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On Saturday the 22nd October the club put on a radio event for Girlguiding Renfrewshire to celebrate South Newton’s 40th Birthday.
A special day of activities had been planned for all sections with radio operating being one of these.
Over 150 Rainbows and Brownies visited the Radio Station which used the special event call sign –GB0GGR .
The station was operated by Scout Active Support members Bob Lynch, George & Kai McClintock and Guide Leader Eunice Lynch.
Many of the young people and their leaders were able to use the station under supervision and pass greetings messages to amateur radio operators across the country. Contacts were also made with operators in Russia, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy. A great day was had by all!!!
Anniversary Patch
Once again we took part in the annual JOTA event, operating over the weekend 15/16thOctober from Scout HQ in Finnart St.
JOTA 2011 Logo
The JOTA Station was staffed by Explorer Scout Stephanie McCann, Active Support members Bob Lynch, George & Kai McClintock and Guide Leader Eunice Lynch. This year was our most successful JOTA event ever. We made contact with 16 Scout Radio stations across the UK, Scout Radio stations from Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Italy, Portugal, Luxembourg and for the first time ever a Japanese Scout Radio station located in Akita . We were also able to contact radio operators in countries from all over the world including our own Royal Observer Corps operating from an old WW2 Bunker.
Tuning the Radio
Scouts from 32ndGreenock & District spoke with their Swiss counterparts and exchanged greetings messages. The Swiss Scouts were very interested to hear about the Scouts from this area who attended the World Jamboree. Our Scouts all crowded round the radio to listen to a Swiss Scout tell them about Scouting in Switzerland, including details about their troop.
In another first for us, Stephanie made contact with the Gilwell Park Scout Radio Station – GB2GP, the UK Scout HQ Station.
There was a lot of excitement and cheers when the contact was made with the Scout Leader from Japan! Bob had a long chat with Scout Radio Operator Motoi from Akita who told him about his wife Izumi and son Heiwa who are also members of the Scout Organisation and Radio Operators.
Check out the Ham Nation JOTA programme.
MM0TSG - Greenock & District Scouts Amateur Radio Club 