Youngsters On The Air

This December 2014, the UK will be active with a station for YOTA Month for the very first time

The special event callsign G14YOTA and its regional variations will be active for 18 days in December. It is hoped hundreds of youngsters will be speaking on the stations and this will, hopefully, encourage more people to join local radio clubs and sign up on the Foundation course to get their own radio licence.

If you hear a YOTA callsign on the air then please make contact and have a chat with the young people that are on the air.

YOTA continues to grow in popularity, with an additional 35 special callsigns active for 2014, covering Europe, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

RSGB schedule for G14YOTA activation - http://rsgb.org/main/about-us/committees/youth-committee/youngsters-on-the-air/

Twitter - @YOTA_UK

December is YOTA month

During the month of December many countries will be on the air with the YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) suffix. It is being used to encourage young people to get on the air with the help of licensed operators or indeed to use their own callsign to gain experience.

Mentor operators from EI are encouraged to use the EI0YOTA callsign, with a young person to operate. All modes & bands will be used with lots of awards available to stations working the YOTA stations. QSL manager for the event is Brani OM2FY.

If you would like to book a slot to operate EI0YOTA, or need more details, please contact Ger McNamara EI4GXB via email on ei4gxb@gmail.com or 087 2532512.

IY, Italian Special Amateur / Ham Radio Event Prefix

Amateur / Ham Radio special event station IY1EY to be active between 1st November 2014 and 31st December 2014, from Loano to commemorate the experiments conducted by Gugliemo Marconi from his yacht 'Elettra' in the Ligurian Sea between 1919 and 1936.

Expect activity on CW and SSB, and on all bands including 30/17/12m.

Receive a special QSL card via IK1QBT direct.