Groups running JOTA/JOTI bases in 2009 include:

1st North Rocks

JOTI: WiFi available, laptop computers, no waiting, on-site technical support
JOTA: Jamboree of the Air radio on-site

1st North Rocks Scout Hall, Baden Powel Place, North Rocks
Saturday 17th October, 12:00 midday till midnight
Entry and Badge $3.00

Food and drinks available to purchase including snacks, tea/coffee, cakes, drinks, sausage sizzle

For bookings:contact Dorothy Bell
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Phone: 96305937 - Mob: 0418 579900

1st Kings Langley

We will be participating in JOTI and JOTA again this year. We are commencing at 10am Saturday 17th October and if we have enough support running until 3pm on Sunday 18th October. We welcome the attendence by other groups, for more details contact Matt Vella This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Holroyd District (1st Greystanes)

Holroyd Scouts are again hosting Jota/Joti, this year from the 1st Greystanes Scout Hall in Hampden Road, South Wentworthville. This year our Jota station will be operated by our own qualified Scout operator Jarrod (VK2FEEL) who will be making contacts on HF and VHF with the assistance of operators from the Blue Mountains Amateur Radio Club. Other activities include Echolink and IRLP. For those interested in Joti mIRC will be running over the weekend. Our program will enable Scouts who actively participate in the activities to earn the Information Technology and/or the Communication badges. 73 for now John (Taipan) VK2VJA

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What is JOTA / JOTI?

Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) and Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI) is an annual event in which around 500,000 Scouts and Guides from all over the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio and the internet.

Every Member of Scouts Australia can make friends, exchange stories, experience different cultures and have fun as part of the largest activity in world Scouting. JOTA-JOTI also gives Youth Members an awareness that they belong to a worldwide Movement.

You don't need any technical knowledge to join in - just ask the right people to help you. Anyone with an average knowledge of computers can help you organise and run JOTI - all you need is a computer that's connected to the internet. To participate in JOTA you must have a licensed Amateur Radio Operator to assist you. There are around 15,000 of these in Australia, and your operator will provide all the necessary equipment and expertise.

There are no registration or fees required for your Group to participate, however we are required to prepare Branch and National reports on the event, and some form of registration of your participation will assist greatly. More on this later.

Set the weekend aside now in your Group and Section calendars, and watch this site and Branch newsletters for more information!