Youth
23 stories tagged “Youth”, newest first.
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DX Engineering Equipment to Be Used on Upcoming Youth-Focused Christmas Island DXpedition
The VK9XY Christmas Island DXpedition, staffed by young operators, is planned for Nov. 16 to Dec. 4, 2026, on 160-6 m in SSB, CW and FT8. It overlaps the CQ WW DX CW contest, and 30 to 40 young hams will also operate remotely.
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VK9XY – Christmas Island
N4ML and W6IZT discuss VK9XY, a planned DXpedition to Christmas Island. The 12-person team is led by N4ML and includes 10 operators under 26 from six countries, aiming to put younger operators in charge.
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DX Engineering is the Exclusive Main Sponsor of the Youth WWA 2026 Award
DX Engineering becomes the main sponsor of the Youth World Wide Award 2026, which runs October 5 to 11 for operators aged 25 and under. It will supply plaques and prizes for the Hunters and Youth Activators categories.
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Astronaut to use Amateur Radio to Talk to UK Students
Students at Wick High School in Caithness are scheduled to speak with ISS astronaut Joshua Kutryk KJ5BFU on October 6, 2026, via ARISS. The downlink is on 145.800 MHz FM, with a live stream and a possible HamTV video downlink.
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2026 Collegiate QSO Party is October 3 – 4
The Collegiate QSO Party runs from 0000 UTC October 3 to 2359 UTC October 4. Stations operated by students, faculty and alumni use college and university callsigns on CW, phone and digital modes.
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Youth WWA 2026 – YOTA Italia presente!
Youth WWA 2026 – YOTA Italia is on the air!
Young radio amateurs worldwide are on the air for the Youth World Wide Award from 5 to 11 October. Several YOTA Italia stations are active on HF bands.
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ORARI Daerah Riau Siap Dukung Penuh Jojo Fun Camp 2026
ORARI Riau Ready to Fully Support Jojo Fun Camp 2026
ORARI Riau pledges support for Jojo Fun Camp 2026, a scout JOTA-JOTI event planned for 16–18 October at Rumbai in Pekanbaru. About 500 participants are expected, and the club is asked to provide speakers, instructors and radio equipment.
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Interview unter dem Turm #95: Raphael Engel über sein „Jugend forscht“-Projekt
Interview under the Tower #95: Raphael Engel on his Jugend forscht project
DARC's video series features Raphael Engel, who built a programming language that handles physical units such as grams and meters. He is interviewed about his Jugend forscht project at HAM RADIO 2026.
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Mintegy 400 látogató a II. Rádióamatőr Szakmai Napon
About 400 Visitors at the 2nd Radio Amateur Professional Day
The second Hungarian Radio Amateur Professional Day in Budapest drew about 400 visitors. It featured talks, a flea market, club displays, two new round-table discussions and a notable number of young attendees.
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Get Ready for Jamboree on the Air
ARRL previews Jamboree on the Air, the annual Scouting event in which Scouts contact other Scouts by amateur radio.
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10-årig radioamatör får en Yaesu FT-857D.
10-year-old radio amateur receives a Yaesu FT-857D
A 10-year-old in Arizona, newly licensed as KM7HFU, received a Yaesu FT-857D, an LDG tuner and a restored WWII J-38 key from the Maricopa Amateur Radio Association and one of its members.
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Početak školske godine i šest novih priručnika za rad s mladima u radiokomunikacijama
Start of school year and six new handbooks for youth work in radiocommunications
The Croatian radio amateur union publishes six new worksheet-style handbooks for teaching radiocommunications to young people. They progress from basic electronics to building devices used in youth technical competitions.
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ARISS Europe apre le candidature
ARISS Europe opens applications
ARISS Europe is accepting applications until 23 October 2026 from schools and youth groups in IARU Region 1 for live radio contacts with ISS astronauts, to be scheduled between July and December 2027.
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Magyar rádióamatőr összefogás a VK9XY DXpedíciós csapata mögött
Hungarian radio amateurs rally behind the VK9XY DXpedition team
38 of 218 individual donors to the 2026 VK9XY Christmas Island DXpedition are Hungarian, second only to the United States. HA1TMP is a member of the young international team.
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ANS-256 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
The weekly AMSAT News Service bulletin covers the AMSAT awards ladder, a new satellite and astronomy course for the youth initiative, two ham band satellites launched by ISAR, ARISS news and a call for global ARISS contact proposals.
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Video: Educator Shows How Amateur Radio Is Inspiring Students
Teacher Everton Henriques, KD2ZZT, spoke at an ARRL New England Division Convention about using ham radio to engage students in engineering and technology. A recording of the keynote is on ARRL's YouTube channel.
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Gyorstávírász OB 2026
Fast Telegraphy National Championship 2026
The eighth Hungarian national fast telegraphy championship since 2019 was held at the MRASZ headquarters, with 28 competitors from 10 clubs in seven categories. Participants ranged from age 10 to 87.
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Programa de charlas IberRadio 2026
IberRadio 2026 talks programme
URE publishes the talk and activity programme for IberRadio 2026, held on Saturday at the Lienzo Norte exhibition centre in Ávila. Workshops introduce young people and beginners to amateur radio.
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Meet Ella-Raye: One of the UK’s Youngest Licensed Amateur Radio Operators
An eight-year-old has passed the UK Foundation licence exam, making her one of the youngest licensed amateurs in the country. She is also reported to be the youngest girl to pass in recent years.
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Erfolgreiches 1. Funkfest des FACB
Successful First Funkfest of the FACB
The Funkamateurclub Basel held its first Funkfest on 30 August 2026 at the SSA Sichern site near Liestal. It offered soldering for children, a transmitter hunt, a USKA stand with LoRa devices and a flea market.
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Rádiózás az Alpok szívében – Magyar fiatalok az IARU R1 YOTA 2026 nyári táborában
Radio in the heart of the Alps – Hungarian youth at the IARU R1 YOTA 2026 summer camp
A member of the Hungarian delegation reports on the IARU Region 1 YOTA summer camp, held July 25 to August 1 in Wagrain, Austria, for ham radio operators aged 15 to 25. Early activities included building VHF antennas.
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Examenvergoeding VRZA Jeugdleden – Het verhaal van Lieuwe (15)
Exam fee refund for VRZA youth members – the story of Lieuwe (15)
VRZA refunds the exam fee once for young and student members taking the Novice or Full exam, and offers free study material. The story follows 15-year-old PD3LZB, who started with CW curiosity and SDR listening.
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Herederos del Éter 2026
Radio Club Argentino presents Herederos del Éter 2026, an initiative inviting newer generations to take part in amateur radio through listening, experimenting and sharing.