Off topic....a challenge

[wb7tne at COMCAST.NET]

 There is a book,titled 'RIDING THE AIRWAVES WITH ALPHA AND ZULU',formerly
published by ARTSCI,Inc. I would recommend it as it has a comic book like format
and appeals to both child and adult. It is no longer in publication but you can
occasionally find it on the many bookstore sites.The latest book published,2001
I believe,incorporaters the rf safety material. Sorry, I don't have any copies
left as some of the students I deal with never returned their copies. I
gemerally deal with 10 to 20 Boy Scouts at JOTA weekend every October.To induce
more interest I try to get them to take either a licensing course or will set
up a class at my home.Further ,I have in the past ,offered radios as a reward
for getting a 'ticket',with mixed results. Courage Handihams could very well be
the best contact for this purpose.Also,try the BARQ,jr. website.That club
specializes in licensing kids.

73
Daryle
WB7TNE
> I have a bit of a challenge: I work p/t at a local Radio Shack store in NH. A
> teen-age boy came in with his mom and engaged me in conversation about CB and
> scanners.
> I immediately became aware that this boy was mentally challenged but still had a
> gift-of-gab, as do most of us amateurs.
> He is so interested in radio communications that I suggested amateur radio. His
> mother's face lit up brighter than the kid's.
>
> The local CB crowd has taken to teasing him on the air and that, coupled with
> the usual language extremes, has turned him off to radio communications in
> general.
>
> My question: Has anyone had any experience mentoring a mentally-challenged
> person into amateur radio? This kid is really likeable but, per his mom, has the
> mental capacity of a 2nd grader.
>
> I am aware there are certain (testing) considerations given to physically
> handicapped folks but here is a kid with a genuine interest in radio and, I
> might add, quite engaging in conversation, especially when it involves radio.
>
> Appreciate any suggestions.
>
> jd, K1TLV
>
> John Diefenbach, K1TLV
> Mason, NH
>
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