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| This Historical Merit
Badge can be earned only during calendar year 2010, in honor of the
100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. It was first offered in 1910 (as Signaler) and discontinued in 1992 (as Signaling). These are the original requirements for Signaling written in 1911. The requirements are as follows: 1. Make an electric buzzer outfit, wireless,
blinker, or
other signaling device.
2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Send and receive by Semaphore Code at the rate of not less than 30 letters per minute. 5. Know the proper application of the International Morse Code and Semaphore Codes; when, where, and how they can be used to best advantage. 6. Discuss briefly various other codes and methods of signaling which are in common use. |
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