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Dorothy Grant Elementary School Amateur Radio Club, K6DGE, visits USS IOWA and BIARA

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On Saturday, February 27, about fifty 4th and 5th grade students of Dorothy Grant Elementary School in Fontana, California and their families visited the USS IOWA museum ship and the Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association station NI6BB in the ship’s Communications Room.

The students are members of the school’s ham radio club, Dorothy Grant Elementary School Amateur Radio Club, K6DGE under the direction of Beverly Matheson, WA6BK.

Several club members have already passed their Technician Class exam including Suzette, KK6TQK and Jocelyn, KK6TQS.

Not only are the students active DXers, but David Collingham, K3LP, co-leader of the recent VP8 DXpedition to South Sandwich/South Georgia is the K6DGE club license trustee and an alumnus of the school.

To learn more about their club visit: www.k6dge.com

Doug Dowds, W6HB, goes over the morning's schedule of activities
Doug Dowds, W6HB, goes over the morning’s schedule of activities
Here we come...
Here we come…
This is just like Chutes and Ladders
This is just like Chutes and Ladders
Let's play Hide and Seek
Let’s play Hide and Seek
Smiling visitors are happy visitors
Smiling visitors are happy visitors
Time for a rest on the main desk
Time for a rest on the main desk
Now for some serious DX rag chewing with a friend in New Zealand
Now for some serious DX rag chewing with a friend in New Zealand
Jocelyn, KK6TQS, is ready to make a new contact
Jocelyn, KK6TQS, is ready to make a new contact

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