Jamboree On The Air (Jota) 2004
is October 16-17
The 47th Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) takes place October 16-17. Details
on JOTA also appear in September QST, page 104.
JOTA is an annual event in which Boy and Girl Scouts and Guides from
all over the world speak to each other via Amateur Radio to share experiences
and ideas. Since 1958, when the first Jamboree On The Air was held, millions
of Scouts have become acquainted through this event.
Amateur Radio clubs and individual licensees make it possible for Scouts
to get on the air, and your club is invited to be a part of JOTA 2004.
If your club is planning a JOTA activity, register it on the ARRL
Youth Skeds Database page. There, youngsters and parents can search
for scheduled on-the-air activities in which to participate. You also
can contact your local Boy
Scouts of America Council and let
them know that you're planning a JOTA activity.
With assistance from ARRL HQ staff members, Education and Technology
Program Coordinator Mark Spencer, WA8SME, will operate Maxim Memorial
Station W1AW on Saturday, October 16, for JOTA. "This year the focus
will be on achieving the radio merit badge," he noted. Spencer has
set up a program that should allow Scouts participating at W1AW to walk
away from the JOTA experience with the merit badge, "with some preparation
and a little homework on the Scout's part," he added.
ARRL staffer Larry Wolfgang, WR1B--a veteran Scout leader--will be setting
up a station at the Mohegan District Fall Camporee at Waterford Beach
in Connecticut. "We will be operating WA1BSA," Wolfgang said,
adding that he's expecting some 400 to 500 Scouts to turn out for the
campout.
The ARRL New Hampshire Section, the New Hampshire Amateur Radio Service
Club (WB1BSA) and the Lawrence
L. Lee Scouting Museum have announced that the Max I. Silber Memorial
Station will be on the air during JOTA 2004 using special event call sign
N1S--primarily using SSB and SSTV on 20 and 40 meters.
Scouts and scouters worldwide also can participate in JOTA via Internet
Radio Linking Project (IRLP) Reflector 9205. There's more information
on the IRLP Web site.
If you hear any participating JOTA stations on the air, be sure to make
a contact--and don't forget to QSL. There's more information about JOTA
on the Web http://www.scouting.org/international/jota.html
and at
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/jota.html.
Source: ARRL Letter - courtesy of The
American Radio Relay League
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