Jamboree On The Air 2017 [JOTA]


Welcome to the W5AW informs page for the annual Jamboree On The Air event. This is the place to be for news and updates on who, when, and where for the upcoming Boy Scouts of America Radio Communications world wide jamboree.

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The JOTA event will be held at our normal meeting place at the W5AW Clubhousw here in Big Spring, Tx. We will meet on Saturday October 21st starting at 10 am. Bring a smile and get ready to make long distant contacts around the world over radio wave.

Where is the clubhouse? SHOW ME ON GOOGLE MAPS

W5AW Members that want to volunteer for the event need to SIGN UP! See listing at the bottom of this page.
For this October�s Jamboree, you don�t need to travel by plane, train or bus to join the fun. All you really need is a ham radio or a connection to the internet.

This Oct. 20 to 22, Scouts from down the street, across the country and around the world will gather for the annual Jamboree-on-the-Air and Jamboree-on-the-Internet. The two events, held concurrently the third full weekend of October, use amateur radio and Internet-connected devices to unite Scouts from all over the Earth.

And I do mean all over the Earth. The 2016 Jamboree-on-the-Air had nearly 1.3 million Scout participants from more than 30,000 locations and reached 156 different countries. Will your Scouts or Venturers be a part of the fun � and earn the patch to prove it? Here�s what you need to know.

Requirements completed 
   In addition to being incredibly fun, JOTA and JOTI count toward Scouting requirements:

       For Tigers, this meets requirements for the elective adventure Family Stories.

       For Webelos, it counts toward the Arrow of Light adventure Building a Better World.

       Boy Scouts can check off a requirement for the Citizenship in the World merit badge 
       and the Radio merit badge.

       All Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, Venturers and adult leaders can count 
       the event toward the requirements for the International Spirit Award.
Related links: 
     ARRL blog HERE.
     Scouting Magazine article HERE.
     Scoutns jota/joti inform HERE.

Volunteers:

   That's right - real licensed radio operators will be there to help out -
   But who are these people ?? Well, this is who we have so far:

       Bruce Yaeger [KE7TDR]
       Joshua Sigmon [KG5ROR]
       Matthew Grayson [W5KER]
       Brad Hyde [W5BK]
       Marvin Gross [KE5EUR]
       Elizabeth Gross [WG3CKO]
       Pepper Sullivan [WF1RE]
       

       * Tentative
         
         Henry Hunter [KN3RD]
         Lee Mertens [KG5CCZ]





For more information contact Bruce�Yaeger or Matthew�Grayson.


We look forward to the event and hope everyone that can join comes along for the fun!
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