JOTA
Welcome to the Radio-Scouting pages.
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The next World Scout net is on: 4 July 2009 at 22:00 hrs GMT.
For the latest news with the last-minute JOTA info, please click here.
The 52nd Jamboree On The Air will take place on 17 and 18 October 2009.
More details are available from: jota.sub.cc
The logo can be downloaded from this web site in various formats now, see below.
Several amateur radio bands have designated frequencies where Scout stations can meet. Of course, the whole authorized band can be used for Scout contacts, howver, to easily find Scout stations, listen in on the following Scout frequencies:
Echolink is a system that can connect Amateur Radio stations to each other via internet. Does this sound weird to you? Well, that depends on how you look at it.
Welcome to our on-line library. Here you can find all sorts of programme resource material. It can be used to prepare your JOTA weekend or for other occasions, e.g. large summer camps.
WOSM's voice on the air
The amateur radio station of the World Scout Bureau will be active from Geneva on all short-wave and VHF bands during the full JOTA weekend with the Bureau’s call sign HB9S. In addition, HB9S will use the Echolink network to connect to distant radio stations. With a bit of luck, you may be able to make a contact using your local repeater station and just a portable radio.
Weekly or monthly nets exist in which licensed Scouts meet on the air:
Amateur radio stations have been set up at each World Scout Jamboree since 1957. They provided a live-link from the Jamboree to the home countries of the participants, directly over short-wave radio. For many years, this was the only direct contact back home a Scout could have.
The World Jamboree radio stations provided a glimpse of the Jamboree live to other Scouts world-wide as part of the Join-in-Jamboree programme. Ths station team also ran daily programmes for the Scouts on the Jamboree site. To many of them, their first encounter with short-wave radio.
A radio-scouting seminar is held in Europe every 3 or 4 years. Participants from all over Europe discuss JOTA organisation, devise further policies and exchange radio-scouting ideas and views. Participants are National JOTA Organisers, International Commisioners and National team members.
The network for National JOTA Coordinators (NJaC's) gives access to web pages with additional background information for the JOTA. These are meant for NJaC's only and require a login.
If you are not an NJaC, please return to the previous page.
