Ham Talk Live! Episode 171 - World Scout Jamboree & WalMart Parking Lots On the Air

It's a busy time in ham radio, and we are cramming two topics into one show this week!

First, Bill Stearns, NE4RD, Mike Crownover, AD5A, and Jim Wilson, K5ND will be here to talk about the World Scout Jamboree which will be hosted in the USA later this summer. Their committee is making big plans for ham radio at the Scouts BSA Jamboree, and they need your help on the air.

Plus, WalMart Parking Lots on the Air is back July 6th and 7th! We'll update you on that as well.

And as always, we will take your calls and tweets during the show!

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Walmarts on the air? I don't mind working every park in creation ... but ... um ... er ... that's a bit too much for me. (I am NOT being critical ... just saying I will pass on this opportunity.) ;-)

Good luck and ENJOY! As my favorite Elmer says, "Shucks, it's all good!"

K8JHR

 

It's sort of tongue in cheek. It came up because it turns out that a surprising amount of maidenhead grid boundaries run through walmart parking lots. That fact combined with twitter spawned WMPLOTA. It's a good time!

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Forgot to mention that it's a satellite qso event....

 

Nope. I mentioned the show is about it. Don't give it away

 

I'm going to put an extra coat or two of satellite wax on the Arrow for me an W4AQT. It worked in the past, so why change now. Still waiting to see if we get multipliers for fried chicken

 

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I'll pass also.

I didn't realize some in ham radio are in the habit of promoting a private business through the use of their facilities.

Tongue in cheek or not, this is a dumb idea. If the whole exercise is about satellites let the name reflect 'satellites' not some for profit business.

 

Waaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!

 

This is getting a little silly.

I do not think that there is anyone in the United States who has not heard of Wal-Mart and already has an opinion about it; good, bad or indifferent. I think that the possibility of 'promotion' is long gone. When I saw the name of the event, I laughed.

There are also at least a few communities in my state where the Wal-Mart parking lot is simply the biggest open, public space. Not every town has parks.

 

No way, Club here wanted to use small corner of their lot to host a Santa on the Air event last Christmas.
Manager and corporate office refused to even talk to us. Black list for me.

 

" WalMart Parking Lots on the Air"
Well, it will give you something to do while waiting in the ten deep line to get thru the two or three (out of 25) open check out registers!

 

"Hamfest/Hamvention? I wouldn't go near that! I'm a vegetarian."

"Deviation? No thanks. I'm a traditionalist."

"Operate barefoot? No way! I have sensitive feet."

"QSL Bureau? No way! Don't you know that all bureaucrats are communists? ...plus, it's FRENCH!"

 

you think that WAWMPL is ridiculous.....https://a17974.wixsite.com/walp/walp

 

Any of these events or contests or awards are merely a construct. Even something as seemingly logical as WAS really isn't when you consider that Rhode Island has the same value as Texas. It's just a random spot chosen to stick a goal post.

All of them are 'valid.'
None of them are 'Valid.'

 

I doubt I'll participate. It mostly depends if my schedule allows due to family or other responsibilities. Why not just work the satellites anyways? Does it have to take some fancy event? And do we really need an event to encourage people to use FM satellites on the weekends? Those are already a zoo. We should encourage more people to use the linear satellites. I called CQ on a linear satellite during Field Day and got much of nothing, all while FM passes were unworkable due to all the overcrowding.