We note that Amateur Radio Supplies has just introduced a program that provides a complete HF station for youth who apply or are nominated. You can find all the details on their website — Amateur Radio Supplies Youth Station Giveaway.
ISS Contact
A recording of the contact with Sunita Williams on the International Space Station from the National Scouting Museum during Jamboree on the Air 2012 has been added to the On The Air page. Check it out.
JOTA Station List
We had 94 stations register their JOTA operations just this past week. This list has now been added to the master list, which brings the total to 348. This is more than double the number of stations that registered last year! The current estimate of the number of Scouts participating is nearly 32,000. We ought to have a fantastic time demonstrating the technology, fun, and magic of amateur radio.
The spreadsheet with all the stations listed along with the detailed operation times, frequencies, etc. can be downloaded by clicking here. JOTA Registration Master File Oct 19
Radio Scouting
Be sure to check out the Radio Scouting article posted today on the ARRL website. It provides an overview of all that has been happening with Radio Scouting over the past two years and touches briefly on the history beginning in 1918 with the Wireless Merit Badge, now the Radio Merit Badge.
It’s at http://www.arrl.org/radio-scouting
