Hello all,
This coming weekend, October 17-19, is the 57th annual Jamboree on the Air, a World Scouting Organization event linking Scouts to Scouts internationally via Amateur Radio. There will be hundreds of JOTA stations on the air this weekend, most on HF and local V/U repeaters but some of us will also attempt satellite contacts as well.
I will be managing a rather large event at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX, EM12. We will be operating as K2BSA/5. Aside from HF and V/U, Echolink and IRLP, we are hoping to make a few satellite contacts as well. Our operation will be limited to 1500-2200Z on the 18th so our satellite opportunities are limited but for sure we will be on an afternoon SO-50 pass and hopefully an earlier AO-73 pass as well.
Please look for K2BSA/5 and any other JOTA stations on the birds and give them a shout.
Tom Schuessler Irving Amateur Radio Club Scout Radio Coordinator 214-403-1464 (Cell) n5hyp@arrl.net
K4AMG club just did a kind of JOTA last night for CUBS. We had 15 young men and 4 leaders. The Cubs did an exercise spelling their names using the PHONETIC ALPHABET and each one took a turn on the High School Repeater W4FOS talking to a WF4R. They did great and seemed to have a great hour on the air.
We thank Bill WF4R for his kind good deed.
R W4BUE Pres K4AMG.org
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Schuessler" tjschuessler@verizon.net To: "'AmsatBB'" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 9:47 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Scouting's jamboree on the Airr this weekend.
Hello all,
This coming weekend, October 17-19, is the 57th annual Jamboree on the Air, a World Scouting Organization event linking Scouts to Scouts internationally via Amateur Radio. There will be hundreds of JOTA stations on the air this weekend, most on HF and local V/U repeaters but some of us will also attempt satellite contacts as well.
I will be managing a rather large event at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX, EM12. We will be operating as K2BSA/5. Aside from HF and V/U, Echolink and IRLP, we are hoping to make a few satellite contacts as well. Our operation will be limited to 1500-2200Z on the 18th so our satellite opportunities are limited but for sure we will be on an afternoon SO-50 pass and hopefully an earlier AO-73 pass as well.
Please look for K2BSA/5 and any other JOTA stations on the birds and give them a shout.
Tom Schuessler Irving Amateur Radio Club Scout Radio Coordinator 214-403-1464 (Cell) n5hyp@arrl.net
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Hi Tom,
W4UOO (me) and my Son KK4HMC (Jacob) will be there on the Sats with you and with some of our Troops Scouts from the Gulf Ridge Council ... Tampa Bay Area of Florida.
We prefer linear birds to the FM one...
See you Saturday !
Thanks, Mike
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On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:47 AM, Tom Schuessler tjschuessler@verizon.net wrote:
Hello all,
This coming weekend, October 17-19, is the 57th annual Jamboree on the Air, a World Scouting Organization event linking Scouts to Scouts internationally via Amateur Radio. There will be hundreds of JOTA stations on the air this weekend, most on HF and local V/U repeaters but some of us will also attempt satellite contacts as well.
I will be managing a rather large event at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX, EM12. We will be operating as K2BSA/5. Aside from HF and V/U, Echolink and IRLP, we are hoping to make a few satellite contacts as well. Our operation will be limited to 1500-2200Z on the 18th so our satellite opportunities are limited but for sure we will be on an afternoon SO-50 pass and hopefully an earlier AO-73 pass as well.
Please look for K2BSA/5 and any other JOTA stations on the birds and give them a shout.
Tom Schuessler Irving Amateur Radio Club Scout Radio Coordinator 214-403-1464 (Cell) n5hyp@arrl.net
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Yes, SO-50 is a zoo but also works as a way to make a quick succession of contacts. Only Linear pass we will be able to do is AO-73 so hope to see you there. What will be your callsign, W4UDO? If so we will definitely give a call.
-----Original Message----- From: Mike Sprenger [mailto:mikesprenger@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 5:14 PM To: Tom Schuessler Cc: AmsatBB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Scouting's jamboree on the Airr this weekend.
Hi Tom,
W4UOO (me) and my Son KK4HMC (Jacob) will be there on the Sats with you and with some of our Troops Scouts from the Gulf Ridge Council ... Tampa Bay Area of Florida.
We prefer linear birds to the FM one...
See you Saturday !
Thanks, Mike
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:47 AM, Tom Schuessler tjschuessler@verizon.net
wrote:
Hello all,
This coming weekend, October 17-19, is the 57th annual Jamboree on the Air, a World Scouting Organization event linking Scouts to Scouts internationally via Amateur Radio. There will be hundreds of JOTA stations on the air this weekend, most on HF and local V/U repeaters but some of us will also attempt satellite contacts as well.
I will be managing a rather large event at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX, EM12. We will be operating as K2BSA/5. Aside from HF and V/U, Echolink and IRLP, we are hoping to make a few satellite
contacts as well.
Our operation will be limited to 1500-2200Z on the 18th so our satellite opportunities are limited but for sure we will be on an afternoon SO-50 pass and hopefully an earlier AO-73 pass as well.
Please look for K2BSA/5 and any other JOTA stations on the birds and give them a shout.
Tom Schuessler Irving Amateur Radio Club Scout Radio Coordinator 214-403-1464 (Cell) n5hyp@arrl.net
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Hi Folks,
Anyone using AO-73 for JOTA might like to note that I have just uploaded a JOTA Greetings Fitter Message!!
73s Jim G3WGM
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Tom Schuessler Sent: 15 October 2014 05:58 To: 'Mike Sprenger' Cc: 'AmsatBB' Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Scouting's jamboree on the Airr this weekend.
Yes, SO-50 is a zoo but also works as a way to make a quick succession of contacts. Only Linear pass we will be able to do is AO-73 so hope to see you there. What will be your callsign, W4UDO? If so we will definitely give a call.
-----Original Message----- From: Mike Sprenger [mailto:mikesprenger@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 5:14 PM To: Tom Schuessler Cc: AmsatBB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Scouting's jamboree on the Airr this weekend.
Hi Tom,
W4UOO (me) and my Son KK4HMC (Jacob) will be there on the Sats with you and with some of our Troops Scouts from the Gulf Ridge Council ... Tampa Bay Area of Florida.
We prefer linear birds to the FM one...
See you Saturday !
Thanks, Mike
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:47 AM, Tom Schuessler
tjschuessler@verizon.net wrote:
Hello all,
This coming weekend, October 17-19, is the 57th annual Jamboree on
the
Air, a World Scouting Organization event linking Scouts to Scouts internationally via Amateur Radio. There will be hundreds of JOTA stations on the air this weekend, most on HF and local V/U repeaters but some of us will also attempt satellite contacts as well.
I will be managing a rather large event at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX, EM12. We will be operating as K2BSA/5. Aside from HF and V/U, Echolink and IRLP, we are hoping to make a few satellite
contacts as well.
Our operation will be limited to 1500-2200Z on the 18th so our satellite opportunities are limited but for sure we will be on an afternoon SO-50 pass and hopefully an earlier AO-73 pass as well.
Please look for K2BSA/5 and any other JOTA stations on the birds and give them a shout.
Tom Schuessler Irving Amateur Radio Club Scout Radio Coordinator 214-403-1464 (Cell) n5hyp@arrl.net
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program!
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