The Rainbow Council Boy Scouts will develop a STEM program using amateur radio as a catalyst. The program will include advancement for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, Technician Class license programs, and a permanent radio station at the Scout Reservation in Morris.
2. What is Amateur Radio?
• Geocaching, Electronics, EmCom,
RC Models, Television, Etc.
Multi-Faceted
Hobby
• Operators as Young as 10
Accessible to
Everyone
• Computers, Satellites, ISS
Relevant in
the Digital Age
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3. Amateur Radio in Scouting
• Merit Badges
– Signaling Merit Badge (1911) – Original Badge
– Electrician (Electricity) Merit Badge (1911) – Original Badge
– Wireless (Radio) Merit Badge (1919)
– Electronics Merit Badge (1963)
• National Committee on Amateur Radio
– K2BSA Amateur Radio Association (1952)
– Jamboree on the Air (1953)
• BSA Partnership with America Radio Relay League
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4. Ultimate S.T.E.M. Program
Science
• Amateur Radio uses physical science every day
Technology
• Amateur Radio exists as an “experimenter’s hobby”
Engineering
• Amateur Radio is applied engineering
Mathematics
• Amateur Radio strengthens math skills
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5. Earn License, Earn Merit Badge
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Technician Class
Licensees
Exceed All
Requirements for the
Radio Merit Badge
9. Building the Program
Promote Amateur Radio to Scouts
Recruit Merit Badge Counselors
Four/Six Week License Classes
Amateur Radio Station at
Rainbow Council Reservation
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Amateur radio is a multi-faceted hobby that attracts people with wide-ranging interests. Many amateurs begin with an interest in radio communications and then combine other personal interests to make pursuit of the hobby rewarding.The hobby dates to the earliest days of radio. Today, in addition to Morse Code, amateur radio operators use voice, digital, and other techniques to communicate to other people all over the world.And even to the International Space Station.The hobby is accessible to nearly every one. Children as young as 10 have passed the entry level exam.