![]() ![]() The motivation for amateur radio is the variety. This includes the use of new digital technologies or software-defined radios where computers make signals audible, which was recently impossible. New technologies are just as well-accepted by radio amateurs as by others. The digital world and amateur radio are by no means incompatible.Īmateur radio is not stuck in the analog world of the past. In an increasingly digital world, how does YOTA get young people into amateur radio? Our goals and objectives are to welcome new and young amateur radio operators to our common hobby, promote amateur radio, and engage in networking among international youngsters across countries as well as cultural borders. The initiative is growing now active in IARU Regions 2 and 3. Since 2014, the initiative was run by the youth working group of IARU Region 1, which covers Europe, Africa, the Middle East and northern Asia. Youngsters on the Air was established back in 2011. ![]() Tell us more about Youngsters on the Air – IARU’s youth programme. Amateur radio is my passion – along with the youth work I do for IARU. I enjoy doing high-speed Morse code, as well as contesting – where we sit in front of our radios for 24 or 48 hours aiming the most contacts or contact the most countries all over the world with high-speed talking, concentrating, or using two radios at the same time. What aspects of ham radio do you enjoy the most? I’d like to share these memories with other youngsters and hope to get more involved in the future. At the 2016 Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) camp in Austria, I met lifelong friends and made so many great memories. My neighbour asked: “Do you want to solder some kits?” I said, “Yeah, let’s do this!”įrom there, I’ve been “infected” with the amateur radio virus. My personal story began back in 2008, at nine years old. How did you get started in amateur radio? The most important thing is that you enjoy your time on the air, just listening or communicating all over the world. When transmitting, you would need to pass an exam at your local authority* and receive a worldwide unique call sign.Īnybody with an open mindset and interest, technically as well as culturally, will like amateur radio a lot.Įquipment varies from a simple “homebrew” transmitter and a wire in the trees to high-end radios with big towers and antennas, and anything in between. One can just listen to the radio waves or even transmit over them. What do amateur radio operators do? Can anyone become a ‘radio ham’? To celebrate World Amateur Radio Day, we caught up with DK6SP (delta-kilo-six-sierra-papa), also known as Philipp Springer, Chairperson of the Region 1 Youth Working Group at the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). ![]()
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