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Jonathan Troup, K)DE
Carolyn Krick, KA9APT
Rebecca Rrch, KB)VVT
Bryce Salmi, KBl LQC
lonathan Troup, KODE
Jonathan is a 2O-year old Amateur Extra currently attending Colorado State University
as a senior Mathematics Major. He plans to graduate this spring, and is currently looking
for a graduate school at which to earn his PhD. He heard about amateur radio
through his family and shortly after receiving his novice license, discovered an amateur
radio club for kids called BARC Jr. This organization helped him earn his extra
within the same year, when he was 12 years old. Jonathan still greatly enloys ham
radio contests and Morse code.
Carolyn R. Krick, KA9APT
lam currently pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Special Education through Prescott
College, Prescott, Arizona', l'm also taking courses for Speech and Language Therapy
assistant through Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona. After graduation, I
am planning to teach Special Education at Mohave High School, in Bullhead City,
Arizona where I have been employed as a Paraprofessional Aide, srnce January of
1993" I currently work as Speech and Language Therapy Aide, and hope to use Ham
Radio as a teaching tool for providing services to my Speech Therapy students. I am
also in the process of starting Radio-Active Amateur Radio Club of Mohave High
School and hope to one day teach the Ham Radio Curriculum of the ARRL.
Our family is very active in ham radio. Husband, Fred (N7FK), participates daily on
several of the traffic nets, including the High Noon Net on 40 meters. Older son, Paul
(KCTGRZ), and younger son, Matthew (K3MK), are active on several of the bands and
keep our local repeater system between Bullhead City and Kingman, Arizona on the
air
Rebecca Rich, KBOWT
Rebecca is currently a sophomore at the Massachusetts lnstitute of Technology, studying
electrical engineering and mathematics. From Kansas City, Missouri, she was first
licensed in 1996 at the age of seven, and she received her Extra ticket when she was
eight years old. Over the years she has developed a love for CW operating and amateur
radio contesting - particularly the ARRL November Sweepstakes and Field Day!
She was awarded the 2004 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award for her dedication to
amateur radio, academics, and community. ln 2006, she was a valued member of the
Multi-two team at il2T f or the ARRL DX SSB contest. Also in 2006, she set the alltime
record in the school category for the ARRL November Sweepstakes CW contest.
Presently, she operates MIT'S Wl MX statton for the ARRL November Sweepstakes,
acts as a Volunteer Examiner, participates in the Raytown Amateur Radio Club's Field
Day, and helps teach Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge classes.
Bryce T Salmi, KB1LQC
Amateur radio is special to me because of the opportunities it allows me to obtain
and explore my interests. I obtained my Technician license with code credit when I
was a Sophomore in Chelmsford High School, and by my Junior year I was an amateur
Extra licensee.
ldecided to co-found the Chelmsford High School Amateur Radio Club KBlNAY in
my Junior year with Mr. Steeves (KBl MKW), a physics teacher at CHS. I also helped
write a grant for the ARRL Big Project Educatron and Technology Program which gave
us a free station from the ARRL to use. The club meets once per week and operates
on the HF and VHF bands, participate in talks, and even hold building sessions for
club projects.
My main interest in amateur radio besides helping others enjoy the hobby, has been
operating CWSSB/digital on the HFA/HF/UHF bands. Recently, my interests have
moved into the microwave bands where I find much to be learned, built, and
explored.
l'll be on the radio this fall from R.l.T. Amateur Radio Station K2GXT Rochester
lnstitute of Technology
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