Scout Award Scheme
There are a few proficiency badges that could be done as part of JOTA and JOTI. These are listed below.
all proficiency badges consist of three components: Investigate, Skill and Activity.
Index
Scout Communications Badge
Scout Information Technology Badge
Scout Technology Badge
Amateur Radio Operator Badge
Scout Communications Badge
This is a subset of the tasks required for the Communications Badge. These are tasks that could be partly or completely done at the JOTA camp. Only one from each section needs to be completed.
Communications Badge
Investigate
1. Research the history of one particular kind of communication (eg Amateur Radio).
2. Find out about the latest technology used for communications (eg Amateur Radio).
Skill
1. Learn and use the call signs of the phonetic alphabet as used on two way radio.
2. Learn and use information technology communication such as Internet chat.
3. Send and receive a message of at least 20 words using Morse Code.
Activity
1. Help set up an Amateur Radio base.
see Communications Badge program download for more information
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Scout Information Technology Badge
This badge covers learning about and using computers.
You might not cover all the work on the JOTA weekend, but you could do some research about JOTA or JOTI that would contribute towards this badge.
see JOTI for more information
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Scout Technology Badge
This badge covers aspects of technology other than computers. a few of the topics for investigation is two way radio , CB , Arduino, Raspberry pi, Electronic systems, engineering, 3d printing and so on.
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Amateur Radio Operator Badge
Amateur Radio Operator Badge A member of Scouts Australia who obtains an Amateur Radio Operator's License, in accordance with Government regulations, may wear the Amateur Radio Operator Badge on the right sleeve of the uniform.
The badge is a gold diamond with a green band across the centre and is issued on the authorisation of the Branch Jamboree On The Air Coordinator.
Amateur Radio Foundation License
In 2005, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, introduced an Amateur Radio Foundation license, targetted at a younger and less technical audience. The examination format for this license is typically a two day training seminar, followed by a multiple choice test and a practical examination. The Foundation License is going to be the perfect license for Scouts and Guides to get started in Amateur Radio.
See courses for more information and application for training
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