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Paul,
I am the Historic District Vice Chair for membership and the Daniel Webster Council JOTA coordinator. The Club has done amazing work with Scouts at Jamboree’s going back to 2016. Including this years (not ordinary) JOTA.
Jamboree on the Air is the weekend of the 4th Saturday in October. Often we camp someplace and build a program around Radio Merit Badge, fox hunting, and emergency communications – definitely right in the sweet spot of BSA motto Be Prepared.
I am always game for additional youth exposure – let me know if there is something specific you want to do with your troop, and I will post in the club forum leading up to JOTA this year.
73 and Yours in Scouting,
Greg Fuller
Thank you all,
I have some great options to weigh in, so far in my short research I have come to learn that the Rig Expert is highly recommended and the NanoVNA as well. I think as of now I am leaning towards the NanoVNA, it appeals to the techy side of me (I like gadgets). I am not done researching and this could change a hundred times from now. I don’t want to spend too much just yet as I am in the early stages of my Ham adventure. All I have so far is an HT, trying to build out a mobile setup and some various antenna builds. I have to ease my wife into this new expensive hobby of mine.
Just watched the video. Amazing! Wish I had the HT tuned in yesterday to listen. Great job everyone!
Thanks for the suggestion.
I bought a Baofeng bf-f8hp. I purposely did NOT purchase the programming cable at that time so that I forced myself to learn to program it from the keypad. The google led me to a number of web pages and videos that, together, taught me enough to be able to program it on the side of the road. Now that I have solved that issue, a programming cable is on the way.
Cheers.
I watched the event live on youtube and really enjoyed it. Like Hamilton, I also listened in with my HT but had to quiet the audio as the answers received directly from the ISS were one question ahead of the ones relayed by youtube audio stream.
Fred did a great job with his efforts as the active communications link to ISS. If I remember correctly, initial contact was established when the ISS reached central Texas. This speaks a lot for the signal path as the ISS is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) station.
I’m sure the kids will have some good memories to share with their family and friends.
Mike k1wvo
Budget limitation: well, price is always a factor. I guess I’d like to keep it under about $200, if possible. I’d be willing to consider more expensive, but there would probably have to be something pretty enticing about the higher priced alternative.
Programming: we are often in areas with poor cell phone coverage and I was hoping this might provide a potential means of communication in case of emergency when my cell phone is useless. If it requires breaking out my laptop and connecting a cable to program correctly, it probably won’t fit the bill.
Pre-programming itinerary: Our last major trip (pre Covid) was a loop around Lake Michigan. Perhaps I’m wrong, but I can’t imagine pre-programming so that my radio would be prepared for that entire route.
Patrick, the FT70 seems like it would fit my budget better than the FT3D, especially for my first radio. How would the higher priced model work better for me in the application I am describing?
Thanks.
I would say no if you’re going to have your phone available. The repeaterbook app is nice and you can search by location and band