YOTA Month Continues to Expand into the Americas

Amateur radio operators age 25 and younger will be on the air as special event stations around the world throughout December in celebration of youth in amateur radio. YOTA Month stations will be on all bands and modes at various times.

In the United States, the callsigns will be K8Y, K8O, K8T, and K8A. Elsewhere in the Americas, Canada will be VE7YOTA, and other countries are expected to be added soon. Amateur radio operators should be encouraged to listen for and contact these stations as well as all callsigns ending in the letters “YOTA” across the globe.

More information about YOTA Month in the Americas - http://YouthOnTheAir.org

More information about YOTA Month globally - http://events.ham-yota.com

YOTA Summer Camp in the Americas

Taking a cue from IARU Region 1’s Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) annual summer camp, the Youth on the Air committee in IARU Region 2 has announced the first camp for young radio amateurs in the Americas next June 2020

Sponsors hope the Region 2 camp, a modified version of the Region 1 camp, will also become an annual event.

The inaugural IARU Region 2 summer camp will take place June 21 – 26 2020 at the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester Township, Ohio, the YOTA committee in IARU Region 2 said. The West Chester Amateur Radio Association (WC8VOA) will host the event. Operating the camp will be Electronic Applications Radio Service, Inc. (EARS), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to wireless technologies and activities.

According to the announcement, the camp will focus on building peer and mentor relationships and taking amateur radio “to the next level.”

Campers will attend workshops and activities in multiple STEM-related subjects, such as radio contesting, electronic kit building, D-Star, APRS, satellite communication, antenna building, and radio direction finding and orienteering. A high-altitude balloon launch is also being planned.

Campers will learn and exercise on-the-air skills at special event station W8Y and in competition at nearby Kings Island Amusement Park.

Press Release - http://www.arrl.org/news/youth-on-the-air-camp-coming-to-iaru-region-2

BARTG GB60ATG Special Event

Members of the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group (BARTG) are active as GB60ATG until June 2020.

The BARTG is celebrating their 60th Year Diamond Jubilee anniversary with this callsign and special awards are available for contacts with GB60ATG using any Data Mode.

BARTG Web - http://www.bartg.org.uk