From Sterling, N0SSC:

Attention contesters!

The Young Amateur’s Radio Club (YARC) Youth Contesting Program is kicking off its second rendition of the program for the IARU HF Championships July 12-13, 2019. YARC’s YCP is a program designed to encourage owners of contest-grade amateur radio stations to open their doors to young contesters within a day’s worth of driving.

I created this program with YARC because this is how I was introduced to serious contesting. In 2007, Ward Silver N0AX invited me to join him and Ed Karl K0KL (SK) at his contest station for CQWWCW, only 5 miles away from my parent’s home in rural Missouri. I had no idea there was such a station so close! And since then, I’ve been totally enamored by amateur radio contesting, and I really think that formula can work for everyone.

If you’re interested in hosting your station (and you don’t have to be a big gun!), or are a young contester interested in operating such a station, apply at https://yarc.world/ycp. Deadline to apply is July 1.

73 and GL!
Sterling N0SSC

As part of this program, I’ll be opening up Georgia Tech W4AQL to young operators who are interested. If you know a young ham who might be interested in contesting, please fill out the application form at https://yarc.world/ycp. Hope to hear more “next-gen” contesters on the air!

73, 

Bruce Yang, KN8U/BH4EPL

President

Georgia Tech Amateur Radio Club, W4AQL