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  • John-Michael talking to someone in Scotland. Tim-K5AC.  Photo compliments of Elizabeth Garay.

    10/21/2008 | K5J

    We were able to secure the same special event callsign that we had last year. The Lockheed Martin Radio Club (W5SJZ) was kind enough to loan us their club station again this year. Our JOTA activites started at 10:00am local time. We put a map of the... Read More

  • K1YPP near Duncannon, PA, using an ATS-3A (2W) and a 51 foot random wire. Operating table is a flat rock

    10/21/2008 | K1YPP

    Last year (2007) I entered the contest while doing a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail from Damascus, VA. I was using a homebrew 1W QRP CW rig. I had a wonderful time and did a posting here about that event. A few days later, in July, having chest pai... Read More

  • Ryan with dad looking over his shoulder

    10/21/2008 | W0NSV, WA0TJT, NE0A

    Ryan Roberts, KD0DGN, 11 year old sixth grader, General Class operator and Second Class Scout from Troop 180 was the star attraction at this years North Star District Boy Scout Camporee and 21st JOTA. Ryan and his dad Doug, NE0A looking on were part of... Read More

  • A few of the Buck Hill Gang with their vehicles, and dishes pointed southeast towards the rover pack.

    10/20/2008 | W0JT

    It seemed like lately I had been spending my every waking hour at the hospital where I work, two stories underground, far from the sunshine and fresh air for which Minnesota is famous. After missing most of Field Day, the June VHF contest, and the Augu... Read More

  • WE6BSA JOTA Operation

    10/20/2008 | WE6BSA

    This was our 5th annual participation in Jamboree on the Air and our biggest one yet. There seemed to be more people on the air this year as well. We had over 150 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Girl Scouts, parents and siblings come through our tem... Read More

  • Saturday morning...gray and rainy!

    10/20/2008 | K4S

    By Mac McCormick/KF4LMT....

    Saturday morning broke with rainy skies and muddy ground out at the Oglethorpe Speedway in Pooler, GA. Despite the conditions, we were still determined to get on the air with the Boy Scouts. We hung sides on the tent shelter... Read More

  • Counselling for the Radio Merit Badge.

    10/20/2008 | KD0JBN

    Every fall the Pathfinder District of the Greater St Louis Area Council holds a district wide Camporee attended by approximately 300 boys from around 20 Troops. For the second year KD0JBN (Don Meyer) set up a JOTA station at the Camporee, at Baeumont S... Read More

  • 10/19/2008 | N/A

    THIS WAS THE FRIST TIME FOR A JOTA FOR THE BOY SCOUTS OF TROOP 42 IN CAMPBELL NY.KUEKA LAKE AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCATION MEMBERS KB2WXV (ROY KOEHLER) N2DRL (JOHN MEYERS) NO2J(CHARLES WALTERS) W2AC(DON CAMPANELLI) KC2RCS (JERRY TOMPKINS) N2LID (DAVID COLVIN... Read More

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