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![]() | Radio requires prior counselor approval for requirement(s) #7. |
Radio merit badge | ||
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Status: | Elective | |
Created: | 1923 | |
Replaced: | Wireless | |
BSA Advancement ID: | 093 | |
Requirements revision: | 2009 | |
Latest pamphlet revision: | 2008 |
Contents |
“ | Radio is a way to send information, or communications, from one place to another. Broadcasting includes both one-way radio (a person hears the information but can't reply) as well as two-way radio (where the same person can both receive and send messages). | ” |
Radio merit badge requirements | ![]() | ||
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Requirement resources
1: Radio (in General)
1a: Amateur radio Amateur Radio Service Broadcasting
1b: Broadcasting (commercial) Broadcasting (public)
1c: Call Signs Amateur Radio call signs FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Amateur Radio call sign map (radioing.com)
1d: Phonetic Alphabet International Phonetic Alphabet (US Navy) International Phonetic Alphabet (NASA)
2a: Radio Waves in the Atmosphere WWV WWVH
2b: DXing DX (distance) communications FCC (Federal Communications Commission) ITU Overview ITU Website
3: Radio Frequency Spectrum United States Frequency Allocation Chart Radio Communications Sector
4: Modulation to carry information-animated graphics Radio Propagation Transceiver Transmitter Amplifier Antenna
5ab: Block Diagram Circuit diagrams Electronic symbols
5b: Microphone Feed Line (also see 4 and 5a above)
5c: Open Circuit Open vs. Closed Circuit Short Circuit
5d: Electrical components
6: Electrical Safety – Including Lightning, Antennas, etc.
7: Broadcasting Amateur Radio Station
9b:Short-wave Listening International Broadcasting (Short-wave Listening)
Related awards
- Radio and Electronics share similar requirements.
- The largest Scout activity in the world is "Jamboree On The Air' (JOTA), held on the 3rd Saturday of October. Sponsored by the World Scout Bureau, about 500,000 scouts around the world talk to each other using Amateur Radio that weekend. Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Venturers and Leaders who take part are eligible for a BSA JOTA Participant Patch, available from the International Division of BSA.
- Participation in the national Amateur Radio Emergency Drill called "Field Day" on the last weekend of June each year can meet the requirement 7 for Emergency Preparedness.
Science-related awards
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Hobby-related awards
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See also
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General Merit Badge information
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External links
- Radio Merit Badge Website
- JOTA (Jamboree On The Air, third weekend of each October)
- ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League)
- How to get an amateur radio license (above and beyond the merit badge)