I am maybe not qualified only being a ham for 3 months, but I was a scout leader in the early 80s so add me to a list for a second, I can carry equipment and such and I am a believer in the scouts, even if they went bankrupt from legal fees. Marc.
On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 12:18 PM Jeff Greer via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > BVARC, > > The Sam Houston Area Council (of Scouts BSA - formerly known as Boy Scouts > of America) has several upcoming Merit Badge Fairs. They would like to > offer the Radio Merit Badge class at each of these events, and they have a > number of interested scouts already signed up. > > Requirements for earning the Radio Merit Badge are here: > https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Radio.pdf > > There are several slide decks available for instructors, as well as a > workbook, but the resources could use refining prior to the next class, I'm > told. Recent volunteers told us that the slide deck they used went in a > slightly different order than the workbook, which cost them some valuable > time. (I think these are all 6-hour classes, and there's a lot of material > to cover.) > > We have a loosely organized team working on putting together an info > packet for the kids who are interested, including how to find and > participate in a POTA event (requirements for the merit badge include > visiting a radio station and making QSOs, which can be - but don't have to > be - covered in the classes) and how to study for the ham exams, where to > find exams sessions, how to get in touch with local ham radio clubs, etc. > > We've learned that it works best to have at least 2 and preferably 3 > teachers in the room. All the instructors will need to take (free, online) > Youth Protection Training prior to participating, and at least one will > need to become a merit badge councilor (which involves filling out some > paperwork). > > We're looking for volunteers for the dates below, but also looking to > build a team of interested parties, as we expect there will be other > opportunities to teach the class not listed here throughout the year. > > Known dates so far: > > April 1 at 8:30 and 1:00 (or extend into an all-day session); contact is > Ross Cunningham - r...@cunningham.net > > April 15 @ SHAC HQ; contact is Sophia Hwang - shsteven...@gmail.com > > Someone in the room will need to be a registered Merit Badge Councilor, > and all may need to be registred with BSA. Ross and Sophia can help with > the process. > > If you are interested, please reach out to Ross and/or Sophia directly. > > Thanks! > > Jeff Greer, W5JEF > BVARC Corresponding Secretary > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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