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<div class="gmail-col-16" id="gmail-left-panel" style="box-sizing:border-box;float:left;padding:3px;width:625px;height:auto;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="box-sizing:border-box"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-story" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:618.667px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt"><img src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36875895_1935192229837620_3768193950897143808_n.png?_nc_cat=0&oh=922c1a48acee01d1705ec078278e3928&oe=5BD0E81E" width="180" align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; height: auto;">A few weeks to go - YOTA ZS!</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box">With only a few weeks to go to<span> </span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">YOTA 2018</strong><span> </span>in South Africa, the SARL Events Team is hard at work to conclude preparations for a 7 day programme filled with a range of amateur radio related activities, excursions and lots of fun!<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">A post by Nico ZS6QL on the IARU Region 1 site says:<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The event will be held in the beautiful central region of Gauteng at the Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre easily accessible from the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">All teams and participants will be met at the airport with a traditional South African welcome and be transported to the venue.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Being in the Southern hemisphere and August in Gauteng, it will expectantly be a mild winter with sun-filled days with day time temperatures in the low 20 degrees C and will be a “pseudo-Summer” camp for the overseas visitors.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The week will offer many opportunities to learn more about amateur radio and getting to know fellow amateurs from various other countries.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Highlights planned for the week include learning about SDR technology with your own SDR dongle, build a mini CubeSat and experience launching it as well as tracking it into near space on a high altitude balloon. Learn about Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio (RaDAR) which is in essence amateur radio on the move and build a QRP HF transceiver kit.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">A visit to a game reserve to view the Big Five including some cultural experiences like a traditional braaivleis in an open-air boma and operate the ZS9YOTA special events station.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The theme of “Train the Trainer” will be explored, to enable participants to return to their home countries, equipped and inspired to organize and promote radio amateur activities to other youth groups or ultimately starting a youth group.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Should you have any specific questions about travel arrangements, documentation or any other specific information, please do not hesitate to ask, we are happy to assist:<span> </span><a href="mailto:info@zs9yota.co.za" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">info@zs9yota.co.za</a>.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The Events Team will keep participants informed in the next newsletter to be released soon. In the meantime bring your laptop, and if a licensed radio amateur your hand held radio and a copy of your amateur radio license.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">We are looking forward to welcoming all teams in August this year!<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">IARU Region 1<span> </span><a href="http://www.iaru-r1.org/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">http://www.iaru-r1.org/</a></p></div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"> </td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-bottom-share-this" style="box-sizing:border-box;float:left;width:auto;height:auto;margin:0px auto"><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="box-sizing:border-box"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td 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