51st JOTA 2008

October 18th & 19th

Where: at Billy Dunlop Park

Times: from 12 noon Saturday till 12 noon on Sunday

All Scouts and Family Members are welcome

When Scouts want to meet young people from another country, they usually think of attending a World Jamboree. But few people realize that each year more than 400,000 Scouts and Guides "get together" over the airwaves for the annual Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA). Modern technology offers Scouts the exciting opportunity to make friends in other countries without leaving home.

JOTA is an annual event in which Boy and Girl Scouts and Guides from all over the world speak to each other by means of Amateur (ham) Radio. Scouting experiences are exchanged and ideas are shared via radio waves. Since 1958 when the first Jamboree-on-the-Air was held, millions of Scouts have met each other through this event. Many contacts made during JOTA have resulted in pen pals and links between Scout troops that have lasted many years.

With no restrictions on age or on the number of participants, and at little or no expense, JOTA allows Scouts to contact each other by ham radio. The radio stations are operated by licensed amateur radio operators. Many Scouts and 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 communications.

The JOTA is sponsored by The Clarksville Amateur Transmitting Society, (C.A.T.S.)  Contact Dan Baker at n4gxe@bellsouth or by phone  931-249-6525. (please call between the hours of 1pm-6pm)

(The patches that are shown are 2007. They will be updated soon.)

Patches will be able to be purchased as follows:

BSA; Temporary insignia to wear on the right pocket of the Boy Scout uniform or on jackets/vests are available again for $4.00 each.

GSA; This is an activity patch which must be worn on the back of the uniform.  Cost $3.80 each.

P.O. BOX 30584

Clarksville Tn. 37040