Sunrise Network - Amateur Radio
On August 1, 2007, a vast network of amateur radio stations around the world will support Scouting' s Sunrise. It is hoped that Scouts worldwide will tune in to the radio-waves and make contact with other Scouts, sharing the news of their celebrations and finding out what others are doing to mark this special occasion.
The Sunrise Ceremony will take place on August 1, 2007 at 8:00 AM local time in each country. Starting in the East and continuing towards the West as time progresses, several countries will organise celebrations in the morning. We are aiming at transmitting sound and images from the "sunrise zone" to GB100S at Brownsea Island and to GB100J at the 21st World Scout Jamboree site in Chelmsford, United Kingdom, using short-wave amateur radio and / or the Echolink system. As time evolves that day, Brownsea will have a growing overview of the Scouting's Sunrise activities around the world, starting for example with Kiribati in the East and ending 24 hours later in Samoa in the West.
The Sunrise Network will be active from July 31st 19:00 GMT to 1 August 19:00 GMT, spanning the full 24 hours from East to West. Of course each station will only be active for a short period unless local staff wants to participate for the full period.
To illustrate the global dimension of Scouting and as a commemoration of previous World Jamborees, the idea is to "revive" the former World Jamboree sites by (re)placing an amateur radio station there for a short period and making contact with the 21st World Scout Jamboree in the United Kingdom. These contacts coincide with the Sunrise Ceremony.
The Ceremony at Brownsea Island itself will be transmitted by GB100S at 07:00 GMT on August 1 into the Sunrise Network, to whoever is connected at the time. Of course, other Scout stations are most welcome to join in as well. We just thought it would be a nice start to have all former World Jamboree locations active, as a sort of backbone network for the event. On some locations, the station is set up at a site where there is a special Ceremony held for the local Scouts.
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