ARLA/CLUSTER: Edição dos Youngsters On The Air 2017 vai ser no Reino Unido

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Call for application:
Youngsters On The Air UK 2017

The Chair of the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group, Lisa Leenders
PA2LS, reports on YOTA 2017 which is being held in the UK

Writing on the IARU Region 1 site she says:

The 7th edition of Youngsters On The Air will take place in the United
Kingdom. The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) will be hosting
this event led by its very own Youth Committee and supported by a
dedicated organising committee.

The venue will be Gilwell Park, the home of Scouting, set in many
acres of woodland north east of London, and easily accessible from a
number of airports, the railway network and with good road access. The
site has some great facilities and a dedicated radio shack, complete
with a number of antenna towers and beams.

2017 will see a week of activities that comprises of a great mix of
amateur radio related activities and general fun! Here’s a brief
summary from the draft activities plan:

- Intercultural evening
- Visit to the historic Bletchley Park (home to the National Radio
Centre and the codebreakers who managed to crack the Enigma code)
- A day in London to explore its Science Museum, famous landmarks, and
maybe do some souvenir shopping
- Building your own radio kits
- UK Foundation Licence Practical Assessments and Exam
- Build your own radio receiver
- Take part in the EU HF Contest
- Operate the GB17YOTA station
- Rifle shooting , kayaking , raft building, archery , zip wire, leap of faith
- Antenna Building & SOTA Activation

Much more to come! It will be a great experience for all participants
which they will never forget. To get a better feeling about this, have
a look at the gallery and movies from previous events.
http://www.ham-yota.com/austria/

When: 5th to 12th August 2017

Participants:
Each IARU R1 member society is invited to take part with a team. A
team consist of maximum 4 persons, 3 Persons with the age 15-25 years
plus one person who is dedicated as team leader.
All participants, including team leaders, should take part in the
entire program.
We ask member societies to select motivated participants and
preference to participants who have not attended a YOTA camp before.

Team leaders:
Team leaders should be appropriately qualified to lead young people
and also able and willing to take part in the activity programme.
A team leader must be in the age range 18-30 years, the ability to
manage a team of youngsters is most important.

Location: Gilwell Park, North London.

Fees: €50 per participant
All other costs (accommodation, food, activities) will be covered.
Travel to the UK is the responsibility of the visiting Team. The event
will collect Teams from local airports (Luton, Stanstead, Heathrow) or
Chingford Railway Station.

If your member society is interested to participate, please respond to
uk2017  ham-yota.com by 31st December 2016 by sending in this
application form.
http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/downloads/func-startdown/775/

Remember, there is a limit of 80 participants. Make sure you will
apply in time. We will announce the participating countries shortly
after the deadline.

For any questions, please contact uk2017  ham-yota.com

Source IARU Region 1 http://iaru-r1.org/

The RSGB is seeking supporters from the amateur radio community who
wish to be associated with this event and help financially, see the
YOTA 2017 Supporters page at
http://www.rsgbshop.org/acatalog/YOTA-2017.html