The Scout Hut, Station Road, Rolleston-on-Dove, Burton-on-Trent,
Staffordshire, DE13 9AA
Call Sign
GB0SJS
21st and 22nd October 2006
JOTA is an annual event in which about 500,000 Scouts and Guides all over the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio. It is a real Jamboree during which Scouting experiences are exchanged and ideas are shared, thus contributing to the world brotherhood of Scouting The JOTA is a world-wide event. Units may operate for 48 hours or any part thereof, from Saturday 00.00h until Sunday 24.00h local time. It is for members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and also for members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
Equipment in use.
2 x Kenwood TS-2000, 1 x Icom IC-7000, Full size G5RV, AV-620 HF Vertical 6-20m, HF Beam, Co-Lin 2m & 70cm
Contacts made.
79 in total. All bands. Best distance. J37LR - Bill - Grenada - 20m
Our thanks go to...
Rolleston on Dove Scout Group for the loan of the room.
Paul Goodfellow, Group Scout Leader 8th Burton Saint John Scouts, for keeping us in tea and looking after us.
Operators and helpers.
G0AOD - Dave
G4HBY - Mick
2E0KPO - Steve
M3VLH - Phil
M0VCS - Vic
G0IYC - Denis
G0FVX - Bert
G4LIR - Phil
Vertical HF, G5RV, HF Beam & Co-Lin on Tower
G0AOD and G4HBY, wondering how that radio works!
2E0KPO's station, but no 2E0KPO, he must be having a skive!
G0FXV, well this IC-7000 looks great but where are the instructions!
