We have received an invitation to support the the Mid Sussex District Scouts at a camp site near Hailsham on Saturday 15th October 2022 - the weekend of JOTA-JOTI - Jamboree On The Air and the Internet.
These are only preliminary enquiries and plans so far, but would involve doing some educational radio activities with Explorer Scouts (14 - 18yrs) on the day.
I'm assuming this would be in-person and on-site, but I'd like to try and whip up some interest in helping them out, whatever it turns out to be. I'm keen to get MSARS back involved with some real community-based activities whenever possible, and this is surely the perfect place to start.
There are a couple of defined 'Badges' that the Scouts can do. One falls under the umbrella of the 'Science and Technology Activity Badge' which is pretty flexible and would be very achievable, and then there is the more difficult 'Communicator Activity Badge' which is too ambitious for one weekend. The latter seems more akin to the Foundation Licence, and can even be attained directly by actually obtaining a Foundation Licence, so that might be one for the future?
So, I'm gauging interest from MSARS members right now. Please contact me directly if you would like to get involved. Don't make me beg, or set up camp outside your house, though I will do both if I have to. I still have my urban camping badge.
Put it in your diary - JOTA-JOTI 2022 - Saturday 15th October.
The Scout leaders will be managing the 'Internet' bit, so maybe we could do some HF/VHF, perhaps even some DMR or FT8?
I'm talking to John Berry GM8JBJ this evening, as he has done a marvellous job with organising JOTA activities in the past, and I'm sure that will be very helpful.
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Berni M0XYF
