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Jamboree on the Air

October 20, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - October 22, 2023 @ 6:00 pm PDT

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Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is the largest Scouting event in the world. It is held annually the third full weekend in October. JOTA uses amateur radio to link Scouts and hams worldwide, around the nation, and in your community. This jamboree requires no travel, other than to a nearby amateur radio operator’s ham shack. You can often find the hams coming to you by setting up a station at your Scout camporee, at the park down the block, or perhaps at a ham shack already set up at your council’s camp.

Tell Me More

Scouts of any age can participate, from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts and Venturers, including girls. Once at the ham radio station, Scouts of America communication typically involves talking on a microphone and listening to the station speakers. However, many forms of specialized communication may also be taking place, such as video communication, digital communication (much like sending a message on your smartphone but transmitted by radio), or communication through a satellite relay or an earth-based relay (called a repeater). The exchanges include such information as name, location (called QTH in ham speak), Scout rank, age, and hobbies. The stations you’ll be communicating with can be across town, across the country, or even around the world! The World Scout Bureau reported that the 2017 JOTA-JOTI had over 1.5 million Scout participants from more than 160 countries.

Details

Start:
October 20, 2023 @ 6:00 pm PDT
End:
October 22, 2023 @ 6:00 pm PDT
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Website:
https://www.scouting.org/international/jota-joti/jota/

Venue

On-Air

Organizer

Boy Scouts of America
Email
PR@scouting.org
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