VIDEO: Scouts in Langley learn how to communicate during emergency situations

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In the al fresco chapel at Camp McLean in Langley, VA7NF was discussing the art of interacting long-distance by ham radio to a small group of scouts.That is the amateur radio callsign for Stan Williams, one of numerous volunteers teaching scouts how to keep communications in case of an emergency.Elsewhere in the youth

camp owned and operated by Scouts Canada in Campbell Valley Park, a wire antenna was strung up from some trees beside the chapel and nearby, a 100-foot-tall boom box tower ignored the tall trees in a clearing.Over at the main lodge, scouts were on the internet, communicating

with their equivalents across the globe in supervised chat rooms.About 100 scouts and 40 volunteers took part in the weekend occasion, part of the around the world Jamboree On The Air and Jamboree On The Internet(JOTA-JOTI ). It is the largest hunting event worldwide with over 1.8 million participating.

“I believe the count of countries (gotten in touch with)is up around 40,”stated organizer Greg Kear.That included interactions with fellow scouts in Malaysia, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Australia, he said.Some scouts were even geting a brief introduction to the”lost art “of Morse code, Kear stated, the dots-and-dash code that is still

used by some ham radio operators.Despite the Web, cellular phone, email and modern communications, every year whole regions discover themselves in the dark. When twisters, fires, storms, landslides, ice and vandalism, sever internet, cell phone and email connections, the one consistent service that has actually never stopped working has been amateur or”ham”radio.They are federally certified radio operators, who can supply backup communications for everything from neighborhood events to regional emergency operations centres.Scouts participated in a variety of occasions consisting of a”Foxhunt”using portable handheld systems to look for concealed transmitters in the woods surrounding the camp interacting using orbiting satellites well as UHF/VHF radio.

“It’s very instructional and enjoyable,”Kear said.He stated special thanks were due to the Surrey Amateur Radio Club, Langley Amateur Radio Association, and TELUS for offering time to assist in the event.The very first JOTA/JOTI was held in 1957.

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