would like a sked with us to make a few contacts with some
visiting scouts, that's great and it will be appreciated!  If you just need
a contact from Massachusetts, we can do that too!  Thanks for your interest!

73', de Mike DeChristopher, KB1FWN
Venture Crew DX Secretary
www.qsl.net/crewdx