2019
Jamboree on the Air

Saturday, October 19
8am-12pm
Green Acres Lodge, Camp Mountaineer 

(Note change in building location)
 

FREE!
RSVPs are a must!

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 around the world, around the nation, and in your own community. This jamboree requires no travel, other than to a nearby amateur radio operator’s ham shack. Many times you can find the hams will come 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.

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Scouts of any age can participate, from Cub Scouts to Scouts BSA and Venturers. Once at the ham radio station, the communication typically involves talking on a microphone and listening on 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.

Camp Mountaineer's station will run from 8am to 12pm (noon) on Saturday, October 19 during the JOTA weekend in Green Acres Lodge (note change in building location).  The camp trading post will also be open, so participants can purchase their commemorative patch for JOTA 2019!