During the National Scout Jamboree in Scouts using Amateur Radio will be active at the Demonstration station K2BSA. Our station will operate on local VHF and UHF frequencies and repeaters in both FM and Digital modes. This document will cover frequencies and usage of all VHF and UHF operations of K2BSA.
*** The K2BSA nightly net is at 1930 EDT beginning when we get the station up and running — no later than 20 July 2026. It will be on the 2 m FM repeater.
Repeaters
K2BSA will operate on VHF and UHF repeaters that deliver coverage on the Jamboree site.
Local repeaters are installed at Rock Borrow site on The Summit property:
| Repeater | Downlink (MHz) | Uplink (MHz) | Shift | Tone (Hz) | |
| WV8BSA | 2 m Analog | 146.700 | 146.100 | – 600 kHz | 123.0 |
| WV8BSA | 70 cm Analog | 444.025 | 449.025 | + 5 MHz | 123.0 |
| WV8BSA | 70 cm D-Star | 441.8125 | 446.8125 | + 5 MHz | – |
| DMR | 441.8750 | 446.8750 | + 5 MHz | CC 1 |
- WV8BSA is running as Echolink node 9877.
- The D-star repeater is permanently connected to REF033A the full-time JOTA/Radio Scouting D-STAR Reflector.
For more information about DMR and GMRS repeaters on-site and nearby, see the WV8BSA Repeater page.
Simplex operations
Where K2BSA is expected to run primary on VHF and UHF repeaters, simplex frequencies can be used for local communications. These frequencies are suggested for scouts on site.
2 M FM Simplex
147.450, 147.480, 147.510, 147.540* * Use 147.540 as Calling Channel.
Avoid 146.520, the National FM Simplex Calling Frequency, as well as 146.550, which is commonly used by mobiles and RVers.
70 cm FM Simplex
446.000*, 445.950, 446.050, 446.100, 446.150 * Use 446.000 as Calling Channel.
D-Star Simplex
SIMPLEX Channels: 145.670*, 145.640, 145.610, 438.010. * 145.670 and 438.010 are commonly used as the National D-STAR Simplex Channels and should be used only as Calling Channels for JOTA. Always listen first to avoid interfering with another QSO.
DMR Simplex
SIMPLEX Channels: 441.0000*, 446.5000, 446.0750, 433.4500, 145.7900*, 145.5100. All simplex frequencies operate on time-slot 1 and use color code 1. (*are commonly used as the National DMR Simplex Channels and should be used only as Calling Channels.) Also TG99.
Linked operations
Echolink
K2BSA can be found primarily on Echolink conference *JOTA-365* and this will be linked to the 70cm repeater through K2BSA-L.
