The
Crescent Bay District and Troop/Pack 360
Invites
all Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Scouters to participate in the 51st
Annual Jamboree on the Air
Sunday
October 19th, 2008 Drop in between 12pm – 5pm
We will be operating
under the Call sign WE6BSA on all Scout frequencies.
Cost
$10 per scout and $4 parents / Siblings
Location
We will have Radio Merit Badge
Counselors and an FCC VE Team if anyone wants to take their Radio License at
that time (2-3pm)
(Pre-study is required
contact below if interested)
What is JOTA?
When Scouts
want to meet young people from another country, they usually think of attending
a World Jamboree. But few people realize that each year more than 400,000
Scouts and Guides "get together" over the airwaves for the annual
Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA). Modern technology offers Scouts the exciting
opportunity to make friends in other countries without leaving home.
JOTA is an
annual event in which Boy and Girl Scouts and Guides from all over the world
speak to each other by means of Amateur (ham) Radio. Scouting experiences are
exchanged and ideas are shared via radio waves. Since 1958 when the first
Jamboree-on-the-Air was held, millions of Scouts have met each other through
this event. Many contacts made during JOTA have resulted in pen pals and links
between Scout troops that have lasted many years.
With no
restrictions on age or on the number of participants, and at little or no
expense, JOTA allows Scouts to contact each other by ham radio. The radio
stations are operated by licensed amateur radio operators. Many Scouts and
leaders hold licenses and have their own stations, but the majority
participates in JOTA through stations operated by local radio clubs and individual
radio amateurs. Some operators use television or computer-linked communications.
For more information or questions see
www.scout.org/jota/ or contact