Radio merit badge book

Radio merit badge requirements explain what radio is. Radio call signs and how they are used in broadcast radio and amateur radio. The radio merit badge is an excellent offering for scouts during jamboree on the air or any other time that you can arrange for instructional space and the time of both instructors and scouts. All previous posts will be in a readonly legacy forums section. Record your program on audiotape or in a digital audio format using proper techniques. Scoutbook boy scouts radio merit badge requirements. From the bsa field book, page 436 requirement 1 call signs are identification. The radio merit badge requirements were updated effective january 1, 2017.

Refer to the latest scouts bsa requirements book for merit badge requirement updates. Snow sports merit badge snow sports merit badge pamphlet. Radio is a fascinating science, hobby, and career choice. The radio merit badge book has a lot of good information in it, but these notes tell you what the requirements really want you to do. Troop 1292 me r 11 series electronics boy scouts 9 e 0 u radio merit badge boy scouts of america module 1 radio basics bsa national radio scouting committee 2012. Forums will link to a new platform that contains the same categories plus many expanded discussion areas. Merit badge book library princeton, texas troop 229. The merit badge book is located beneath each picture. Merit badge requirements are revised as needed to reflect updated information and technology. Make you a radio expert basic familiarity with radio. Radio merit badge pamphlet it has very good information about radio and the merit badge requirements. Radio merit badge boy scouts of america module 1 radio basics bsa national radio scouting committee 2012.

The new forums were released to scoutbook on monday, april 22, 2019. Be sure that your troop or your scoutmaster has connected you with a bsa radio merit badge counselor in your area. Learning to use radios for twoway communication can help you be prepared for emergencies by providing reliable communications when telephone systems fail or where they do not reach. According to arrl ad hoc scouting committee member larry wolfgang, wr1b, the new radio merit badge pamphlet had been in the works for. The differences between broadcast radio and hobby radio. Enhancing our youths competitive edge through merit. Scoutbook 2020 scouts bsa merit badge requirements. The current scouts bsa requirements book is available from your local scouting merchandise distributor. New listing boy scouts of america merit badge series book model design and building 1981. Radio merit badge online is designed for scouts who want some webbased help in meeting the requirements for radio merit badge.

Bsa radio merit badge requirements, worksheets and supplemental material from ham radio. Slide decks are also referenced on that page set up to teach the course in three onehour blocks or. There is a process to recommend changes to merit badges and other awards. Visit a radio installation an amateur radio station, broadcast station, or public communications center, for example approved in advance by your counselor. Prepare a program schedule for radio station kbsa of exactly onehalf hour, including music, news, commercials, and proper station identification.