Escape2Adventure

The 14th Australian Venture, 'Escape', will take place in January and Amateur Radio will be a part of it.

It is a major National youth event of the Venturer section (14-18 years old) of Scouts Australia. Venturers and Guides from all over Australia and around the world will be taking part.

For the first part of the Venture the participants will be engaged in expeditions around the South West of Western Australia.

The W.A. Scout Communications Team is operating an Internet Cafe and Amateur Radio Shack. These will be in operation from Friday 9th to Wednesday 14th January 2009.

The Internet Cafe will enable the Venturers to catch up with email, blogs etc. chat online, and chill out.

The Amateur Radio Shack will be on-air from Friday 9th January until Wednesday 14th January 2009 using the callsign VK6SAA

Operation will be on HF will be on or near the Scout Calling Frequencies:

3.650 and 3.790 DX, 7.090, 14.190 or 14.290, 21.190, 28.590, 52.160

Calling frequencies for Slow Scan TV (SSTV): 3.630, 7.033, 14.227

Calling Frequencies for PSK31: 14.070

They will be listening on 2 metres VK6RFM Repeater Echolink VK6DN Node 170709 IRLP 6200
There will be Echolink onsite, VK6SH.

Equipment will be available for listening and talking to satellites.

They are hoping to get a 25 year certificate from ARISS, and maybe also a few QSOs via the satellites.

Sked can be arranged via email:
vk6scouts at westnet.com.au

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