51st Jamboree on the Air

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 19, 2008
Between 12pm and 5pm

 

Location:

Westside Service Center
10131 National Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034

We will be operating under the Call sign WE6BSA on all Scout frequencies.

Cost $10 per scout and $4 parents / Siblings

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 Sanford Weinberg at sanford@bhtroop360.org or (323)866-2289. Talk in and Local Coordination on 147.270+ PL100.0