Subj : ARRL Kids Day in on January 6!
To : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Fri Jan 05 2024 08:24 pm
01/05/2024
Twice a year, ARRL offers an event designed to promote amateur radio to youth.
On ARRL Kids Day[1], which will be held this year on January 6, 2024, you can
share the excitement with your own kids, grandkids, a Scout troop, a church, or
the general public!
ARRL Kids Day is designed to give on-the-air experience to young people and to
foster interest in getting a license of their own.. �
It is also intended to give older hams a chance to share their station and love
for amateur radio with their children. �
ARRL Kids Day always runs from 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC. Operate as much or as
little as you like. �
Here are some suggested bands and frequencies:
o 10 Meters: 28.350 to 28.400 MHz
o 12 Meters: 24.960 to 24.980 MHz
o 15 Meters: 21.360 to 21.400 MHz
o 17 Meters: 18.140 to 18.145 MHz
o 20 Meters: 14.270 to 14.300 MHz
o 40 Meters: 7.270 to 7.290 MHz
o 80 Meters: 3.740 to 3.940 MHz
You can also use your favorite local repeater, with permission from the
repeater's sponsor. �
Be sure to observe third-party restrictions when making DX contacts. �
All participants are eligible to receive a colorful certificate.
You can download this certificate[2] and complete it with the participant's
name and the date of the contact. �
Alternatively, you can send a 9" x 12" self-addressed stamped envelope to the
following address: �
Kids Day Certificate Request
ARRL
225 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111 �
All participants are encouraged to post their story and thumbnail photos to the
Kids Day Soapbox page[3].
Tell the world about your operations, the fun you had, and the contacts you
made! �
Readers of QST and other ARRL publications love to see hams having fun, and
youths are our future! Please send us your high-resolution (500 KB - 3 MB)
photos of youth in action, whether they're operating, setting up antennas, or
having fun. You can send them (email preferred) to
[email protected][4], or you
can mail files or printed photos to ARRL Headquarters at 225 Main St,
Newington, Connecticut (see the full mailing address above). �
We must have a completed release form in order to include youth photos (younger
than 18 years of age) in ARRL publications. �
The second ARRL Kids Day of the year will be on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
[1]
https://www.arrl.org/Kids-Day
[2]
https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Kids%20Day/2015%20Kid's20Certificate20crops%20indd.pdf
[3]
https://www.arrl.org/soapbox
[4] mailto:
[email protected]?subject=contests%40arrl.org
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