Young Hams From Europe, Africa and Asia to Gather in England
Eighty young amateurs
from 30 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia will spend a week together in
suburban London
next month at the annual IARU Region 1 Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) event.
According to the Radio Society of Great Britain, which is sponsoring this
year's gathering, activities will include a special event station, a contact
with the International Space Station, kit-building, antenna building, a hidden
transmitter hunt and a Summits on the Air activation.
This is the seventh
annual YOTA summer gathering, which takes place in a different country each
year. Participants are all age 25 or younger. This year's event will be held at
Gilwell Park
outside London, the headquarters of UK scouting.
The group will include two amateurs from Japan. In addition, the ARRL Letter reports that the YASME
Foundation has provided grants to cover the expenses of two young amateurs each
from Ethiopia, Tunisia and
Kosovo. YOTA UK 2017 is scheduled for August 5-12.