A Radiosport Activity for Young Hams.

YACHT NEWS BANNER NEWEST MEMBERS: Edward Doyle, KJ4NRN; Kyle Cheung, N6KCB--- MEMBERS RANGE IN AGE from 10 years to 18 years---YACHT now at 91 total members in 19 states, Canada, New Zealand, & So. Africa---NEW COACHES: K9KI YTC#20; KC5CYY YTC#21---OFFICIAL YACHT vanity call - K8KDZ - KIDZ ham radio---ECHOLINK YOUTH ROUNDTABLE Sunday. at 1pm CST on node #481872 147.000 W8PIF M&M ARC repeater --- M&M ARC net Sun. 7:00pm with special invitation to Echolink check ins---GYOTA (Get Yacht On The Air) Let others know about the sport of Ham Radio, and us-- Young Amateur Contest Ham Team * New official YACHT website by Edward YTM#70 * South Bay Amateur Radio Assn Check the "Local Nets" link for their Youth Net. Ryan, K3SFG YTM#63 net manager * CO/NM Young ham page by Dustin YTC#14 * Teen Radio Journey by Paul, KC9QYB * Michigan Amateur Radio Youth Network by Corey, KD8BOQ Michigan ASM for Youth, YTM#69 * Support these websites and any associated youth nets

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, Massachusetts, Georgia, Oklahoma 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 new 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, W9LEG YTC-16, W9GCG YTC-17, KF7AMY YTC-18, KB1QHM YTC-19, K9KI YTC-20, KC5CYY YTC-21

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 01/17/2011

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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