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YOTA Contest 2022
· Events, HF, News, Youth General · Mario, EA1JAY

Press Release
by International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 – Youth Working Group

Nicosia, Cyprus — Thursday, 24.02.2022

We are happy to announce that we will have three (3) more YOTA Contest sessions coming up in 2022 again. Lots of participants enjoyed the 2021 sessions already and thus we hope to get even more people involved into the events this year.

The upcoming three sessions will be taking place on the following days:

1st round | 21st May 2022 | 0800 – 1959 UTC

2nd round | 23rd July 2022 | 1000 – 2159 UTC

3rd round | 30th December 2022 | 1200 – 2359 UTC

So, are you ready to compete within the next YOTA Contest? Everyone in the ham radio community can take part, it takes place three times per year and only lasts 12 hours. Its aim is to increase the youngsters’ activity on the air, strengthening the reputation of the YOTA program and demonstrate the support for youngsters across the world.

We have implemented 8 different categories which also include special ones for youngsters (≤ 25 years old) only. Covering the 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m bands the competition will take place in CW and SSB modes.

The contest exchange used will be the age of the participating operators. Different ages also serve as multipliers during the contest.

Contacts between the own continent are worth 1 point, working DX is worth 3 points but the most points will be achieved by working youngsters. The younger the operator the more points one will get for the QSO.

During the past year we have received several rule translations into various languages. A big thank you to the contributors! So, if you are not that fluent in English, check them out here.

If you have any further questions after reading through the rules, please go to our FAQ page to see if your question has been answered already. If you still have a question, feel free to drop the YOTA Contest Committee an email at contest@​ham-​yota.​com and we are happy to reply.

On behalf of the YOTA Contest Committee,

73 Philipp, 5B4AQC | DK6SP

Chair
Youth Working Group
International Amateur Radio Union
Region 1

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YOTA Contest Final Scores + Next Round 30th December 2021
· Events, HF, News, Youth General · Mario, EA1JAY

Press Release
by International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 – Youth Working Group

Erding, Germany – Thursday, 23.12.2021

The second YOTA Contest already took place in July and was a big success again. Almost 100 YOTA logs, where operators have to be ≤ 25 years old, and over 500 logs in total were received within the deadline. Our team has worked hard to get the final scores ready before the start of the third session. The final scores including public logs can now be viewed on the YOTA Contest website.

Congratulations to our winners of each category of this second round of YOTA Contest!

The upcoming third session will be taking place next week already. The date will be Thursday, 30th December from 1200 – 2359 UTC.

So, are you ready to compete within the next YOTA Contest? Everyone in the ham radio community can take part, it takes place three times per year and only lasts 12 hours. Its aim is to increase the youngsters activity on the air, strengthening the reputation of the YOTA program and demonstrate the support for youngsters across the world.

We have implemented 8 different categories which also include special ones for youngsters (≤ 25 years old) only. Covering the 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m bands the competition will take place in CW and SSB modes.
The contest exchange used will be the age of the participating operators. Different ages also serve as multipliers during the contest.
Contacts between the own continent are worth 1 point, working DX is worth 3 points but the most points will be achieved by working youngsters. The younger the operator the more points one will get for the QSO.

During the past year we have received several rule translations into various languages. A big thank you to the contributors! So, if you are not that fluent in English, check them out here.

If you have any further questions after reading through the rules, please go to our FAQ page to see if your question has been answered already. If you still have a question, feel free to drop the YOTA Contest Committee an email at contest@​ham-​yota.​com and we are happy to reply.

On behalf of the YOTA Contest Committee,

73 Philipp, DK6SP

Chair
Youth Working Group
International Amateur Radio Union
Region 1

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Extension of the toleration regulation for 160 m / 1.850 — 2.000 kHz
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Even before the publication of Official Gazette 2021 – 24 scheduled for Dec. 22, the German Federal Network Agency BNetzA informs that the toleration regulations for 160 meters valid for the current year will be extended until Dec. 31, 2022. Otherwise, these “temporary permissions” would have expired on Dec. 31, 2021.


In the 160-meter band, permission to operate in the 1850 — 1890 kHz and 1890 — 2000 kHz frequency ranges at full transmit power in accordance with the respective license class A (750 W PEP) or E (100 W PEP) applies as before; however, this applies only on weekends. Likewise, contest operation is tolerated only during weekends there.


This regulation, which is favorable for amateur radio, results from the good and trustful cooperation between the RTA (Round Table Amateur Radio), the BNetzA, the primary user Bundeswehr and the frequency management department of the DARC.


The toleration regulation also affects the bands 6 and 4 m as well as access to the Hamnet for Class E holders. More detailed information is available at darc​.de. The official gazettes of the Federal Network Agency BNetzA can also be downloaded at https://​www​.bnetza​-amtsblatt​.de/​2​0​21/. Bernd J. Mischlewski, DF2ZC, DARC frequency management officer, provides information about this.

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Iceland: Use of 160m band renewed for 2022
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Iceland’s Amateur Radio Association (IRA) reports that the Telecommunications Authority (Fjarskiptastofa) has approved an application to renew its permit for amateur radio use from 1850 – 1900 kHz in 2022.

The permit also covers contests such as the ARRL International DX Competition in CW and SSB and the IARU HF World Championship on 9 and 10 July 2022.

The approval is with the full consent of the Icelandic Maritime Watch Centre, which has priority for the use of frequencies in this band. The same requirements apply to this use as for the 1810 – 1850 kHz frequency range, but the following restrictions apply:

Licensing will only be granted during the specified international competitions. G‑licensees may use the full power up to 1 kW. N‑licensees enjoy the same frequency rights, but the power limit is based on a maximum of 10 W.

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Bill Somerville, G4WJS SK
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From Joe, K1JT, we received the sad news that Bill Somerville, G4WJS, died suddenly and unexpectedly a few days ago. He was only about 65 years old.

Bill was the first to join Joe in in 2013 forming a core development group for WSJT‑X. Joe: “Bill has been closely involved with WSJT‑X and related software projects ever since. Our free, open-source software could not have achieved its extensive worldwide popularity and influence in ham radio without Bill’s essential contributions. In addition to writing code for important portions of the Qt-based user interface for WSJT‑X, Bill helped to bring the overall program structure more nearly up to professional standards. Moreover, he devoted countless hours to program support, patiently answering user’s questions on WSJT-related forums.

I have only started to think about the many ways in which I will miss Bill — not no mention how we all will miss his immense and positive impact on WSJT‑X and related projects. For more than eight years Bill and I communicated closely and regularly on ham radio topics, sometimes many times per day. Perhaps I will be able to write more about it in the near future.

Rest in peace, dear friend G4WJS.

–Joe, K1JT”

Photo shows Joe K1JT ® and Bill G4WJS (L) with Nick Henwood, G3RWF [Source: RSGB Twitter Account]

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