JOTA Stations on the Air
Previous JOTA participants on air at Gilwell Park, the HQ of the UK Scouting movement
JOTA/JOTI Weekend
Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTA/JOTI) weekend is the world’s largest digital and radio Scout event promoting friendship and global citizenship. JOTA celebrates amateur radio among the Scout Association and the Society is keen to promote and support the event.
JOTA/JOTI 2026
This year’s event is taking place between 16 and 18 October 2026. The RSGB Youth Vice-Chair and Youth Champion for Scouts, Sam McCutchion, M0UEL is compiling a list of JOTA stations which are shared below.
If you are part of a Scouting group and are planning to get involved with JOTA then please contact youthchampion.scouts@rsgb.org.uk by Wednesday 14 October with your station name, call sign and any other relevant information.
| Callsign | Group | Name | Day | Other info |
| G0HRS | 12th Ramsgate West Brownies and Rainbows, 6th Ramsgate Sea Scouts | 12th Ramsgate West Brownies and Rainbows, 6th Ramsgate Sea Scouts | Saturday | 12th Ramsgate West Brownies and Rainbows are in morning, 6th Ramsgate Sea Scouts in afternoon. 40m, 20m, DMR TG 907 |
| G3BRS | 100th Pendlebury Scouts | 100th Pendlebury Scouts | Saturday only | HF and VHF/UHF. Other groups will visit throughout the day |
| GB0DGS | Greenock District Scouts | Greenock District Scouts | Saturday 09:00 -15:00 UTC & Sunday 09:00- 13:00 UTC. Test activation Friday night | HF and VHF with 40m and 2m focus. Possibly DMR |
| GB0GBS | Great Barton Scouts | Great Barton Scouts (Bury St Edmunds Amateur Radio Society) | Saturday 2-5pm | HF, focusing 40 but may change depending on conditions |
| GB0SOU | Southampton City Scouts | Southampton City Scouts | Saturday Afternoon | HF, part of scout ‘walkabout’ activity |
| GB12RSG | 12th Rugby Scout Group | 12th Rugby Scout Group (Rugby Amateur Transmitting Society) | Saturday | 40m, 20m, 2m, SSB, SSTV, FT8, FM, DSTAR |
| GB1BC | 1st & 2nd Bournemouth | 1st & 2nd Bournemouth | Friday to Saturday | 40/20 SSB |
| GB1LHS | 1st Locksheath Scouts | 1st Locksheath Scouts (Horndean and District ARC) | All weekend | 40 SSB, 2M FM/C4FM, FT8 on WARC bands |
| GB1OLD | 44th Norwitch (1st Old Catton) | 44th Norwitch (1st Old Catton) | Saturday 10-4 | 20,40 FT8 and SSB |
| GB1TSG | Thringstone Scout Group | Thringstone Scout Group | Saturday | |
| GB2GFS | Goodwick & Fishguard (Pembrokeshire) Scouts | Goodwick & Fishguard (Pembrokeshire) Scouts | Friday to Sunday | 40, 17, DSTAR, DMR, Echolink |
| GB2USM | 2nd Uxbridge | 2nd Uxbridge | All weekend | 40m FT8, 2M, Multiple HF bands SSB/CW. Being supported by Eccleford ARS. |
| GB4JOTA | Hungerford, Ramsbury & Aldborne scouts | Ramsbury Amateur Radio DX Group | All weekend | |
| GB4WND | Wolverhampton ARS | Wolverhampton ARS | Saturday | |
| GB8BAS | Basingstoke Area Scouts | Basingstoke Area JOTA Station | All weekend | HF (Data, Voice and CW), VHF, QO-100 |
| GB9HHS | 3rd Hampton Hill | 3rd Hampton Hill | Sunday 10-4 | SSB 20, 40. 2m FM. Possibly DMR |
| GX3FSR | 3rd Farnborough Scout Radio | 3rd Farnborough Scout Radio | All weekend | SSB, 2M/70, FT8/4 |
| MW9IQN | 3rd Aberystwyth Scouts and 2nd Penparcau Explorers | 3rd Aberystwyth Scouts and 2nd Penparcau Explorers | All weekend | 20,40,2,70, FM, SSB, FT modes# |
| MW9PTG | 1st Bassaleg Scout Group | 1st Bassaleg Scout Group | All weekend |
JOTA/JOTI 2025
The event took place 17-19 October. Thank you to all the groups that got in touch and let us know about your activity. Read our JOTA report in the January 2026 edition of RadCom.
