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AA3TH  
Our club just formed this year and was officially approved by the Board of Ed just days before the
roundup.  You can read our story on QRZ. This was our first ever SCR. My goal as the advisor was to
get as many students on the air as possible.  We are a very small school and with the short notice I
was able to get the entire 3rd, 4th, 5th and most of the 6th grade classes on the air.  Also some of
my high schoolers got on the air earlier in the week.  Fun was had by all and it drew a lot of
interest.  Some operators we spoke to stayed on to talk to a whole bunch of kids, hence why we have
way more operators than actual.
 
K0UND  
This was the first time our club got to try out the new PSK31 set-up in the shack, we were able to
make a few contacts this way but relied on voice, primarily operating on 20 meters. Our club is
growing and we all were excited to participate in SCR again this year!
 
K1MCS  
First time ham activity for Monsignor Clarke K-8 School.  21 students all made at least one Digi and
SSB QSO.  Thanks to John, W1JPZ, and Bob, WB4SON, the ham advisers.  Lots of fun!
 
K3TW  
"It's always a pleasure to participate in the ARRL School Club Roundups."
 
K4WBM  
A very good SCR; excellent propagation and good participation. We put 53 students on the air and
almost all made at least one or more contacts. I want to thank Becky Reed, KK4QJG, our faculty
advisor and retired teacher, Iva Daniels, KK4DPF, for making sure we had student operators and for
helping out with logging and control op duties.
 
K5LBJ  
This SCR was K5LBJ's "Women on the Air" moment.  During the week, we were blessed to have three of
our female students do the majority of our operating.  Working with another small group allowed them
to bond and become immersed in the "magic" that is Amateur Radio.  Great to hear so many new schools
on the air.  
73 de Ronny Risinger, KC5EES (K5LBJ Trustee)
 
K5LMS  
The students had a wonderful time. We had a lot of students new to Amateur Radio get on the radio
for the first time. And we broke a lot of campus records.
 
K6MHS  
This was our first School Roundup, it was a challenge to organize operators around classes. It felt
a bit like a college tour with a ham radio twist.  When we contacted Williamette, it started a great
conversation about the different types of colleges that are out there.
 
K8YSU  
This was Youngstown State University's first time in the Round Up. Great fun. First time for many of
our participating students and a fun time for those that have been on the air before.
 
K9THN  
Fewer students this year. Fewer hours of contest worked. The contest 
generated a great deal of interest. We are looking forward to the 
February contest with more licensed and experienced operators.
Thanks to all QSO's who called and answered our calls.Thank you to the ARRL   for sponsoring this
contest and allowing us to share our passion and hobby. Great fun.
 
KB3CVD  
Super awesome that SCRLog 6.2 worked in Wine on Linux.  Thanks!
 
KC2KJN  
Will we ever be able to submit our logs to a contest robot? Another great SCR! See you in February.
 
KC5CYY  
More fun that should be allowed.
 
KC7KFF  
The call KC7KFF used to be assigned to Carl Hayden high School. After N7UJJ retired from teaching,
the club became inactive. Our family, neighbors and a few alumni decided to reassign the callsign to
a club and participate in a few contests and to use in school and youth demonstrations.
 
KD0QLW  
Adam Little did all of the operating, coached by the club trustee.  This was his first experience
with ham radio contests and he enjoyed it a lot.  Look for Adam to "solo" and maybe coach someone
himself in February.
 
KD2HWZ  
This was our first October SCR and we had some challenges but we are learning everyday. Thanks for
the great contacts.
 
KD8NOM  
The DEARS were off and running again this Fall. The boys and girl did a super job running the QSO's,
logging and having fun in the process.The bands were good as we did more 20 meter contacts. Lots of
DX and the kids loved PSK contacts. Looking forward to Spring SCR and licensing more elementary kids
in May. '73 Jim WX8J / DEARS Adviser
 
KE5HJS  
As the trustee of the East Ms Community College radio club, KE5HJS, I invited the Early College High
School 9th graders to participate in SCR fall 2015.  With help of the ARRL Teachers Institute that I
attended this summer I was able to connect with these young students and get them to experience
Amateur radio.  Most knew where New York was, but several had a time locating Delaware.  It was fun
and exciting for me to set up a portable station and let these special kids on our campus enjoy some
electronic communications.  Through the grants at ARRL, funding of EMCC and some assistance from MFJ
that is only 10 miles away we made it a very enjoyable week on the radio.  Thanks to everyone at
ARRL, MFJ and EMCC for making it happen.
 
KF5CRF  
What a great way to start at a new school!!!
 
KF5EN  
Propagation wasn't so good especially at the start of the week, but still a lot of fun!
 
KG5ISG  
Checklog
I am uploading another station log because it must be in Cabrillo formate
 
KL7DG  
We had a better time with conditions this time. We had great weather (It snowed Friday Morning) and
had good conditions on 15 and 20 meters. We had plenty of visitors who watched and looked on the map
as we made contacts. A few brave students made contacts with stations in California and Florida.
Surprises this week included getting a gray line contact with Puerto Rico and finally getting
Oklahoma to complete our WAS from Alaska. We are hoping the February SCR will be even better for us.
 
KY4DH  
This was the school's first time participating in SCR. We only had an hour to operate, but the
students made the best of it, and had a great time!
 
N2PPL  
CHECKLOG
The form rejected a non - Cabrillo format, so I picked another log file to upload.
 
N2TUX  
Our club just formed this year and was officially approved by the Board of Ed just days before the
roundup. You can read our story on QRZ. This was our first ever SCR, my goal as the advisor was to
get as many students on the air as possible. We are a very small school and with the short notice I
was able to get the entire 3rd, 4th, 5th, and most of the 6th grade classes on the air. Also some of
my high schoolers got on the air earlier in the week. Fun was had by all and it drew a lot of
interest. Some operators we spoke to stayed on to talk to a whole bunch of kids, hence why we have
way more operators than actual QSO’s.
 
N3FJP  
Another fun SCR!!!!
 
N3JQ  
SOAPBOX: I am a new teacher at Harrisburg Academy, teaching Physics and Math.
SOAPBOX: I will add Amateur Radio to the curriculum during electromagnetism. 
SOAPBOX: This was a great introduction to my classes, who listened to the world
SOAPBOX: Great to hear the Elementary kids, Middle Schools, HS and Colleges.
 
N5CHS  
Our boys greatly enjoyed the event and it is a great way to attract new hams for the future.  Good
job everybody.  Thank you for continuing this event.
 
N9NBC  
had fun this is a great time love talking to all the youngsters
 
ND8GA  
We always enjoy the School Club Roundup. This year we contacted Algeria in North Africa for the
first time.  Gilmour Academy is grateful to all the adult volunteers who make this competition
possible through their service.
 
ON4HTI  
Great fun as always ...
 
W1WBB  
Search and Pounce effort to only work school and club stations.  New revised rules allowed me to
make 8 additional contacts with stations on multiple bands, with two stations worked on multiple
modes - SSB and... CW (!!).  This is a positive change in the event.  Great to work so many young
operators on-air having fun!  Present version used of N1MM+ Logger (v1.0.5221.0) did not assign
points for QSOs with stations worked on multiple bands which is now allowed per new rules.  Total
score corrected manually.
 
W2CXN  
Special school schedules reduced operating time.
One 10th grader was very excited to make contacts for the first time.
 
W4S  
Greetings from Saint John Paul II Catholic School in Lecanto, FL.
 
W5AC  
We had 8 licensed ops and one unlicensed YL club member (April). This was the first contest
experience for most of the ops. It was great fun for everyone and we look forward to more SCR in the
future. A severe rainstorm hit us Friday night and rained throughout the weekend. 73 from Aggieland!
W5AC - 1912 - WHOOP!
 
W7OSU  
It's a nice contest, a warming up for CQWW.
 
W8SH  
Not sure how to add these scores.  We used 2 stations es 2 computers for some of the contest, but
could not get them to "talk" to each other. Hence the 2 log files. SRI fer any confusion. Any
questions , just ask, 73 , Gregg Mulder WB8LZG
 
W9GRS  
This year we tried something different and went with a QRP attempt.  We wanted to prove we could
make contacts using only the bare-minimal power of 5 watts.  Surprisingly we were able to make a few
SSB QSO's with good reports, but spent most time using other modes.  We also tested a student
homebrew antenna on 40 meters.  It worked well and were pleased with the results.  We had one QSO
where we "cranked" the power to 100 Watts so we could make a contact with the elusive KL7DG Pilot
Station School.  Another teachable moment as band conditions were rough and their signal came and
went in about a 10 minute window.
 
W9UIH  
4 operators combined to have a good time operating W9UIH for the School Club Roundup. Worked a lot
more schools than we expected, and we operated digital modes for the first time in years during the
contest! Already looking forward to the February Edition of this contest.