
Amateur ham radio operators Jim Bogard, right, and Dan Mantooth, left, help children learn about amateur radio at an earlier Kids Day at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge. (Submitted photo)
Children will have the opportunity to earn a “Certificate of Participation†for a two-way contact by amateur radio on Kids Day on Saturday, January 6, at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge.
Amateur Radio Kids Day will be from 1-4 p.m. in the Museum’s Discovery Lab. Participation is free with admission, a press release said.
Kids Day is designed to give on-the-air experience to young people and foster interest in getting their own amateur radio license. It also gives licensed ham radio operators a chance to share their stations and love for amateur radio with children. [Read more…]