NFARL members recently had a great time working with Mill Springs Academy students. Here's an article by teacher Martha Muir, W4MSA for the school’s Weekly News:

Students in Martha’s ACE [Academic Competition Enrichment] class would like to say “THANKS” to NFARL members Jim Stafford, W4QO; Mike Cohen, AD4MC; Chuck Catledge, AE4CW; Wes Lamboley, W3WL; and Fred Ackley, KK4JYO. This team came by on Wednesday [2/26/14] to help the students build and solder electronic oscillator kits that they will use to help practice sending Morse code messages correctly. Jim Stafford is leading the class in mastering Morse code. Mike Cohen is working with the students on proper voice-and computer-based transmission techniques on the radio. He is also determining what types of antennas we’ll need so that all ACE students can contact each other via radio no matter where they live in the Atlanta area. This is no easy challenge since we are spread out not only north, south, east and west but also with great differences in our elevation.

• .... .- -. -.- ... (BTW, that’s Morse code for THANKS)