Scout Radio Victoria (formerly SRESU) is a team under Scouts Victoria STEM. We provide radio and communications activities for all sections from Joeys right through to Rovers in addition to assisting with event communications for ScoutHike and similar events throughout the state.
We also have a number of qualified assessors for Amateur Radio and Marine Radio operators’ certificates of proficiency. Each year we run a number of training and assessment courses for these qualifications, usually for Scout-age and above.
Another role of SRV is the coordination of the annual Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) within Victoria, including special ‘Scout’ callsigns and the distribution of event badges.
Our portable amateur radio repeater VK3RSR is available to assist Scouting events and activities. Our fixed repeater network in Melbourne (including Emerald, Upwey, and Mt St Leonard) is also available for licenced members of Scouting and the wider community. Internet linking on these repeaters means that you can connect from much further afield – via another IRLP enabled repeater within Victoria, or anywhere in the world!
Membership of SRV is open to all members of Scouts Victoria who have an interest in radio and communcation activities – an amateur radio licence is not a prerequisite for membership.
We are always happy to hear from you and to discuss supporting an activity or event for your group, district or region – including specialist section nights. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss further, but understand we too are volunteers and our services are subject to individual availability.
We meet monthly (except for January) on the second Tuesday at the Branch Activity Training Centre (BATCave) in Mount Waverley. Visitors are always welcome.