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Jamboree on the Air, or JOTA, is the annual amateur radio event of the worldwide Scouting movement, held over the third full weekend of October. Scouts and Guides visit amateur stations at Scout camps, meeting halls, club stations and hams' homes, and talk by radio with other Scouts around the world, calling "CQ Jamboree". First held in 1958, it is not a contest: the point is to make friends and discover amateur radio. Licensed hosts keep the station legal, since the Scouts' conversations are third-party communications. Read more…