Jamboree On The Air 2007

The 50th anniversary of scouting's Jamboree on the Air or JOTA is coming up in October. The dates this year are October 20th and 21st.

JOTA is the largest official scouting event in the world with an expected 500,000 participants. It is also open to both Boy and Girl Scouts, making it one of the few joint events between the two scout organizations, and one of the few internationally sponsored events.

Ham Radio has always been an important aspect of JOTA.
To find your nearest local council, go to www.scouting.org or www.girlscouts.org/councilfinder to locate your nearest boy or girl scout council.

If they have no ham radio station planned, you might want to think about volunteering your time and gear to bring one on the air.

More about the Jamboree on the Air is on-line at www.scout.org/jota.