YOTA Contest Second Leg

The Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Contest is open to all radio amateurs and comprises three 12-hour sessions with the aim to boost on-the-air activity by younger radio amateurs and to support Youngsters On The Air.

The second leg is on 18th July 2021 from 1000 to 2159UTC.

In the first leg more than 100 entries were from contesters between seven and 25 years old.

YOTA website - http://ham-yota.com/

RSGB Convention Goes Online for 2021

Despite hoping to meet face-to-face again this year, the RSGB Convention in October will again be online.

This major indoor event takes many months to plan and, due to continuing COVID-19 uncertainty, the Society has to make the safety of attendees, volunteers and staff a priority.

We are putting together another program of excellent presentations across two streams that will provide information and inspiration no matter how long you’ve been a radio amateur.

Svalbard Operation

Tom, OH6VDA/LA6VDA, will once again be active as JW6VDA from the JW5E club station (http://jw5e.com/) in Longyearbyen (JQ78tf) on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between October 12th and November 1st.

Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands using SSB and FT8/FT4.

QSL via LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog's OQRS or QRZ.com log. Bureau cards via LA6VDA.