• What different about this JOTA

• What is needed

• How to volunteer

• Download flyer

• What is JOTA?

• Contact info

• Communication vehicle display

• What is station requirements

• Goals for the event

• RACES comments

• Event frequencies

• Advanced planning is important

Your invitation to meet, work and play with CAOES, RACES, ARES, Mutual Aid Partners and Radio Clubs while promoting ham radio to young people. And have fun doing it!

JOTA BREAKING NEWS:
(CHECK BACK OFTEN)

• 8/26/00: VE TESTING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AT JOTA-OC BY A VERY SPECIAL VE TEAM. If your members know of any young people wanting to become hams.... this is the perfect opportunity! The same VE team that has tested over 500 Scouts has agreed to conduct a VE test session at our upcoming combined JOTA-OC. Of course the question pool is the same as any VE team, but these VE's are kid sensitive & won't make them cry! This is not a class, so all need to know the material. This is open to ALL kids... family, friends... not just Scouts! Every mode will be present only at this JOTA. What a great way to introduce a young person to ham radio. PLEASE PASS THE WORD AT ALL HAM GATHERINGS.

• 8/13/00: JOTA-OC to have a satalite 54k uplink to the internet. JOTA-OC probably the only radio satalite uplink technology via California Office of Emergency Service OASIS satellite.

• 8/26/00: All group with SSTV-VHF will pass images to each others Scouts all day. Led by sstv guru OCRACES Jim Carter.

• 8/26/00: Request for stations now complete. See final group below.

• 8/26/00: Everyone needs to help advertise this event. Using listservers, word of mouth, we all need to make sure anyone who might be interested in this special event know about it. Download the flyer and spread the word. The flyers should already be at radio stores & Scout shops. Thousands have been printed and distributed. If you know a Scout Troop tell them about it. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Young people and the OC ham community are all invited to this FREE ham friendship event.

• Only Orange County event that brings CA OES, all RACES, ARES & ARC together to promote amateur radio and ham emergency comm community service.

• Only JOTA that shows all modes to Scouts.

• Special Guest California Governors Offices of Emergency Services (OASIS satellite station & new comm vehicles)

• Special Guest Joe Moel (fox-hunt author) to run "fun hunts" for the Scouts

• Special Guest Gordo West WB6NOA will answer ham question and info about the yearly SCOUT HAM CLASS

• Special Guest from ARRL

• Newpapers and TV invited to "show off" Orange County's amateur radio community at it's best.

• County, City RACES, ARES & ARC groups will set up HF & VHF/UHF, ATV, SSTV stations and more.

• JOTA-OC has been awarded the use of the official callsign K2BSA/6 for the event.

• Photos will be taken for a feature article in QST.

• All OC Scouts will receive a flyer inviting them to this countywide JOTA event.

• This scale of an event will occur only every 5 years.

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WHAT IS JOTA?

When Scouts want to meet other Scouts from another country, they usually think of attending a World Jamboree. But few people realize that for 43 years, each year more than 400,000 Scouts and Guides from 38 countries "get together" over the airwaves for the annual ham radio Jamboree on the Air (JOTA). Your Scouts can participate in this fun learning event. No radio license is needed!

Ham Station/Activity/Exhibit

All catagories are filled. Thanks

Communication Vehicles on display.

• CAOES OASIS satellite station
• CAOES public safety comm vehicle
• HBFD Tac Command vehicle (not confirmed)
• OCSD Command 5 (not confirmed)

Stations overall goal for the day.

• Provide a "hands on" for the Scouts & young people to get on the air.
• HF to talk with other JOTA sites.
• VHF/UHF, FRS, ATV & exhibits should be structure to communicate locally.

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What Stations need to provide.

Each station must be completely self sufficient and include:

• Canopy for shade
• Genset or batteries & power cords
• Complete station (radios, cables, antenna, etc)
• 4-6 chairs so Scouts can sit and work station
• 2 tables
• Commercial power is NOT available
• Physical layout is: sports field

1. Look at station list above, either select a catagory or come up with a new one
2. Email [email protected] immediately what your group would like to provide.
3. Download flyer directly at ftp://myriadnet.com/jotaoc00.pdf
4. Advance planning is critical, since we are faced with a number of unknowns. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED!

Help pass the word

This is a free event, grassroots passing the word is our advertising. Each year we do this we always hear from Scouts & Scouter who missed the event because they didn't know about it.

• Print flyer below and take to roundhouse.
• Grab file version of flyer below and email to ALL Scouts & Scouters
• Download PDF high quality version of flyer (300k- 1min download) to print or email to ALL Scouts & Scouters (acrobat is needed which is available free on www.Adobe.com
• Open to Girl Scouts too!

Download high quality version of flyer to print & distribute (300k- 1min download)

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RACES Special Comments:

This is NOT a mutual aid or mutual assistance event. Check with you City to see if they will consider this a training event so you are covered by workers comp.

CONTACT INFO:
About this website or the event

Mel N6MEL
HBRACES T.O.
[email protected]