The idea of a National Radio Merit Badge Day is a very good one. I'll vote for it. Now, comes the difficulty of deciding what day to make it. I think the...
The Colonial District of the National Capital Area Council has a Merit Badge Jamboree each February. Radio merit badge has been taught in each Merit Badge...
Dear Frank et al: No, I am not aware of any formal contact between this Yahoo Group (Scout Radio)and the ARRL's Ad Hoc Committee on Scouting. I took the...
Hi Bill. I have corresponded with Brian in the past and thought that it might have been through this list. I did a little searching in the management archives...
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ClayMayrose@...
Jan 13, 2006 11:10 pm
I have past this thread on to the Oklahoma SM to see if he can apply some influence. Clay WA6LBU...
Frank Just to add to the discussion, for the last couple of years I have taught Radio MB just before JOTA or in conjunction with JOTA ( RB in the morning, then...
Hi Allan, Fantastic. I like the idea of a two day course. It's difficult to keep youth interested over a multi-week course, plus school (and the 'fumes')...
Frank I did not place an age limit on the scouts. The announcement about the class was sent over the Boyscout GreatPlainsBSA email leader list. The class had...
Allan, Do you have a syllabus/outline that you could share with the Group? ... and again, great work. 73, Frank KR1ZAN Garland, TX ... From: Allan R. Batteiger...
Frank Tony and I are cleaning up the PPT presentations a bit. We used several videos from the net, "the ARRL Walter Cronkite", Jay Leno "txt vs Morse", a...
Hey Guys! When responding to message in this group (especially a Digest!) please take time to cut the previous message in your reply down to something ...
Greetings, I am both an amateur radio operator and Scoutmaster. I also serve on our Council Camping Committee as Boy Scout programs chair. I have just ...
... Great idea. I just finished my Wood Badge ticket and one of the items was to get a club call for the Council. Our SE said the council would only officially...
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Robert Bruninga
bruninga@...
Jan 20, 2006 11:08 pm
Here was my attempt at HAM shacks at Camp. See: http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/shacks4packs.html Notice how we eventually decided it was easier to just put...
Frank, Thanks for the info and advice. I just finished my WoodBadge ticket back in the fall and ironically, I'm also a Bobwhite. I've already searched the...
I'm not sure how many hams come to our camp but I guess it's worth finding out. We have a number of Troops that come from out of council as well. I see your in...
In 2000, a number of us Scout-hams informally organized as the Otschodela Council Amateur Radio Group (OCARG), applied for and received our own club callsign....
Camp Rock Enon in Gore, Virginia. Shenandoah Area Council, Winchester, Virginia. ... From: Ray Brown To: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 20,...
WOW, this is strange. I just left a meeting and was talking to "Frank" (WB2IRE) who had mentioned about a newsletter such as this. I'm thinking this may have...
Definitely a small world... either that or birds of a feather... :-) Frank WB2IRE (ex-N4MAI) is a close personal friend of many years, both in the same club...
Very good Frank. I was actually in the same meeting (in person) with WB2IRE. He's a very nice man and always willing to help. He's living about 10 miles, give...
Does anybody have a program for presenting amateur radio to an Amateur Radio oriented Venturing Crew? I've just been appointed Advisor to Venturing Crew 599 in...
... From: "David Zollers" <drzollers@...> ... If they're already into it, I'd take a look at some of the ARRL tapes and rotate thru them... the one...
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Robert Bruninga
bruninga@...
Jan 21, 2006 1:29 pm
... Yes, that was the concept behind having the big "HAM Radio in camp this week is in ____________" sign on the side of the messhall. Because it accomplishes...
Hi, Dave. Congratulations on adding radio merit badge to your program! I work at a camp that has a ham shack and a comprehensive program to support it. We do...
Hi Nathaniel, Even though you addressed your comments to Dave, I would certainly be interested in how you've organized your technology program. You might...
Hi, Frank and Group. I have uploaded the plans to all of badges that my tech center teaches during the summer to the files area. I hope that helps! 73 de...
Thanks Nathaniel, I'll go take a look at your files. I'm thinking it's going to take me a while to get any kind of technology program at camp but certainly a...
Nathaniel, Wow, what great resources. You folks have done a great job. 73, Frank KR1ZAN Garland, TX ... From: Adsit To: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
