::.  RULES Kid’s Day Sponsored by the Boring Amateur Radio Club

MORE INFO Text-only page ARRL Web Site Boring Amateur Radio Club Rat Page Kid’s Day Reflector

Purpose:

Kid’s Day is intended to encourage young people (licensed or not) to enjoy Amateur Radio. It can give young people hands-on on-the-air experience so they might develop an interest in pursuing a license in the future. It is intended to give hams a chance to share their station with their children.

Dates:

January 2, 2005 and June 18, 2005

Time:

1800 to 2400 UTC No limit on operating time.

Suggested exchange:

Name, age, location and favorite color. You are encouraged to work the same station again if an operator has changed. Call "CQ KID’S DAY".

Suggested Frequencies:

28350 to 28400 kHz, 21380 to 21400, 14270 to 14300 kHz and 2-meter repeater frequencies with permission from your area repeater sponsor. Observe third party traffic restrictions when making DX QSOs.

Reporting:

Logs and comments may be posted on the Internet to: http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/kids/ Those without Internet access may forward comments to the Boring Amateur Radio Club.

Awards:

All participants are eligible to receive a colorful certificate (it becomes the child’s personalized sales brochure on ham radio). You can download this certificate for free, customized with the kids’ names, after filling out our Kid’s Day Survey, or send a 9 × 12 SASE to: Mailing address: Boring Amateur Radio Club P O Box 1357 BORING, OR 97009 USA More details may be obtained by joining the Kid’s Day Reflector

Date of info: 8 June, 2005 Original rules updated: 26 May, 2005	Source: ARRL Web Site - Kid’s Day Rules