[CQ-Contest] Announcing: YARC Youth Contesting Program

[Sterling Mann]

I intentionally don't set any requirements for a "big gun" so don't let
that prevent you from signing up - you may be underselling yourself :)

I definitely don't mean to be exclusive. Your station does not have to be
an antenna farm a la K9CT, but I do hope for yagi(s) on tower(s), resonant
lowband wires, a quiet environment, and a well-engineered station overall.
I would hope that the station is competitive, and bonus points if it can
support multioperator and lodging for the young operators.

-Sterling N0SSC

On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 1:31 PM robert <wa1fcn at charter.net> wrote:

>
> 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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