Good Afternoon All, Some things I have done for BSA Radio Merit Badge Events. 1) At a non-camp event, generally the boys will have cell phones out and will be...
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ckz38
flfishinguy38
Jan 31, 2013 1:13 pm
There are quite a few K calls East of the Mississippi and also W Call to the West... In the early days of commercial radio the decision was made to issued K...
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darryl frasier
n3aoi
Jan 28, 2013 3:20 am
kdka in pittsburg Pa. Darryl...
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Jeff Montgomery
wb4wxd
Jan 28, 2013 1:13 am
... 1c is about broadcast radio. K's are West and W's are East of the Mississippi River... unless that changed recently. Do you know of any broadcast radio...
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n5hyp
Jan 27, 2013 8:26 pm
We will be activiating K2BSA/5 this coming Saturday, February 2 from the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas for the day, including a Radio Merit Badge...
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n5hyp
Jan 27, 2013 8:08 pm
Go to our Irving amateur Radio Club site as we have some of the videos, (Not the Katrina one however) available there as well as other materials he have put...
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Frank Krizan
kr1zan
Jan 27, 2013 7:19 pm
Hi all, I must admit that my comment on the K & W broadcast calls has enlightened me and I sincerely appreciate all the References. I must admit that I now...
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Frank Krizan
kr1zan
Jan 27, 2013 6:57 pm
Hi Chad, It looks like it's available here: http://www.arrl.org/emcomm-video 73, Frank KR1ZAN Garland, TX...
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Chad Kidder
cckidder
Jan 27, 2013 3:50 pm
Can one download the video segments referenced in the National Radio Scouting Committee slides? If so, where? The "Katrina, the Untold Story" looks...
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Stephen M. Shearer
wb3lgc
Jan 27, 2013 3:16 pm
Even better answer. See: http://earlyradiohistory.us/kwtrivia.htm K/W CALLS TODAY From: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com] On ...
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Brian
kb9bvn
Jan 27, 2013 3:12 pm
I did some Wikipedia digging and found this: KDKA enjoys grandfathered status as one of six remaining stations east of the Mississippi River that have call...
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Stephen M. Shearer
wb3lgc
Jan 27, 2013 3:09 pm
There are a few exceptions. Both East and West. KDKA is in Pittsburg and there is at least one "W" on the west... The exceptions are older stations. 73,...
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williamkasper@...
wb2sxy
Jan 27, 2013 2:59 pm
Always exceptions: Started a long time ago and still on he air today KDKA, Pittsburg PA but generally correct W East; K West. Bill WB2SXY ...
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Brian
kb9bvn
Jan 27, 2013 2:23 pm
1c is about broadcast radio. K's are West and W's are East of the Mississippi River... unless that changed recently. Do you know of any broadcast radio...
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Frank Krizan
kr1zan
Jan 27, 2013 4:29 am
Jack, That's a great syllabus. Do you have a file which has the contents of the "Binder"? It appears that a requirement for all Scouts is that they have their...
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Jack Girard
girard.jack
Jan 27, 2013 12:10 am
Hello, I just saw this conversation and figured I might as well throw my summer camp lesson plan in the mix. I have taught Radio MB at Camp Freeland Leslie ...
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Jim
jbwilsonk5nd
Jan 26, 2013 4:45 pm
You can find the frequencies and tones here http://www.k2bsa.net/icom-jamboree-support/ 73, Jim, K5ND...
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Chad Kidder
cckidder
Jan 26, 2013 3:32 pm
Thanks all y'all for the links! --Chad Kidder...
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Tim W4YN
w4yn
Jan 26, 2013 1:33 pm
The Angel Fire repeaters are linked across several states. I took a SW-40 and a small battery and operated every night on my trek. Strung up a dipole in trees....
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kk4fxo
Jan 26, 2013 3:38 am
What setup should I program my HT for 2m/70cm use at the Summit? When I'm not instructing Search and Rescue MB I will be soaking up all I can from K2BSA folks....
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Bill Stewart
ke4bae
Jan 24, 2013 11:53 pm
Here is the official link from BSA which describes the Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip. ...
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Scott McKee
nt5sm_scott
Jan 24, 2013 9:54 pm
APRS may be something worth promoting to the scouts at our hamfest and Radio merit badge class in March. Does Icom or anyone else offer APRS info with a...
Great news for Jamboree. We are now in touch with the right people. I forgot, but 9 months ago, ICOM had contacted me to work with them to cover APRS at the...
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Stephen M. Shearer
wb3lgc
Jan 24, 2013 4:12 pm
I missed typed freq.. should be 144.39 {but then you knew that}! steve From: ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ScoutRadio@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
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Stephen M. Shearer
wb3lgc
Jan 24, 2013 4:06 pm
The K2BSA staff is looking at it... But, does ICOM/iGate do it? Or is it digital D-Star and not APRS on 146.390?? 73, Steve ... From:...
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Albert Furlow
albeham...
Jan 24, 2013 2:36 pm
Bob, What would we need to do to get this done, who can give us gear for it, etc? I'll be there, but not until the start when the boys get in. Has anyone...
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Robert Bruninga
wb4apr
Jan 24, 2013 2:27 pm
Folks, The nearest digi to the new National (and International) Scout Jamboree area at the Summi, WV is 40 miles away and appears to be an obsolete RELAY-WIDE...
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Ted Black
wb0tsx
Jan 24, 2013 12:20 pm
Good morning, I'm also a 50 Treker. When we were there in 2003 there were several ham operators stationed around in the back country and they had an evening...
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Walter Underwood
walter_under...
Jan 24, 2013 4:31 am
I don't think there is any ham activity at Philmont. In 2010, I asked the staff whether I should take my HT, and they said that the ranch comms were on 900 MHz...
