Getting Started
To take part you will need to
Licensed radio amateurs are usually very pleased to use their equipment to set up a station. Your local Guide Headquarters may provide a suitable venue, especially if other activities are planned to run alongside the station. Some amateur radio clubs have a meeting place with aerials already in place which will reduce set up time for the radio amateurs.
A special event station allows non-licensed people, such as Guides and Brownies, to exchange greeting messages with any licensed radio amateur throughout the world.
The contact remains under the control of the licensed radio amateur who advises on procedure. The special call sign allocated usually increases the number of contacts.
- find a radio amateur
- find a suitable venue
- plan at least a month in advance
- ask in the library
- contact the Radio Society of Great Britain 01234 832700, or their web site with a list of local clubs at http://rsgb.org/
- ask Scouts who run JOTA in October
Licensed radio amateurs are usually very pleased to use their equipment to set up a station. Your local Guide Headquarters may provide a suitable venue, especially if other activities are planned to run alongside the station. Some amateur radio clubs have a meeting place with aerials already in place which will reduce set up time for the radio amateurs.
A special event station allows non-licensed people, such as Guides and Brownies, to exchange greeting messages with any licensed radio amateur throughout the world.
The contact remains under the control of the licensed radio amateur who advises on procedure. The special call sign allocated usually increases the number of contacts.
