December is YOTA Month

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Youth on the Air (YOTA) month is this December 2015, and over 40 YOTA callsigns in total will be active from schools, scoutings or just used by young radio amateurs under the age of 26 years.  

All Worldwide amateur radio operators are asked to make a QSO with the youngsters, be aware that some of them are new to the radio hobby, while others are more experienced. Goal is to show this amazing radio amateur hobby to youth and to have more “youngsters on the air”. 

Among the calls to be active are: 
3V8YOTA, 9A0YOTA, 9A15YOTA, A2YOTA, A43YOTA, DQ0YOTA, EA1RCG/YOA, EG9YOTA, EI0YOTA, ES9YOTA, G15YOTA, GI15YOTA, GM15YOTA, GW15YOTA, HA8YOTA, HB9YOTA, HG0YOTA, II2YOTA, II5YOTA, J62YOTA, LX4YOTA, LY5YOTA, LZ2015YOTA, OD5RI/YOTA, OE0YOTA, OE15YOTA, OH2YOTA, OL15YOTA, OM15YOTA, OM9YOTA, ON4YOTA, PA6YOTA, PD6YOTA, SH9YOTA, SP3YOTA, YT15YOTA, and ZS9YOTA.

There are four special awards available for working YOTA Stations

  • Bronze: worked 5 YOTA stations
  • Silver: worked 10 YOTA stations
  • Gold: worked 15 YOTA stations
  • Platinum: worked 25 YOTA stations

The YOTA stations will be active throughout the entire month of December. Information about the stations is available at http://www.ham-yota.com/december-yota-month/

Awards -
http://www.ham-yota.com/december-yota-month/award-request/

New UK Radio Record - 76 GHz

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Ian Lamb (G8KQW), JE HAZELL (G8ACE) and Chris Towns (G8BKE) have achieved an FM contact over a distance of 102 km on 76 GHz. The G8KQW / G8ACE contact was completed using duplex.

A video has been produced of the portable radio contact

Software Winner of Annual Construction Competition

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Each year, Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) annual constructors competition recognises all types of home construction be it software or hardware 

Among the entries were a 10m, 144MHz Transverter, MKARS80 80m transceiver kit, a Valve Audio Amplifier, Discone antenna, Portable operation wire antenna extender, and a centre-loaded HF whip antenna for mobile operating, but the members vote determined it would be a software entry that would claim top prize.

Charlie M0PZT was awarded first prize for PZTLog, a powerful logging app that he has built from the ground up and released free to the amateur radio community.

As well as receiving the £15 top prize Charlie's name will be added to the Society M1FDE Shield which will be presented at the October AGM. The Shield was first awarded in 2009 in memory of keen constructor Anthony Martin.

Read illustrated reports of the evening - http://www.essexham.co.uk/news/cars-construction-night-2015.html

Download the PZTLog amateur radio logging software for MS Windows - http://www.m0pzt.com/pztlog/