Thanks to Mineral Springs Elementary School for inviting us to their event today. Fred Lathan and Mark Gibson introduced amateur radio and astronomy to our visitors. We showed two types of telescopes a visual telescope and a smart telescope.  We worked amateur radio into our presentation by demonstrating Morse code.by sending the visitors name using a home made key equipped with a speaker so they could hear the sound. We emphasized how amateur radio was the primary means of communication after Hurricane Helene hit the western part of the state. Fred and Mark are members of the   Richmond County Amateur Radio Club and  Mark is a member of the Richmond County Astronomy Club.  

Thanks to the members Richmond County Astronomy Club and the Richmond County Amateur Radio Club for supporting us in the 3rd Annual STEM Showcase Cole auditorium tonight. We fielded a lot of questions and Carl Howald Showed the sun. Fred Lathan, Ted Lathan and Mark Gibson operated the amateur radio station and made 6 contacts one all the way in Canada. Thanks to the organizers for inviting us. I didn’t get a great shot of our set up because we had to put the telescopes away due to the approaching storm.