The
West Los Angeles County Council
Invites
you to participate in the 52nd Annual Jamboree on the Air
Saturday
and Sunday October 17-18th, 2009
TWO
LOCATIONS ON DIFFERENT DAYS!
SATURDAY
October 18th
Los
Colinas District Operating W9LQI
McGrath
State Beach 11am-4pm
Contact
Robert Hutchinson for exact details
(818)888-8175
or r.f.hutchinson-cpa@sbcglobal.net
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SUNDAY
October 19th, 2009 12pm – 4pm
Crescent
Bay District Operating WE6BSA
Hosted
by Loyola Marymount University
Westchester,
CA (Use 80th Street Entrance
Contact Sanford Weinberg
(323)937-1165 or sanford@bhtroop360.org
for more info
Cost $8 per scout
(Includes Patch) and $3 parents / siblings
Location
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive (Use 80th Street Entrance
Westchester, CA 90045
Between
Pereira Engineering Hall and Doolan
More
Details and Map on the Crescent Bay Website
Special Socal Scout
Communication on 28.450 (10 meters) 147.270 (2 meters)
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