Date : 19th-21st October 2018
Venue : Kg Gayu Primary School
Station Involve : 9W8CH,9W8JIP,9W8GAD,9W8HKL,9W8JAM,
JOTA Station Info:
Callsign : 9M4CPW
Station Master : 9M8WAT (Aldrin)
Station Manager : 9W8ALI(Mohd. Halmaiza)
Participant : 120 scouters
Station activity : HF, VHF, Fox Hunt, Semaphore, Morse code
For JOTA this year, ARCS assist 9M4CPW (Padawan JOTA station) to handle an activity like HF, and Fox Hunt. The scouters fell very excited to participate in all activity seems this is the first time JOTA being held at Padawan District.
The propagation for HF was not very supportive and only few minutes before heavy downpour the station manage to do some QSO's to other JOTA station from Sabah and Penisular Malaysia.
Activity like Fox hunt, Morse code, VHF and semaphore can continue as if can do locally.
This is the 9th year ARCS assist JOTA station in various venue for the last 9 year in Sarawak, and will keep assist for any JOTA station that request club to assist. ARCS President (9W8CH) express his happiness as club can contribute a small part to succeed such event like JOTA, he also hope in time to come, more members will assist this such activity and explore what amateur radio can do.
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| Fox Hunt preparation by 9W8GAD & 9W8HKL |
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| 9W8JAM & 9W8GAD briefing participants how to find the beacon |
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| At last, they found it after an hour looking for it. |
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| Decoded message at beacon, one of the task to complete the challenge |
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| Fox hunt in action, just before heavy downpour |
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| HF station, manage to get few JOTA station |
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| One of scout tried communication on at HF station. It was the first time ever. |
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| 9W8JIP, looking for any station, QRG keep busy with a lot of JOTA station |
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| Lunch time |
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| Semaphore station |
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| Morse code station, handle by Scout Leader |
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| Tent collapse after heavy downpour |
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| VHF station, scouters try to pass a message using international phonetic |
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| Taking a rest |
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Boy scout receive a message in phonetic and decode it to real message, to complete the task Camp site during night time
Padawan Scouts District wish thankful to ARCS for assistance them to run a JOTA station and hope will help them in few years to come.
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