At tonight’s meeting, President Bob provided a brief that he presented to the senior community center some weeks ago entitled “Amateur Radio Today, no longer your Grandfather’s hobby”.
The format of the brief is aimed at individuals who may have heard about ham radio, either from family members or even from television shows. His brief covered the various services (FRS, MURS, etc) as well as the ham bands, the federal definitions for the various services.
The brief also touched upon QSL cards and the typical information included on each card as well as some of the special awards that can be earned, such as the below “13 Colonies” event held each year.
The brief finished up with how ham radio gives back to the community, which the CCARC has helped with in the past such as the Indian Head 100 (Oxen Hill Bike Club) and the annual March of Dimes/March for Babies.