CW Activity Week

The CW activity week organised by the Essex CW Amateur Radio Club (ECWARC) starts on Monday 11th November 2019 and continues until the end of Sunday 17th November 2019.

This is a friendly non-contest style event to encourage CW operators old and new. QRS operators especially made welcome. Whilst the object to operate as many radio amateurs as possible in a week, it is hoped that a QSO goes beyond just an exchange of RST and becomes a CW chat for as long a duration as you wish.

CW Activity Week - https://sites.google.com/site/essexcw/essex-cw-activity-weekend

Essex CW Amateur Radio Club - https://sites.google.com/site/essexcw/

Essex CW Amateur Radio Club (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/ecwarc

December is YOTA Month

The Region 1 Youth Working Group is excited to announce that the famous December YOTA Month will happen again this year.

All amateur radio operators are invited to take part with a call sign with YOTA in the suffix. The idea for this is to show amateur radio to young people and to encourage youngsters to be active on the amateur bands. This is a great moment to show amateur radio to the world and to invite newcomers.

Diplomas can be achieved by working the various YOTA suffix special stations which are run by young operators throughout December! This is of course not a contest, but aimed at getting as many youngsters on air from as many countries as possible. The aim is that YOTA stations are in general operated by young people, with the age of maximum of 25 years.

The event will take place from 00:00 UTC on 1 December 2019 to 23:59 UTC on 31 December 2019.

Apply now to run GB19YOTA

Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Month takes place each December to encourage youngsters to get on the air and to learn more about the practical side of the hobby.

The RSGB has the call sign GB19YOTA and we’re looking for radio clubs, schools, Scout and Guides groups, Cadet groups, and individuals to activate the call sign or host a station.

Operations can be on HF, VHF, UHF using all modes but all operators should be aged 26 or below.

Each day will be split into three operating slots: 0000 to 1159UTC; 1200 to 1759UTC; and 1800 to 2359UTC but you can also just operate for a few hours if you wish.

All Full licensed RSGB Members or affiliated clubs can register to host the call sign, but Foundation and Intermediate Licence holders may operate if they are supervised from the station of a club or the station of a Full licence holder.

To find out more go to rsgb.org/yota-month and to apply to host the call sign please email gb19yota@rsgb.org.uk with your full name and call sign, your RSGB Membership or affiliation number, and your preferred dates and operating times.