Early Jamboree QSOs

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Jim Wilson
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Early activity from K2BSA at Jamboree. Worked the Gilwell Park Scouting special event station in England via Echolink and the VHF repeater here at the Jamboree. Nine contacts via FO-29 satellite using an Arrow handheld antenna and an Icom IC-9100 — including Mexico and Cuba. Learned that West Virginia is a rare state for satellite QSOs. Highlight short hop contact on 17 meters was with KA1GJU who was flying a 737 at 36,000 feet over Charleston, WV. We also have an IARU HF Championship effort underway.

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  2. Glad to see you are on the air. I look forward to making an HF contact with you as W2OSR or W2TRC.

    73, W2OSR

  3. HI, JIM
    I ALSO HEARD THE 737 — HE WAS HEADED FOR THE WEST COAST. I MUST HAVE JUST MISSED HEARING K2BSA. GOOD LUCK WITH THE JAMBOREE.
    73,
    ED/WA4ISI

    • Hi Ed. Getting a late start today due to Sunday Chapel followed by a hike to K2BSA. Early stop as well due to Staff Show in the Stadium. We’ll watch for WA4ISI. 73, Jim, K5ND

  4. Hi Jim,

    This week I am camp staff at the largest Dutch Scout Centre Buitenzorg. Can we schedule a contact with The Summit? Have to use Echolink from here via a VHF link, but it will work.
    Enjoy the camp at your brand new Scout Reservation !

    73
    Richard, PA3BAR

    • Hi Richard. We’ve been installing antennas today. Staff show early this evening. But we are on the air the rest of the week. Our station hours are typically 8 AM to 8 PM Eastern Time (1200 to 2359 UTC). Let us know what time works via Echolink. We have a nightly net on Echolink at 7:30 PM Eastern, 2330 UTC. Use the *JOTA-365* conference. We spoke with GB2GP Gilwell Park via Echolink yesterday both in the morning and after our nightly net. 73, Jim, K5ND

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