Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-23
BADGE IN RADIO
GIVEN TO SCOUTS
Replaces Award in Wireless; Amend
Rules to Cover Recent
Developments.

Information has been received at
local scout headquarters of the author
ization of a new merit badge in radio
for first class scouts. This badge re-
places the old one in wireless, the re-
quirements being changed somewhat
to meet the developments of the past
year or two. A new pamphlet has
been prepared for the use of scouts
who are working in radio, especially
when preparing for the radio badge
examination.
A ruling has been made at national
headquarters that the holder of a first
grade amateur operators license and
ii regular or special amateur station
license shall be entitled to the merit
badge without examination. A second
grade amateur operators license will
not be satisfactory. Both the opera
tors license and the station license
must be presented before the local
court of honor and shown to be in
force at the time the badge is awarded.
Name 10 Requirements
The new requirements are as fol-
lows:
/. Receive and send correctly not
less than 10 words a minute;
2. Demonstrate the correct form
for sending a message;
3. Be able to tell in your W words
the principal laws regarding radio
communication;
4. Demonstrate at least 10 of the
radiogram authorizations % signals;
5. (a) Explain the purpose of q
detectOr and adjust a crystal detector,
OBJ Name two minerals used IN de-
t~cctors:
Diagram Transmitting Set
6. Draw a diagram of a simple
transmitting set, showing how the fol
lowing instruments are connected:
Dynamo or battery, spark coil, CON
denser, spark, gap, helix, key, antenna
and ground; explain the function of
each or draw a diagram of a spark-tube
set, using a battery, spark coil, con-
denser, vacuum tube, helix, key, an
tenna, ground;
Z. Draw a simple diagram showing
how to connect the following instru-
ments: Antenna, tuning coil or loose
coupler, detector, fixed and variable
condensers. phones and ground; tell
the use Of the above apparatus;
s. Draw a diagram of three differ
ent types of ~aerials and tell their ad-
vantages or faults;
8. (a) Know how to properly ground
a radio set during a thunder shower,
OBJ Demonstrate how to rescue a per-
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have a knowledge of the method of re-
suscitation of a person insensible from
shock;
10. Write a brief essay on develop
ment of wireless telegraphy; explain
what customs should be observed in
operating a radio station.
Acquiring of Property
The acquiring of troop property
along this line is subject only to the
following regulations:
l.. A troop may acquire furniture,
flags Irrational and troop, signaling
apparatus, camping paraphernaila,
maps, museum, library, etc;
.. The troop committee is respon-
sible for all distinctively troop prop
erty;
3. In case a troop is divided, the
troop committee has full charge of the
matter and makes such division as
seems to it just and equitable.
Many scouts in Great Falls have re-
ceiving apparatuses and a few have de-
veloped small sending sets also. One
or two troops have been considering
the building of a troop set, to be To-
Gated at troop headquarters, of port
able shape so it can be set up in camp
or elsewhere away from the troop
meeting place.