Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) is an annual Scouting event that uses amateur radio to connect Scouts around the world, across the nation, and in your community. More than 750,000 Scouts in 100 countries participate in JOTA / JOTI each year – its Scouting’s largest worldwide event.
The event is free and open to all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers and leaders during the weekend of October 14 – 16. Some stations may have limited operations in the morning of October 16 – check with the operators before visiting.
These events are the easiest and most inexpensive way to participate in the worldwide fellowship of Scouting. Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers participate with their fellow programs worldwide contacting sites that may be in the next state, the next country or on the other side of the world.
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Council Station Locations
Station WB5BSA will be at John Nichols Scout Ranch and active Friday evening October 14 and Saturday October 15. Contact John Dronberger (N5YZA) at N5YZA1@gmail.com or Doug Cook (KX5DC) at KX5DC1@gmail.com for questions.
- Amateur Radio Talk with scouts around the world.
- Fox-Hunt Play with radio detection / direction-finding gear. Find our electronic fox – a 21st century electronic Easter egg hunt.
- Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) with worldwide chatroom, video calling, JOTI.tv and JOTI Radio incoming stream.
- International Space Station message broadcasting demonstrations using automatic packet reporting system (APRS) (Friday: 9:50 pm, Saturday: 9:00 pm during visible overpasses)
Station WX5BSA/portable will operate from the Valle area in New Mexico. Station will be setup between Ring ranch & Whiteman Vega – two sites used by Philmont during the summer months. Will be active on Friday night October 14 and some during the evening Saturday, October 15. Bands 80/40/20/15 phone. Contact Gary Woodrow (AA5GW) (gwoodrow@cableone.net).
2016 WOSM station registrations can be reviewed at: https://www.scout.org/scout-report/view/jj2016
For more information go to:
JOTA BSA website: http://www.scouting.org/jota
Fact Sheets for Scout Leaders and Amateur Radio Operators: http://www.scouting.org/jota/facts.aspx
WOSM JOTA /JOTI information: http://jotajoti.info/
Software for JOTI chat: http://www.scoutlink.net/joti/
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