State scouts guides exchange ideas with global counterparts

Kolkata | Sunday | 20th October, 2019

Summary:

Members of West Bengal Radio Club (WBRC) — an organisation of amateur radio enthusiasts helped 350 scouts in the state who attended the event in this interaction. "The scouts, who have groups in many schools in the state, play an important role in disaster management programmes. So they look forward to speak to each other by means of amateur road to exchange scouting experiences and ideas. This get-together of millions of scouts and guides over the airwaves for the annual JOTA is held every year on October 18 and 19. With no restrictions on age or on the number of participants, and at little or no expense, JOTA allows them to contact each other by ham radio..