Sorry that the links don't
work, but the requirements
for signaling are in here!
For a limited time only:
Signaling Merit Badge is
back! In celebration of the
100th anniversary of the Boy
Scouts of America, four
Merit Badges (Carpentry,
Pathfinding, Tracking, and
Signaling) are being made
available during the year
2010. These badges were
retired over the years, but
have been brought back to
help the boys connect to
their Scouting heritage as
they look to the future.
As mentioned on a Scouting
website:
"If this is a program you
want to bring to your troop,
the BSA suggests you track
down merit badge counselors
soon. For Carpentry, contact
a local cabinet-making
business. A nearby Homeland
Security office could help
you with Pathfinding.
Signaling would benefit from
the help of a local amateur
ham radio group.
And for Tracking, try your
state’s department of
natural resources. Those are
merely suggestions. Be
creative!"
Work on the badges is not to
commence prior to January 1,
2010 and is to be finished
no later than December 31,
2010.
Requirements:
-
Make an electric buzzer
outfit, wireless,
blinker, or other
signaling device. Send
and receive in the
International Morse
Code, by buzzer or other
sound device, a complete
message of not less than
35 words, at a rate of
not less than 35 letters
per minute.
-
Demonstrate an ability
to send and receive a
message in the
International Morse Code
by wigwag and by blinker
or other light signaling
device at a rate of not
less than 20 letters per
minute.
-
Send and receive by
Semaphore Code at the
rate of not less than 30
letters per minute.
-
Know the proper
application of the
International Morse Code
and Semaphore Codes;
when, where, and how
they can be used to best
advantage.
-
Discuss briefly various
other codes and methods
of signaling which are
in common use.
As a special recognition,
the badges will have a gold
thread around the border of
the emblem.
http://www.usscouts.org/mb/carpentry.asp
http://www.usscouts.org/mb/pathfinding.asp
http://usscouts.org/mb/signaling.asp
http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/Tracking.asp
http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2010/01/historical-merit-badges-help-boy-scouts-celebrate-scoutings-past.html
