Scouts on the air at Wythall Club
Twenty-five scouts from 1st Tidbury Green enjoyed an evening of communications activities hosted by Wythall Radio Club. The scout group is a neighbour of the radio club, both located in Wythall Park.
Scouts took part in four activities – sending names and messages by Morse code, using licence-free handhelds to pass messages using the phonetic alphabet, learning about WebSDR and satellites carrying amateur radio, and passing greetings messages over the air to other radio amateurs.
Although radio conditions were not good during the evening, we did speak to stations in Germany, France and Scotland using short-wave radio on the 80 meter band. We also used vhf radio on the 2 meter band, and had contacts with stations around Bimingham, Redditch and Cheltenham.
Some of the scouts used the phonetic alphabet they had learnt earlier in the evening to spell out their names when talking on the air.
The evening’s activities involved 5 Wythall Radio Club members plus another member on the air. It forms part of our outreach activities for youth groups, and we welcome enquiries from similar groups in the area.