[K3CAL] Assistance with the Scout's Radio Merit Badge on 8/9

[Dale Sollars]

Good afternoon.  I can assist with anything needing to be done at the
event.  Just let me know.  Dale KC3RKP

On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 10:23 PM Jon Davis via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> That’s my old Troop. I can assist.
>
> Jon
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 31, 2026, at 21:39, Zzz via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > I’m a registered scouter and available to be at the church or on the
> air.
> >
> > Drew
> > KN4VWB
> >
> >
> > On Jul 31, 2026, at 19:56, Mike Nasitka, AL3G via K3CAL <
> k3cal at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > Good Afternoon,
> >
> > I’ll be teaching the Radio Merit Badge to the Scouts on the afternoon
> from 1-5P on Sunday, 9 August.  It will be held at Trinity United Methodist
> Church (90 Church St, Prince Frederick).   One of the requirements is that
> they complete a QSO. I am looking from some assistance from the club in
> helping the Scouts the meet that requirement.
> >
> > I plan on setting up at least a portable VHF/UHF Station, and a Portable
> HF Station.  At a minimum, I'm requesting one or 2 folks be listening on
> the repeater, or a given HF Freq after about 3p and talk to a group of
> scouts.  Right now, I have 20 kids signed up for the merit badge, and they
> all need a QSO.  I just got back from the Scout’s National Jamboree at
> Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, and talked to a bunch of scouts that were
> working on their radio merit badge.  The “script” they were given on the
> repeater was for them to call CQ, and when someone answers, tell their
> first name, troop, and ask the other op their name, and at least one or 2
> questions (We mostly talked about the Jamboree, or radio)  Some of the
> questions they came up with were pretty insightful.  Each QSO was pretty
> short.  They asked their couple questions, have a short QSO, and hand it
> over to the next Scout- the licensed OP at the K2BSA would do the station
> ID after all the Scouts would be done.  I’m pretty sure that was the same
> basic script they were following on HF as well.
> >
> > In addition, I request 1 or 2 folks assist at the church to operate
> either / both the VHF and HF stations and help the Scouts make their QSOs.
> If I can get someone to assist, I can open up the class to more Scouts- I
> already have a waiting list of 4 Scouts. Without another OP, I don’t think
> I can get more than 20 Scouts through the merit badge in the allotted
> time.  If a couple folks are able to operate the station, I think I can all
> the Scouts through the initial requirements so they understand what a radio
> is, what callsigns are, what constitutes a QSO, RF Safety, etc. And then
> break the Scouts into 2 (or more groups) and I can teach the rest of the
> requirements, and the other OPs can run the Scouts thru QSOs.  It may also
> allow the Scouts to have QSO w/ someone out there in HF land.
> >
> > If anyone is interested in splitting the teaching with me, let me know….
> >
> > Please let me know if you’re going to be available to help either at the
> church, or talk to Scouts on the radio.
> >
> > Thanks, and 73’s
> > Mike / AL3G
> >
> > (Hopefully this makes it out on the reflector….)
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