All,

I would like to introduce everyone to the brand-new Young Amateurs Radio Club Youth Contesting Program. This will be a perfect opportunity for you, the seasoned contester, to elmer youth operators and develop the next generation of contesters.

“YARC's Youth Contesting Program (YCP) is a 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.”

To submit your interest to the YARC Youth Contesting Program (YCP) fill out the form here: https://yarc.world/ycp/, or send an email to YCP@yarc.world with your location, contact information, and what level of competition you can support; SO, MS, M2, or MM.

73, 

Bruce Yang, KN8U/BH4EPL

President

Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club, W4AQL 

Board Member

Young Amateurs Radio Club, WY4RC