Jamboree-On-The-Air / Radio-In-The-Park

Saturday, August 17, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

We will have several radio stations setup in the park. We will welcome the Scouts as well as anyone interested in ham radio to join us to Get On The Air!

Jamboree-On-The-Air or JOTA is an annual Scouting event using amateur radio to get Scouts on the air. We will have everything the Scouts need to talk on the radio and make some contacts.

As always, all interested parties are welcomed, no need to be licensed, or a club member, we look forward to sharing the hobby with anyone interested and welcome any/all questions!  

Larkin Park, Claremont, CA, 660 N Mountain Ave, Claremont, CA 91711.  

Come to Get-On-The-Air or just enjoy the day in the company of other Hams! You may want to bring a chair and some water. Some people may bring food or snacks. We encourage you to bring and set up your radios and antennas!  

Larkin Park has shade trees and a few tables. If you are bringing a radio you may want to bring a table. We meet near the Northeast section of the park near 7th street.  

As usual remember to listen to the WG6OTA repeater before or on the way to the park, just in case there is a change in plans. See you on the Air!

Simplex Net

Wednesday, October 28th, at 6:15PM – 146.580MHz

The GOTAhams monthly Simplex Net will be on 146.580MHz starting at 6:15pm. A great way to explore the reach of your 2 meter equipment without benefit of repeater, both receiving and transmitting.

Have a pad of paper and a pen to record signal reports for each station you hear as they check-in. After everyone is checked in we will collect the signal reports.  Be sure to turn down or off your squelch, to hear weak signals.

Use this scale for your reports:

1=Nothing at all heard, not even noise or hiss suggesting a specific signal is present.

2=It was apparent that a signal was present but communication is impossible even with reasonable re-tries.

3=Communication possible with noise and possibly some re-tries to cover drop outs.

4=Good communication though with some noise or other artifacts, but generally solid copy.

5=Solid copy, little or no noise, full or nearly full quieting.

Be patient during silences as there will probably be participants you cannot hear and net control is likely communicating with those stations during silences.