A recording of the contact with Sunita Williams on the International Space Station from the National Scouting Museum during Jamboree on the Air 2012 has been added to the On The Air page. Check it out.
JOTA Station List
We had 94 stations register their JOTA operations just this past week. This list has now been added to the master list, which brings the total to 348. This is more than double the number of stations that registered last year! The current estimate of the number of Scouts participating is nearly 32,000. We ought to have a fantastic time demonstrating the technology, fun, and magic of amateur radio.
The spreadsheet with all the stations listed along with the detailed operation times, frequencies, etc. can be downloaded by clicking here. JOTA Registration Master File Oct 19
Radio Scouting
Be sure to check out the Radio Scouting article posted today on the ARRL website. It provides an overview of all that has been happening with Radio Scouting over the past two years and touches briefly on the history beginning in 1918 with the Wireless Merit Badge, now the Radio Merit Badge.
It’s at http://www.arrl.org/radio-scouting
Ham Nation #68
Check out Ham Nation episode 68. It begins with “Ham Nation brought to you by ICOM and Jamboree on the Air!” and it just keeps getting better. You’ll note at first that George Thomas, W5JDX, has a ICOM Scouting promotional banner over his workbench. These banners were designed at BSA to promote Jamboree on the Air and Radio Scouting along with a number of other materials for point of purchase display. Ray Novak, N9JA, at ICOM America then produced them in sufficient quantities to ship to everyone of ICOM’s dealers for display.
At 38 minutes into the episode, Leo Laporte, does a three minute advertisement for Jamboree on the Air as supported by ICOM America. Very nicely done commercial. At 44 minutes into the show Amateur Radio Newsline conducts an interview with Jim Wilson, K5ND, all about Jamboree on the Air. Wonderful promotion of Jamboree on the Air and Radio Scouting to an audience of new hams that hopefully will get involved!
Take some time and check out this episode. Ham Nation is a wonderful show all about amateur radio.
