JOTA/JOTI weekend 18-19th October 2014

[ZL3MF]

So who will be participating?
The Malvern Scout Group in Christchurch will be all go this year and I am also pleased to announce we have a special event callsign ZM3JOTA and will be on 80/40/20/15/10/2 and 70cm also keep an eye out on EchoLink ZL3CAR/R node 101553.
We will have 60+ cubs scouts and Ventures active over the weekend
Look forward in working other Scout and Guide groups around the world!!

73's Mike ZL3MF

Malvern Scout Group
Innes Rd
Christchurch
New Zealand
ZM3JOTA

[ZL3MF]

Have had a number of VK's contact me direct...looks like there is going to be heaps of JOTA activity in VK...
Now who will be active in ZL?
Cheers
Mike ZL3MF

[ZL3MF]

Fellow hams don't forget to support JOTA weekend coming up, this is a great way of promoting Amateur radio to the youth...
My scouts know both their phonetic Alphabet AND Q code backwards and they sound very professional Listen out for us on the 18th and 19th
73's
Mike ZM3JOTA

[VK4BLP]

+1 to that.

If you're near your radio on JOTA weekend, try and respond to the scouts and get them more interested in this great hobby of ours.

[ZL3MF]

+1 to that.

If you're near your radio on JOTA weekend, try and respond to the scouts and get them more interested in this great hobby of ours.

Agree, we have many sced's sorted already and lets hope the HF band is in good nick!!!

Cheers Mike
ZL3MF ZM3JOTA

[ZL3MF]

Update antenna's up and we have now have a FL-2500 to use for the weekend . Station will be a IC-706MK2G into a FL-2500 and 2kw tuner feed to a G5RV antenna. 2M/70CM will be a FT-7800 dual band mobile antenna.
Have 80 youth plus attending from our group, senior scouts even know the Q code and they will be using it!!! All of them know the phonetic alphabet as well
Roll on weekend

73's Mike ZL3MF/ZM3JOTA
Malvern Scout Group
Christchurch New Zealand

[VK4TI]

+1 to that.

If you're near your radio on JOTA weekend, try and respond to the scouts and get them more interested in this great hobby of ours.

Has Clem and co organised a troop for Southside , if so where ?

[VK4EA]

The Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club will be running two sites this year -

http://www.redclifferadioclub.org.au

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[ZL3MF]

The Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club will be running two sites this year -

http://www.redclifferadioclub.org.au

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Awesome guys we will be listening out for you.

Cheers Mike ZL3MF/ZM3JOTA

[VK3BQ]

Emdrc club Melbourne has the club rooms open for a small scout group Saturday afternoon from 1-3pm local time. We were too late getting a scout call sign. But will use clubs call sign. Vk3er. We will be on 40m looking for contacts. Thanks.

[ZL3MF]

Emdrc club Melbourne has the club rooms open for a small scout group Saturday afternoon from 1-3pm local time. We were too late getting a scout call sign. But will use clubs call sign. Vk3er. We will be on 40m looking for contacts. Thanks.

What frequency we will listen out for you, are you able to go on 20m as well?

Cheers Mike
ZL3MF/ZM3JOTA

[VK3BQ]

We can go to 20m as well.
Around 7100khz and 14200khz.

[ZL3MF]

We can go to 20m as well.
Around 7100khz and 14200khz.

No worries we will listen out for you

[VK4TIM]

Hi Mike,

Planning on assisting wih the Samford Valley group, their site is well set up and in an RF quiet environment in the hills west of Brisbane.

[ZL3MF]

Hi Mike,

Planning on assisting wih the Samford Valley group, their site is well set up and in an RF quiet environment in the hills west of Brisbane.

Awesome we will look out for you. set everything up tonight and already to go will be on air from 2100 GMT to 0300 Sunday

73's Mike
ZL3MF/ZM3JOTA
Malvern Scout Group
Christchurch
New Zealand

[VK3MIX]

Western Victorian Scout Groups will have 80m - 70cm under VK3SAW also IRLP node 6729 both Saturday & Sunday.

I'm only going to check out the setup for a few hours on Saturday.