The DMRAA will be hosting the annual Jamboree on the Air station this year.  JOTA will be held at the Outdoor Education Center in Ankeny from 10AM to 5PM on October 15th. Please encourage your friends and any Scouts that you may know to join the fun. If you’re interested in being a part of the activity, please contact Brad, KC9DMQ, at 515-963-2462.

Where is Jamboree On The Air?
Conveniently located at the Outdoor Education Center in Ankeny. Go 1 mile west from the 36th Street exit on I-35. The OEC is on the north side of 36th next to First United Methodist Church. Outdoor Education Center, 610 NE 36th St, Ankeny, Iowa.

Click here for JOTA Flyer

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association is moving forward with support for the 59th Jamboree On The Air, the world’s largest annual scouting jamboree. In a typical year, JOTA draws over 1 million scouts in over 150 countries to make contacts on over 11,000 stations operated by over 20,000 amateurs worldwide. With permission from the board of directors, this year’s Mid-Iowa Council JOTA station will be making contacts worldwide using the DMRAA call sign W0AK. This effort is one of over a 100 stations currently registered with the World Organization of the Scout Movement in the United States and one of over 500 worldwide. Registration has been open for about a week now and will remain open for another 5 weeks until the Jamboree On The Air so the number of registered stations will only continue to build. The scouts of Mid-Iowa Council are thankful for the support of the DMRAA. Keep an eye open for further developments as we get closer to the big day!

More details are available at

http://www.scouting.org/jota.aspx and http://www.arrl.org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota

Contact Brad at [email protected]