11/21/2007 | KE5HDF This was the second year that Cub Scout Pack 705 sponsored a JOTA event.
We had 30 People attend .....
4 leaders
3 teachers from the local elementary school
19 cubs
1 Junior Girl Scout
1 reporter from the local neighborhood paper

We set up in our scout house on the grounds of Parker Elementary in Houston, Texas.
Our antennas were a 20M buddipole and all band, trapped dipole
Band conditions were terrible. We monitored activity on 2m, 20m and 40m but made only 3 contacts ...
2 on 2m - one of them is a quadriplegic man who lives in Houston. He has a special rig.
He types his message on a keyboard using a pencil in his mouth and a voice synthesizer links to the transmitter. The boys were really moved by that contact.

1 on 20 M with scouts at a camp in Alabama. Several of my boys had a chance to talk with other scouts before the band closed for us again.

However, the exhibits went over well
We demonstrated Morse code on a practice oscillator
Handed out several copies of the basic Morse code characters
demonstrated PSK31
and talked about community service and emergency communications

Exhibits included:

Morse code sheets

Morse code practice key for the kids to try

a 1956 vintage (tube) HAM radio receiver (with the case open)

a modern radio with the case open

Examples of HAM radio in action for emergency aid

HAM radio license information



Wall maps to mark locations we contacted -- KE5HDF