GOTA 2006GOTA 2006

Guides On Guides On The AirThe Air

A FUN WEEKENDA FUN WEEKEND

Learn different forms of Learn different forms of technologytechnology

Learn about communicationsLearn about communications Have a goHave a go Have FUN!Have FUN!

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

Radio operationRadio operation PhoneticsPhonetics Satellite trackingSatellite tracking Global Positioning System (GPS) GeocachingGlobal Positioning System (GPS) Geocaching Amateur Radio Direction Finding FoxhuntingAmateur Radio Direction Finding Foxhunting

(ARDF)(ARDF) Aural FoxhuntingAural Foxhunting Learn Morse codeLearn Morse code

ACTIVITIES cont….ACTIVITIES cont….

Live weather picture reception WeafaxLive weather picture reception Weafax Night sky sights, satellites, planetsNight sky sights, satellites, planets See your voice on a OscilloscopeSee your voice on a Oscilloscope Listen to aircraft radio communicationsListen to aircraft radio communications Automatic Positioning Reporting System Automatic Positioning Reporting System

(APRS) (Vehicle & weather movements)(APRS) (Vehicle & weather movements) Amateur TV video linkAmateur TV video link FM radio music stationFM radio music station

RADIO OPERATIONRADIO OPERATION

Find out how a radio differs from a Find out how a radio differs from a telephonetelephone

Do’s and don’ts of operation & proceduresDo’s and don’ts of operation & procedures Learn how to use a 2 way radioLearn how to use a 2 way radio Use different types of radioUse different types of radio

Public Radio System (PRS) / CBPublic Radio System (PRS) / CB ShortwaveShortwave Very High Frequency (VHF)Very High Frequency (VHF)

PHONETICSPHONETICS

A system of words of which none sound like A system of words of which none sound like the otherthe other

Used by the military, maritime, aircraft, police Used by the military, maritime, aircraft, police etcetc

For example:For example:The name BEV would be: The name BEV would be:

BBravoravoEEchochoVVictorictor

SATELLITE TRACKINGSATELLITE TRACKING

Watch satellites Watch satellites orbiting the earthorbiting the earth

Listen as they Listen as they pass overheadpass overhead

Look at the Look at the pictures they sendpictures they send

Track the ISS Track the ISS (International Space (International Space

Station)Station)

INTERNATIONAL SPACE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONSTATION

                                                            

Image above: Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria uses a computer in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA.

ORBITING WEATHER ORBITING WEATHER SATELLITES SATELLITES Check out Check out

Weather Sat Weather Sat pictures of New pictures of New ZealandZealand

Download Download pictures as the pictures as the satellite passes satellite passes overheadoverhead

GPS GEOCACHINGGPS GEOCACHING

Learn about GPSLearn about GPS Use a GPS to find hidden Use a GPS to find hidden

geocachegeocache A Geocache may contain treasure A Geocache may contain treasure

or simply a piece of paper!or simply a piece of paper!

WEAFAXWEAFAX

Live weather Live weather picture reception picture reception

Sent by radio Sent by radio waves to ships at waves to ships at seasea

Received by Received by ships radioships radio

Decoded by Decoded by computercomputer

ARDF FOXHUNTINGARDF FOXHUNTING

Find hidden radio transmittersFind hidden radio transmitters Each fox transmits a different Each fox transmits a different

codecode This is the same as used by D.O.CThis is the same as used by D.O.C

AURAL/VISUAL AURAL/VISUAL FOXHUNTINGFOXHUNTING

Use your ears to find a hidden beaconUse your ears to find a hidden beacon Listen carefully and follow your earsListen carefully and follow your ears At night look for a flashing beaconAt night look for a flashing beacon

LEARN MORSE CODELEARN MORSE CODE

Learn the Morse alphabetLearn the Morse alphabet Try to send your nameTry to send your name Why is SOS the emergency Why is SOS the emergency

signal?signal?

NIGHT SKY SIGHTSNIGHT SKY SIGHTS Look up in the sky Look up in the sky (weather (weather

dependant)dependant)

You might seeYou might see ISS (International Space Station)ISS (International Space Station) SatellitesSatellites PlanetsPlanets MoonMoon

OSCILLOSCOPEOSCILLOSCOPE

Talk into the microphone to see your Talk into the microphone to see your voice displayed as a visual wave form voice displayed as a visual wave form on the small round green screen.on the small round green screen.

Try talking softly then loudly, what Try talking softly then loudly, what happens to the waveform on the happens to the waveform on the screen?screen?

AIRCRAFT RADIOAIRCRAFT RADIO

Hear what pilots are sayingHear what pilots are saying Local VHF transmissionsLocal VHF transmissions International Oceanic International Oceanic

transmissionstransmissions

APRSAPRS

Automatic Positioning Reporting Automatic Positioning Reporting SystemSystem

Look at the regional land mapLook at the regional land map See the weather live in See the weather live in

CanterburyCanterbury Watch vehicles being tracked by Watch vehicles being tracked by

GPSGPS

ATV VIDEO LINKATV VIDEO LINK

High power video linkHigh power video link Find a hidden cameraFind a hidden camera Pan and tilt video camera Pan and tilt video camera

remotelyremotely

FM RADIO STATIONFM RADIO STATION

Select music on the computerSelect music on the computer Music goes to a FM transmitterMusic goes to a FM transmitter Transmitter sends out the songTransmitter sends out the song Listen on a FM radio to your songListen on a FM radio to your song