Request for Support for Worldwide Scout Jamboree on the Air Radio Event - JOTA 2024

Event: Jamboree on the Air at Ashford United Methodist Church, Houston

Troops: Boys 993 and Girls 1993

Address: 2201 S. Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas 77077

Date: October 19, 2024

Starting Time: Setup as early as 9:30 am in grassy area adjacent Scout storage buildings.

Closing: End as late as 4:00 pm.

Dear Sirs/Madam,

I trust this correspondence finds you well. I am writing to express our sincere appreciation for the support extended to our scouting activities in the past. Your valuable assistance has significantly contributed to the development of the boys and girls in scouting, particularly through the use of your amateur radio for our annual Jamboree On The Air Scouting event. JOTA-JOTI is the world’s largest digital and radio Scout events, promoting friendship and global citizenship

As we make preparations to host Cub Scouts packs in our troop this year, we anticipate requiring your support once again. We are gearing up for our participation in the world's largest radio Scouting event, Jamboree on the Air, which facilitates our Scouts' global connectivity using amateur radio to communicate. Additional information about this event can be found at https://www.jotajoti.info/.

The event will offer our scouts and visitors an educational experience in radio technology, encompassing activities such as building a radio receiver, understanding radio waves and their propagation, gaining insights into Amateur Radio operations, and fulfilling their merit badge requirements. Furthermore, the event will enable our Scouts to engage in global communication with other scouts around the world through your Amateur Radio Station.

We kindly seek your support and assistance in ensuring the success of this event, which will undoubtedly create enduring memories for the young scouts.

We would greatly appreciate your confirmation of your station's participation in this event, and we kindly request that you specify your decision in a prompt manner.

For further details about Jamboree on the Air, please visit https://www.jotajoti.info/. Should you have any inquiries or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me via the email address below. I eagerly await your positive response.

Best Regards,

Philip Soneye

Assistant Scoutmaster (993 and 1993)

[email protected]

281-760-9056

On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 10:07:47 AM CDT, ralph phillips <[email protected]> wrote:

Have you heard from anyone yet?

I have not heard from maybe about your request, so I sent it to an operator that lives in Katy.

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From: Olalekan Philip Soneye <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2022 12:58:52 AM
To: ralph phillips <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Requesting Permission For a Field Trip To Your Amateur Radio Station

Hello Sir,

Thank you for the response, yes there was an error in the phone 2817609056, I am sorry about that. Also, thank you for sharing the email with those larger group of Amateur Radio Operators.

Basically, to learn and see how the operation is done and also to get to know about equipment needed to run a radio station. That will prepare them for the Jamboree on the air and also help with checking the Radio Merit Badge,

Yes, please limit it to only greater Houston and Katy.

Kind Regards...?

Soneye O. Philip

t. +12817609056

On Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 12:36:29 PM CDT, ralph phillips <[email protected]> wrote:

I tried calling the phone number your provided,but it does not work. (Perhaps some numbers are transposed)

Your request has been forwarded to a larger group of amateur radio operators to see who is close to your location.

Is there anything in particular you wish to learn about amateur radio or simply need to visit one for the Radio Merit Badge?

How far can your troops travel to see the radio station? We have members throughout the greater Houston/Katy area.

Regards,

Ralph Phillips KE5HDF

From: Olalekan Philip Soneye [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2022 11:56 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: Requesting Permission For a Field Trip To Your Amateur Radio Station

The Management

Houston Amateur Mobile Society (H.A.M.S.)

Re: Requesting Permission For a Field Trip To Your Amateur Radio Station

Respected Sir/Madam,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter with a humble request to allow our scout troops (1993-Girls and 993-Boys) to visit your Amateur Radio Station.

We are looking at a Saturday, Sept 17 or 24, 2022 (depending on your availability).

Time: Anytime from 10 am to 4 pm

My name is Philip Soneye, an assistant Scoutmaster with the above troops, We are a member of Boy Scouts of America and our troops are located at 2201 S Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, TX, 77077

We are preparing our troops to participate in the world’s largest radio Scouting event called Jamboree on the Air. This will allows our Scouts to connect to other Scouts from around the world. The event is open to Scouts around the world, enabling young people to connect and communicate with each other using the Internet and amateur radio. You can read more about this at https://www.jotajoti.info/

We thought it is important to prepare our boys/girls for this great event by arranging a small field trip to your Radio Station, to learn how to build a radio receiver, radio waves, their propagation, and how Amateur Radio works.

We did some research online, we are inspired by your Amateur Radio Station, we thought our Scout troops will benefit more from this in checking off the requirement for their Citizenship in the World merit badge and International Spirit Award. We are sure your team would help them understand how the whole process works and give them a unique experience in preparing for Jamboree on the Air 2022.

You may contact me at the email provided below. I shall be looking forward to your positive response. Thank you.

Best Regards,

Philip Soneye

Assistant Scoutmaster

[email protected]

281-769-9056