JOTA/JOTI
Are you ready for JOTA-JOTI 2024? Who will you catch up with? Where will they be? Where will you be?
JOTA-JOTI is the world’s largest digital Scout event taking place online and over the air. It started in 1957 as a way of Scouts and Guides all over the world communicating with each other using Amateur Radio (the original JOTA). The educational event brings together more than 2 million Scouts every year in October for a weekend of Scouting and friendship. Young people can learn about communications technology and connect with fellow Scouts from over 175 countries.
Jamboree on the Air – Jamboree on the Internet is held from 18-20 October with this year’s theme being “Scouts for a Greener World”.
In the 1990’s the internet (JOTI) was added to make the current JOTA-JOTI event, which is held on the third full weekend in October each year.
Will you be participating? Can you add some activities that will help achieve your milestones? What about doing something related to an SIA? The opportunities for radio, communications, electronics and STEM as JOTA-JOTI activities are endless.
More Information
To view a list of the active JOTA-JOTI sites visit https://vkjotijota.com/activity-sites/
WOSM JOTA-JOTI website – https://www.jotajoti.info
Other Australian JOTA-JOTI locations – https://vkjotijota.com
To register your Scouts WA JOTA-JOTI station contact the events team at Branch HQ.
For general enquiries email jotajoti@scoutswa.com.au
JOTA – Radio Activity Resources
Scout Repeaters – Perth Metro area:
2m 146.975 MHz CTCSS Tone 91.5 Hz
Amateur Radio Calling Frequencies for JOTA (SSB Voice):
Band Australia International
80 m 3.650 MHz 3.690 / 3.940 MHz
40 m 7.090 MHz 7.190 MHz
20 m 14.190 MHz 14.290 MHz
15 m 21.190 MHz 21.360 MHz
10 m 28.590 MHz 28.390 MHz
Once contact is made, please QSY to another clear frequency
Echolink *SCOUT-VK* echolink.vkjotijota.com
DMR Brandmeister TG 907 (Calling – move to TAC 9071-9078 for working
DMR VK-DMR TG 30 -39
JOTA-JOTI Radio handbook: lots of ideas for activities and a good overview of how radio works, phonetic alphabet etc
JOTI – Internet Activity Resources
scoutlink.net Includes JOTA-JOTI chat (text and voice), forum, Minecraft
scoutwired.org Includes Minecraft and Discord
Jotiradio.org JOTI radio station (online)