Comments on: Calling Amateur Radio Operators http://foxriverbsa.org/blog/2012/06/12/calling-amateur-radio-operators/ Scouting the Fox! Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:31:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dan Gross http://foxriverbsa.org/blog/2012/06/12/calling-amateur-radio-operators/#comment-180 Dan Gross Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:35:53 +0000 http://foxriverbsa.org/?p=1903#comment-180 Hey Brian! While not a HAM myself, I have some really good friends who have been pretty involved with the sport too! It would be really great to put together a Radio Merit Badge session at an upcoming field day or other gathering – a great way to introduce new young people to HAM! The requirements certainly look very doable under the right tutor! http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Radio

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]]> By: Brian Cieslak http://foxriverbsa.org/blog/2012/06/12/calling-amateur-radio-operators/#comment-179 Brian Cieslak Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:12:51 +0000 http://foxriverbsa.org/?p=1903#comment-179 I am a ham radio operator and a merit badge counselor for Three harbours district. The radio club I belonge to has sposnored a few JOTA stations over the years and have had scouts drop in to make some contacts and earn the patch. Starting with this National Jamboree scouts who know the morse code can get an interpreters patch for there uniform.
I am also working on designing some some low cost radio orienteering equipment , ARDF or amatuer radio direction finding ( also called fox or snipe hunting) is becoming an international sport. A quick description..transmitters are hidden in a large are and scouts have to track them down, stamp a card. usually 3 to 5 transmitters are hidden. Its a race against the clock.
Lets not forget the radio merit badge..it can lead to a fun. life time hobby that lets you experiment with leading edge technology and science.
73,
Brian K9WIS
Member of the Boys Life Radio Club..

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