Excellent, Kris.

I'll give it a listen if I get the chance here.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kris Hickerson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 7:41 PM
Subject: Ham Nation Program


> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Just wanted to let you know  that my friend and neighbor John, w9kxq, and
> our club president Ken, kk9n, will be on Bob Heil's Ham Nation show this
> week.
>
>
>
> We have had a program here at our grade school, and we have licensed 37 
> new
> hams in the past three years.  Not all of them are staying active, but 
> many
> are.  In conjunction with this, the school applied to become a NASA 
> school,
> and this past spring the kids were able to talk to the space station.  It
> was video taped and has been edited into a very interesting program.  And,
> that is what they will be primarily talking about this Tuesday.  John, who
> happens to be club vice president, and Ken have been very involved in
> getting the kids licensed and on the air and getting the space station
> contact together.  We also have had special programs at field day for the
> kids and given them prizes if they made a certain number of contacts. 
> I've
> been involved in all this a little and it has been a lot of fun.  We have 
> a
> really good group of kids that we have been working with.
>
>
>
> Just thought you might be interested in hearing about this project.
>
>
>
> 73
>
> Kris
>
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