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Press Release by International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 - Yout
h Working Group

Erding, Germany
Tuesday, 18 May 2021

UPCOMING: YOTA CONTEST - 22ND MAY 2021

The first YOTA Contest is coming closer and closer already. Only a few day
s left until Saturday 22nd May! Is your station ready and tested? Did you
install the latest contest loggers to be prepared for the fun on the band
s?

Team YOTA has been working hard over the last few months to establish one
whole new project for the ham radio community. Everyone can take part; it
takes place three times per year and only lasts 12 hours. Its aim is to i
ncrease the youngster's activity on the air, strengthening the r
eputation of the YOTA program and demonstrate the support for youngsters a
cross the world.

The first event will be held on upcoming Saturday 22nd May 2021 from 08:00
to 19:59 UTC (10:00 to 21:59 CAT).
We have implemented 8 different categories which also include special ones
for youngsters (≤ 25 years old) only. Covering the 80, 40, 20
, 15 and 10 m bands the competition will take place in CW and SSB modes.
The contest exchange used will be the age of the participating operators.
Different ages also serve as multipliers during the contest.
Contacts between the own continent are worth 1 point, working DX is wort
h 3 points but the most points will be achieved by working youngsters. The
younger the operator the more points one will get for the QSO.

During the past month we have received several rule translations into vari
ous languages. A big thank you to the contributors! So, if you are not t
hat fluent in English, check them out here https://sarl.us5.list-manage.
com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&idš9aa6ef66&eœe7bd 785b.

If you have any further questions after reading through the rules, pleas
e go to our FAQ page to see if your question has been answered already htt
ps://sarl.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&id
N8d2127b7&eœe7bd785b. If you still have a question, feel
free to drop the YOTA Contest Committee an e-mail at
) and we are happy to reply.

The log deadline is set to 7 days after the event. Once the evaluation of
received logs has been completed the various category winners will be awa
rded with a YOTA Contest plaque.

We hope to see you all on air next Saturday - supporting the world
wide YOTA movement!

On behalf of the YOTA Contest Committee,
73 Philipp, DK6SP
Youth WG Chair IARU Region 1

Youngsters on The Air www.ham-yota.com (https://sarl.us5.list-manage.com/
track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&idu2428282d&eœe7bd 785b)

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