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JAMBOREEONTHEAIRRADIOSCOUTING
JimWilson,K5NDHamCom2016
CHAIRMANBSANATIONALRADIOSCOUTINGCOMMITTEEMEMBERWORLDSCOUTINGJOTA-JOTITEAMPRESIDENTK2BSAAMATEURRADIOASSOCIATION
WhatisRadioScouting?WhoisInvolved?WhatHaveBeentheResults?HowCanYouGetInvolved?
WhatisRadioScouting?
1JamboreeontheAir–IntroductionforScouts
2ScoutingAdvancement–RadioMeritBadge
3LicensingandMorseCode–UniformBadges
4LeaderRecognition–ARRLServicetoScoutingAward
BoyScoutsofAmericaRadioScouting
WhoisInvolved?
Scouts
WhoElse?
• WorldOrganizationoftheScoutMovement– Startedin1957– OwnsandOperatestheWorld-WideEvent– BoyScoutsPrimarily—GirlScoutsInvited
• BoyScoutsofAmerica– ResponsibleforNationalOperation– BSAInternationalDepartment– LocalCouncilInternationalRepresentative
Supporters• ARRL– PromotesEvent– EncouragesClubsandMembers– Education,Youth,PublicRelations
• K2BSAAmateurRadioAssociation– CommunicationProgram– ResourceClearingHouse– JamboreeOperation
• LocalAmateurRadioClubs• WorldJOTA-JOTITrustedPartners
Sponsors
• IcomAmerica– JamboreeontheAirPromotion– LocalCouncilLoanStationProgram– NowbeingupdatedfromIC-7200toIC-7300– OfficialTransceiverSupplierfortheNationalScoutJamboree(2013and2017)
– Installed3RepeatersattheSummit– ProvidedTransceiversfor2015NOACandfor2016PhilmontScoutRanchactivation
• AdditionalJamboreeSponsorshipSoon
WhatHaveBeentheResults?
WorldScoutingJOTA-JOTInu
mbe
rofrep
orts/cou
ntrie
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0
350000
700000
1050000
1400000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Countries Reports Echolink&Radio internet JOTAJOTI
ActiveinMalaysiaandaroundtheWorld
WorldScoutingJOTA-JOTI2015
• Nearly1millionScoutsandGuides• 151ActiveCountries• 17,776Stations• RegistrationSystemOperationalbutcrashedonSaturday
• TestingnewregistrationnowanditwillbeactiveinAugust/September2016
USAJOTA2015Results
• 7,117Scouts,down8%from2014• 208stationsfiledtheirreports• 106countriesworkedontheweekend• 346stationsregisteredbutonly60%filedanafteractionreport
• IncreasedcontestinterferencefromstateQSOParties:Iowa,Illinois,SouthDakota,NewYork
RadioMeritBadge
0
1,875
3,750
5,625
7,500
195019521954195619581960196219641966196819701972197419761978198019821984198619881990199219941996199820002002200420062008201020122014
MoreNumbersandActions
• AmateurRadioOperatorRatingStrip=1,826• MorseCodeInterpreterStrip=319• ARRLServicetoScoutingAward=49total• RadioMeritBadgeRevisionUnderway
K2BSAARAActions/Results• MembershipGrowth=165membersnow• Upfrom8inJanuary2015• NewMaterialsandSupport• EmailList=~1,800• 2016DaytonHamvention®Booth• 2017JamboreeStaffRecruiting38.5of40
HowCanYouGetInvolved?
JamboreeontheAir
• Getontheair• WorkwithScoutUnitstosetupastation• WebelosArrowofLight/Int’lSpiritAward• WorktoaligncamporeeswithJOTAweekend• KeepScoutFrequenciesClearduringtheweekend
• EncourageStateQSOpartiestoadoptContestFreeFrequencies
OtherOpportunities
• RadioMeritBadgeCounselor• StartaCouncilRadioScoutingCommittee
• ActivelySupportCouncilS-T-E-MInitiatives
• Workwithlocalunits(packs,troops,crews)
• Getyournoseinthetent
ApplyHamRadiotoAllYourScoutingActivities• DonKunst,W3LNEhaswrittenonthistopic• http://www.k2bsa.net/apply-ham-radio-to-all-scouting-activities/
• Hiking,Camping,Communicating• Heidentifies14relatedmeritbadges
• “CellPhonesDown,RadiosUp”
Summary
• FindOutWhat’sAlreadyHappeningLocally• GetYourClubInvolved• EngageYourLocalScoutUnitandCouncil• GetontheAirforJOTA• JointheK2BSAAmateurRadioAssociation
FurtherInformation• www.K2BSA.net• www.JOTAJOTI.info• www.Scouting.org/JOTA• www.ARRL.org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota• www.ARRL.org/amateur-radio-and-scouting• GirlScoutThinkingDayontheAiratwww.guides-on-the-air.co.uk
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