YACHT Newsletter for April 4, 2026
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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… An even dozen check ins for our Youth Net. Youth operators onboard: KJ5EWP, KI5KGE, KE9EKF, KJ7AGQ, KI5YQL, K8LJM, KE2EVX, KI8AN, AI7HE. Also connecting up were KA4RCV, K3TEL i/o and myself.
CHAT SESSIONS… Monday: 6 check ins, KE9EKF, K9GVN, KJ7AGQ, KF8CZF, KE2AIZ and KG8CX.
Tuesday: Check in include youth ops, KJ7AGQ, KI8AN, KE8ZYD. Also K3TEL, KC3CDU, KG8CX
Let’s try for a few more on Wednesday and rest of week. Enjoy and use your ham radio privileges that you worked hard to get.
HAMVENTION YOUTH FORUM… Are there some YACHT members who will be presenting in May. Let me know. Our appearances have been frequent in past years.
YOUTH ON THE AIR CAMP 2026… Interested? Click here https://youthontheair.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-YOTA-Americas-Camp-2-page-info-for-campers.pdf
YACHT YOUTH INTERVIEW… with Violetta KN2P as she gets ready for the CQWW SSB contest in Honduras. https://www.facebook.com/DXEngineering/videos/1955688031718184
YACHT MEMBER… Frankie M9VXR https://www.qrz.com/db/m9vxr He checked in to our chat session on Friday from Norwich,England.
He recently upgraded and has a nice QRZ page. Appreciate the YACHT stuff.
AFR CERTIFICATE AWARDED… The “Appreciation, Friendship, Recognition” award for April goes to Levi, K8LJM from lower Michigan https://www.qrz.com/db/k8ljm He checks in frequently and is an active young ham op. Well done, Levi. We appreciate your ham radio operation. He is also a member of an extended family of youth hams https://www.qrz.com/db/k8mol
This was originally called the “Friendship Award”
ON ALL BANDS WITH KATIE… Here is a new post from Katie KE8LQR on CW… https://www.onallbands.com/how-to-learn-cw-improve-your-skills/
WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY… World Amateur Radio Day is
coming up on Saturday, April 18th.
Is your club doing any kind of
special event or operating that day?
If not, it’s not too late to put
something together and have a
blast doing it. Remember, World
Amateur Radio Day is to celebrate
all the contributions that amateurs
have made to their communities
and citizens around the world.
1941 BOYS RADIO STATION…
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73,
Ed Engleman KG8CX
