Radio Far From Over for Scouts in Digital Age:

It may be the age of the internet but a group of Castlemaine Scouts has turned to amateur radio to socialise and learn skills that could send their voices around the world. Eight venturer Scouts are preparing to apply for their amateur radio foundation licence in the next month. The Scouts were learning the new skills in a bus retrofitted with radios and other necessary equipment. Trainer Tony Falla said amateur radio was an important and vital tool for communication, especially during emergencies. He said when other modes of communication failed people could still rely on radio because it was portable and could be operated independently of existing networks. “(The CFA) are using radios, they are not using phones,” he said. “We need radio amateurs to be trained, we need people who know about the protocols.” Venturer Scout Timothy* valued the lessons in the bus. “It’s good to know different skills. You can save people’s lives with it. Think of people who use it for mayday calls,” he said. Timothy said the main appeal was the chance to talk to people from all over the world.

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