Ham Community | Scouting | Activity https://ham.community/groups/scouting/ Activity feed for the group, Scouting. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:29:37 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 53e99d5d75c519ecdcee40cde1ffc3e2 Jim replied to the discussion Scout Camps on the Air in the forum Scouting https://ham.community/groups/scouting/forum/discussion/scout-camps-on-the-air/#post-22376 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:42:23 +0000 Reply to Scout Camps on the Air

I will admit my ignorance, I had heard of JOTA but not of SCOTA. What’s more, I don’t think I have that on the poster, so I’ll add it for this next version and for the new metal poster that’s coming out. Thanks for this!!

]]> 1225d92ec47c19d4a0e7bc113adc1e2c KP4CI started the discussion Scout Camps on the Air in the forum Scouting https://ham.community/groups/scouting/forum/discussion/scout-camps-on-the-air/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:40:18 +0000 Scout Camps on the Air

You may think that this is new, but SCOTA has been around longer than Parks On The Air.

Scout Camps on the Air is year round. It has a series of awards that can be gotten to try and get the camps active.

Link is

Scout Camps on the Air — Radio Scouting’s Year-Round Awards Program

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Scout Camps on the Air — Radio Scouting’s Year-Round Awards Program - Scout Camps On The Air (SCOTA)

Jamboree-on-the-Air is the third weekend in October every year. Wouldn’t it be great to extend that throughout the year? Add some awards for motivation, a key part of the Scouting program, and you have Scout Camps on the Air (SCOTA) … Continue reading

]]> ce8ee985d406b238acfb537c212f3f98 Jim replied to the discussion History of the Merit Badge in the forum Scouting https://ham.community/groups/scouting/forum/discussion/history-of-the-merit-badge/#post-22372 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:16:28 +0000 Reply to History of the Merit Badge

Wow. I had no idea the history of the merit badge was so rich, and the PDF is insanely detailed; quite impressive.👍

]]> 0cef48320f66ced809e56751a501f18f KP4CI started the discussion History of the Merit Badge in the forum Scouting https://ham.community/groups/scouting/forum/discussion/history-of-the-merit-badge/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:14:02 +0000 History of the Merit Badge

History of the Radio Merit Badge

BSA starts a Merit Badge Called Wireless in 1919. It is discontinued in 1923 and replaced by RADIO. K2BSA has a pdf of “Radio Merit Badge History”.

The last Revision of the booklet was in 2024 with Requirement 9a5, and it has more in common with the Amateur Radio Technician License. #9 is do one of the following…

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]]> f388fc1006b9e9937172ddb8ca8e15e7 KP4CI started the discussion Becoming a Merit Badge Counselor in Scouting in the forum Scouting https://ham.community/groups/scouting/forum/discussion/becoming-a-merit-badge-counselor-in-scouting/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:51:53 +0000 Becoming a Merit Badge Counselor in Scouting

This is for the Scouting Organization with Headquarters in Texas, USA (B.S.A.). For Girl Scouts in the USA or any other Scouting organization, please contact them directly.

If you wish to teach the Radio Merit Badge on a regular basis, there are a few things you have to do ahead.

1) There is a fee of $25. I have been told this covers the…

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