What is JOTA?


When Scouts want to meet young people from another country, they usually think of attending a World Scout Jamboree or another international gathering. But few people realize that each year over a million Scouts “get together” during JOTA-JOTI. Modern communication technology offers Scouts the exciting opportunity to make friends in other countries without even leaving home.


Many contacts made during JOTA-JOTI have resulted in penpals and links between scout troops that have lasted for many years.

With no restrictions on age, on the number that can participate and at little or no expense, the JOTA-JOTI enables Scouts 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 JOTA-JOTI through stations operated by local radio clubs and individual radio amateurs.  Today some operators even use television or computer linked communications.

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