55th Annual World Scouting Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)
 

Dudley Allen, KD0NMD, sends along the following information. If you
have some time for a good cause, please think about taking part.

Thanks and 73, Art K0AIZ
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Greetings All: The 55th annual World Scouting Jamboree on the Air
(JOTA) is scheduled for 20-21 October this year. JOTA is an annual
event that enables scouts around the world to communicate via amateur
radio. The challenge is to match up interested scouts with Ham
operators willing to participate.

Please visit the following website for JOTA information:
http://www.scouting.org/jota.aspx

If you are interested in working with scouts to help them earn their
Radio Merit badge and participate in JOTA you can visit the following
website to find a Boy Scout Troop near you:

http://www.mac-bsa.org/districts_home.aspx

Make contact and see if there is interest. Furthermore, amateur radio
operator assistance is appreciated for a Scout Merit Badge University
scheduled for 20 Oct at Iowa Western Community College in Council
Bluffs Iowa. If you are interested please contact Dudley Allen,
KD0NMD, for details ) or Arli Boustead
)

Here is an example of JOTA participation. Members of the
Plattsmouth Amateur Radio Club will be operating from Boy Scout Camp
Eagle, near Fremont, NE, in support of the Wagon Wheel Boy Scout
District Fall Camporee. During this event the HAM operators will
introduce well over 100 scouts to the adventure of amateur radio.
Contact a Scout Troop near you and participate in the fun.

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ARRL Nebraska Section
Section Manager: Arthur I Zygielbaum, K0AIZ

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