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Getting young people interested in ham radio and maintaining that interest remains a challenge. This section of the site aims to provide interesting web links, share information and stimulate ideas around supporting and encouraging our young radio amateurs.

* We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.  ~ Stacia Tauscher

Youth pages worth visiting

(Know of more? Please tell us!)

 NEWS, UPDATES, EVENTS!

  • We have established a relationship between young hams in South Africa and the young hams from YACHT & K8DAR in the US. They have an Echolink node out of Sturgeon Bay, WI. Node #481872, W8PIF-R repeater.
     
  • Rechard ZU4RP (9) doing his HF operating assessment,
    16 May 2009 - logging a QSO with ZS6YI
    Enge ZU4EH (12) assists in putting up a mast - HF operating
    assessment, Sasolburg Radio Club
    Some of our friends from YACHT at the AES Superfest
    in Milwaukee on the 10th of April 2010. Blake
    (soon to be licensed), Tyler KC9FKE, Derek KD8LQB,
    Brett KD8NAZ (Pic courtesy of Ed KG8CX)
    Melinda ZU6MM proudly displays her WAZS100
    certificate - she has worked 100 stations across the
    six divisions in South Africa. At only 9 she is
    the youngest SA ham ever to receive this award.
    She is a friend of our club - a member of ZS6ERB.

     

    Enge ZU4EH, Reinhardt ZU4RB, Rechard ZU4RP (in front) and Lida. The little one is Frieda-Marie, Rechard's 5-year old sister (just wanted to be in the photo!) Mitchel ZS6YH (prev. ZU6M) and Melinda ZU6MM proudly display their Y.A.C.H.T certificates

 

Some of the friendly youngsters from YACHT & K8DAR:

Jackie pointing to a new country she just contacted on HF A group of YACHT and DAR youth at the MI QSO party on Apr. 18. held at KS8O qth in Wallace, MI
   
   

(Photos & permission to use - courtesy OM Ed, KG8CX)

We are attempting to compile a list of active young hams in South Africa - this is what we have so far!
Please help to grow this list! Click HERE to see photos of some of the young hams in South Africa.

Tiffany ZU1PPG
Byron ZS5DXT
Mitchel ZS6YH
Melinda ZU6MM
Hugo ZU3H
Ruan ZU3R
Petrus ZU3P
Dylan ZU3DW
Rechard ZU4RP
Reinhardt ZU4RB

 

 

Stuart ZR6DBZ
Elandré ZS4TU
Luan ZS4TY
Rudi ZU6RS
Brandon ZS6VLR
Jason ZU5Z
Marcus ZU5MG
Dylan ZU6D
Enge ZU4EH

 

 

More youth photos here

This page was created and is maintained by Andries ZS6VL. You are welcome to contact me with comments, suggestions, articles or photos, see the About our club page for contact details. Also be sure to browse around the rest of our site.
 

 

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