World's Oldest Radio Amateur

/

A Barbados ham is among the world's oldest, if not the oldest. Winston A. "Woody" Richardson, 8P6CC (ex-VP6WR), has turned 107 years old, placing him among the world's oldest radio amateurs

Jim Neiger, N6TJ, told The Daily DX that Richardson hosted his 1980 - 82 operations (as 8P6J) from his home during the CQ World Wide DX Contest (CW). The Woody Richardson Communications Room at the Amateur Radio Society of Barbados is named for him. Richardson visited the Amateur Radio of Barbados headquarters in 2020.

Frederike DH9FD - Germany's Youngest Class A radio amateur

/
Frederike DH9FD - Germany's Youngest Class A radio amateur

Germany's DARC reports Frederike Dötsch, DH9FD, from Amberg has achieved her class A (HAREC equiv) license making her the youngest holder of a class A license in DARC e.V.

Frederike Dötsch from Amberg is the youngest radio amateur with a class A radio license in the German Amateur Radio Club (DARC) e.V. The 13-year-old successfully passed the license exam at the Federal Network Agency in January and proved: girls and technology, that works great!

She was supported by her family – a real amateur radio family. From now on she can be heard on the radio frequencies under the callsign Delta-Hotel-9-Foxtrot-Delta.

Read More