Yet another *OTA: Scout Camps on the Air

From K2BSA:

K2BSA has established a SCOTA committee that is currently working on an award program. Watch for an announcement by the end of 2023.

 7/3/2023

The work of the Scout Camps on the Air (SCOTA) Committee is well underway. It has been over a decade since Matt KR8E had the idea of SCOTA, the program is finally getting the necessary attention. The most recent additions to the SCOTA Committee have been three active youth Radio Scouters. Their ideas and energy have been a great addition. Currently, the Committee is working on building the database of BSA owned camps/leased and is reaching out to each council for this information. The program’s purpose is to encourage the general radio amateur population to contact Scout stations as well as encouraging station preparedness and camp to camp communications.

The program is being built around the concept of BSA owned/leased camps (SCOTA) and scout radio activities outside of BSA owned/leased camps defined as Scout Stations on the Air. (SSOTA). Each council will likely start with one SSOTA which covers all the area of a council outside of a SCOTA. Below are some of the initial thoughts around the award structure. Feedback to the committee is appreciated.

The Committee is also working with multiple social media platforms to increase awareness of SCOTA among the general amateur radio population. This will likely become a global effort and the SCOTA committee looks forward to working along with other National Scouting Organizations to develop a true World Radio Scouting program.

You can join the SCOTA IO (google group)  interest group by emailing [email protected].

Scout Camps On The Air (SCOTA) Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/scoutcamps

Scout Camps On The Air (SCOTA) Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/scoutcamps

Twitter: @SCOTA_k2bsa

Instagram: scota_k2bsa

The Committee is looking for help with software development.

For more information, go to https://k2bsa.net/scout-camps-on-the-air/.