Re: [BVARC] Field day thoughts...

2024-05-15 Thread Richard Bonica via BVARC 
Well - I agree...
But I am measuring this year on the following:

1) Did everyone leave under their own power... And with all the appengages
they came with.
2) Did at least 1/2 the attendees smile?
3) Did we kick butt getting points?
4) Are we leaving the weekend talking about what we did or do we need 2
aspirin?
5) Did Daphnie's food get to Richard (Sorry - that was a personal mesure)
6) In the after action report, do we need to change a lot?
7) Did we ROBS for everyone?
 R) Respect and recognize everyone
 O) Give opportunities
 B) Make everyone feel like they belong
 S) Make everyone feel safe
8) Did everyone get a chance to speak up and be heard?
9) As a club, did we get to share a meal and social time with each other?

I come from the Emergency handling and mitigation - Every exercise and
event is a way to plan and be ready for a true incident.  After Action
Reports are important to me too.
The only thing I want to make sure of is that people give feedback and we
sort through emotional things and respond to the actual things we can fix.
When I do the after action report, I do not just say "well - this
sucked..." I also want to give a possible solution and why.

I hope that was clear, I do not want to throw out thoughts, but want to
make sure we are also working on things we can really fix.

On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 6:32 PM K5BOU via BVARC  wrote:

> Great input Rich! I'm a believer in doing a survey after each major event.
> Do we know people's feedback? How do we me sure if the event was a success?
> We should not do it based on our personal thoughts but on what people are
> looking for. Just my 2 cents.
>
>
>
>
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> K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumont
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> On May 15, 2024, at 18:16, Mike Knerr via BVARC  wrote:
>
> 
> If NY surgery comes out right, I'll sell tickets.
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 6:08 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
>> Yes
>>
>> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:22 PM Mike Knerr via BVARC 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Are we planning on having door prizes this year?
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:00 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 To All,,,
 I was thinking about field day just now. I asked myself "Why do you do
 field day?" Well, that voice in my head answered back...

 "You are there to be with people that have a common goal and to show
 your skills."

 Next question - "What are my goals?"
 Again - "I want to test our skills as Emergency communicators. The
 level of success is measured by how many contacts, and who I show it to."

 That was followed by "When I am done, who will care?"
 That answer was -- "That is why I am inviting Schools and Government to
 see and hopefully get them involved in the hobby and leave a positive spot
 in the history of radio"

 That kind of refocused a few thoughts I have been talking about to
 people and realized that I am on the right path, just that everyone words
 it differently.
 We have the contest guy - they want points
 We have the social guys - they want to be with their kind
 and
 We have the guy who - let me show them what I can do.

 With those thoughts in mind, I propose the following
 1) bring the GOTA station to the main area - maybe in what I call the
 Fish Tank or the main entrance
 2) make the conference are the class room
 3) have people to volunteer to bring Home Brew items to display on
 entrance
 4) have a 1 hr block for people to describe their Home Brew
 5) We have someone designated as the "Youth Mentor" -- This person
 would be dedicated to welcoming youth that come and maybe introduce them to
 members and eventually become a point of contact for them
 6) We have a 1hr block for those who do our "Engineering" and make sure
 things work, take credit for their work and describe a bit of what they do.
 7) Also have a 1 hr block for Q and let our group share knowledge on
 the question or even maybe have a lookup on web time.

 With those steps, I hope people see what we do better and give others
 that are behind the scene a chance to thump their chest..
 Heck, maybe even Daphne and team can talk about cooking for a large
 group .. Maybe

 I plan on bringing a projector to shine on the wall, so we can all see
 what is going on on a computer that will be stationed in the main area too.

 Now with that said -- does anyone have any thoughts? (BE NICE I
 know there is a guy watching this reflector. ) And please do not hold back
 anything, I want this year to be the year of BVARC.
 And if you have thoughts about what Field day is, please let me know -
 let's try to see where that fits in too.

 --
 Richard Bonica
 C: 281.935.7222
 Email: kg5...@gmail.com
 Freq: 147.000 - DMR -

Re: [BVARC] Field day thoughts...

2024-05-15 Thread Richard Bonica via BVARC 
Thank you Mike -- and let us know.
We are all thinking about you ...

On Wed, May 15, 2024, 6:16 PM Mike Knerr via BVARC  wrote:

> If NY surgery comes out right, I'll sell tickets.
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 6:08 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
>> Yes
>>
>> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:22 PM Mike Knerr via BVARC 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Are we planning on having door prizes this year?
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:00 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 To All,,,
 I was thinking about field day just now. I asked myself "Why do you do
 field day?" Well, that voice in my head answered back...

 "You are there to be with people that have a common goal and to show
 your skills."

 Next question - "What are my goals?"
 Again - "I want to test our skills as Emergency communicators. The
 level of success is measured by how many contacts, and who I show it to."

 That was followed by "When I am done, who will care?"
 That answer was -- "That is why I am inviting Schools and Government to
 see and hopefully get them involved in the hobby and leave a positive spot
 in the history of radio"

 That kind of refocused a few thoughts I have been talking about to
 people and realized that I am on the right path, just that everyone words
 it differently.
 We have the contest guy - they want points
 We have the social guys - they want to be with their kind
 and
 We have the guy who - let me show them what I can do.

 With those thoughts in mind, I propose the following
 1) bring the GOTA station to the main area - maybe in what I call the
 Fish Tank or the main entrance
 2) make the conference are the class room
 3) have people to volunteer to bring Home Brew items to display on
 entrance
 4) have a 1 hr block for people to describe their Home Brew
 5) We have someone designated as the "Youth Mentor" -- This person
 would be dedicated to welcoming youth that come and maybe introduce them to
 members and eventually become a point of contact for them
 6) We have a 1hr block for those who do our "Engineering" and make sure
 things work, take credit for their work and describe a bit of what they do.
 7) Also have a 1 hr block for Q and let our group share knowledge on
 the question or even maybe have a lookup on web time.

 With those steps, I hope people see what we do better and give others
 that are behind the scene a chance to thump their chest..
 Heck, maybe even Daphne and team can talk about cooking for a large
 group .. Maybe

 I plan on bringing a projector to shine on the wall, so we can all see
 what is going on on a computer that will be stationed in the main area too.

 Now with that said -- does anyone have any thoughts? (BE NICE I
 know there is a guy watching this reflector. ) And please do not hold back
 anything, I want this year to be the year of BVARC.
 And if you have thoughts about what Field day is, please let me know -
 let's try to see where that fits in too.

 --
 Richard Bonica
 C: 281.935.7222
 Email: kg5...@gmail.com
 Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile
 CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR,
 Extra Ameture Radio
 
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Re: [BVARC] Field day thoughts...

2024-05-15 Thread Richard Bonica via BVARC 
Well , I have -- as a matter of fact everyone has stepped up and helped.

Again - and I can not say this enough

THANK YOU TO ALL THAT ARE HELPING ALREADY.

Everyone has their space and is doing what they can. I am letting them do
their job. I am simply pointing out what is missing and someone grabs it. I
have only had to ask.

BVARC is an example of people that if asked do what is needed and might
bark a bit but get the job done ..







On Wed, May 15, 2024, 6:39 PM Rudolph Ackerman 
wrote:

> Work on organization
>  - Allow people take the lead for tasks, areas, or activity's
>  - Provide the list of leads to all other leads and volunteers, so they
> can work together with out being forced to deal with one bottle neck, that
> may or may not respond to calls or emails.
>  - All these leads and the tasks areas they are leading need to be listed
> on any web site, flier, and meeting notes.That way if others are trying
> to reach some one they are not reduced to calling the one and only phone
> number that is listed on all BVARC docs, webs site that always goes to
> voice mail.
>  - If you are a lead, have a plan, with back ups, of what ever you are
> leading.
>   - Some examples of bad past planning
>  - Planning meetings being moved around all the time and as
> there was no list of volunteers, people were left off the meeting invites
>  - PA system arrives 2 hours after start of event.
>  - 2nd day of the event and people still asking how to pay for
> their tables that should have been paid for before they even allowed to
> setup
>  - The event was over but the lead of the tear down group
> spent over 90 minutes on the phone trying to find out what needed to be
> done.Due to this several volunteers gave up and went home.  Once
> breakdown did start the instructions were unclear and not complete.As a
> result to many tables were broken down and put away, had to be set up
> again.
>
> Just my take on things, do with it what you wnat.
>
> Rudy Ackerman
> KF5QYG
>
>
> On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 03:00:26 PM CDT, Richard Bonica via BVARC <
> bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
>
>
> To All,,,
> I was thinking about field day just now. I asked myself "Why do you do
> field day?" Well, that voice in my head answered back...
>
> "You are there to be with people that have a common goal and to show your
> skills."
>
> Next question - "What are my goals?"
> Again - "I want to test our skills as Emergency communicators. The level
> of success is measured by how many contacts, and who I show it to."
>
> That was followed by "When I am done, who will care?"
> That answer was -- "That is why I am inviting Schools and Government to
> see and hopefully get them involved in the hobby and leave a positive spot
> in the history of radio"
>
> That kind of refocused a few thoughts I have been talking about to people
> and realized that I am on the right path, just that everyone words it
> differently.
> We have the contest guy - they want points
> We have the social guys - they want to be with their kind
> and
> We have the guy who - let me show them what I can do.
>
> With those thoughts in mind, I propose the following
> 1) bring the GOTA station to the main area - maybe in what I call the Fish
> Tank or the main entrance
> 2) make the conference are the class room
> 3) have people to volunteer to bring Home Brew items to display on entrance
> 4) have a 1 hr block for people to describe their Home Brew
> 5) We have someone designated as the "Youth Mentor" -- This person would
> be dedicated to welcoming youth that come and maybe introduce them to
> members and eventually become a point of contact for them
> 6) We have a 1hr block for those who do our "Engineering" and make sure
> things work, take credit for their work and describe a bit of what they do.
> 7) Also have a 1 hr block for Q and let our group share knowledge on the
> question or even maybe have a lookup on web time.
>
> With those steps, I hope people see what we do better and give others that
> are behind the scene a chance to thump their chest..
> Heck, maybe even Daphne and team can talk about cooking for a large group
> .. Maybe
>
> I plan on bringing a projector to shine on the wall, so we can all see
> what is going on on a computer that will be stationed in the main area too.
>
> Now with that said -- does anyone have any thoughts? (BE NICE I know
> there is a guy watching this reflector. ) And please do not hold back
> anything, I want this year to be the year of BVARC.
> And if you have thoughts about what Field day is, please let me know -
> let's try to see where that fits in too.
>
> --
> Richard Bonica
> C: 281.935.7222
> Email: kg5...@gmail.com
> Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile
> CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra
> Ameture Radio
> 
> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club
>
> BVARC mailing list
>

Re: [BVARC] Field day thoughts...

2024-05-15 Thread Rudolph Ackerman via BVARC 
 Work on organization - Allow people take the lead for tasks, areas, or 
activity's - Provide the list of leads to all other leads and volunteers, so 
they can work together with out being forced to deal with one bottle neck, that 
may or may not respond to calls or emails.   
 - All these leads and the tasks areas they are leading need to be listed on 
any web site, flier, and meeting notes.    That way if others are trying to 
reach some one they are not reduced to calling the one and only phone number 
that is listed on all BVARC docs, webs site that always goes to voice mail.  
 - If you are a lead, have a plan, with back ups, of what ever you are leading. 
   
  - Some examples of bad past planning 
     - Planning meetings being moved around all the time and as there 
was no list of volunteers, people were left off the meeting invites             
- PA system arrives 2 hours after start of event. - 2nd day of the 
event and people still asking how to pay for their tables that should have been 
paid for before they even allowed to setup
 - The event was over but the lead of the tear down group spent 
over 90 minutes on the phone trying to find out what needed to be done.    Due 
to this several volunteers gave up and went home.  Once breakdown did start 
the instructions were unclear and not complete.    As a result to many tables 
were broken down and put away, had to be set up again.        

Just my take on things, do with it what you wnat.

Rudy Ackerman KF5QYG 

On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 03:00:26 PM CDT, Richard Bonica via BVARC 
 wrote:  
 
 To All,,,I was thinking about field day just now. I asked myself "Why do you 
do field day?" Well, that voice in my head answered back...
"You are there to be with people that have a common goal and to show your 
skills."
Next question - "What are my goals?"Again - "I want to test our skills as 
Emergency communicators. The level of success is measured by how many contacts, 
and who I show it to."
That was followed by "When I am done, who will care?"That answer was -- "That 
is why I am inviting Schools and Government to see and hopefully get them 
involved in the hobby and leave a positive spot in the history of radio"
That kind of refocused a few thoughts I have been talking about to people and 
realized that I am on the right path, just that everyone words it differently.
We have the contest guy - they want pointsWe have the social guys - they want 
to be with their kind 
andWe have the guy who - let me show them what I can do.
With those thoughts in mind, I propose the following1) bring the GOTA station 
to the main area - maybe in what I call the Fish Tank or the main entrance2) 
make the conference are the class room3) have people to volunteer to bring Home 
Brew items to display on entrance4) have a 1 hr block for people to describe 
their Home Brew5) We have someone designated as the "Youth Mentor" -- This 
person would be dedicated to welcoming youth that come and maybe introduce them 
to members and eventually become a point of contact for them6) We have a 1hr 
block for those who do our "Engineering" and make sure things work, take credit 
for their work and describe a bit of what they do.7) Also have a 1 hr block for 
Q and let our group share knowledge on the question or even maybe have a 
lookup on web time.
With those steps, I hope people see what we do better and give others that are 
behind the scene a chance to thump their chest..Heck, maybe even Daphne and 
team can talk about cooking for a large group .. Maybe
I plan on bringing a projector to shine on the wall, so we can all see what is 
going on on a computer that will be stationed in the main area too.
Now with that said -- does anyone have any thoughts? (BE NICE I know there 
is a guy watching this reflector. ) And please do not hold back anything, I 
want this year to be the year of BVARC.
And if you have thoughts about what Field day is, please let me know - let's 
try to see where that fits in too.
-- 
Richard BonicaC: 281.935.7222
Email: kg5...@gmail.com
Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile 
CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra 
Ameture Radio

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Re: [BVARC] Field day thoughts...

2024-05-15 Thread K5BOU via BVARC 
Great input Rich! I'm a believer in doing a survey after each major event. Do we know people's feedback? How do we me sure if the event was a success? We should not do it based on our personal thoughts but on what people are looking for. Just my 2 cents.K5BOU-PhilippeBoucaumontHouston|Texas|USA|https://mccrarymeadowsweather.com/On May 15, 2024, at 18:16, Mike Knerr via BVARC  wrote:If NY surgery comes out right, I'll sell tickets. On Wed, May 15, 2024, 6:08 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC  wrote:YesOn Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:22 PM Mike Knerr via BVARC  wrote:Are we planning on having door prizes this year?On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:00 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC  wrote:To All,,,I was thinking about field day just now. I asked myself "Why do you do field day?" Well, that voice in my head answered back..."You are there to be with people that have a common goal and to show your skills."Next question - "What are my goals?"Again - "I want to test our skills as Emergency communicators. The level of success is measured by how many contacts, and who I show it to."That was followed by "When I am done, who will care?"That answer was -- "That is why I am inviting Schools and Government to see and hopefully get them involved in the hobby and leave a positive spot in the history of radio"That kind of refocused a few thoughts I have been talking about to people and realized that I am on the right path, just that everyone words it differently.We have the contest guy - they want pointsWe have the social guys - they want to be with their kind andWe have the guy who - let me show them what I can do.With those thoughts in mind, I propose the following1) bring the GOTA station to the main area - maybe in what I call the Fish Tank or the main entrance2) make the conference are the class room3) have people to volunteer to bring Home Brew items to display on entrance4) have a 1 hr block for people to describe their Home Brew5) We have someone designated as the "Youth Mentor" -- This person would be dedicated to welcoming youth that come and maybe introduce them to members and eventually become a point of contact for them6) We have a 1hr block for those who do our "Engineering" and make sure things work, take credit for their work and describe a bit of what they do.7) Also have a 1 hr block for Q and let our group share knowledge on the question or even maybe have a lookup on web time.With those steps, I hope people see what we do better and give others that are behind the scene a chance to thump their chest..Heck, maybe even Daphne and team can talk about cooking for a large group .. MaybeI plan on bringing a projector to shine on the wall, so we can all see what is going on on a computer that will be stationed in the main area too.Now with that said -- does anyone have any thoughts? (BE NICE I know there is a guy watching this reflector. ) And please do not hold back anything, I want this year to be the year of BVARC.And if you have thoughts about what Field day is, please let me know - let's try to see where that fits in too.-- Richard BonicaC: 281.935.7222Email: kg5...@gmail.comFreq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra Ameture Radio

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Re: [BVARC] Field day thoughts...

2024-05-15 Thread Mike Knerr via BVARC 
If NY surgery comes out right, I'll sell tickets.

On Wed, May 15, 2024, 6:08 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC 
wrote:

> Yes
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:22 PM Mike Knerr via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
>> Are we planning on having door prizes this year?
>>
>> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:00 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> To All,,,
>>> I was thinking about field day just now. I asked myself "Why do you do
>>> field day?" Well, that voice in my head answered back...
>>>
>>> "You are there to be with people that have a common goal and to show
>>> your skills."
>>>
>>> Next question - "What are my goals?"
>>> Again - "I want to test our skills as Emergency communicators. The level
>>> of success is measured by how many contacts, and who I show it to."
>>>
>>> That was followed by "When I am done, who will care?"
>>> That answer was -- "That is why I am inviting Schools and Government to
>>> see and hopefully get them involved in the hobby and leave a positive spot
>>> in the history of radio"
>>>
>>> That kind of refocused a few thoughts I have been talking about to
>>> people and realized that I am on the right path, just that everyone words
>>> it differently.
>>> We have the contest guy - they want points
>>> We have the social guys - they want to be with their kind
>>> and
>>> We have the guy who - let me show them what I can do.
>>>
>>> With those thoughts in mind, I propose the following
>>> 1) bring the GOTA station to the main area - maybe in what I call the
>>> Fish Tank or the main entrance
>>> 2) make the conference are the class room
>>> 3) have people to volunteer to bring Home Brew items to display on
>>> entrance
>>> 4) have a 1 hr block for people to describe their Home Brew
>>> 5) We have someone designated as the "Youth Mentor" -- This person would
>>> be dedicated to welcoming youth that come and maybe introduce them to
>>> members and eventually become a point of contact for them
>>> 6) We have a 1hr block for those who do our "Engineering" and make sure
>>> things work, take credit for their work and describe a bit of what they do.
>>> 7) Also have a 1 hr block for Q and let our group share knowledge on
>>> the question or even maybe have a lookup on web time.
>>>
>>> With those steps, I hope people see what we do better and give others
>>> that are behind the scene a chance to thump their chest..
>>> Heck, maybe even Daphne and team can talk about cooking for a large
>>> group .. Maybe
>>>
>>> I plan on bringing a projector to shine on the wall, so we can all see
>>> what is going on on a computer that will be stationed in the main area too.
>>>
>>> Now with that said -- does anyone have any thoughts? (BE NICE I know
>>> there is a guy watching this reflector. ) And please do not hold back
>>> anything, I want this year to be the year of BVARC.
>>> And if you have thoughts about what Field day is, please let me know -
>>> let's try to see where that fits in too.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Richard Bonica
>>> C: 281.935.7222
>>> Email: kg5...@gmail.com
>>> Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile
>>> CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR,
>>> Extra Ameture Radio
>>> 
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Re: [BVARC] Field day thoughts...

2024-05-15 Thread Richard Bonica via BVARC 
Yes

On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:22 PM Mike Knerr via BVARC  wrote:

> Are we planning on having door prizes this year?
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:00 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC 
> wrote:
>
>> To All,,,
>> I was thinking about field day just now. I asked myself "Why do you do
>> field day?" Well, that voice in my head answered back...
>>
>> "You are there to be with people that have a common goal and to show your
>> skills."
>>
>> Next question - "What are my goals?"
>> Again - "I want to test our skills as Emergency communicators. The level
>> of success is measured by how many contacts, and who I show it to."
>>
>> That was followed by "When I am done, who will care?"
>> That answer was -- "That is why I am inviting Schools and Government to
>> see and hopefully get them involved in the hobby and leave a positive spot
>> in the history of radio"
>>
>> That kind of refocused a few thoughts I have been talking about to people
>> and realized that I am on the right path, just that everyone words it
>> differently.
>> We have the contest guy - they want points
>> We have the social guys - they want to be with their kind
>> and
>> We have the guy who - let me show them what I can do.
>>
>> With those thoughts in mind, I propose the following
>> 1) bring the GOTA station to the main area - maybe in what I call the
>> Fish Tank or the main entrance
>> 2) make the conference are the class room
>> 3) have people to volunteer to bring Home Brew items to display on
>> entrance
>> 4) have a 1 hr block for people to describe their Home Brew
>> 5) We have someone designated as the "Youth Mentor" -- This person would
>> be dedicated to welcoming youth that come and maybe introduce them to
>> members and eventually become a point of contact for them
>> 6) We have a 1hr block for those who do our "Engineering" and make sure
>> things work, take credit for their work and describe a bit of what they do.
>> 7) Also have a 1 hr block for Q and let our group share knowledge on
>> the question or even maybe have a lookup on web time.
>>
>> With those steps, I hope people see what we do better and give others
>> that are behind the scene a chance to thump their chest..
>> Heck, maybe even Daphne and team can talk about cooking for a large group
>> .. Maybe
>>
>> I plan on bringing a projector to shine on the wall, so we can all see
>> what is going on on a computer that will be stationed in the main area too.
>>
>> Now with that said -- does anyone have any thoughts? (BE NICE I know
>> there is a guy watching this reflector. ) And please do not hold back
>> anything, I want this year to be the year of BVARC.
>> And if you have thoughts about what Field day is, please let me know -
>> let's try to see where that fits in too.
>>
>> --
>> Richard Bonica
>> C: 281.935.7222
>> Email: kg5...@gmail.com
>> Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile
>> CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra
>> Ameture Radio
>> 
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Re: [BVARC] Field day thoughts...

2024-05-15 Thread Joe Vaught via BVARC 
I met with a new business partner Tuesday for lunch on a business opportunity.  
 The gentleman is the owner of a small computer manufacturing company in 
Houston.
As we were wrapping up he asked me If I knew anyone who could help him train 
his troop (Troop #11, 100 years old) to pass the Technician test and become 
active operators!  They have a dozen or so active scouts. Mr. Glen Wallin just 
bought a YAESU hand held and wants to get his license and lead his troop into 
HAM radio.

Since my new radio has yet to be on the air I thought we could put a class 
together.  He flew off his chair when I mentioned POTA;  Right up the scouts 
alley!!

How should I proceed?
Have another scout troop in mind as well.
73
Joe vaught
KJ5EPN
713.494.3320


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From: BVARC  on behalf of Richard Bonica via BVARC 

Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 2:59:50 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 
Cc: Richard Bonica 
Subject: [BVARC] Field day thoughts...

To All,,,
I was thinking about field day just now. I asked myself "Why do you do field 
day?" Well, that voice in my head answered back...

"You are there to be with people that have a common goal and to show your 
skills."

Next question - "What are my goals?"
Again - "I want to test our skills as Emergency communicators. The level of 
success is measured by how many contacts, and who I show it to."

That was followed by "When I am done, who will care?"
That answer was -- "That is why I am inviting Schools and Government to see and 
hopefully get them involved in the hobby and leave a positive spot in the 
history of radio"

That kind of refocused a few thoughts I have been talking about to people and 
realized that I am on the right path, just that everyone words it differently.
We have the contest guy - they want points
We have the social guys - they want to be with their kind
and
We have the guy who - let me show them what I can do.

With those thoughts in mind, I propose the following
1) bring the GOTA station to the main area - maybe in what I call the Fish Tank 
or the main entrance
2) make the conference are the class room
3) have people to volunteer to bring Home Brew items to display on entrance
4) have a 1 hr block for people to describe their Home Brew
5) We have someone designated as the "Youth Mentor" -- This person would be 
dedicated to welcoming youth that come and maybe introduce them to members and 
eventually become a point of contact for them
6) We have a 1hr block for those who do our "Engineering" and make sure things 
work, take credit for their work and describe a bit of what they do.
7) Also have a 1 hr block for Q and let our group share knowledge on the 
question or even maybe have a lookup on web time.

With those steps, I hope people see what we do better and give others that are 
behind the scene a chance to thump their chest..
Heck, maybe even Daphne and team can talk about cooking for a large group .. 
Maybe

I plan on bringing a projector to shine on the wall, so we can all see what is 
going on on a computer that will be stationed in the main area too.

Now with that said -- does anyone have any thoughts? (BE NICE I know there 
is a guy watching this reflector. ) And please do not hold back anything, I 
want this year to be the year of BVARC.
And if you have thoughts about what Field day is, please let me know - let's 
try to see where that fits in too.

--
Richard Bonica
C: 281.935.7222
Email: kg5...@gmail.com
Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile
CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra 
Ameture Radio

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Re: [BVARC] Field day thoughts...

2024-05-15 Thread Mike Knerr via BVARC 
Are we planning on having door prizes this year?

On Wed, May 15, 2024, 3:00 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC 
wrote:

> To All,,,
> I was thinking about field day just now. I asked myself "Why do you do
> field day?" Well, that voice in my head answered back...
>
> "You are there to be with people that have a common goal and to show your
> skills."
>
> Next question - "What are my goals?"
> Again - "I want to test our skills as Emergency communicators. The level
> of success is measured by how many contacts, and who I show it to."
>
> That was followed by "When I am done, who will care?"
> That answer was -- "That is why I am inviting Schools and Government to
> see and hopefully get them involved in the hobby and leave a positive spot
> in the history of radio"
>
> That kind of refocused a few thoughts I have been talking about to people
> and realized that I am on the right path, just that everyone words it
> differently.
> We have the contest guy - they want points
> We have the social guys - they want to be with their kind
> and
> We have the guy who - let me show them what I can do.
>
> With those thoughts in mind, I propose the following
> 1) bring the GOTA station to the main area - maybe in what I call the Fish
> Tank or the main entrance
> 2) make the conference are the class room
> 3) have people to volunteer to bring Home Brew items to display on entrance
> 4) have a 1 hr block for people to describe their Home Brew
> 5) We have someone designated as the "Youth Mentor" -- This person would
> be dedicated to welcoming youth that come and maybe introduce them to
> members and eventually become a point of contact for them
> 6) We have a 1hr block for those who do our "Engineering" and make sure
> things work, take credit for their work and describe a bit of what they do.
> 7) Also have a 1 hr block for Q and let our group share knowledge on the
> question or even maybe have a lookup on web time.
>
> With those steps, I hope people see what we do better and give others that
> are behind the scene a chance to thump their chest..
> Heck, maybe even Daphne and team can talk about cooking for a large group
> .. Maybe
>
> I plan on bringing a projector to shine on the wall, so we can all see
> what is going on on a computer that will be stationed in the main area too.
>
> Now with that said -- does anyone have any thoughts? (BE NICE I know
> there is a guy watching this reflector. ) And please do not hold back
> anything, I want this year to be the year of BVARC.
> And if you have thoughts about what Field day is, please let me know -
> let's try to see where that fits in too.
>
> --
> Richard Bonica
> C: 281.935.7222
> Email: kg5...@gmail.com
> Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile
> CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra
> Ameture Radio
> 
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>

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