[W2CRA] Fwd: JOTA 2023

[Tony Ploski]

Info for club members

Tony W2HWW



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Subject: 	JOTA 2023
Date: 	Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:35:30 -0400
From: 	k2gw at optonline.net
To: 	w2cra at qsl.net



Washington Crossing Council Amateur Radio Operators plan to have both 
K3OSR in the Ockanickon Scout Reservation Science Center and W2ZQ at 
Mercer County Airport Amateur Radio stations on the air for Jamboree On 
The Air (JOTA) 2023.  The stations plan to be open from 10 AM to 3 PM on 
Saturday 21 October 2023.  All Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and GSUSA members 
are welcome.

The DVRA W2ZQ radio station is on Route 579 directly across from the 
Ewing Township Water Tower at Exit 75 of I-295.  Just look for the tall 
antennas to find the driveway!

Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is an annual Scouting event sponsored by 
the World Organization of the Scouting Movement (WOSM).  This is the 
largest Scouting event of the year, with thousands of Scouts talking to 
one another around the world!

Amateur radio stations around the world help Scouts participate. If the 
conditions are right, it is common for over a hundred Scouting countries 
to talk to each other during the weekend.

Cub Scouts, Brownies, Scouts, and Girl Scouts exchange greetings with 
Scouts over amateur radio. The exchanges typically include information 
such as Name, Location, Scout rank, Hobbies, Age, etc. Some exchanges 
lead to long-lasting friendships and the exchange of photos, badges, 
pins, and patches.

Scouts can meet two requirements for Radio Merit Badge and one 
requirement for Citizenship in the World Merit Badge.  Cubs meet their 
International Participation requirements for Arrow of Light.  The BSA 
online Scout Shop makes an optional patch available for participants.  
  This year’s patch is listed as SKU 660418.

Save the date on your unit calendar now! No advance reservations or fees 
are required, but if you are bringing more than ten Scouts from your 
unit, we ask that you divide them up and stagger their arrival times so 
they can have a more active experience.

If you are an Amateur Radio Operator and would like to help, please 
contact Jon Frush, W8JRF for the Mercer Airport operation at 
frushyou at gmail.com or Eric Sokalski, WS3RIC for the Ockanickon operation 
at ws3ric at gmail.com .

Thanks & 73

Gary Wilson, K2GW

ADC, Mercer Area District

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