The picture is better than you think .... A number of European countries are granted 'special' 3rd party rights for the annual JOTA event which opens up the...
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Jon Pearl W4ABC
w4abc@...
Mar 19, 2001 2:53 pm
Hi Jeff and Don A couple of small addendums apply to the list that the ARRL has noted below... Third-party Traffic List Countries that Share a Third-Party...
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Don L. Jackson
don@...
Mar 19, 2001 1:21 pm
The complete current FCC regs apply all the time. There's nothing special about JOTA (as far as regs are concerned). To answer your question, no, an ...
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jeffhburns@...
Mar 19, 2001 1:10 pm
What regulations apply during JOTA for allowing non licensed scouts talk to stations outside the USA under the direction of a licensed control operator? I...
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jamesmahoney@...
Feb 24, 2001 7:16 pm
I am currently working on starting a radio club at my local middle school. I my proposal I am stating the many benefits of amateur radio. In addition to...
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ray@...
Feb 24, 2001 2:31 pm
Thanks, John, for the supportive comments. I agree. Those of us involved in both of these movements know how well they belong together, and how powerful a...
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n7tek@...
Feb 23, 2001 3:28 pm
Ray Vaughan: I totally agree with your observations about Scouts without Fathers! I have some boys in my neighborhood that don't have fathers in their homes....
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Wayne R. Hatfield
ice@...
Feb 21, 2001 6:39 pm
Wayne R Hatfield KD5JJP Homer, LA 71040 I know about JOTA but what is On Target?...
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n7tek@...
Feb 21, 2001 3:46 pm
Greetings! This is the second time in the last few weeks that I've heard of a group here in the U.S. combining the Radio merit badge and an Amateur Radio ...
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ray@...
Feb 20, 2001 1:49 pm
After a successful experiment last fall with a Ham Radio Course for Scouts and Dads, we have another one planned starting March 6 thru April 9, six consecutive...
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Alan Stumpf
aws69@...
Feb 20, 2001 5:27 am
Hi guys Only 241 days till JOTA 01 with lots of planning to do. I know this is a little off target but I need some help. My troop is planning to go to...
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n7tek@...
Feb 16, 2001 8:44 am
TO: All HAMs, Scouters, & Scouts. One of the districts in West Jordan Utah is holding a Radio merit badge class this Saturday, 2/17/2001. After the class the...
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Jon Pearl W4ABC
w4abc@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:04 am
Thanks for the reply Jim. Look forward to talking with you later. 73, Jon Pearl W4ABC Club Station - WA4BSA http://www.scoutradio.org (under slow...
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James Woodson
jwoodson@...
Feb 7, 2001 11:19 am
It's a full time setup. and this is Jim Sr. Jim ... Tampa Bay ... permanent ... use? ... 20,...
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Arthur N1NHZ
n1nhz@...
Jan 25, 2001 4:58 pm
... Hi, Randy. "UTC" is the French abbreviation for the 24 hour Coordinated Universal Time, also known as "Zulu" or "GMT" time. Please see:...
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Darrell Hale
halehome@...
Jan 25, 2001 4:34 pm
... http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/zones.html The world in broken into 24 time zones so that sunrise/set is fairly consistant with the local landscape. UTC is the...
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Steve_Boylan@...
Jan 25, 2001 3:26 pm
Jim wrote: Just about. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was the previous international time standard. In 1970, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) ...
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James Mahoney
jamesmahoney@...
Jan 25, 2001 2:19 pm
We will be on one of the following JOTA phone frequencies starting around 7PM EST on Thursday January 25. Hope to hear you there. 80 meters 3.740 / 3.940 MHz...
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James Mahoney
jamesmahoney@...
Jan 25, 2001 2:18 pm
Randy: UTC stands for Universal Coordinated Time or what is commonly known as Greenwich Mean Time. It is 5 hours ahead of EST so 7:00 PM Thursday EST is 00:00...
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Darryl Wagoner
darryl@...
Jan 25, 2001 11:52 am
Hi, It is Universal Time Coordinated. Sometimes called GMT or Zulu, but I think there is a difference, but I am not sure exactly what. So they will be on...
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KG6AYP Randy
KG6AYP@...
Jan 25, 2001 5:56 am
What is UTC? in respect to like EST or PST? I'm sorry but all these different time zone stuff gets to be confusing.. ;) Randy KG6AYP ASM Troop 773 Paradise,...
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n7tek@...
Jan 24, 2001 6:44 pm
Hi Kerry - KK7JO: I believe the K4BOY station is a Boy Scout HAM station on HF (they didn't mention a frequency) on the air from Camp Flying Eagle in Florida....
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James Mahoney
jamesmahoney@...
Jan 24, 2001 6:38 pm
Hello Everyone: My Troop will be on the air from 00:00 through 01:30 UTC on January 26,2001 using the JOTA frequencies. We will be using the call sign of ...
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Jon Pearl W4ABC
w4abc@...
Jan 23, 2001 6:26 am
Congrats... I had talked with Steve (W4SNW) about the camp radio club at the Tampa Bay Hamfest. How was the reaction from the campers and is this now a...
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Jim Woodson
jwoodson@...
Jan 23, 2001 1:19 am
K4BOY hit the air for the first timeat 11:00 AM on Saturday Jan. 20, 2001 From Camp Flying Eagle in Florida....
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ray@...
Jan 15, 2001 3:31 pm
Jeff, Its my experience that the scouts are a lot more comfortable talking with other scouts or younger folks on the radio... so see if you can orchestrate...
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James Mahoney
jamesmahoney@...
Jan 15, 2001 3:29 pm
Jeff: I've been trying to do some amateur radio missionary work with my troop as well. I just recently upgraded to my General license so most of my experience...
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Dave Colter
dbcolter@...
Jan 15, 2001 1:23 pm
Jeff, use the JOTA frequencies if possible, and also try to join one of the Scout nets (I'm not sure how active they are since I'm not on HF at present). Most...
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jeffhburns@...
Jan 14, 2001 6:20 pm
I am contemplating taking my new HF rig to the upcoming Boy Scout winter camp. I have only been on the HF bands for a few months now, but have been a Scouter...
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ray@...
Jan 1, 2001 8:37 pm
Good to have the info on National Jamboree. Thanks. We'll be working you from here in Maine as WJ0TA /1 Some news from here in Maine: This past fall I was...
