[OFARC] Fw: JOTA - making progress!!

[Ralph (home)]

I thought I should update hte group on plans for JOTA to  help streamline the discussion at the club meeting this Saturday.

  a.. My contact at The Sam Houston Area Council (SHAC) HQ has confirmed we will have power, tables and floor space to use at the HQ building.  We also have permission to set up antennas in the patio area of the main entrance.
  b.. A few of the items needed have been spoken for.  I have updated the list below.  Please review and tell me what you can provide.
  c.. We have presented amateur radio to the Aquila district (Westbury/bellaire area) and have been invited by the Twin Bayou District (Westheimer area).  The presentation will be Oct 8 at St. John the Divine Church.
  d.. I have received a request from one troop to teach the radio merit badge.  It will be in Sugarland Sept 30 and Oct 7.

Ralph
KE5HDF

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JOTA 2015
October 17 

ready for visitors and on the air from 0900 to 1500 local time
We will set up at the lodge and at the Scout HQ on TC Jester
The planned activities are shown below.  
Need 3-4 members at each location to staff everything; may need two shifts of people.
We need people to step up and provide the Items underlined  changes in RED

  a.. Radio Operators for HQ location  Ralph + 2 more
  b.. Radio Operators for the lodge location Terry + 2 more
  c.. 2M/70cm voice activity  the lodge has a permanently mounted 2m antenna.   That should suffice.  I have a portable 2M j-pole and will find a way to mount it that does not look too "hillbilly". 
  d.. 20M voice activity.  We need a dipole or buddi-pole type antenna at the lodge and a buddi-pole  type at HQ. Who can provide???????   Terry will bring a buddipole, need one for HQ
  e.. PSK31 station I can provide a laptop and set up for one location.  Can someone provide another PSK31 set up?? Terry at lodge, Ralph at HQ
  f.. World/US maps to show locations we contact  Ralph will provide one set.  Who can provide another set of maps? 
  g.. have 2 or 3 morse practice keys/sounders and explain the code  Ralph can provide 3 keyers for each location.  need 4 or 5 9V batteries for each location.
  h.. open an old tube type recvr and modern rig to show the differences Ralph has a vacuum tube rig for HQ.  Can someone provide an old tube type receiver or transmitter and open it so people can look in?  
  i.. describe how amateur radio and scouting have similar goals & can complement each other   Ralph will provide PPT slides printout
  j.. explain what amateur radio is and how it works WITH current social media or when social media fails   Ralph will provide some ideas 
  k.. describe the stuff we do   Ralph will provide some ideas 
  l.. hang poster showing careers that use skills you can learn in amateur radio Ralph will provide posters 
  m.. display/describe the 3 merit badge books related to amateur radio (radio, electronics, electricity)  Ralph provided PDF files of the worksheets for each   Who can print them out?
  n.. explain how amateur radio helped for Katrina, Haiti earthquake, current wild fires, etc. 
  o.. have some fun with the boys and leaders


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