AMSAT Youth Initiative Launches Its Fifth Course: Satellites and Astronomy

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AMSAT Youth Initiative Launches Its Fifth Course: Satellites and Astronomy

Getting young people hooked on STEM often comes down to finding the right entry point, and AMSAT's Youth Initiative has just added another one to its growing library.

The AMSAT Youth Initiative has released its fifth online course, Satellites and Astronomy, as part of the ongoing Satellites in Space Help Us Live a Better Life on Earth series. The course is available now at www.BuzzSat.com.

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New Technician Question Pool Takes Effect 1st July 2026

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New Technician Question Pool Takes Effect 1st July 2026

On 1st July 2026, a new Element 2 Technician class question pool will take effect for license examinations. VECs and VEs must have new test designs available for use at exam sessions effective that date. 

The newly revised pool, released in December 2025 (updated and re-released on February 19, 2026) by the Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC), must be in use starting July 1. There are 409 questions in this pool, down slightly from 412 in the previous pool. The pool also includes three diagrams used for some of the questions.

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Helping Girl Guides Earn Licenses in the Caribbean

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When the summer holidays arrive in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, many members of the Girl Guides in Georgetown will change from classroom students to amateur radio students. The Youlou Amateur Radio Association has a training session planned, enabling Girl Guides and other students to prepare to take their ham radio licence exam.

For many of the Girl Guides, this will be their second encounter with amateur radio. In early May, 32 Girl Guides got their introduction to radio science and the radio experience with the help of association president James Codrington J88JC and past president Don De Riggs J88CD. The girls learned how two-way radios work and participated in a simulated disaster drill using hand-held radios within the school compound. 

The radio session in Georgetown was the latest the ham association has conducted for Girl Guides. Education is a big part of the mission behind the Youlou amateur group, which also provides vital services in emergency communication.