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What is Radio Scouting?And, Why Should I Care?

Mentoring the Next Generation of Hams!

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Jamboree on the Air Radio Merit Badge Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip National Scout Jamboree Operation Morse Code Interpreter Strip

What is Radio Scouting?

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World-Wide Annual Event --- Third Weekend in October

Largest Scouting Event in the World 700,000 Scouts, 13,500 stations in 142

countries Introduce Scouts to the fun and technology of

amateur radio and gain perspective on other countries, other Scouting programs --- by talking to other Scouts.

What is Jamboree on the Air?

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It can be a home station

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Or Outdoors

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Scouts engage in conversations with other Scouts across the country and around the world.

They get a glimpse of other cultures and regional differences.

Scouts get exposed to the technology, fun and magic of amateur radio.

Natural starting point for Radio Merit Badge.

What are the Benefits?

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Work with your local Scout Council, District, or Unit.

Line up with an existing Scouting event that happens on JOTA weekend --- October 19/20, 2013

Go where the Scouts are as one more supporting activity for the event

How do I organize a JOTA event?

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The go-to website ishttp://www.scouting.org/jota.aspx

Leader guidelines, operator guidelines, planning and calendars, program ideas, success stories, activity books, participation certificates, graphics.

Station registration and lists of all stations participating.

What Resources are Available?

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JOTA Website

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Introduction to Radio Broadcast, SWL, and Ham Radio

Options Can be completed in a day-long

workshop Jamboree using a four-hour time

frame

What is Radio Merit Badge?

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Strong Interest & Growth

1953 to 1962

1963 to 1972

1973 to 1982

1983 to 1992

1993 to 2002

2003 to 2012

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10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000 Radio Merit Badges Earned/Decade

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Builds on Senior Scout Radioman Strip from 1940’s

All licensed youth and adult members can wear this strip

Natural follow-on to Radio Merit Badge with Technician license training and uniform patch reward

Keeps Scouts engaged with amateur radio

Amateur Radio Operator Rating Strip

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K2BSA Operation 2013 at the Summit Demonstration Station --- 2,600+ Scouts Radio Merit Badge --- 340 Scouts ARDF-Foxhunting ISS Contact High-Altitude Balloon Launches Permanent Repeater Installation

National Scout Jamboree

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5 wpm send and receive, requirements online

Already the second largest selling interpreter strip

Morse Code Interpreter Strip

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Radio Scouting Path

Special RecognitionMorse Code

Interpreter StripAmateur Radio

Operator Rating Strip

Rank AdvancementRadio Merit Badge

IntroductionJamboree on the Air

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So What’s in it for me?Why Should I Care?

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10 Complete Station for loan to Councils, entering second year of the program

Promotion of Radio Scouting year round Official Jamboree Transceiver and Repeater

Sponsor Provided turn-key installation of three

repeaters at the Summit in West Virginia

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K2BSA Website http://www.k2bsa.net K2BSA Facebook Page

http://www.facebook.com/K2BSA.Scouting K2BSA Twitter

http://twitter.com/K2BSA_Scouting JOTA Pages http://www.scouting.org/jota

More InfoKeep Up-to-date

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Q & A

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