A Radiosport Activity for Young Hams.

YACHT NEWS BANNER NEWEST MEMBERS: Andrew VE3NOA YTM#59, Ben KB3SJQ YTM#60.---MEMBERS RANGE IN AGE from 7 years to 18 years---YACHT now at 79 total members in 15 states, Canada, New Zealand, & So. Africa---NEW COACHES: KF7AMY YTC#18, KB1QHM YTC#19---OFFICIAL YACHT vanity call - K8KDZ - KIDZ ham radio---ECHOLINK YOUTH ROUNDTABLE Friday. at 8pm CST on node #481872 147.000 W8PIF M&M ARC repeater---CHECK OUT ALL NEW OFFICIAL YACHT website---Imprinted team sportswear available from "Image Works" in Menominee -- M&M ARC net Sun. 7:00pm---GYOTA (Get Yacht On The Air) Let others know about the sport of Ham Radio, and us-- Young Amateur Contest Ham Team Check out our Official Site Let everyone know you are a proud YACHT member...Don't let your callsign "sink beneath the waves" CO/NM Young ham page Check out this site dedicated to young hams

YACHT - Promoting Excellence in the Sport of Ham Radio, Leading to a successful and satisfying radio experience. We have organized a team of young ham operators and experienced adult hams from Wisconsin and Michigan, Illinois, New Hampshire, Ohio, Utah, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, New Mexico, Maine, Missouri, So. Carolina, California, Nevada, plus the countries of U. S. Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. Our purpose is to expand their horizons in the field of ham radio, to acquaint them with the various modes that operators can use, along with general and advanced ham radio techniques, and to foster a greater appreciation of the role they play in the overall hobby of amateur radio, as well as giving them a challenging and enjoyable ham radio experience. The complete membership roster can be found at the official YACHT website. Team Co-founders/head coaches: KG8CX YTC-1, KS8O YTC-2 --- Asst. coaches: N9UPU YTC-3, K8IR YTC-4, WD8DX YTC-5, KD8ESH YTC-6, K9MMS YTC-7, NC5B YTC-8, KC9TS YTC-9, NS8V YTC-10, ZS6VL YTC-11, KB9VXJ YTC-12, ZS6MGM YTC-13, N0DRC YTC-14, VA3DJ YTC=15, W9LEG YTC-16, W9GCG YTC-17, KF7AMY YTC-18, KB1QHM YTC-19

Contest Schedule Participation is always optional and dependent on your time and other obligations. If you do enter a contest, send your log to Jim Pearson, KS8O at ks8o@arrl.net

YACHT Overview

A brief description of who we are and what we do.
updated 02/09/10

Our South African youth members

(upper row) Dylan ZU6D, Mitchel ZS6YH (Youth Ham)
(lower row) Mitchel,Melinda ZU6MM

YACHT sweatshirt

Here is Alex wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
Image Works of Menominee run by Alex's mom sells the apparel and also does the embroidery.

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