Badge Requirements
Explorers – Complete three activities. You could:
- Discover – Find out about digital footprints.Research yourself online and find out what information someone could find out about you if they tried. You don’t need to share the results, but using what you’ve found out, investigate how you can make yourself safer online.
- Experience – Learn a new way of communicating.Learn some phrases and words in either, a new language, sign language or by exploring non-verbal ways of communicating.
- Mobilise – Look at how charities talk about Mental Health. Create and share a way to encourage open conversations about feelings.What could you do to encourage people to talk about how they are feeling?
- Solve – Research the issues around social media and digital communication.Think about the pros and cons of different platforms. What could be done to help people in your Unit use the different platforms safely and effectively?
- Create – Create a method of communicating.Think big – this could be from building a machine to help communicate (think radio, Raspberry Pi, morse code machine or similar), or designing a method of communication to help in one of your activities (for example, when on the water).
Network/Explorers/King Scout Awards
To earn their King Scout Award they can aim to gain all 3 of their licenses for their Platinum, Diamond and King Scout award. Amateur Radio classes as learning a new skill and each license (Foundation, Intermediate and Full) will teach you new skills and advance your knowledge of the hobby.
Find a Club
To find an amateur radio group that will be able to help you young people gain their Amateur Radio License click here to visit the RSGB Website.
