Connecticut Section Youth Coordinator Douglas Sharafanowich, WA1SFH, writes:
CONNJAM 2022 is less than 3 Weeks Out. Saturday – May 14, 2022 7 am – 4 pm
Ham Radio Volunteers Wanted to “Share the Magic”
Here is a great opportunity for you to be part of a team effort that will showcase a variety of Amateur Radio Activities to Scouts of all levels at their BIG Camporee in Orange.
CONNJAM happens only once every 3 or 4 years, and is sponsored by the BSA Connecticut Yankee Council. They are expecting about 2,500 scouts to attend, and we need your help to run a variety of Amateur Radio Activities for them. In fact, for most scouts, this will be their first time being exposed to Amateur Radio.
SHARE THE MAGIC
2 Ways to Volunteer: On-Site + Off-Site
On-Site Volunteer Activities
- Amateur Radio Direction Finding (aka: Fox hunting).
- Teach scouts the basics and send them off to find the Lost Patrol (Fox hunting experience required)
- Morse Code
- Teach scouts how to send their name in CW
- Very Easy. If you can say “DIT” and “DAH”, demonstrate the CW Practice Key (provided), and have a Beginner / “Novice” level knowledge of Morse Code, then you qualify.
- 2 VHF/UHF GOTA Stations
- Need Hams to help scouts have an ON THE AIR conversation with other stations.
Off-site Volunteer Activity (VHF/UHF FM and DMR)
- Operate from Home/Mobile/Portable
- Sign up to take a 1 hour Shift
- Monitor local Repeaters from Norwalk to Killingworth and have short conversations with scouts.
Available 1 Hour Slots
Morning: 9 am, 10 am, 11 am Afternoon: 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm
Let me know which time slot works best for you. (ConnJamHam@gmail.com)
Having Amateur Radio activities at CONNJAM 2022 is going to be a lot of fun!
Whether you are On-Site or Off-Site, you will have the opportunity to “Share The Magic” of Amateur Radio and “Excite” the imagination of many Scouts… possibly planting the seed for them getting their license.
To JOIN US, please contact me at my Event Email Address:
ConnJamHam@gmail.com
Thank you.
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73, Douglas Sharafanowich – WA1SFH
Amateur Radio Coordinator – CONNJAM 2022