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   World Scout Jamboree Gearing Up for Significant Amateur Radio Presence   
      
   04/30/2019   
      
   Amateur Radio will play a role in this summer's 24th World Scout Jamboree in    
   West Virginia, the first World Jamboree held in North America. The Jamboree    
   has chosen the theme "Unlock a New World." Thousands of Scouts and Scout    
   leaders from some 200 countries are expected to attend. The Jamboree's Amateur    
   Radio Exhibit will use the call sign NA1WJ -- North America's 1st World    
   Jamboree. It will be on the air during the event, July 22 until August 2, at    
   the Summit Bechtel Reserve, hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the US. Amateur    
   Radio testing is expected to begin as early as July 14. Operating frequencies    
   will be posted in real time via Facebook and Twitter or via an NA1WJ email    
   group.   
      
   "The goals of the Amateur Radio station at the World Scout Jamboree are to    
   introduce Amateur Radio to Scouts and Scout leaders through hands-on    
   participation in two-way communication with other stations across the globe.    
   This activity will also serve as the Amateur Radio voice of the Jamboree," the    
   World Scout Jamboree Amateur Radio Exhibit Operational Vision document states.    
   Other facets of Amateur Radio at the Jamboree will include Amateur Radio    
   direction finding (ARDF), Amateur Radio satellite contacts, and a scheduled    
   Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with an ISS    
   crew member.   
      
   "We also expect to launch one or two balloons with Amateur Radio payloads and    
   track them as they cross the Atlantic," the vision document continues.   
      
   Organizers are encouraging radio amateurs around the globe to get on the air    
   during the World Jamboree to help NA1WJ demonstrate Amateur Radio for Jamboree    
   visitors.   
      
   The 2019 World Scout Jamboree operation at the Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve    
   will take advantage of lessons learned by the K2BSA Amateur Radio operation    
   during the 2013 and 2017 USA National Jamborees. It will also take advantage    
   of the existing infrastructure, which includes three VHF/UHF repeaters    
   installed by Icom America, as well as the utility poles for installing    
   antennas. K2BSA ham gear stored in West Virginia includes antennas, rotators,    
   and cables.   
      
   Evening operation from NA1WJ will involve at least two operators using the    
   buddy system. VHF-UHF repeaters will offer full coverage of the Jamboree area    
   via handheld transceivers, facilitating networking as well as emergency    
   communication. The exhibit will include an Amateur Radio station with the    
   special event call sign W8J.   
      
   The Demonstration Station will include multiple operating positions offering a    
   variety of modes. These include six stations with 100 W HF transceivers,    
   computer logging software, and large screen computer displays; two VHF-UHF    
   stations for demonstrations and repeater monitoring, and two satellite    
   communication systems. The antenna farm will include two HF directional    
   antennas, three HF dipoles, three HF vertical antennas, VHF/UHF verticals and    
   satellite antennas with azimuth and elevation control, a trailer-based    
   crank-up tower, a five-band Yagi, a 40-meter rotatable dipole, and a 6-meter    
   Yagi.   
      
   Each station will be able to accommodate four participants at a time, plus one    
   control operator. The goal is to give each participant up to about 10 minutes    
   of operating time   
      
   The K2BSA Amateur Radio Association will host a "Radio Scouting" booth at    
   Hamvention® (Booth 2205 in Building 2).   
      
   Later,   
   Sean   
      
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