The Sam Houston Area Council (of Scouts BSA - formerly known as Boy Scouts of America) has a merit badge event happening this Saturday. They would like to offer the radio merit badge there, and, in fact, have about 20 scouts signed up to take a 6-hour radio merit badge "class," but they don't have a ham to teach the class.
The fellow we planned on teaching had something come up and cannot make it.
I'm sending this out hoping that one of us is available on Saturday (Feb 4th - this wknd) and willing to teach the class (which may involve signing up for Scouts BSA on their website and filling out a form and taking some youth protection training online).
The merit badge fair will be at the scout HQ building located on 610 at TC jester.
A slide pack and work sheet are available to guide you through it.
The plan is to teach the theory and then have a practical during a POTA or JOTA event.
The preference is to have the teacher signed up with scouting and take the ONE single required on-line course “Youth Protection”. We are working on a “plan B” where any licensed operator can teach the badge while a scout leader sits in to sign off.
Please Help!!
Ralph
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From: Jeff Greer
Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 20:16
To: [email protected]
Cc: ralph e phillips
Subject: Re: Radio Merit Badge - Need help for Saturday!
Nope. Wrong link. They are here: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Radio.pdf
From: Jeff Greer <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 8:15 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Cc: ralph e phillips <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Radio Merit Badge - Need help for Saturday!
Forgot to include a link to the badge requirements. They are here: https://www.samhoustonbsa.org/merit-badge-days
-j
From: Jeff Greer <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 7:38 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Cc: ralph e phillips <[email protected]>
Subject: Radio Merit Badge - Need help for Saturday!
BVARC,
The Sam Houston Area Council (of Scouts BSA - formerly known as Boy Scouts of America) has a merit badge event happening this Saturday. They would like to offer the radio merit badge there, and, in fact, have about a dozen scouts signed up to take a 4-hour radio merit badge "class," but they don't have a ham to teach the class.
I'm sending this out hoping that one of us is available on Saturday (Feb 4th - this wknd) and willing to teach the class (which may involve signing up for Scouts BSA on their website and filling out a form and taking some youth protection training online).
I've copied Ralph Phillips here so he can forward this request to OFARC as well, and because he can provide powerpoint slide decks to anyone who volunteers to teach the class...
Thanks for your consideration; if you're able to help, please let me know ASAP, as there's precious little time left to pull this together.
Thanks!
Jeff Greer, W5JEF
BVARC Corresponding Secretary
Father of Joey and Kellan
Cubmaster
Cub Scout Pack 167
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Houston, Texas
(281) 989-5798 (mobile)