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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.
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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 |
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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
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| 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 |
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Some of the friendly youngsters from YACHT & K8DAR:
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| 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 |
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(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
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Stuart ZR6DBZ
Elandré ZS4TU
Luan ZS4TY
Rudi ZU6RS
Brandon ZS6VLR
Jason ZU5Z
Marcus ZU5MG
Dylan ZU6D
Enge ZU4EH
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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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