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Jamboree | '''Jamboree on the Air''', known by its acronym '''JOTA''', is an international [[Scouting]] and [[Girl Guides|Guiding]] activity held annually;<ref name="ScoutsOnTheAir">{{cite news|title=Scouts Jamboree on the Air'|publisher=[[The Irish Times]]|date=18 October 1963|id={{ProQuest|524146608}}}}</ref> it is on the third full weekend in October. First held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, it was devised by [[Leslie R. Mitchell]],<ref name=BennettCSMonitor>{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Harold F.|title=Scouts tune in all over world: Calling all Scouts!|publisher=[[Christian Science Monitor]]|date=16 September 1965}}</ref> a radio amateur with the callsign G3BHK. It is now considered the largest event scheduled by the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] annually.<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/jota/all_about_jota All about JOTA / JOTA / Events / Information & Events / Home - World Organization of the Scout Movement<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716210642/http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/jota/all_about_jota_and_how_to_join_in |date=2012-07-16 }}</ref> | ||
JOTA- | [[Amateur radio operator]]s from all over the world participate with over 500,000 Scouts and Guides<ref>[http://home.tiscali.nl/worldscout/Jota/jota.htm JOTA<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824164735/http://home.tiscali.nl/worldscout/Jota/jota.htm |date=2007-08-24 }}</ref> to teach them about radio and to assist them to contact their fellow Scouts and Guides by means of [[amateur radio]] and since 2004, by the [[VOIP]]-based [[Echolink]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> This provides the Scouts and Guides with a means of learning about fellow Scouts and Guides from around the world. Scouts and Guides are also encouraged to send paper or electronic confirmations known as "[[QSL cards]]", or "eQSLs<ref>http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/jota/all_about_jota/e_qsl{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>" when they are sent electronically. In recent years, a parallel [[Jamboree on the Internet]] (JOTI) has developed. It is an adjunct to the [[World Scout Jamboree]]. | ||
The | The event is recognized as one of international participation by the various Scout and Guide organisations, and supports several awards which are a part of Scouting and Guiding programmes. The [[Boy Scouts of America]] recognizes this as an international Scouting event for Citizenship in the World [[Merit badge (Boy Scouts of America)|Merit Badge]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Guides on the Air]] | |||
*[[Jamboree on the Trail]] (JOTT) | |||
*[[Jamboree on the Internet]] (JOTI) | |||
* [[Radio Merit Badge Activity Planner]] | |||
==References== | |||
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==External links== | |||
* [https://www.k2bsa.net/jota/ K2BSA Amateur Radio Association] | |||
* [http://www.scouting.org/jota.aspx/ Boy Scouts of America JOTA Information] | |||
* [http://www.arrl.org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota/ American Radio Relay League] | |||
* {{Official website}} | |||
{{Scouting}} | |||
[[Category:Scouting jamborees]] | |||
[[Category:Amateur radio operating awards]] | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://www.world-jotajoti.info www.world-jotajoti.info] | * [http://www.world-jotajoti.info www.world-jotajoti.info] |