YACHT WEEKLY NEWS for September 13, 2025
Connecting Young Hams, Creating Friendships, Expanding the Voice of Youth in Amateur Radio
Inspiring Youth With Enjoyment & Technology of Amateur Radio
Sailing Through Radio Waves & Making a Difference
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YACHT website https://yachtyouth.net
NET REPORT… Saturday youth net had these young ops check in: KD9GV, KJ7AGQ, KN6ULC, KJ7MPQ, W8LIL, KI8AN, KE8ZYD. Other check ins included K3TEL, VU2MDA, KC2GTR, KA4RCV
CHAT SESSIONS… Monday: youth stations, N5GNR, KJ7AGQ, KI8AN, KE8ZYD, KF8AMV, also heard KC3CDU, K8LK, VU2MDA
Tuesday: youth ops, KJ7AGQ, KI8AN, N5GNR, KF8AMV, KE8ZYD. Also K8LK, KC3CDU
Wednesday ?? Let’s try for at least 10 check ins.
YACHT YOUTH RECOGNITION… Congratulations to Gabriel KE2EEQ for his selection as September recipient of the YACHT “Appreciation, Friendship, and Recognition” award. We may have one for October based on team support and overall ham radio activity.
YOUNG YACHT MEMBER… Photo of Oliver M7ITL at a ham gathering in England. Hope to hear more from this outstanding youth …
Another photo of Oliver at the Newark, England ham show
HOW CLUBS CAN HELP YOUNG OPERATORS… Another “On All Bands” post from Katie KE8LQR https://www.onallbands.com/youth-ham-radio-insights-how-amateur-radio-clubs-can-help-young-operators
DX-PEDITION NEWS FROM W0AAE… The Pacific Island DX Group, in partnership with Youth on the Air, is pleased to announce the PJ6Y DXpedition to Saba Island, scheduled for October 15–29, 2025.
Building on the success of the 3D2Y Rotuma DXpedition in late 2024 – which brought together a small on-island team of both youth and experienced DXpeditioners, along with more than 40 youth remote operators – this new effort continues the mission of fostering the next generation of DXpeditioners.
The PJ6Y operation will feature a 14-member on-island team, including nine first-time young DXpeditioners. In addition, the team is seeking a group of youth remote operators under the age of 25 to participate from around the world.
If you are under 25 and are interested in operating remote from Saba Island, please complete the interest form at this link. Participants will receive an instructional video on the remote stations, along with an operating schedule to fill out, in the coming weeks.
More information: https://pj6y2025.com/ Remote operation inquiries: Kees, W0AAE – [email protected]
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If any of you are interested in participating, contact Kees at address above.
MESSAGE FROM VICKI AD3I…
This concerns a balloon project:
….” All you students in the YACHT group, please pass the word to others in your school. make an entry on www.stemarc.org. Any facts about the flight, the country, temperature, states it floats over. Get involved. The school with the highest number of entries, will be awarded their own pico-balloon AND the means to launch!!!! Share this. I am so happy it popped back up ‘on the radar’. Vicki / AD3i and N4TVV
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73,
Ed Engleman KG8CX, YACHT co-founder
