[CQ-Contest] Announcing: YARC Youth Contesting Program

[robert]

GM Sterling

         Great idea ! You limit it to " Big Gun stations " I would think 
a number

         " Nice stations " but far from  "Big Guns " would like to help 
also. I know

         I would.  Just something to think about. Good luck.

                 BoB WA1FCN

On 1/30/2019 10:37 PM, Sterling Mann wrote:
> (this posting can also be viewed at
> http://n0ssc.com/posts/830-announcing-yarc-youth-contesting-program, and I
> thought to announce it to this group since it may be quite relevant to your
> interests!)
>
> On behalf of the Young Amateurs Radio Club (YARC) I’m pleased to announce
> the Youth Contesting Program!
>
> YARC’s Youth Contesting Program (YCP) is an experimental weekend program
> for groups of young amateur radio contesters throughout the US and Canada
> to meet up at a nearby-as-possible “big gun stations” during the 2019 CQ
> World-Wide WPX Contest taking place 30-31 March 2019. It will hopefully
> enable a new dimension of the hobby to young hams who have contested a
> little before, and set a new precedent for the welcoming of a new
> generation of radiosport aficionados.
>
> It works like this – we will attempt to pair a small group (up to 4) of
> young contesters interested in operating with a “big gun” station owner
> interested in hosting the youth group. The contesters will operate from the
> station, and the host has the option to help the youth improve their
> skills, provide advice, and even operate alongside. We will try to keep it
> such that young hams will only require a relatively short drive (ideally no
> more than 5 hours) to keep travel costs low. As such, this will require the
> participation of as many operators and hosts as possible, but it might so
> happen that a valid match may not exist. We will try our best and work to
> make this a better program in the future!
>
> YARC YCP is inspired by the efforts of YOTA’s YCP
> <https://www.ham-yota.com/youth-contesting-program/>, as well as Team
> Exuberance <https://www.gofundme.com/team-exuberance> and we hope to
> inspire a big chunk of young hams into becoming the greatest contesters of
> the 21st century.
>
> If you’re a young ham (or know a young ham) (under age 27 or so) with at
> least a little bit of contesting experience, and you’d be interested in
> spending March 30-31 (CQ World-Wide WPX SSB) at a contest-grade ham radio
> station, OR if you’re the owner of such a contest-grade station, sign up at
> the Google form here: https://yarc.world/ycp/
>
> Note – because we’re trying to keep costs low by making this a drivable
> event for our young ops, we can’t promise that you’ll be selected as a host
> or operator, especially if either no young ops signup nearby your station
> or there’s no station near young operators. Since this is our first try, we
> probably have a lot to learn about this, so bear with us!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sterling, N0SSC
> YARC Programs & Outreach Dude
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