WE'RE SORRY, THE RADIO MERIT BADGE COURSE IS FULL. YOU MAY STILL REGISTER BELOW TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IF A SEAT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Radio Merit Badge Registration

Are you interested in helping people during disasters? Want to learn about satellites and high tech electronics? Want your computer to connect around the world via wireless? Think it would be cool to talk to Astronauts in space? Then explore the world of wireless communications through Radio Merit Badge!

To help you complete the badge in one day, a Radio Merit Badge course will be held Saturday, January 5, 2008 in Princeton. The course is limited to the first fifty Scouts who register. Adults interested in learning about radio are welcome to participate.

Date: Saturday 5 January 2008

Time: 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM

Location: Sarnoff Corporation, 201 Washington Road, Princeton, NJ 08540-6449

Driving Directions: Take US Route 1 to Fisher Place (just north of Washington Road). Head east on Fisher Place until it ends. Turn left and the main Sarnoff entrance is ahead of you. Turn left at the circle and proceed to the Auditorium entrance.

Cost: The course is free, but participants are asked to bring a tax-deductible suggested donation of $5.00 to the David Sarnoff Library to help restore and preserve its archival collection which was damaged by flooding last April.

Here’s what you need to do:

  1. Register online by clicking HERE.
  2. Read the 2001 or newer Radio Merit Badge pamphlet from pages 1 to 53.
  3. Draw the chart of the Electromagnetic Spectrum (Requirement 3 a, b, c) before the class and bring it with you. That way you’ll be less rushed during the course.
  4. Bring the following to the class:
    1. A signed copy of the permission form.
    2. A fully completed Merit Badge Application card for Radio Merit Badge signed by your Scoutmaster.
    3. Your completed chart of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
    4. Evidence of any requirements you may have completed in advance.
    5. A bag lunch and drink.
    6. A pen and pencil.
    7. A notebook or clipboard to write on.
    8. Proper uniform, good behavior and interest!
  5. Report to the Sarnoff Corporation Auditorium entrance by 8:45 AM on Saturday morning. If your leaders or parents aren’t staying, make sure that you are picked up at 3:00 PM.
If you have any questions about the course, please DO NOT call Sarnoff Corporation.