12/21/2021

The Dalton Amateur Radio Club (DARC[1]) in Dalton, Georgia, has donated copies
of the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual to several schools in its service area.
The materials will be available in the schools' media centers.

On December 1, DARC President Jack Thompson, N5UOV, met with media specialists
Sarah Hicks of North Murray High School and Ryan Long of Murray County High
School to present both schools with copies of the ARRL Ham Radio License
Manual, which covers everything needed to obtain a Technician-class license,
including the full question pool for the exam. During a second presentation on
December 3, Thompson and David Stanley, WI4L, met with Whitfield County Schools
Media Specialist Ge-Anne Bolhuis, and Communications Specialist Kristina
Horsley, to present 10 copies of the license manual, which will be placed in
each middle school and high school in the county.

The visits offered Thompson and Stanley a chance to answer questions about
amateur radio. Thompson explained to Hicks that not only was ham radio an
interesting hobby, it involves public service activities and could inspire
students to become involved in emergency management or search-and-rescue
activities.

Bolhuis also asked about the uses of amateur radio. Stanley explained that ham
radio is often the last line of communication in an emergency when all other
means fail. Thompson explained how his activity as a radio amateur led to his
25+ years of volunteering as a reservist in emergency management and as a
member of the search-and-rescue team of the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department
in Mississippi.

Representatives from all of the schools received information about the ARRL
Foundation Scholarship Program[2].

The Dalton Amateur Radio Club expressed its appreciation to Tom Smith, KI4IG,
for making the initial contacts with the schools and to ARRL for providing the
manuals at no cost.

[1] http://www.w4drc.com/
[2] http://www.arrl.org/scholarship-program

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