DATE: Saturday – May 14, 2022
WHAT: CONNJAM 2022
WHERE: Orange, CT
ON-SITE and OFF-SITE Volunteers NEEDED.
Share The Magic of Amateur Radio with 2,500 Scouts
CONNJAM is a BIG SHOW… and A LOT OF FUN!
and, make no mistake…
WE NEED YOUR HELP and PARTICIPATION
to MAKE IT HAPPEN.
ON-SITE Volunteers
The Plan is to have enough On-Site volunteers for 2 Shifts on Saturday – May 14th.
(0700 – 1200 & 1130 – 1630)
-That means a lot of Ham Volunteers… THAT is where YOU come in.
We need you to bring your expertise / equipment and volunteer to instruct and involve Scouts in ONE of the following FIVE activities.
1) Morse Code
– Teach Scouts how to send their name in CW.
2) Winlink Stations
– Have Scouts engage in Peer to Peer Communications over Winlink
3) Amateur Radio Direction Finding /Foxhunting
– Teach Scouts the fundamentals of Foxhunting and send them off to “Find The Lost Patrol”
4) “GOTA” (Get On The Air) Radio stations (HF/VHF/UHF)
– Help Scouts have an On The Air conversation with another Amateur Radio Operator
5) Satellite Station Communications
Demonstrate how it works and help Scouts make contacts.
OFF-SITE Support Volunteers
We will need help in the following areas:
Pre-Event
– Organizing Hand-Outs and Materials for each Activity Site
– Helping with developing, sourcing, and procuring re-usable signage/banners for each Activity site.
During the Event
OFF-SITE Volunteers are needed to SIGN-UP to Monitor HF Scout Frequencies and selected Repeaters, and have conversations with Scouts at the microphone
CONNJAM IS COMING
The Event Count-Down Clock now says: 03 Months 01 Weeks 00 Days
TO VOLUNTEER TODAY, or just ask questions…
Please contact me, Douglas Sharafanowich, WA1SFH, at
ConnJamHam@gmail.com
Cell: 203-494-3885
Thank you,
73, Douglas Sharafanowich, WA1SFH
ARRL Section Youth Coordinator – Connecticut Section
and Amateur Radio Activities Coordinator – CONNJAM 2022