Greetings Messages - World Scout Jamboree Thailand

The 20th World Scout Jamboree will take place in Thailand from 28 December 2002 to 7 January 2003. An Amateur Radio Station will be set up on the Jamboree site, Call sign E20AJ.

Normally greetings messages are not permitted to Thailand. For this special event, permission is granted for Full licensees (individual and club) to permit greetings messages in accordance with Clause 1(8) (a) and (b) to be sent to and received from the Jamboree Station E20AJ.

Additional information on the frequencies used can be found from http://www.home.zonnet.nl/worldscout/Jota/frequencies.htm. This is similar to TDOA and JOTA arrangements. The Jamboree web page is www.worldscoutjamboree20.org

It is understood that the Station will be operational for the duration of the Jamboree, 24 hours a day on phone, CW, SSTV and packet. The web site with latest information will be www.qsl.net/e20aj/ although the site was not operational at the time of posting this notice.