2016 Radio Scouting Calendar
A few years ago, a group of amateur radio operators formed a Radio Scouting committee for Rainbow Council BSA. Our mission is to introduce Scouts to amateur radio and other STEM fields. Our committee met...
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Merit Badge Training
Rainbow Council held a special training course for Boy Scout Merit Badges here in Joliet. I have been a counselor for several years, but never had any formal training on how to manage the...
Return on Impact: The Other ROI
Charities have an overhead problem. The problem isn’t that overhead is too high. The problem is your donors believe overhead is the best way to measure effectiveness. 4 Tips to Successfully Partnering with a...
How to Find Time for a Hobby
No matter how hard we try, there are just 24 hours in a day. And no matter how much harder we try, our to-do lists never get shorter. Fortunately, there is a unexpected hack...
Medical Triage at the Shamrock Shuffle
The Shamrock Shuffle kicked-off Chicago’s competitive running season here on April 3rd. Stephen Sambu, the 8K world record holder from Kenya, finished with an unofficial time of 22:45. If it stands, it will be...
5 Things I’ve Learned Managing in the Public Sector
In the private sector, business owners agonize over every penny they spend. Although it happens in the public sector as well, government doesn’t have a reputation for watching how closely they spend public money....
Why I Changed My Call Sign After 28 Years
Up until last month, I’ve used my original Novice-class call sign since it came in the mail in 1988. When I upgraded to Technician, I didn’t change it because the FCC had run out...
Amateur Radio Licenses Should Not Be a Lifetime Grant
Mark Krotz, N7MK, has petitioned the FCC to changes its rules and make Amateur Radio licenses valid for the holder’s lifetime, instead of the current 10 year term. Krotz cites the lifetime status of...
Number of Ham Radio Licenses to Reach 750,000 by 2017
Growth in amateur radio licenses remains strong since the elimination of the Morse code requirement.
Flying Over Chicago’s Frozen Beaches
In honor of the first day of Winter, I give you a drone flight over a frozen Lake Michigan.
