Radio Merit Badge Day Boy Scouts of America

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Radio Merit Badge DayBoy Scouts of America

• Introduction, Lunch and Closing Sessions

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Gathering Activity

• Play two Ham Band music videos for early arrivers
  beginning at 845
• See You on the Airwaves
• The Contest

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Orientation Session Topics

• Introductory Hello Video on Amateur Radio
• Orientation
• Introductions
• David Sarnoff Sarnoff Labs
• Divide into four patrols

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Orientation

• Goal To earn Radio Merit Badge and Have Fun
• Write key facts in your notebooks
• Good Behavior
• Pay attention
• Ask meaningful questions
• Treat the place and instructors with respect.
• Dont touch things unless youre told to,
  especially in the museum area
• Hams all greet each other with just their first
  names, so you can too!
• Housekeeping
• Youll be moving between three classrooms and the
  museum area.
• Hang coats and store lunches in closet
• Clean-up each classroom as you leave
• Restrooms are through this door.
• Help fold tables and move chairs at end of the
  day
• Fire Exits and First Aid

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Introductions

• Ham Radio Operators
• Dr. Alex Magoun

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What is this place?

• Who was David Sarnoff?
• What do they do here?
• How can learning about Radio lead to a career?

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Divide into patrols

• Count off by fours and remember your Patrols
  Phonetic Letter
• Patrols assemble in each corner
• Determine Highest ranking Scout to be Patrol
  Leader
• Receive Class schedule and move as groups to
  respective classrooms.

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Lunch Time Activity

• Show the following videos while Scouts eat their
  lunches
• Amateur Radio Today
• Icom 2004 Hamvention Part 3 Video Tour with Sarah
  and Trevor
• QA session

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Closing Sesion

• Show Katrina the Untold Story preview
• Tie to Be Prepared and Do a good Turn Daily
• Hand out upcoming Technician Course flyer and
  current ARRL recruiting brochure
• Present Blue Cards
• Thank host
• Gather for Group Photo
• Clean up