Scout Pack 96 takes part in Annual Jamboree On The Air (JOTA)

Grayslake Scout Pack 96 takes part in annual scouting event:  Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), to contact other scouts around the country using amateur radio.  Christian Mack, age 10 of Grayslake, talks to a scout in texas using the radio. (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Grayslake Scout Pack 96 takes part in annual scouting event:  Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), to contact other scouts around the country using amateur radio.  Christian Mack, 10 of Grayslake, uses the radion while John Boos, father of another scout, listens in to their funny conversation.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Grayslake Scout Pack 96 takes part in annual scouting event:  Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), to contact other scouts around the country using amateur radio.  Donn Dengel of Palatine shows two scouts the radio signals on his computer, the boy in scout attire is David Hoffman, 10 of grayslake, the boy in red is Spencer Boos, 11 of Grayslake.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Grayslake Scout Pack 96 takes part in annual scouting event:  Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), to contact other scouts around the country using amateur radio.  Donn Dengel of Palatine(Right) shows two scouts the radio signals on his computer, David Hoffman, 10 of grayslake (Middle) and Spencer Boos, 11 of Grayslake (Left).  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Grayslake Scout Pack 96 takes part in annual scouting event:  Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), to contact other scouts around the country using amateur radio.  The radio equipment was antiques, they had to rig one antenna to a tree while also using a hand held antenna that looked handmade.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Grayslake Scout Pack 96 takes part in annual scouting event:  Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), to contact other scouts around the country using amateur radio.  Scouts crowd around a computer that shows the radio frequences and locations for the best signals.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Grayslake Scout Pack 96 takes part in annual scouting event:  Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), to contact other scouts around the country using amateur radio.  Donn Dengel of Palatine shows two scouts the radio signals on his computer, the boy in scout attire is David Hoffman, 10 of grayslake, the boy in red is Spencer Boos, 11 of Grayslake.  (Mark Ukena?Sun-Times Media)