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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

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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

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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

• Jim.Wilson@k2bsa.net

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