Date: October 2023
Amount: $5,000

Winchester Community High School/Driver Middle School WF9DHS Club is a school club looking to expand their radio shack. Their goal is to support students in learning more about STEM subjects, advancing skills in amateur radio, obtaining higher licenses offered by ARRL, and growing the number of students involved in the club.

This grant will enable the school to build out their radio shack to include an HF radio, antennas, and other equipment. The local county amateur radio club, WD9EXZ, has provided the school club with a 2m radio and all items needed for taking and passing the Technician class license. WF9DHS is hoping the new equipment will help continue to grow interest in the Middle School and High School. The students plan to run a net on HF, participate in POTA, and take part in ARRL contests.

Sweet Dreams for Randolph County Kids is a nonprofit acting as the fiscal sponsor for this project to minimize the administrative burden for the school.

Learn more at https://www.winchesterdisciples.org/sweet-dreams1.html.