k1rv
12-17-2003, 07:15 PM
Youth in Amateur Radio Program - ARRL Big Project Schools
Tuesday, December 9, 2003 – The HamTestOnline™ website announced an update today to its Youth in Amateur Radio program to help ARRL Big Project Schools. Each Big Project School is eligible to receive a donation of five free subscriptions to The HamTestOnline™ website.
“We are offering this donation to support projects bringing kids into amateur radio. We would like to provide each of the 50 ARRL’s The Big Project schools with another tool for instructors to use.” announced John “J.C.” Cunningham, W1AI, the website founder. #“We want to help make ham radio an affordable hobby!”
“In keeping with the Year of the Youth theme of Hamvention 2003, we want to encourage more young people to enter the world of amateur radio,” added Harold “Pi” Pugh, K1RV, the HamTestOnline™ website course master. #“Today’s kids are internet-savvy. #They are much more comfortable studying with an interactive learning program than reading a book,” Pi continued. #“We’ve been very successful with kids as young as 8 years old!”
Pi and J.C. have been working for years to bring youth into amateur radio. #They are two of the leading forces behind the K1USN Radio Club’s scouting program, which introduces about 5,000 scouts to amateur radio each year as part of their Overnight Adventure on board the USS Salem museum ship docked in Quincy, Massachusetts.
The HamTestOnline™ website provides computer-based training for the U.S. amateur radio written exams. #Unlike practice exams, it starts with simple concepts and progresses to more complex ones, and provides additional information not in the question pools. #The website tracks each student's progress through the course and uses "intelligent repetition" to ensure each concept is mastered. #Students learn the material rather than memorizing the answers.
The website offers a “free trial” with access to 20% of the questions. #A regular subscription costs $29.95 for full access to all three question pools. #The Youth in Amateur Radio subscription provides the same full access and is now offered at $14.95 to all students 18 and under. Gift Subscriptions are now also available online for friends and family members.
For more information on the HamTestOnline™ website’s Youth in Amateur Radio program, visit http://www.hamtestonline.com or send an email to K1RV@hamtestonline.com
Tuesday, December 9, 2003 – The HamTestOnline™ website announced an update today to its Youth in Amateur Radio program to help ARRL Big Project Schools. Each Big Project School is eligible to receive a donation of five free subscriptions to The HamTestOnline™ website.
“We are offering this donation to support projects bringing kids into amateur radio. We would like to provide each of the 50 ARRL’s The Big Project schools with another tool for instructors to use.” announced John “J.C.” Cunningham, W1AI, the website founder. #“We want to help make ham radio an affordable hobby!”
“In keeping with the Year of the Youth theme of Hamvention 2003, we want to encourage more young people to enter the world of amateur radio,” added Harold “Pi” Pugh, K1RV, the HamTestOnline™ website course master. #“Today’s kids are internet-savvy. #They are much more comfortable studying with an interactive learning program than reading a book,” Pi continued. #“We’ve been very successful with kids as young as 8 years old!”
Pi and J.C. have been working for years to bring youth into amateur radio. #They are two of the leading forces behind the K1USN Radio Club’s scouting program, which introduces about 5,000 scouts to amateur radio each year as part of their Overnight Adventure on board the USS Salem museum ship docked in Quincy, Massachusetts.
The HamTestOnline™ website provides computer-based training for the U.S. amateur radio written exams. #Unlike practice exams, it starts with simple concepts and progresses to more complex ones, and provides additional information not in the question pools. #The website tracks each student's progress through the course and uses "intelligent repetition" to ensure each concept is mastered. #Students learn the material rather than memorizing the answers.
The website offers a “free trial” with access to 20% of the questions. #A regular subscription costs $29.95 for full access to all three question pools. #The Youth in Amateur Radio subscription provides the same full access and is now offered at $14.95 to all students 18 and under. Gift Subscriptions are now also available online for friends and family members.
For more information on the HamTestOnline™ website’s Youth in Amateur Radio program, visit http://www.hamtestonline.com or send an email to K1RV@hamtestonline.com