School Club Roundup (SCR) is sponsored by the Council for the Advancement of Amateur Radio in the New York City Schools (CAAR/NYCS), the ARRL and its Hudson Division Education Task Force to foster contacts with and among school radio clubs.
By Lew Malchick, N2RQ
School Club Roundup (SCR) is sponsored by the Council for the Advancement of Amateur Radio in the New York City Schools (CAAR/NYCS), the ARRL and its Hudson Division Education Task Force to foster contacts with and among school radio clubs.
The SCR is a great way to get young operators on the air. Very often a new operator will be intimidated by the fear of not knowing what to say to the stranger on the other side of the radio. The exchange information helps to overcome this fear in a low pressure contest format. Operators are encouraged to take some time to chat beyond the contest exchange.
Award certificates will be issued for the following categories: Elementary, Middle/Intermediate/Junior High School, High School and College/University.
Join the SCR e-mail reflector by sending an e-mail to SCR-L-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Next contests: February 11-15, 2008 and October 20-24, 2008. The contest starts on Monday at 1300 UTC and ends on Friday at 2400 UTC.
Suggested School Club Roundup Frequencies (revised October 13, 2007)
Phone (kHz) |
CW (kHz) |
1855-1865 |
1800-1810 |
3850-3880 |
3530-3540 |
7225-7255 |
7030-7040 |
14,250-14,280 |
14,030-14,040 |
21,300-21,330 |
21,130-21,140 |
28,440-28,460 |
28,130-28,140 |
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