[FPARC] JAMBOREE ON THE AIR (JOTA) 2004 IS OCTOBER 16-17

[Bill Sinbine]

==>JAMBOREE ON THE AIR (JOTA) 2004 IS OCTOBER 16-17

The 47th Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) takes place October 16-17. Details on
JOTA also appear in September QST, page 104. JOTA is an annual event in
which Boy and Girl Scouts and Guides from all over the world speak to each
other via Amateur Radio to share experiences and ideas. Since 1958, when
the first Jamboree On The Air was held, millions of Scouts have become
acquainted through this event.

Amateur Radio clubs and individual licensees make it possible for Scouts
to get on the air, and your club is invited to be a part of JOTA 2004. If
your club is planning a JOTA activity, register it on the ARRL Youth Skeds
Database page <http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/youthskeds/>. There,
youngsters and parents can search for scheduled on-the-air activities in
which to participate. You also can contact your local Boy Scouts of
America Council <http://www.scouting.org/nav/enter.jsp?s=xx&c=lc> and let
it know that you're planning a JOTA activity.

With assistance from ARRL HQ staff members, Education and Technology
Program Coordinator Mark Spencer, WA8SME, will operate Maxim Memorial
Station W1AW on Saturday, October 16, for JOTA. "This year the focus will
be on achieving the radio merit badge," he noted. Spencer has set up a
program that should allow Scouts participating at W1AW to walk away from
the JOTA experience with the merit badge, "with some preparation and a
little homework on the Scout's part," he added.

ARRL staffer Larry Wolfgang, WR1B--a veteran Scout leader--will be setting
up a station at the Mohegan District Fall Camporee at Waterford Beach in
Connecticut. "We will be operating WA1BSA," Wolfgang said, adding that
he's expecting some 400 to 500 Scouts to turn out for the campout.

The ARRL New Hampshire Section, the New Hampshire Amateur Radio Service
Club (WB1BSA) and the Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum
<http://www.scoutingmuseum.org/> have announced that the Max I. Silber
Memorial Station will be on the air during JOTA 2004 using special event
call sign N1S--primarily using SSB and SSTV on 20 and 40 meters.

Scouts and scouters worldwide also can participate in JOTA via Internet
Radio Linking Project (IRLP) Reflector 9205. There's more information on
the IRLP Web site <http://www.irlp.net>.

If you hear any participating JOTA stations on the air, be sure to make a
contact--and don't forget to QSL. There's more information about JOTA on
the Web <http://www.scouting.org/international/jota.html> and
<http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/jota.html>.


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Bill Sinbine
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