JOTA Handbook

for Leaders and

Station Managers

Scouting Ireland

Republic of Ireland
For further information about Radio Scouting or Jamboree on the Air
(JOTA) contact

National JOTA Organiser, Scouting Ireland, Larch Hill, Tibradden, Dublin

16.

e-mail to jota at scouts dot ie

Contents Page

2
What is Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) 2
How to take part in JOTA 3
QSL Cards 4
What preparation is needed 4-8
Where can I get further information 9
Codes used in radio 10-11
Country / DXCC Entity Prefixes 12-16
Amateur Radio Band Plan – Europe 17-18
World Scout Frequencies 19
Scout Radio Networks 19
Operating Procedures – JOTA 20
Phonetic Alphabet 21
Q Codes 22
The J Code Experiment 23
Other Abbreviations 24
Readability and Signal Strength 24
Suggested First JOTA QSO 25
Application Form – Special Event Callsign 26-27
JOTA Registration Form 28
JOTA Report Form 29-32
nd
Acknowledgements Brian O’Daly EI4GL (2 Kerry Sea Scouts)
Joe Dillon EI4FV (132nd Dublin)
Dan Cussen EI9FHB (7th Wicklow)
Richard Gaskell, G0REL (NJO / JOTA – UK Scout Association)
Richard Middelkoop, PA3BAR (World JOTA Organiser)
Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS)
Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)

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What is
Jamboree-on-
the-Air (JOTA)
????
When Scouts want to meet
young people from another
country they usually think of
attending a World Jamboree or
another international gathering.
But few people realize that each
year about half-a-million Scouts
and Guides "get together" over
the airwaves for the annual
Jamboree-on-the--Air (JOTA).
Modern communication
technology offers Scouts the
exciting opportunity to make
friends in other countries
without even leaving home.....
The JOTA is an annual event in
which Scouts and Guides all over
the world speak to each other by
means of amateur radio contacts.
Scouting experiences are
exchanged and ideas are shared,
via the radio waves.
Since 1958 when the first
jamboree-on-the-Air was held,
thousands of Scouts and Guides
have "met" each other through this
event. Not only is it fun to talk to
Scouts from other parts of the
world but it also provides a chance
to find out about other countries
and about Scouting elsewhere.
Many contacts made during the
JOTA have resulted in pen pals
and links between scout troops that
have lasted for many years.
little or no expense, the JOTA
provides an opportunity for Scouts
and Guides to contact each other
by amateur radio. The radio
stations are operated by licensed
amateur radio operators. Many
Scouts and leaders hold licences
and have their own stations, but the
majority participates in the JOTA
through stations operated by local
radio clubs and individual radio
amateurs. Today some operators
even use television or computer
linked communications.
Date and duration of the event
The world--wide Jamboree-On-
The-Air is organized to coincide
with the third full weekend of
October each year. The event
starts at 00.00 hours local time on
the Saturday and concludes 48
hours later at 24.00 hours local
time on the Sunday. Each station
can choose its own operating hours
within this
period.
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With no restrictions on age, on the

number that can participate and at

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How to take part
in JOTA?
You may contact a local amateur
radio operator, or amateur radio
club and ask for help. Alternatively
contact the National JOTA
Organiser (NJO) at jota at scouts
dot ie for the name and address of
a radio amateur or amateur radio
club in your area. In order to
ensure that your Group / County
has a special event Callsign for
JOTA and that the local amateur
radio operator or amateur radio
club can assemble equipment and
arrange for a special event Callsign
you should make contact by
early September.
All adults assisting in JOTA who
are not Appointed Scouters must
hold an Adult Support Permit. All
Scouting Ireland Guidelines
concerning child protection issues
must be adhered to at all times.
Therefore before availing of the
services of non-members of
Scouting Ireland – you should
acquaint yourself on "SI's policy on
the involvement of non-member
adults on activities" which can be
downloaded from
http://www.scouts.ie/filestore/do
cuments/SID%2035_05.pdf
What Callsign should be used?
It can either be a special event
Callsign for JOTA or the amateur
radio operator’s or amateur radio
club’s own Callsign.
In consultation with the local
amateur radio operator decide
which call will be used. If it is
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decided to use a special event
Callsign, the local amateur radio
operator will have to apply at least
2 weeks in advance on the
prescribed form to the Licencing
Division of the Commission for
Communications Regulation
(ComReg), Abbey Court, Irish Life
Centre, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin
1. Phone: +353(0)1804 9600, Fax:
+353 (0)1 804 9665. If an amateur
radio operator’s or a club Callsign
is used for JOTA the extension /J
(i.e. EI9XX/J or EI0XXX/J) may be
used.
Where can JOTA be held?
Anywhere Scouts meet - in a Scout
Den or Campsite.
What paperwork is involved?
All contacts must be logged. The
local amateur radio operator or
amateur radio club will have their
own logbooks. Contacts can also
be logged on computer. It is also
recommended that a QSL
(confirmation) card be sent to all
stations contacted. The local
amateur radio operator can advise
on designs. Also a competition can
be held for Scouts to design a QSL
card for the Group / County.
Groups / Counties are also
requested to register their stations
so that other Groups or individual
Scouts can be told where there is a
JOTA station in their area, and
complete a brief report (including
photographs and press cuttings
etc.) which will form part of the
NJO’s report to the WOSM.
Registration and report forms are
available from Headquarters or the
NJO. Contents

QSL Cards
All outgoing QSL cards from JOTA
stations are handled free of charge
by the Outgoing QSL Manager,
whose contact details can be found
at
http://www.irts.ie/cgi/contact.cgi
?~qsl_outwards_manager
To allow cards to be sorted as
speedily as possible, please
observe the following guidelines -
1. Card size should be normal
postcard size (140mm x
90mm) to facilitate
packaging.
2. Put the call sign of the
station worked in the top
right-hand corner of the back
of the card. Add QSL
information for unusual calls.
3. Sort the cards into
alphabetical / numerical
order. Cards for the USA
should be further sorted by
call areas (determined by
the number in the call sign),
with cards for call area no. 4
further sorted, keeping
single and double letter
prefixes separate. Cards for
the UK should be sorted as
if for separate countries (G,
GI, GW etc.), and all special
event call signs (e.g. GB).
Place all cards the same
way up and use elastic
bands to separate the packs
of cards. Please do NOT
use pieces of paper or
paperclips.
In order that QSL cards addressed
to you will be routed through the
local amateur radio operator you
should give his or her Callsign
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when exchanging QSL information
(i.e. My QSL Manager is EI9XX -
Echo India Nine X-Ray X-Ray).
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What
preparation is
needed?
How to prepare
In practice, amateur radio
operators use certain codes, which
the participants should know, and
be familiar with the general type of
two-way conversations that takes
place when the Scout Group
makes a contact on the radio with a
Group in another country. A little
preparation will ensure that a good
exchange of information takes
place, first of all, your name and
the name and location of your
Group, Scouting activities you like
best. It is good to have a few
questions ready to help you obtain
more information about the Scouts
you are in contact with. This is the
part of your contact to put your
knowledge of the phonetic alphabet
to good use by spelling out your
name and location. Speak slowly
and not in whispers. For the
Scouts’ first contacts it is
suggested that greetings should be
written out (i.e. My name is David –
Delta Alpha, Victor, India, Delta, I
am __ years old, my hobbies are
__etc.) until they get the confidence
to operate without aids. (This does
not take long). Charts displaying
calling procedures (e.g. CQ
Jamboree, CQ Jamboree, This is
Echo India Four Sierra India, Echo
India Four Sierra India, Echo India
Four Sierra India calling and
standing by) should also be on
display. Also a chart showing the
phonetic alphabet should be on
display at the station.
At the beginning of a contact you
may hear an exchange of signal
and reception reports. These give
an indication whether only a brief or
a longer contact is possible.
When to Prepare
The best time to start preparations
for JOTA is in early September
when the Scout Troop is regrouped
after the summer.
Basically the main preparation is to
learn
• the phonetic alphabet,
• the Q codes and
abbreviations used by radio
amateurs
• the J codes used by JOTA
stations
• the operating procedure
(How to begin and end a
Radio contact)
The Group Leader should first
contact the National JOTA
Organiser who will assist in
contacting a local amateur radio
operator, or amateur radio club
who would be willing to set-up and
supervise a JOTA Station at the
Den. A special radio call sign can
be used for the JOTA Station.
However an application for a
special event callsign must be
made 14 days before JOTA.
Otherwise the amateur radio
operator’s personal or amateur
radio club’s callsign must be used.
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The Scouts who will be willing to
join the Group JOTA Team will
require training in the codes used
and how to operate the radio. This
can be done in the weeks prior to
JOTA for approx. half an hour
during the usual Scout meeting
programme.
Setting up the Station.
Is the Scout Den suitable for setting
up a JOTA Station?
Is there enough space outside the
Den for erecting aerials?
Also inside, power points are
needed, also a couple of tables and
chairs and if possible kitchen and
cloakroom facilities. The amateur
radio operator will advise on what
is required.
The Group Leader should also
ensure that help is made
available to the amateur radio
operator to get his or her
equipment to the Den and that
help will be available to erect
aerials, providing poles and
ropes, if required. This is an
ideal job for the Venture Scouts
and Patrol Leaders. After JOTA,
similar help should be available
from the Group.
The amateur radio operator should
be invited to the Den in advance of
JOTA to decide the best location
for the station and aerials and he or
she should also be given the
opportunity to talk to the Group
JOTA Team.
Remember that the JOTA station
will operate under the licence of the
amateur radio operator and under
no circumstances should the radio
be used unless he or she is
present. his or her equipment is
also very expensive and his or
her instructions about not
touching certain knobs and
controls on the radio should be
carefully followed.
Generally, the amateur radio
operator will make the initial
contact and then invite scouts to
meet fellow scouts in another
country. Scouts can take turns
sitting at the radio with the amateur
radio operator; three or four at a
time is usually plenty. A timetable
can be made so that everybody
gets a chance. It may even be
possible to hook up another
speaker so that Scouts and visitors
away from the radio can hear the
contacts being made. One Scout
can act as a log keeper and record
the contacts made. Another could
have the job of listing all the
countries contacted on a chart or
use coloured pins on a map of the
world showing the cities in the
countries contacted.
Depending on the equipment
available, its possible that more
than one radio will be available and
other equipment using computers
to demonstrate some of the more
advanced digital modes used now
by radio amateurs. This would be
more likely if a Radio Club is
setting up the Station.
Usually as time passes and
providing Scouts show they have
prepared, the amateur radio
operator will only be too glad to
encourage the Scouts to make the
CQ calls and “take the controls”
searching the Bands for other
JOTA stations looking for a contact
and how to filter out noise that may
appear from time to time. Being
prepared will also impress other
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JOTA Stations and they will want to
contact you.
QSL CARDS
The final courtesy of the JOTA is
the exchange of QSL cards to the
Stations contacted, usually after
the event. Nowadays these cards
are easily designed and printed out
on the computer. So why not have
a competition in the Group to
“design a Card”. Sample cards can
be obtained from the amateur radio
operator or NJO to show what
information should also be printed
on the card.
You can also print your own design
of QSL cards from a simple
template to be found at
http://www.hfradio.org/wb8rcr/
(WB8RCR QSL Maker BL2 v2.2 ).
What paperwork is involved?
All contacts must be logged. The
local amateur radio operator or
amateur radio club will have their
own logbooks. Contacts can also
be logged on computer.
Group / Counties are also
requested to register their stations
so that other Groups or individual
Scouts can be told where there is a
JOTA station in their area, and
complete a brief report (including
photographs and press cuttings
etc.) which will form part of the
NJO’s report to the WOSM.
Registration and report forms are
available from Headquarters or the
NJO.
Countdown to JOTA
The time scale set out below is not
obligatory, but is the optimum in
ensuring that your Group can have
a special event callsign, and that
Scouts are prepared before going
on air.
Whereas a JOTA station can be
organised within a shorter time
frame, an amateur radio operator’s
personal or a Radio Amateur
Club’s callsign will have to be used
if an application for a special event
callsign is not made 14 days before
JOTA.
- 6 Weeks to JOTA or earlier
- 5 Weeks to JOTA
- 4 Weeks to JOTA
- 3 Weeks to JOTA
- 2 Weeks to JOTA
- 1 Week to JOTA
- JOTA Weekend
- Within 6 Weeks after JOTA
Back to Countdown.
6 Weeks to JOTA or earlier
The Group Leader should contact
the National JOTA Organiser at
jota at scouts dot ie who will
assist in contacting a local amateur
radio club / amateur radio operator
who would be willing to set-up and
supervise a JOTA Station at the
Den.
Back to Countdown.
5 Weeks to JOTA
Form a Group JOTA Team (i.e. a
core group of Scouts and Venturers
from members expressing the most
interest in Radio). Prepare a
training programme
• learn the phonetic alphabet,
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• learn the Q codes and
abbreviations used by radio
amateurs
• learn the J codes used by
JOTA stations
• learn the operating
procedure (How to begin
and end a Radio contact)
Back to Countdown.
4 Weeks to JOTA
The amateur radio operator should
be invited to the Den in advance of
JOTA to decide the best location
for the station and aerials and he or
she should also be given the
opportunity to talk to the Group
JOTA Team. Now is also the time
to decide how aerials will be
erected (i.e. polls or a pioneering
structure / tower).
Set aside time at your weekly
meeting for the Group JOTA Team
to learn the phonetic alphabet, Q
and J codes together with
operating procedures.
Back to Countdown.
3 Weeks to JOTA
The amateur radio operator should
apply for a special event callsign if
a personal / club callsign is not
being used for JOTA. Use the
application form at
http://www.comreg.ie/_fileupload
/publications/ComReg0463.pdf
Set aside time at your weekly
meeting for the Group JOTA Team
to learn the phonetic alphabet, Q
and J codes together with
operating procedures.
Back to Countdown.
2 Weeks to JOTA
Register details of you JOTA
station with the NJO. The
registration form is available at
http://www.scouts.ie/filestore/do
cuments/JOTA_Reg.doc
Set aside time at your weekly
meeting for the Group JOTA Team
to learn the phonetic alphabet, Q
and J codes together with
operating procedures. At this stage
quizzes during a meeting’s games
period may be useful in
• establishing competency
• introducing an element of
fun
Back to Countdown.
1 Week to JOTA
Set aside time at your weekly
meeting for the Group JOTA Team
to learn the phonetic alphabet, Q
and J codes together with
operating procedures.
Prepare charts for display on the
wall behind the radio equipment
showing
• the phonetic alphabet,
• the Q codes and
abbreviations used by radio
amateurs
• the J codes used by JOTA
stations
• CQ calling procedures
• Group information such as
QTH (location), Maidenhead
locator (available from
Amateur radio operator) and
Worked All-Ireland Square
(available from amateur
radio operator).
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Back to Countdown.
JOTA Weekend
Friday evening / Saturday morning
Ensure that sufficient members
of the Group are available to
• erect aerials.
• set out tables and chairs
for operators.
Over the weekend
• ensure a constant supply of
hot water for tea / coffee.
Sunday evening
Ensure that sufficient members
of the Group are available to
• take down aerials.
• Help with removing all
equipment
Back to Countdown.
Within 6 Weeks after JOTA
Send a report of your JOTA
activities, including photographs
and press cuttings to the NJO. Use
the form at
http://www.scouts.ie/filestore/do
cuments/JOTA_Rep.doc
Parental consent is required for all
photographs submitted as they
may appear on the web pages of SI
and / or WOSM.
Back to Countdown
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Where can I get further information?

National JOTA Organiser: jota at scouts dot ie

Useful Web Pages

Scouting Ireland
Radio scouting www.scouts.ie/international/jota

World JOTA Organiser www.scout.org/jota

UK Radio Scouting www.radio-scouting.org.uk/

United States JOTA

Pages www.scouting.org/international/jota.html

Australia JOTA
Resources www.scouts.com.au/main.asp?iStoryID=877&iShellID=706

New Zealand Radio Scouting

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~jim-p/jota/jota.html

American Radio Relay

League JOTA Page www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/jota.html

Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) www.irts.ie/

Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) www.rsgb.org/

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The Codes Used In Radio
Morse Code is learned just like another language and it is not as difficult as
you may think. Morse Code learning tapes are plentiful and one can also
attend classes at Radio Clubs to learn the Morse Code.

Letter Morse Letter Morse Digit Morse

A .- N -. 0 -----
B -... O --- 1 .----
C -.-. P .--. 2 ..---
D -.. Q --.- 3 ...--
E . R .-. 4 ....-
F ..-. S ... 5 .....
G --. T - 6 -....
H .... U ..- 7 --...
I .. V ...- 8 ---..
J .--- W .-- 9 ----.
K -.- X -..-
L .-.. Y -.--
M -- Z --..

Rather than learn from A to Z, it is far more interesting and easier to learn the
letters and numbers by association, and not by DOTs and DASHs, but by
DITs and DAHs, as it will sound over the airwaves, the DAH being 3 times the
DIT. For example learning morse by sound DI DAH – DI DAH DAH and DI
DAH DAH DAH for A, W and J is easier than following the alphabet DIH DAH
– DAH DI DI DIT and DAH DI DAH DIT for A, B and C.

A W J U V
.- .-- .--- ..- ...-
di dah di dah dah di dah dah dah di di dah di di di dah

E T I M S O H
. - .. -- ... --- ....
dit dah di dit dah dah di di dit dah dah dah di di di dit

R L P F
.-. .-.. .--. ..-.
di dah dit di dah di dit di dah dah dit di di dah dit

N D B G Z C
-. -.. -... --. --.. -.-.
dah dit dah di dit dah di di dit dah dah dit dah dah di dit dah di dah dit

K Q Y X
-.- --.- -.-- -..-
dah di dah dah dah di dah dah di dah dah dah di di dah

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 1 2 3 4 5
.---- ..--- ...-- ....- .....
di dah dah di di dah dah di di di dah
dah dah dah dah di di di di dah di di di di dit

6 7 8 9 0
-.... --... ---.. ----. -----
dah dah di di dah dah dah di dah dah dah dah dah dah
dah di di di dit dit dit dah dit dah dah

The key to learning morse is practice and revision. As you master each
group you must keep revising the previous groups learnt.

The Phonetic Alphabet.

Why should one have to know this?

Well consider you are having a contact on radio and there is also noise in the
background or signals are fading. These are situations when you may have to
spell your name or where you live etc. But in these conditions the letters B
and C and E and P and V could all sound like EEE. So we speak Bravo for B
and Echo for E and Victor for V. Another reason is that both ways we hear
unfamiliar Names and Places that need to be spelled and it is best to use
phonetics

Q Codes

Basically they are abbreviations for common words used and help to break
down language barriers. Q codes are also used when seeking information.

My QTH is Dublin
Thank you for this nice QSO (contact)
Please send me your QSL card
There is QSB on your signal (signal is fading)
Sorry for the QRM in my Shack (maybe the dog is barking!)
I must go QRT now (close down station
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Country / DXCC Entity Prefixes
Prefix Entity Continent
Spratly Is. AS
1A0 Sov. Mil. Order of Malta EU
3A Monaco EU
3B6,7 Agalega & St. Brandon AF
3B8 Mauritius AF
3B9 Rodrigues I. AF
3C Equatorial Guinea AF
3C0 Annobon I. AF
3D2 Fiji OC
3D2 Conway Reef OC
3D2 Rotuma I. OC
3DA Swaziland AF
3V Tunisia AF
3W, XV Vietnam AS
3X Guinea AF
3Y Bouvet AF
3Y Peter I I. AN
4J, 4K Azerbaijan AS
4L Georgia AS
4P-4S Sri Lanka AS
4U-ITU ITU HQ EU
4U-UN United Nations HQ NA
4W E. Timor OC
4X, 4Z Israel AS
5A Libya AF
5B Cyprus AS
5H-5I Tanzania AF
5N-5O Nigeria AF
5R-5S Madagascar AF
5T Mauritania AF
5U Niger AF
5V Togo AF
5W Samoa OC
5X Uganda AF
5Y-5Z Kenya AF
6V-6W Senegal AF
6Y Jamaica NA
7O Yemen AS
7P Lesotho AF
7Q Malawi AF
7T-7Y Algeria AF
8P Barbados NA
8Q Maldives AS/AF
8R Guyana SA
9A Croatia EU
9G Ghana AF
9H Malta EU
9I-9J Zambia AF
9K Kuwait AS
9L Sierra Leone AF
9M2,4 West Malaysia AS
9M6,8 East Malaysia OC
9N Nepal AS
9Q-9T Dem. Rep. Of Congo AF
9U Burundi AF
9V Singapore AS
9X Rwanda AF
9Y-9Z Trinidad & Tobago SA
A2 Botswana AF
A3 Tonga OC
A4 Oman AS
A5 Bhutan AS

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A6 United Arab Emirates AS
A7 Qatar AS
A9 Bahrain AS
AP-AS Pakistan AS
BS7 Scarborough Reef AS
BV Taiwan AS
BV9P Pratas I. AS
BY,BT China AS
C2 Nauru OC
C3 Andorra EU
C5 The Gambia AF
C6 Bahamas NA
C8-9 Mozambique AF
CA-CE Chile SA
CE0 Easter I. SA
CE0 Juan Fernandez Is. SA
CE0 San Felix & San Ambrosio SA
CE9/KC4 Antarctica AN
CM,CO Cuba NA
CN Morocco AF
CP Bolivia SA
CT Portugal EU
CT3 Madeira Is. AF
CU Azores EU
CV-CX Uruguay SA
CY0 Sable I. NA
CY9 St. Paul I. NA
D2-3 Angola AF
D4 Cape Verde AF
D6 Comoros AF
DA-DL Fed. Rep. of Germany EU
DU-DZ Philippines OC
E3 Eritrea AF
E4 Palestine AS
EA-EH Spain EU
EA6-EH6 Balearic Is. EU
EA8-EH8 Canary Is. AF
EA9-EH9 Ceuta & Melilla AF
EI-EJ Ireland EU
EK Armenia AS
EL Liberia AF
EP-EQ Iran AS
ER Moldova EU
ES Estonia EU
ET Ethiopia EU
EU,EV,EW Belarus EU
EX Kyrgyzstan AS
EY Tajikistan AS
EZ Turkmenistan AS
F France EU
FG Guadeloupe NA
FJ,FS Saint Martin NA
FH Mayotte AF
FK New Calendonia OC
FK/C Chesterfield Is. OC
FM Martinique NA
FO Austral Is. OC
FO Clipperton I. NA
FO French Polynesia OC
FO Marquesas Is. OC
FP St. Pierre & Miquelon NA
FR/G Glorioso Is. AF
FR/J,E Juan de Nova, Europa AF
FR Reunion I. AF
FR/T Tromelin I. AF
FT5W Crozet I. AF
FT5X Kerguelen Is. AF
FT5Z Amsterdam & St. Paul Is. AF

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FW Wallis & Futuna Is. OC
FY French Guiana SA
G, GX, M, MX England EU
GD, GT, MD, MT Isle of Man EU
GI, GN, MI, MN Northern Ireland EU
GJ, GH, MJ, MH Jersey EU
GM, GS, MM, MS Scotland EU
GU, GP, MU, MP Guernsey EU
GW, GC, MW, MC Wales EU
H4 Solomon Is. OC
H40 Temotu Province OC
HA, HG Hungary EU
HB Switzerland EU
HB0 Liechtenstein EU
HC-HD Ecuador SA
HC8-HD8 Galapagos Is. SA
HH Haiti NA
HI Dominican Republic NA
HJ-HK Colombia SA
HK0 Malpelo I. SA
HK0 San Andres & Providencia NA
HL South Korea AS
HO-HP Panama NA
HQ-HR Honduras NA
HS, E2 Thailand AS
HV Vatican EU
HZ Saudi Arabia AS
I Italy EU
IS0, IM0 Sardinia EU
J2 Djibouti AF
J3 Grenada NA
J5 Guinea-Bissau AF
J6 St. Lucia NA
J7 Dominica NA
J8 St. Vincent NA
JA-JS Japan AS
JD1 Minami Torishima OC
JD1 Ogasawara AS
JT-JV Mongolia AS
JW Svalbard EU
JX Jan Mayen EU
JY Jordan AS
K,W,N,AA-AK United States of America NA
KC6, T8 Palau OC
KG4 Guantanamo bay NA
KH0 Mariana Is. OC
KH1 Baker & Howland Is. OC
KH2 Guam OC
KH3 Johnston I. OC
KH4 Midway I. OC
KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Is. Oc
KH5K Kingman Reef OC
KH6,7 Hawaii OC
KH7K Kure I. OC
KH8 American Samoa OC
KH9 Wake I. OC
KL7 Alaska NA
KP1 Navassa I. NA
KP2 Virgin Is. NA
KP3,4 Puerto Rico NA
KP5 Desecheo I. NA
LA-LN Norway EU
LO-LW Argentina SA
LX Luxembourg EU
LY Lithuania EU
LZ Bulgaria EU
OA-OC Peru SA
OD Lebanon AS

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OE Austria EU
OF-OI Finland EU
OH0 Aland Is. EU
OJ0, OH0M Market Reef EU
OK-OL Czech Rep. EU
OM Slovak Rep. EU
ON-OT Belgium EU
OX Greenland NA
OY Faroe Is. EU
OZ Denmark EU
P2 Papua New Guinea OC
P4 Aruba SA
P5 North Korea AS
Pa-PI Netherlands EU
PJ2,4,9 Bonaire, Curacao (Neth.Antilles) SA
PJ5-8 St.Maarten, Saba, St.Eustatius NA
PP-PY Brazil SA
PP0-PY0F Fernando de Noronha SA
PP0-PY0S St.Peter & St. Paul Rocks SA
PP0-PY0T Trinidade & Martim Vaz Is. SA
PZ Suriname SA
R1FJ Franz Josef Land EU
R1MV Malyj Vysotskkij I EU
S0 Western Sahara AF
S2 Bangladesh AS
S5 Slovenia EU
S7 Seychelles AF
S9 Sao Tome & Principe AF
SA-SM Sweden EU
SN-SR Poland EU
ST Sudan AF
SU Egypt AF
SV-SZ Greece EU
SV/A Mount Athos EU
SV5 Dodecanese EU
SV9 Crete EU
T2 Tuvalu OC
T30 W. Kiribati (Gilbert Is.) OC
T31 C. Kiribati (Brit. Phoenix Is.) OC
T32 E. Kiribati (Line Is.) OC
T33 Banaba I. (Ocean I.) OC
T5 Somalia AF
T7 San Marino EU
T9 Bosnia-Herzegovina EU
TA-TC Turkey EU/AS
TF Iceland EU
TG, TD Guatemala NA
TI, TE Costa Rica NA
TI9 Cocos I. NA
TJ Cameroon AF
TK Corsica EU
TL Central Africa AF
TN Congo AF
TR Gabon AF
TT Chad AF
TU Cote d'Ivoire AF
TY Benin AF
TZ Mali AF
UA-UI1,3,4,6 RA-RZ European Russia EU
UA2 Kaliningrad EU
UA-UI8,9,0 RA-RZ Asiatic Russia EU
UJ-UM Uzbekistan AS
UN-UQ Kazakhstan AS
UR-UZ, EM-EO Ukraine EU
V2 Antigua & barbuda NA
V3 Belize NA
V4 St. Kitts & Nevis NA
V5 Namibia AF

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V6 Micronesia OC
V7 Marshall Is. OC
V8 Brunei OC
VE, VO, VY Canada NA
VK Australia OC
VK0 Heard I. AF
VK0 Macquaire I. OC
VK9C Cocos-Keeling Is. OC
VK9L Lord Howe I. OC
VK9M Mellish reef OC
VK9N Norfolk I. OC
VK9W Willis I. OC
VK9X Christmas I. OC
VP2E Anguilla NA
VP2M Montserrat NA
VP2V British Virgin Is. NA
VP5 Turks & Caicos Is. NA
VP6 Pitcairn I. OC
VP8 Falkland Is. SA
VP8, LU South Georgia I. SA
VP8, LU South Orkney Is. SA
VP8,LU South Sandwich Is. SA
VP8, LU, CE9,HF0,4K1 South Shetland Is. SA
VP9 Bermuda NA
VQ9 Chagos Is. AF
VR Hong Kong AS
VU India AS
VU Andaman & Nicobar Is. AS
VU Lakshadweep Is. AS
XA-XI Mexico NA
XA4-XI4 Revilla Gigedo NA
XT Burkina Faso AF
XU Cambodia AS
XW Laos AS
XX9 Macao AS
XY-XZ Myanmar AS
YA Afghanistan AS
YB-YH Indonesia OC
YI Iraq AS
YJ Vanuatu OC
YK Syria AS
YL Latvia EU
YN Nicaragua NA
YO-YR Romania EU
YS El Salvador NA
YT-YU, YZ Yugoslavia EU
YV-YY Venezuela SA
YV0 Aves I. NA
Z2 Zimbabwe AF
Z3 Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Rep.) EU
ZA Albania EU
ZB2 Gibraltar EU
ZC4 UK Sov. Base Areas on Cyprus AS
ZD7 St. Helena AF
ZD8 Ascension I. AF
ZD9 Tristan da Cunha & Gough I. AF
ZF Cayman Is. NA
ZK1 N. Cook Is. OC
ZK1 S. Cook Is. OC
ZK2 Niue OC
ZK3 Tokelau Is. OC
ZL-ZM New Zealand OC
ZL7 Chatham Is. OC
ZL8 Kermadec Is. OC
ZL9 Auckland & Campbell Is. OC
ZP Paraguay SA
ZR-ZU South Africa AF
ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Is. AF

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Amateur Radio Band Plan – Europe
High Frequency

1.8 MHz Band: 160 Metres

1.810 - 1.838 Morse
1.838 - 1.842 Digimode except packet
1.842 - 2.000 Phone
3.5 MHz Band: 80 Metres
3.500 - 3.510 Intercontinental DX Morse
3.500 - 3.580 Morse
3.580 - 3.590 Digimode
3.590 - 3.600 Digimode (packet preferred)
3.600 - 3.730 Phone
3.730 - 3.740 SSTV & FAX
3.740 - 3.775 Phone
3.775 - 3.800. Intercontinental DX Phone
7 MHz Band: 40 Metres
7.000 - 7.035 Morse
7.035 - 7.045 Digimode except packet
7.045 - 7.100 Phone
10 MHz Band: 30 Metres
10.100 - 10.140 Morse
10.140 - 10.150 Digimode except packet
14 MHz Band: 20 Metres
14.000 - 14.070 Morse
14.070 - 14.089 Digimode
14.089 - 14.099 Digimode (non-automatic packet preferred)
14.099 - 14.101 IBP
14.101 - 14.112 Digimode (store-and forward preferred)
14.112 - 14.350 Phone
14.230 Calling frequency SSTV & FAX
18 MHz Band: 17 metres
18.068 - 18.100 Morse
18.100 - 18.109 Digimode
18.109 - 18.111 IBP
18.111 - 18.168 Phone
21 MHz Band: 15 Metres
21.000 - 21.080 Morse
21.080 - 21.100 Digimode
21.100 - 21.120 Digimode (packet preferred)
21.120 - 21.149 Morse
21.149 - 21.151 IBP
21.151 - 21.450 Phone
21.340 Calling frequency SSTV & FAX
24 MHz Band: 12 Metres
24.890 - 24.920 Morse
24.920 - 24.929 Digimode
24.929 - 24.931 IBP
24.931 - 24.990 Phone
28 MHz Band: 10 Metres
28.000 - 28.050 Morse
28.050 - 28.120 Digimode
28.120 - 28.150 Digimode (packet preferred)
28.150 - 28.190 Morse
28.190 - 28.199 Regional time shared IBP
28.199 - 28.201 World wide time shared IBP
28.201 - 28.225 Continuous-duty IBP
28.225 - 29.200 Phone
28.680 Calling frequency SSTV & FAX
29.200 - 29.300 Digimode (NBFM packet)
29.300 - 29.510 Satellite down-link
29.510 - 29.700 Phone

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VHF / UHF

Channel Mode RX Frequency TX Frequency Repeater

EME (Morse and SSB) 144.000-144.035 144.000-144.035
PSK 144.135 144.135
Morse 144.135-144.150 144.035-144.150
SSB 144.150-144.400 144.150-144.400
SSB Calling 144.300 144.300
Beacons 144.400-144.490 144.400-144.490
SSTV calling 144.500 144.500
ATV SSB talkback 144.525 144.525
RTTY calling 144.600 144.600
Linear transponder out 144.660 144.660
Linear transponder in 144.690 144.690
FAX calling 144.700 144.700
ATV talkback 144.750 144.750
Packet radio 144.794-144.990 144.794-144.990
APRS 144.800 144.800
S8 FM - ISS Voice Uplink 145.200 145.200
S9 FM 145.225 145.225
S10 FM 145.250 145.250
S11 FM 145.275 145.275
S12 FM - WAI Frequency 145.300 145.300
S13 FM 145.325 145.325
S14 FM 145.350 145.350
S15 FM 145.375 145.375
S16 FM 145.400 145.400
S17 FM 145.425 145.425
S18 FM 145.450 145.450
S19 FM 145.475 145.475
S20 FM - Calling Frequency 145.500 145.500
S21 FM 145.525 145.525
S22 FM 145.550 145.550
S23 FM 145.575 145.575
Dublin, Mayo,
R0 FM 145.600 145.000 Limavady
R1 FM 145.625 145.025 Galway, Isle of Man
R2 FM 145.650 145.050 Waterford, Stockport
R3 FM 145.675 145.075 Dundalk, Helvic Head
R4 FM 145.700 145.100 Sligo, Caernarfon
R5 FM 145.725 145.125 Limerick, Belfast
R6 FM 145.750 145.150 Cork
Omagh, Dumfries,
R7 FM 145.775 145.175 South Wales,
FM - ISS Voice 145.800 145.200
APRS - ISS 145.800 145.990
Various 145.800-146.000 145.800-146.000
APRS - PCSat 145.825 145.825
All modes 430.000-431.000 430.000-431.000
All modes - see note 431.000-432.000 431.000-432.000
CW only 432.000-432.150 432.000-432.150
SSB and CW 432.150-432.500 432.150-432.500
All modes 432.500-432.800 432.500-432.800
Beacons 432.800-432.990 432.800-432.990
All modes 432.990-433.000 432.990-433.000
RB0 FM 433.000 434.600
RB1 FM 433.025 434.625 Dundalk
RB2 FM 433.050 434.650 Belfast
RB3 FM 433.075 434.675 Cavan
RB4 FM 433.100 434.700
RB5 FM 433.125 434.725 Limerick
RB6 FM 433.150 434.750
RB7 FM 433.175 434.775
RB8 FM 433.200 434.800
RB9 FM 433.225 434.825 Dublin
RB10 FM 433.250 434.850 Cork
RB11 FM 433.275 434.875 Waterford
RB12 FM 433.300 434.900
RB13 FM 433.325 434.925
RB14 FM 433.350 434.950 Galway
RB15 FM 433.375 434.975 Omagh
RB16 FM 433.400 435.000
FM simplex and packet radio 433.400-434.600 433.400-434.600
Fast-scan TV and satellite
uplinks/downlinks 435.000-438.000 435.000-438.000
Fast-scan TV 438.000-439.800 438.000-439.800
Packet Radio 439.800-440.000 439.800-440.000

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 World Scout Frequencies

Band SSB (phone) CW (morse)

80 m 3.740 MHz 3.590 MHz
40 m 7.090 MHz 7.030 MHz
20 m 14.290 MHz 14.070 MHz
17 m 18.140 MHz 18.080 MHz
15 m 21.360 MHz 21.140 MHz
12 m 24.960 MHz 24.910 MHz
10 m 28.390 MHz 28.190 MHz

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Scout Nets
Weekly or monthly nets exist in which licensed Scouts meet on the air:

Net
Country Day Time Frequency Control
Denmark Saturday 13.00 GMT 3.740 MHz
European
Scout Net Saturday 09.30 GMT 14.290 MHz PA3BAR

Japan 3rd Saturday of

month 23.00 local 21.360 MHz JA1YSS
United
Kingdom Saturday 09.00 local 3.740 MHz G3BHK
Sudan Sunday 12.00 GMT 21.360 MHz ST2M
Norway Saturday 15.30 local 3.740 MHz
Sweden Saturday, even
weeks 15.00 local 3.740 MHz
United
States Sunday 20.30 GMT 14.290 MHz K2BSA
Echolink
World Scout First Saturday of 131124 or
Net Month 22.00 GMT 106440 PA3BAR

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Operating Procedures - J.O.T.A.

For Callsign EI4SIX
To put out an invitation to other stations to respond

CQ Jamboree CQ Jamboree

This is Echo India Four Sierra India X-Ray

Echo India Four Sierra India X-Ray

Echo India Four Sierra India X-Ray

Calling and Standing By Over

To answer a CQ call

Call out the Callsign of the station calling CQ

(followed by)

Echo India Four Sierra India X-Ray

To pass back to the other Station

On completion of the message state the Callsign of the

other Station (followed by)

Echo India Four Sierra India X-Ray

To end the QSO with the other Station

Complete final message followed by “Goodbye, 73’s” the

Callsign of the other Station (followed by)
Echo India Four Sierra India X-Ray
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JOTA

Phonetic Alphabet

A Alpha
B Bravo
C Charlie
D Delta
E Echo
F Foxtrot
G Golf
H Hotel
I India
J Juliet
K Kilo
L Lima
M Mike
N November
O Oscar
P Papa
Q Quebec
R Romeo
S Sierra
T Tango
U Uniform
V Victor
W Whiskey
X X-Ray
Y Yankee
Z Zulu
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Q Codes
QRA Station Address (i.e. Scout Den, Dublin Road)
Not to be confused with QTH (i.e.. Location - Dublin)

QRM Interference or Man Made Noise

QRN Static or Electrical Noise

QRO High Power

QRP Low Power

QRT Closing Down Station / Ceasing Transmission

QRX Wait - Please Standby

QSB Signal Fading

QSL Conform Contact or Confirm Receipt of Message / Information

QSO Radio Contact

QSP Pass on Message

QSY Change Frequency to .............. Mhz.

QTH Location

Examples

My QTH is Dublin My Location is Dublin

Please QRX 2 Please Wait / Standby for 2 Minutes

I have QRM There is interference (i.e. Voices, Door

Slamming etc.)

Thank you for the QSO Thank you for the contact

Please QSL via the Bureau Please send your QSL Card through the Bureau

QSL Please Please Confirm receipt of message /

information

Please QSP a message to ...... Please pass on a message to ........

I am now going QRT 73’s I am now closing the station, good-bye

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The J-code experiment

English is the universal language of radio. However not all Scouts speak it. In order to overcome the
language barrier during JOTA and make simple conversations possible between Scouts of different
cultures and languages, a group of National JOTA Organizers devised a code called the J-code. It is
similar to the well-known Q-code used by the radio amateurs. See it as a game and a challenge to try to
communicate with Scouts that do not speak English.

Personal Scouting

JWN = My name is ______ JCS = I am a Cub Scout

JFC = I come from ______ JSC = I am a Scout
JHO = I am ____ years old JGI = I am a Guide
JWA = My location is _________ JRS = I am a Venturer / Rover Scout
JEM = Our Group’s e-mail address is _____ JRG = I am a Ranger Guide
JWL = The Language I speak is 1 JLS = I am a Scout Leader
JWG = I belong to the Group ____
1 = English JHJ = Happy JOTA / JOTI
2 = French JSW = Best Scouting wishes to you
3 = Spanish
4 = Portuguese
5 = Russian
6 = German
7 = Dutch
8 = Italian

General

JAC = We are camping

JWB = The weather here is ___
1 = overcast
2 = rainy
3 = very heavy rain
4 = snowy
5 = fine

In order to ask a question, just add the letter “X” to the end of the particular code, i.e.
JWN = My name is ________ JWNX = What is your name?
JHO = I am ____ years old JHOX = How old are you?

Imagine the following exchange between an Irish Scout and his friend to be in Caracas,
Venezuela. All words can be spelled using the phonetic alphabet:

Hi JWN John
Hi JWN Paco
JHJ Paco, JFC Ireland, QTH Dublin, JWL 1
OK John, QTH Caracas, JHO 12, JHOX
JHO 14 Paco, JSC, JAC, JWB 1.
Bye JSC, JWB 5, JSW John
JSW Paco

Looks like code to you? Well, that’s exactly what it is, the J-Code. John and his friend Paco
may otherwise not be able to have this basic contact. Can you? Give it a try for JOTA.

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Other abbreviations
73’s Good-bye

88’s Best Wishes

WX Weather

TX Transmitter

RX Receiver

TRX Transceiver (Combined Unit)

DX Long Distance (Outside Europe)

INFO Information

Mickey Mouse Marine Mobile

Land Line Telephone Call

Lima Lima Telephone Call

Sked Arranged Time and Frequency for a Radio Contact

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Readability and Signal Strength

READABILTY SIGNAL STRENGTH

1 -- Unreadable 1 -- Faint signals, barely

2 -- Barely readable, occasional perceptible
words distinguishable 2 -- Very weak signals
3 -- Readable with considerable 3 -- Weak signals
difficulty 4 -- Fair signals
4 -- Readable with practically no 5 -- Fairly good signals
difficulty 6 -- Good signals
5 -- Perfectly readable 7 -- Moderately strong signals
8 -- Strong signals
9 -- Extremely strong signals
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Suggested First JOTA QSO

My Name is ____________________________________________________
(First name Only)

(In Phonetics)

I am __________ years old. I am in the ____________________ Patrol / Six

My Troop is the _________________________________________________

(Group No. and County)

My QTH is _____________________________________________________
(Name of City / Town)

I enjoy ________________________________________________________
(Camping) (Hiking) (Pioneering) (Campfires) (Canoeing)

My hobbies are _________________________________________________

My favourite football team is _______________________________________

My favourite Pop Group is ________________________________________

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 Group / County Registration Form
Jamboree On The Air

For the purpose of notifying Scouts of JOTA Stations in

their area and ensuring that participation cards are issued to
Groups / Counties prior to JOTA.

Scout Group / County :

Scout Group / County JOTA Organiser

Name:
Tel (Home):
Tel (Mobile):
E-Mail-Address:
Postal Address:

Amateur Radio Operator in Charge

Name:
Call Sign:
Packet Radio BBS:
E-Mail-Address:
Postal Address:

aJOTA participation – Station Details

Callsign if known
Location of Station :
IRLP No(s) of Local Repeater
Local Echolink Link / Repeater No(s)
Days and times of proposed operations From To
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
No. of Participation Cards Required
Return to jota at scouts dot ie or to jota at ei3ip dot utvinternet dot ie

In case you cannot use email, you can register by postal mail to:
National JOTA Organiser, Scouting Ireland, Larch Hill,
Tibradden, Dublin 16.

by the 7thOctober
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 GROUP / COUNTY REPORT
Jamboree On The Air / Jamboree On The Internet

The Jamboree-On-The-Air and

Jamboree-On-The-Internet are world-
wide events, organised and experienced
differently everywhere. Please share
your experiences, ideas and suggestions
with us in the boxes below which will be
included in the National Report for
insertion the WOSM JOTA Report. Feel
free to include photographs (Cubs /
Scouts etc. with at least a kneckerchief)
including parental consent, local press
cuttings etc. and extra pages if needed.

Scout Group / County :

Report for : JOTA JOTA & JOTI JOTI
Scout Group / County JOTA Organiser Scout Group / County JOTI Organiser
Name: Name:
Tel (Home): Tel (Home):
Tel (Mobile): Tel (Mobile):
E-Mail-Address: E-Mail-Address:
Postal Address: Postal Address:

Amateur Radio Operator in Charge JOTI Service Provider

Name: Name:
Call Sign: Nickname:
Packet Radio BBS: JOTI-Homepage:
E-Mail-Address: E-Mail-Address:
Postal Address: Postal Address:

aJOTA participation Number of

Radio stations
Number of JOTA participants:
Scouts Guides
Radio
operators
Visitors

Radio only
Mix (both Radio and Echolink)
Echolink only XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Did you use the information on the Scouting Ireland JOTA web site? Yes No

Did you use the information on the WOSM JOTA web site? Yes No

Did any Scout groups in your Group / County use the J-code? Yes No

The longest Scout radio contact was made over a distance of km with the
Scout Group in .

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  JOTI participation in total of them in groups of them as individuals

Scouts
Guides
of them using services in total of them in groups of them as individuals
IRC Chat
Voice Chat (TeamSpeak)
Video Chat (NetMeeting)
of them using joti.org services in total of them in groups of them as individuals
Account at Contact List
JOTI Validation Card
joti.org E-Mail-Address
Participation Certificate
Guestbook

Please describe your JOTA – JOTI weekend:

aJOTA activities:

 JOTI activities:

a the most exciting contact:

a funny situations:

aJOTA ideas:

 JOTI ideas:

During our weekend, contacts were made with Scout stations in the following countries

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 (this is a complete list of all countries where Scouting exists):
JO JO JO JO JO JO JO JO
Country Country Country Country
TI TA TI TA TI TA TI TA

Algeria Dominica Lesotho Romania

Angola Dominican Rep. Liberia Russian Fed.

Argentina Ecuador Libya Rwanda

Armenia Egypt Liechtenstein San Marino

Australia El Salvador Lithuania Saudi Arabia

Austria Estonia Luxembourg Senegal

Azerbaijan Ethiopia Macedonia FYR Seychelles

Bahamas Fiji Madagascar Sierra Leone

Bahrain Finland Malaysia Singapore

Bangladesh France Maldives Slovakia

Barbados Gabon Malta Slovenia

Belarus Gambia Mauritania South Africa

Belgium Georgia Mauritius Spain

Belize Germany Mexico Sri Lanka

Bhutan Ghana Moldavia St. Lucia.

Bolivia Greece Monaco St. Vincent

Bosnia & Herzegovina Grenada Mongolia Sudan

Botswana Guatemala Morocco Surinam

Brazil Guyana Mozambique Swaziland

Brunei Haiti Namibia Sweden

Brunei Darussalam Honduras Nepal Switzerland

Bulgaria Hong Kong Neth. Antilles Tajikistan

Burkina Faso Hungary Netherlands Tanzania

Burundi Iceland New Zealand Thailand

Cameroon India Nicaragua Togo

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 Canada Indonesia Niger Trinidad & Tobago

Cape Verde Ireland Nigeria Tunisia

Central African Rep. Israel Norway Turkey

Chad Italy Oman U. Arab Emirates

Chile Ivory Coast Pakistan Uganda

China Republic Jamaica Palestinian Auth United Kingdom

Colombia Japan Panama United States

Comoros Jordan Papua N Guinea Uruguay

Congo Kenya Paraguay Venezuela

Costa Rica Kiribati Peru World Bureau, HB9S

Croatia Korea Philippines Yemen

Cyprus Kuwait Poland Yugoslavia

Czech Rep. Latvia Portugal Zambia

Denmark Lebanon Quatar Zimbabwe

Total contacted countries JOTA: Total contacted countries JOTI:

Our report is supplemented with the following (mark boxes when included):

computer disk with additional text;

newspaper cuttings of the event ;

any other comments or suggestions (use separate pages).

The preferred way of sending your JOTA / JOTI report is by email. Please note the following:

Send your photographs (Troop / Group Photographs only – None of individual

youth members are to be submitted) in JPG format; Please make a selection of a
maximum of 5 photographs. Scouts / Guides appearing in photographs should be
wearing at least a kneckerchief. Parental consent is required for all photographs
submitted as they may appear on the web pages of SI and / or WOSM. Compress
attachments using e.g. ZIP.

Email this form, together with any attachments to jota at scouts dot ie or to jota at ei3ip
dot utvinternet dot ie

In case you cannot use email, send your report by postal mail to:

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National JOTA Organiser, Scouting Ireland, Larch Hill, Tibradden, Dublin 16.

It is assumed that all materials received are free of copyrights and may be used for
publication (including the National and World Scout Bureau reports).

All JOTA / JOTI reports need to be received by the

30th November
P P

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