Icom Sponsors Jamboree 2013

The following is a reposted message from Frank Krizan, KR1ZAN on the ScoutRadio email list:

Jim Wilson, K5ND, has posted the following (May 17, 2012) from the Dayton Hamvention at www.k2bsa.net

Icom America and the Boy Scouts of America today announced a sponsorship agreement for the K2BSA operation at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. Icom will be the exclusive amateur radio transceiver and repeater sponsor for the Jamboree. In addition, Icom America will sponsor an amateur radio station loan program for local Boy Scout councils beginning this year.

You can see the full press release at this link (http://www.k2bsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/PR-ICOM-Jamboree-V4.pdf) "Icom America announces K2BSA sponsorship", and on the Boy Scouts of America website. (http://scouting.org/Media/PressReleases/2012/20120518.aspx)

This is yet another major step forward in the advancement of Radio Scouting.
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