December YOTA Month application is open, make sure to register before December starts!

The YOTA event is a great opportunity to show amateur radio to the world and to invite newcomers. Give a demonstration in a school, local club or scouting group, gather together with your friends, grab a pizza and make some QSOs or enjoy a great pile-up. Feel free to make a QSO with the youngsters, they are happy to get some attention and exchange information. Licensed and unlicensed youth will be making QSOs, be aware this could be their first radio contact ever and give them a chance to experience a possible new hobby.

This year there are new diplomas and rules!

Diplomas can be achieved by working our YOTA suffix special stations which are run by young operators throughout December! We changed a bit on the general rules; 2 points can be achieved per worked stations and 1 extra point for every valid (not dupe) QSO per band per mode!

This is of course not a contest, but getting many youngsters on air from many countries. Be helpful on the bands, maybe these young operators are just making their first ever contacts! The aim is that YOTA stations are in general operated by young people, with the age of maximum 25 years.

The event will take place from 1 December 2018 00:00 UTC till 31 December 2018 23:59 UTC.

YOTA - https://events.ham-yota.com/

YOTA Facebook Group - https://facebook.com/groups/youngstersontheair

YOTA Registration - https://events.ham-yota.com/