Jamboree on the Air 2026

Jamboree on the Air 2026 On Saturday, October 17, 2026, Troop 119 in Lexington, MA took part in Jamboree on the Air (JOTA). This year the troop set up a radio station in the center of town instead of at a campout. I applied for a permit from the Town of Lexington to set up in the town center, a good way to give the troop some visibility and to draw walk-up visitors who could try amateur radio. I was there as Scoutmaster and set up the station. We also invited other Scout troops to join us, and some Scouts dropped in. Tate (K1MKD), on the left, operating the station. Brian Sniffen (N2WIV) sent me the photos from the day and wrote: We got some great contacts, several first times on the mic for scouts, and these photos. We operated on 10 and 20 meters and made a lot of contacts. The most important result was that Scouts who showed up got on the air, saw radio operations and science demonstrated, and had fun. Our troop has seven adults and four Scouts with amateur radio licenses. The…