The Pocahontas Times reports some students at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School are learning a new form of communication – amateur radio
The newspaper says:
Members of the Eight Rivers Amateur Club and employees at the Green Bank Observatory have volunteered to help science teacher Stacy Landis teach the students the ins and outs of ham radio etiquette and the many ways they can use radios to communicate.
“We want them to become ham radio operators and get their own license, be able to use it and understand the purpose of it in society,” Landis said.
Eight Rivers member Rudy Marrujo KD8WPG was one of the guiding forces behind forming the club. He said he hopes to spark an interest in the students.
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