market square day

This was a great means of getting our club visible and stimulating public interest in HAM radio.  We had (estimate) 50-70 people stop by throughout the day for good conversations, with a good bit of age, ethnic and gender diversity.  Some wanted to recount stories of fond memories of their dads who were service veterans and civilian operators in the post WWII era.  Quite a few folks held licenses but haven’t been active and were looking for a way to get re-started.  Yet others were curious and interested in pursuing licenses for the first time.  One YL had been to a friend’s picnic in ME, who happened to be a ham operator and got his guests on the air to connect with the ISS. So many stories were heard throughout the day.  BSA and GS troops with interest in learning.  The morse key/oscillator was a big hit with many people enjoying learning to send their names.