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JOTA and Radio Scouting

What is Radio Scouting?

Radio Scouting is a unique combination of
amateur radio with the Scouting programme.
Scouts study radio communication and
electronics among other things and can earn a
number of Radio Scouting-related badges like
the Communicator Activity Badge which is the
badge containing an amateur radio component.

To find out more visit the Radio Scouting

UK website.

Jamboree on the Air

The highlight of
the Radio Scouting
year is Jamboree
on the Air, or JOTA
in which Scouts
and Guides all
over the world
speak to each
other by means of
amateur radio
contacts.

Started in 1957, it
now involves
approximately 600,000 Scouts and Guides, with
the help of over 23,000 radio amateurs in over
100 countries.

JOTA takes place on the third full weekend of

October each year, officially between 00.00
Saturday and 24.00 Sunday.

A searchable list of stations taking part in JOTA is

available
at https://www.scout.org/jj2017participants. If
you are hosting a JOTA station and are not on
this list, you must register at http://www.radio-
scouting.org.uk/index.php?page=register,
carefully reading the guidance from Radio
Scouting.

Scout Nets and more about JOTA

Scout Nets are weekly or monthly nets where
scouts with amateur radio licences can exchange
information on JOTA, Radio Scouting or scouting
in general.

Usual Scout Net frequencies;

Band SSB (Phone) CW

80m 3.740 and 3.940* 3.590
40m 7.090 7.030
20m 14.290 14.070
17m 18.140 18.080
15m 21.360 21.140
12m 24.960 24.910
10m 28.990 28.190

UK Scout net is on Saturdays, 3.740 ± MHz at

09:00 local time. European Scout net is on
Saturdays, 14.290MHz at 0930 GMT.

* USA only.

JOTA is organised by the Scout movement,

supported by radio amateurs or clubs. Their aim
is to bring Scouts around the world closer
together, and to introduce them to the
capabilities of amateur radio.

All amateur bands are used. Most stations use a

special event or a club call, allowing the Scouts to
pass greetings messages over the air.
Participating JOTA stations should send a self-
addressed stamped envelope to the Amateur
Radio Department at RSGB HQ if they wish to
receive the JOTA information pack.

The interest fostered by JOTA and World

Jamboree has spread and many Scout camps and
campsites boast amateur radio facilities. Several
countries have permanent Scout Headquarters
stations—for example the World Scout Bureau in
Geneva has the callsign HB9S and Gilwell Park in
the UK operates under the callsign GB2GP.

Factsheets and further information about JOTA

and other Scout Radio and electronics activities
are available from:

The Scout Association

Gilwell Park
Chingford
London E4 7QW

Call 020 8524 5246 or see the Scout

Association website.

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