YACHT NEWSLETTER for May 2, 2026
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Young Amateurs Communications Ham Team K8KDZ
Connecting Young Hams, Creating Friendships, Expanding the Voice of Youth in Amateur Radio
Inspiring Youth with Enjoyment & Technology of Ham Radio
Sailing Through Radio Waves & Making a Difference
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website https://yachtyouth.net
NET REVIEW… 11 check ins this evening. Youth stations: KJ7AGQ, KC3RAP, KF8CZF, KN6ULC, KI5EWP, KJ5KGE,
KE8ZYD, KI8AN. Also heard from AG5QU, KE2AVB i/o, KG8CX
CHAT SESSIONS… Monday: 8 check ins including these young hams, KI8AN, KJ7AGQ, KE9EKF, KF8CZF. Also showing up were KA4RCV, VU2MDA, KC3CDU, KG8CX
Tuesday: 6 stations on board, youth ops KE8ZYD, KI8AN, KJ7AGQ, KR4FLM. Adding their calls were K8LK, KG8CX.
Can we raise these connections? We have plenty of outstanding youth ops and others that we seldom hear from. If you have a minute or two, it would be great to hear more check ins, especially our young operators who are center of our operations. Give it some thought and if you have the time, I would love to hear your callsign.
I do recognize there are times when a check in is not feasible, such as schoolwork, church activities, family commitments, Scouts, and a few others. But if you can spare a minute or two, stop on by and support your ham radio team. We would be pleased to hear you. Thanks and keep on pumping those signals into the sky.
ON ALL BANDS… Here is the current post from Katie KE8LQR. Good info for anyone doing ham radio for the 1st time https://www.onallbands.com/youth-insights-tips-on-getting-over-mic-fright-in-amateur-radio/
CONTEST UNIVERSITY INFO FROM VIOLETTA…
Hi Ed,
There is an excellent opportunity for youth this year at Dayton! The Contest University, sponsored by DX Engineering, is completely free for youth thanks to scholarships from the NCDXF. Also, there is a Saturday night Contest Dinner, and there will be a prize drawing of an ICOM 7300 open only to the youth in attendance. Dinner tickets are free for any youth under 25.
Could you possibly include this in the YACHT newsletter, and have any youth who are interested email me at [email protected].
Thank you!
Violetta KN2P
INSIDE HAMVENTION 2026… https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/inside-hamvention-2026-with-michael-kalter-w8ci.988720/
Michael W8CI is the official Hamvention spokesperson. He is also an adult member of YACHT. If you plan on attending this year, be sure and take in the Youth Forum. All 4 presenters are YACHT youth members.
YACHT YOUTH PHOTO… of Ivan KE2EGF https://www.qrz.com/db/ke2egf
one of our top level youth hams.
IAN KI8AN LAUNCHING HIS ROCKET… https://www.facebook.com/504050127/videos/
pcb.10174144883420128/1515443516884332
CO-FOUNDER OF APPLE STORY… Did you know that Steve Wozniak got his ham license at 11 years of age? It was WV6VLY which later became WA6BND which he no longer has. Proof that a ham license can lead to great things. Read about Steve here https://woz.org/about/
The world is waiting for our high flying young hams. A wonderful future is there for you.
COLT CLARK & QUARENTINE KIDS… Here are these “irrestible kids” again. They are quite the team of musicians https://youtu.be/fcuhklb78H4?list=RDfcuhklb78H4
73,
Ed Engleman KG8CX YACHT co-founder
