JOTA JOTI 2016 in Russia.

Hi, everybody! Oh, we it seems forgot to be presented. We it is small group of radio of scouts from Russia. We are in the Rostov region, approximately in 1000 km in the south from Moscow. In 2016 we traditionally take active part in JOTA and also in JOTI.

Yes as long we waited for approach of this event, significant for all scouts. Prepared long before in advance, and looked forward when JOTA-JOTI begins. There came the fall, there passed September. And here at last on October 15. At last waited! Now it is possible to join actively in fascinating activity of this international event for all scouts.

We work with still small group. Us only two persons, but nevertheless we will try to show the activity and to try to collect as much as possible special JID codes. Literally at the beginning of September we were registered on the website JOTA-JOTI and got the number. So the first task at us is to exchange a JID code as it is possible with a large number participants of the international event.

The second task is to carry out as the bigger number of radio communications (QSO) both between scouts, and between radio fans is possible. We have the personal amateur call sign of a scout – R6LCA. We will work in the range of 15 meters with digital forms of communication PSK modulation. But passing of radio waves was very bad. Generally communications on not really long distance are successful: from about 1500 to 3000 km. The truth sometimes was possible to communicate also on 7000-8000 km. But it was only two radio communications (island of Madagascar) and Indonesia.

As soon as passing on radio waves absolutely vanished we passed to JOTI. Here of course many participants work: scouts literally from all countries. Of course not all at once and at the same time: it is necessary to understand time difference between continents and some countries. Nevertheless there are a lot of participants in IRC chats.

It is worth calling as you begin to be abandoned literally with a large number of questions. Ask what is your name from where you, what is the weather like there. And of course exchange of JID codes is very popular here. Late at night we managed to talk using IRC a chat even with a volchyonok a scout from the USA.

[18:11:56] <pack353_will> of Hi ScoutScout
[18:11:59] <scoutscout> of Have you JID code?
[18:12:11] <pack353_will> of It is 6US56W
[18:12:18] <pack353_will> of Where are you from?
[18:12:34] <scoutscout> 4RU42E
[18:12:42] <scoutscout> of i frome Russia
[18:13:08] <pack353_will> of Cool what city do you live in?
[18:13:22] <pack353_will> I am in Chelsea, AL USA
[18:13:47] <scoutscout> of o it is cool!
[18:14:23] <pack353_will> of What time is it in Russia?
[18:14:51] <scoutscout> of My name is Alex
[18:15:10] <pack353_will> of My name is Will
[18:16:02] <scoutscout> of We now have 6:15. Soon dinner.
[18:16:42] <pack353_will> of Are you going to have borscht?
[18:18:22] <scoutscout> of Borsch is our national food. Yes of course, we often eat borscht for lunch. But dinner is usually an omelet or cereal, tea and a bun.
[18:19:08]

Also there was not less interesting contact and a scout from Poland. And important not only to receive (to exchange) JID codes from both parties of participants, but not less important also to talk and learn a little about each other. This time there has taken place such dialogue in a chat:

[9:48:04 PM] <madzia_gdynia> of hi
[9:48:19 PM] <scoutscout> of hi
[9:48:30 PM] <madzia_gdynia> of where are you from?
[9:48:37 PM] <scoutscout> of Russia
[9:48:47 PM] <scoutscout> of and you?
[9:49:02 PM] <madzia_gdynia> of Poland
[9:49:07 PM] <madzia_gdynia> of your city?
[9:50:39 PM] <scoutscout> of City Kalitwa
[9:50:53 PM] <scoutscout> of my name Alex
[9:51:18 PM] <scoutscout> of you have JID code?
[9:51:53 PM] <madzia_gdynia> 5pl22a
[9:51:57 PM] <madzia_gdynia> of your?
[9:52:21 PM] <scoutscout> 4RU42E
[9:54:05 PM] <madzia_gdynia> of what is your favourite thing in scouting?
[9:54:12 PM] <scoutscout> of https://fotostrana.ru/user/59581594/album/134539994/photos/
[9:54:21 PM] <scoutscout> of my fotos
[9:56:21 PM] <scoutscout> of Hiking, camping, cooking outdoors. Just like to work in the air. We often take a KV station. And of course, communication with scouts from different countries. Photos you can see on the link above.
[9:58:13 PM] <madzia_gdynia> of very nice photos

It is clear that to communicate by means of IRC of chats using the Internet it doesn't represent any difficulties. And here work in an air it already quite another matter: here it is necessary to consider passing of radio waves, to be able to adjust the radio equipment and of course it is necessary to be able to carry out also a radio communication. But nevertheless we managed by means of рдаиоволн to svzyaatsya with the scout station working in JOTA:

CQ JOTA CQ R6LCA
CQ R6LCA CQ JOTA
CQ R6LCA CQ pse k

 R6LCA DE PA0M/J PA0M/J PA0M/J K

 PA0M/J de R6LCA
Good afternoon DR OM
UR RST(Q) 599
NAME: Evgenij 15 Y
QTH: Kalitva
LOC: LN08JE
RDA: RO-27
JID: 4RU42E
HW?
 PA0M/J de R6LCA pse kn

Ok dr Evgenij
RST 599 599
We are the Scouts of the DRAS8 group
Operator is Anton Anton
QTH is Acht near Eindhoven in JO21ql
HW? Evgenij R6LCA de PA0M/J KN

PA0M/J de R6LCA
RRR dr Anton
Tnx QSO in BPSK31
GL es 73!
de R6LCA SK SK

  R6LCA de PA0M/J
TNX for the QSO Evgenij
Enjoy the JOTA
Hope to meet again
73 and good DX
R6LCA de PA0M/J sk

As you see radio communications, even in the conditions of bad passing of radio waves are successful. It is also healthy when scouts master an amateur radio communication and work actively in an air. But for this purpose it is necessary to know much from area of radio engineering and to be able to carry out radio communications. However the real scout is always ready to master new skills, in this case an amateur radio communication.

It is natural that we actively participate in JOTA-JOTI during the whole day: from morning to evening. It is preparation, check of the radio equipment in the morning. And after 12 o'clock in the afternoon we already actively work both in an air and on the Internet. But sometimes it is necessary to take a break. Breaks at us two: the first coffee of feet, for about 15 minutes we leave all our affairs and we leave to have coffee with cakes. In an hour one and a half at us a big break for about 20 minutes where we have already dinner (meat noodles soup, tea with cake on the second). So two such at us cheerful a break. Ate and again for work …

Here unexpectedly to us e-mail from our friends of scouts came from the USA. It is group number 394. Children sent us several photos and the small video. It was very interesting to look how there passes JOTA-JOTI in other country. And in general it is healthy when scouts exchange not only a JID code but also and photos and the more so video. So friends scouts of group 394 thank you very much for photos and video! It was very interesting to look. It was just a pity for the video clip only one, and very short. We hope that another time it will be longer also with a sound.

Results of JOTA JOTI 2016: everything was pleasant to us, was great once again to participate in such interesting international event. The main thing this that as this time at us everything turned out and despite difficulties we could participate in this international event of a scout the next time. Prior to a meeting next year …