SLSRC General Meeting, August 22, 2025 – Scout Grant and equipment installation

Tom Dougherty – Club Member, Scouter, Ambassador and Educator for Amsat.

Licensed: Technician in May 2014 as KEØAPK, in August 2014 passed his General and added a Vanity call    Sign NØTJD, next about 9 years later completed his Amateur Extra.

 He runs a Yaesu 991A and an ICOM-7100, in his shack,  both sharing an end fed 58’, an 25’ vertical and on UHF/VHF a 10’ Diamond Antenna.

 He has been a member of SLSRC member since 2014 and a  K2BSA Member since 2014 (This is the Boy Scout National Radio Club for all Radio Merit Badge Counselors).

For 9 years was active with Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation – AMSAT as an Educator and Ambassador. During which time he coordinated and participated in 2 International Space Station School contacts with over 1000 students in attendance.

Tom became an Eagle Scout in 1960 and has been active in scouting as a leader since 1967.  Currently, he is a merit badge counselor for Radio, Aviation, and Weather as well as STEM Chairman for Radio and Aviation.

This month’s presentation is a review of the ARRL Foundation Grant implementation where SLSRC has been instrumental in making it Scouts on the Air happen.

The meeting is on Friday, August 22 @ 7pm

https://www.slsrc.org/meeting-info/.

Missouri Baptist Hospital 

Clinical Learning Institute

AKA: Goldfarb School of Nursing

Rooms 419-420

7:00 PM CDT