[arm-allstar] Allstar Jamboree on the Air??

Steve Agee n5zua at earthlink.net
Tue Sep 6 05:23:19 EST 2016 

There are typically some hams in Houston that want to use my node to 
make contacts. If a J.O.T.A. hub is declared please let me know.

N5ZUA

On 9/5/2016 11:41 PM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar wrote:
> I have been contacted by several stations expressing interest in some 
> kind of JOTA Allstar connection. JOTA ir Jamboree on the Air is an 
> international scouting event which will be held the weekend of October 
> 14-16, 2016. Connecting scouts from all over the world it is typically 
> held on the HF bands but with band conditions down especially HF DX it 
> might be a good idea to consider Allstar.
>
> I can offer a hub to do this if there is interest. Please let me know 
> if there might be interest in your area. We would select dates and 
> time periods for contacts. If you are connected to scouting or have a 
> scouting group in your area that might want to participate please let 
> me know.
>
> This would be good PR for amateur radio and for Allstar and we might 
> get some new young hams
>
> Below is information on the event.
>
> *73 Doug
> WA3DSP
> http://www.crompton.com/hamradio*
>
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>       September 2016
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>         *Jamboree on the Air 2016
>         Get On The Air — 14 - 16 October*
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>         World JOTA-JOTI
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>     The official sign up system for Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree
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>     Ray Novak, N9JA, have stepped up to help us with considerable
>     incentive.
>
>     Every station that files a report will be entered into a drawing
>     for an Icom ID-51A Plus Ultraviolet HT as the grand prize. Five
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>     We'll provide access to the reporting system right before JOTA
>     weekend. Reports are due November 1, with the prize drawing held
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>         Online JOTA Station Spotting and Scheduling
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>     In addition to the DX spotting websites and systems, there is a
>     Scout station spotting cluster at
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>     This may be a good way to see who's on the air and their frequency.
>
>     Dave Edwards, KD2E, and Andy O'Brien, K3UK, have developed a Scout
>     scheduling page at
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>     stations as well.
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>         USA JOTA 2016 Patches Available
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>     on Echolink *JOTA-365* (480809) — September 8.
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