Subj : Jamboree On The Air Brings Scouts Around the World Together
To   : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Fri Oct 18 2024 07:08 pm

 10/18/2024 

The big weekend for Scouts around the world is here. Jamboree On - The - Air
(JOTA) and Jamboree On - The - Internet (JOTI)[1] is the world's largest
Scouting event. The three-day event runs from October 18 - 20, 2024 using
amateur radio and the internet to connect Scouts worldwide for a full weekend
of on-air and online activities that promote friendship and global citizenship.
In 2023, JOTA/JOTI had a record 600,000 registered participants, a 40% increase
compared to 2022, and included 7000+ Scout groups and tens of thousands of
individual participants from 149 countries.

When Scouts contact each other by amateur radio, the stations are operated by
licensed amateur radio operators. Many Scouts and their leaders hold licenses
and have their own stations, but the majority participate in JOTA through
stations operated by local radio clubs and individual radio amateurs. Some
operators use television or computer-linked communication. This technology
offers Scouts the exciting opportunity to make friends in other countries
without leaving home.