This is the time of year when we pause to say thank you to the many donors and volunteers that make it possible for us to accomplish the mission of the Handiham Program. Our faithful volunteers donate their time to help Handiham Program members with ham radio education, learning Morse code, making contacts, operating radios, and even learning about and accessing useful assistive technology. This year, our volunteers have provided over 2,000 hours of service! Donors provide both funds and equipment to help Handiham members get more active in the hobby. We thank you!
Things remain very busy in the Handiham Program office as we quickly approach the end of 2024. We have been shipping out lots of equipment and are getting ready for the holiday merch orders.
The 2024 Radio Camp in September was even better than the 2023 Radio Camp. We had more hands-on radio time, fox hunting, and even an accessible SKYWARN class taught by National Weather Service meteorologist, Todd Krause. The team from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan provided 3D printed weather models for campers to check out hail stones, funnel clouds, and wall clouds.
Jerry, W0UH, our net manager, and Peter, KD9VTU, our assistant net manager, would like to invite you to check into the Handiham Radio Club daily net. We have great net control stations who faithfully keep the net running smoothly and provide interesting dialogue each day. The Handiham Radio Club sponsors daily nets at 11:00 am Central time and on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm Central time on the Handiham Conference Server. Please join us as often as you can. You don’t have to be a Handiham Program member to join us. Everyone is welcome! It’s a great time to get together with other hams throughout the world and enjoy some good conversation.
The latest updates to the General Class and Extra Class question pools are available on the website in text, docx, Mp3, and DAISY format. We are currently 9 weeks into a 30 week Extra Class License Class, 5 weeks into a 24 week Technician Class License Class, and 10 weeks into a 12 week Basic Morse Code Class.
The Handiham Radio Club is radio active! Jerry, W0UH, our Handiham Radio Club president will hold the next monthly meeting on Sunday, December 1st at 3:00pm Central Time. The Zoom link will go out to the Handiham Radio Club Groups.io list. If you have not yet joined the Handiham Radio Club, all current members of the Handiham Program are eligible to join. Just send an email to handiham@allina.com to let us know you want to be put on the email list for the club. Staying on that list allows you to keep up with everything that is happening in the club.
We have Handiham Program merchandise that includes tote bags, string backpacks, t-shirts, sweat shirts, baseball caps, stickers, patches, and dog bandanas. If you are interested in ordering anything for yourself or for gifts, please let us know as soon as possible so we can be sure to ship it for a timely holiday arrival.
73,
Lucinda AB8WF