The National Scout Jamboree 2023 is being held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope, West Virginia (EM97KV).  We'll be teaching radio merit badge and getting thousands of scouts on the air!  40m - 10m, DStar (REF033A), and EchoLink *JOTA-365* as available.

Venturing Scouts from the Capitol Area Council and surrounding councils will meet for a day of fun. In addition to Amateur Radio, there will be shooting sports, ATVs, climbing, repelling, swimming, and other activities.

Annual Weblos Woods put on by the troops of the Pacific Trail District at scout Camp Meriwether on the Ocean. The older cubs are the guests who get to look at the all the troops with the idea that may join one.

I have been asked to provide radio activation at the council's annual Spookeree, which will occur the weekend of JOTA. The idea is to provide radio experience to the cub scouts who attends as well as the BSA scouts who will work as staff. Last year the Spookeree had over 400 cubs attend along with […]

We will be operating from our mobile Communications Center. Deploying HF both SSB and Digital, VHF Repeater & Simplex Ops, Packet Radio, APRS, Winlink and attempt Satellite Ops. Also DMR Digital Voice. We will also assist in completing their merit badge

We will be operating at New England Base Camp for JOTA 2023

The council is hosting a STEM camp during the same weekend as Jamboree on the Air.

This is BSA Troop 3 Newport's annual pilgrimage to historic Yawgoog Scout Reservation, 1800 acres of forest in Rockville, RI. Scouts dig a deep pit, line it with hot coals, and then cook 2-3 turkeys for several hours. Families and guests enjoy an early Thanksgiving meal on Saturday night. The Camp is currently celebrating its […]

Laurel Highlands Council in Pittsburgh at Camp Guyasuta will host Radio Merit badge for all pre-registered scouts on November 18, 2023. Present at the event will be amateur radio operators from Steel City ARC and North Hills ARC to assist scouts on their requirement 9a(2) which is carry on a QSO with an amateur radio […]

Winter Camp Merit Badge invitational. Will be holding Radio MB course using K2BSA curriculum. Would like to use the K2BSA call for scouts to make HF contacts during/after class. Control Operator: James Sumpter, K5PCJ