Welcome to JOTA at Gilwell Park - GB2GP
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is taking place from Gilwell Park again this year after the restrictions of the last few years. If you want to contact the team and visitors at the site, please see our contact map and current frequencies here.
We also have a number of other activities listed below for you to try – click on the image or headline of each activity to be taken to its page. Click on the back link to come back to this index page.
Book now to join the fun at Gilwell Park on 18/19 October
Videos of the station
Visit our videos page for a guided tour of the Gilwell Park GB2GP JOTA/JOTI station from 2023, as well as videos of some of the activities.
Activities
What is Amateur Radio?
If you'd like more information about amateur radio, what it is, and how to get started, head over to this excellent site by The Essex Ham. (Link opens a new window)
Receive weather charts by radio
Receive weather charts using shortwave radio... these charts are broadcast so shipping can receive the latest weather reports when at sea, and have no access to the Internet.
Click on the heading for more.
Radio webcams
Visit the amateur radio station at Gilwell Park and see what's happening on our webcams.
Latest News
For all the latest news from the GB2GP radio station, please follow us on Twitter or Facebook, or visit this page for the highlights so far...
Jamboree on the Internet
Join Gilwell Park on Skype for this year's JOTI.
Look for our Skype name:
JOTA-JOTI 2022 Gilwell Park
We're also on Twitter: @jotajoti2022gp
And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GB2GP
GB2GP Gallery
A few images of the station from over the years, showing the activities and the operators, as well as the station set-up.
JOTA High Altitude Balloon Launch
Wouter, PA3WEG, is hoping to launch a HAB from just outside Amsterdam on Saturday 17th Oct at 11am UTC (that's noon here in the UK!)... Follow the track of the balloon here, and see live images sent back from the balloon. Click logo above for more information.
Are you in our logbook?
All our radio contacts are logged... check our recent contacts here.
World JOTA/JOTI
To find out about Jamboree on the Air and Internet activity in other countries, as well as some more exciting activities, visit the World Scout JOTA/JOTI island here. (Link opens a new window)
See radio stations using morse code
Morse code is still used to talk to other shortwave radio stations around the world. Click on the image above to read the conversations taking place now.
Listen to International radio stations
Most countries have their own short wave broadcast radio stations, and some of these run a high quality service called DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale). Click here to find out more.
Listen to DMR amateur radio stations
Listen to amateur radio stations talking to each other using DMR. This is now listening to the 907 'JOTA' Talk Group.
Log your stations heard
If you follow the links to some of the radio receviers, you will be able to hear the Scout contacts taking place over JOTA. Click on the title above to download your own page to track who you've heard.
Listen to D-Star amateur radio stations
Listen to amateur radio stations talking to each other using D-Star. During JOTA this will be on the 'JOTA' Conference.
Sign our guestbook!
Thank you for visiting our JOTA page - please sign the guestbook and let us know where you are from!
Contact Map and current frequencies
See where we've managed to contact from the radio station at Gilwell over the JOTA weekend (17/18 Oct 2020) and find out where we are operating now!
Data radio contacts
Using shortwave radio, we can contact other radio stations using various data modes. This map shows where we've been heard and who we've spoken to over the last 24 hours. For more information about the radio modes, click here. Click on the map for the full picture.
Design a Contact (QSL) card
When we speak to another radio station, we send them one of our cards to confirm we spoke to them. Visit this page to see some of the cards we've received, and see what you need to do to design your own.
Watch amateur television stations
Radio amateurs can send television pictures by radio! The British Amateur Television Club run a streamer where all the stations can be seen. Click the logo to see streamer.
Fun in Space
Find out how Radio Amateurs use satellites in space to talk to each other and to learn about our planet.
Live video streams
As we are unable to be at Gilwell this weekend, visit our live video streams to see our operators in their own stations