How about a little guidance. We are discussing having a one week Radio Camp at Chester County Council Camp Ware next summer. The goal would be licensing up to...
With the moderator's approval I would like to announce a new book entitled "The Hiker's Guide to Preparing Home-Cooked Meals on the Trail." The book explores...
Dear Fellow Scout Reflector Ham Operators: I'm Bill Morine, N2COP. I'm the ARRL statewide Public Information Coordinator for North Carolina and I'm also a...
Thinking Day on the Air (TDOTA)/Guides on the Air (GOTA) will take place the weekend of February 21/22, 2004. For info on Guides On The Air (GOTA)/Thinking Day...
QST QST QST HAPPY NEW YEAR I hope someone can answer this question. I inquired about becoming a staff member for K2BSA during the 2005 Jamboree a couple of...
... During a five day all adult mini trek at Philmont in 2000 as part of an Autumn "Advanced Camping Skills Course" was the only time I've ever seen my Garmin...
Happy New Year to all: My Life Scout, Grant (KG4OCD), will be going to Philmont this summer. Does anyone know if you can hit any 2 meter or 440 MHz repeaters...
Hi everyone. I'm new here but have been in scouting most of my life. I just want want to pose a question and hopefully get some responses and opinions from all...
Salamou alikom koll aam wa antom bikhir 2004 Bonne année 2004 pleine de joie d'amour et de reussite . tanti auguri peril 2004 con tanti scomessi . Happy New...
Does anyone have a radio merit badge book from the late 50's, early 60's with the one tube radio? I'm looking for a copy of the schematic. Thanks in advance ...
Greetings fellow HAMs & Scouters! I've been working on the Emergency Preparedness merit badge with some young men (ages 12-17) in my neighborhood and they are...
I have added a data base to show how many 2003 JOTA reports/logs ( http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/jotalog/ ) the ARRL has received as of 11/9/03. Jean...
I'm not sure who to ask, but I would like permission to link from the ARRL web site (scout area) to the "files" in this group. I'm especially interested in...
Hi all, I like the idea of 145.55 and 444.55 as "standard" US Scout frequencies - especially for Scout camp and event use. This way, we avoid ticking off any ...
ARRL has reported that amateur satellite UO-14 has been confirmed to be dead. On my heart breaks at that news since it was a great demo sat. I have 150+...
I would like to hear from anyone out there that can tell me how they or a group they are involved in went about creating a station at their summer camp. ...
... I would like to suggest a 2 meter frequency in the "European" 2 meter band. This for visiting scouts who's radios only do 144.000 to 145.9875. ... Same for...
... Hi T.J., You are right but the problem is that if you look at many of the manufacturers websites you will see that nearly all ham equipment comes in an A...
If you were kicked from the channel (an automated function) for idling, it wasn't for only five minutes. The idle timer has never been set for less than 30...
Hi Group, I took the liberty to create a poll on: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scoutradio/polls Please vote. I've been following the discussion and I think...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the scoutradio group: What 2 meter frequency would you like to see as Scout frequency in the US? o...
Our biggest problem is the fact that Central Florida Council has a humongous training day, University of Scouting, on the third Saturday of October. I have...
I suggest that scouts listen to 146.52 MHz when in the field. In all but the most populated areas there is unlikely to be any traffic on the channel. If there...
Just in case you don't know it exists, the official WOSM JOTA website is at http://www.home.zonnet.nl/worldscout//. This site is based in the Netherlands, but...
While I have been sitting here at work eyeing up a server that appears to be complete toast, I have been mulling over the use of PL tones.. I would almost...
I don't mean to muddy the waters, but I thought I read that BSA National had already developed a recommended FRS channel plan. I read it somewhere and it...