The World Scout Jamboree returns to North America
for the first time in 36 years this summer, and the ARRL Letter says ham radio expects to play a major role. Scouts and
leaders from some 200 countries will gather in at the Summit Bechtel Preserve
in West Virginia between July 22 and August 2. Amateur radio testing will begin
as early as July 14.
Ham radio activities planned for the jamboree
include a special event station on HF, handheld coverage of the entire site
courtesy of three repeaters installed for previous US national jamborees,
amateur radio direction finding (ARDF), amateur satellite contacts, one or more
balloon launches carrying amateur radio payloads and a scheduled contact with
an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. More information is
available at <https://k2bsa.net/world-jamboree-na1wj/>.