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05/19/2012 | ICOM to Support Boy Scouts at National Jamboree and at Local Council Level
Against the backdrop of the 2012 Dayton Hamvention® -- the largest gathering of radio amateurs in the US -- ICOM America announced a sponsorship agreement with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for the organization’s 2013 National Scout Jamboree. As the BSA
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05/08/2012 | BSA to Offer Morse Code Interpreter Strip
For many years, Boy Scouts and Scouters have been able to earn an interpreter strip to wear on their uniforms. This strip -- worn on the uniform above the right pocket -- denotes proficiency in a foreign language or sign language. Each language has its ow
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02/16/2012 | Boys, Rain and Radio500 scouts, a tent of solar panels and the Battleship New Jersey spotlight ham radio.
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09/28/2011 | Scouts to Take to the Airwaves for the 54th Jamboree on the Air
Each year, more than 500,000 Scouts in more than 100 countries take to the airwaves on the third full weekend in October -- and this year will be no different. The Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) is an annual Scouting and Amateur Radio event sponsored by the W
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08/24/2011 | Scoutmaster Arthur Anderson, W9WPH, Stabbed to Death on Hiking Trip
Arthur Anderson, W9WPH, of Kokomo, Indiana, 76, bled to death after being stabbed in what authorities are calling “a senseless act.” On Sunday, August 21, Anderson -- together with another man -- was leading two Boy Scouts, ages 11 and 12, on a required f
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02/03/2011 | Boy Scouts of America and ARRL Team Up to Help Scouts Learn Communications Skills
ARRL and BSA signed a Memorandum of Understanding January 31, 2011
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01/04/2011 | America’s Oldest Scouter: Woody Woodward, W7KOP (SK)
Leonard Andrew “Woody” Woodward, W7KOP, of Mapleton, Utah, passed away December 25, 2010. He was 99. Woodward -- who, according to the Boy Scouts of America, was the “longest continuously registered Scouter” -- was involved with scouting for more than 87
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10/14/2010 | Jamboree on the Air -- Coming This Weekend to a Radio Near You!
With the BSA centennial celebration as a backdrop, the 53rd Annual Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) will provide an opportunity for Scouts to get on the air and get a taste of the fun and magic of radio that has captivated many a young person over the past 100
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