K2BSA Amateur Radio Association — dedicated to amateur radio within the Scout movement. Providing information to support all Radio Scouting activities.
K2BSA and Radio Scouting have had some excellent media coverage recently. Of particular note are the two recent write ups on the ARRL website.
Icom America Sponsors K2BSA Jamboree Operation
Boy Scouts Introduces Morse Code Interpreter Strip
Thanks to ARRL for their ongoing support to Radio Scouting efforts.
Icom America and the Boy Scouts of America today announced a sponsorship agreement for the K2BSA operation at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. Icom will be the exclusive amateur radio transceiver and repeater sponsor for the Jamboree. In addition, Icom America will sponsor an amateur radio station loan program for local Boy Scout councils beginning this year.
You can see the full press release at this link Icom America announces K2BSA sponsorship and on the Boy Scouts of America website.
This is yet another major step forward in the advancement of Radio Scouting.
Today the Boy Scouts of America introduced a Morse Code Interpreter Strip for wear on youth and adult uniforms to designate those who are proficient in Morse Code. It denotes their availability for emergency communications and other types of supporting communication for Scouting and the community.
The patch design spells out the word M-O-R-S-E in Morse Code.
The full announcement is at this link Morse Code Interpreter Strip Requirements
The leadership team for the K2BSA operation at the 2013 Jamboree has completed version 7 of the operations plan. A great deal of information has been added on the Radio Merit Badge, Demonstration Station, and ARDF-Foxhunting. In addition, the full plan has been updated to include information gleaned from a March 2012 meeting at the Summit.
You can download it at Jamboree Plan Version 7.
The K2BSA Jamboree leadership team that contributed to this plan include Ron Wood, K0BRO; Bill Bode, N4WEB; Keith Kaiser, WA0TJT; Russ Mickiewicz, N7QR; and Jim Wilson, K5ND.
