HAMRADIO
AN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
Supported by the South African Radio League and the Department of Communication
The national body for Amateur Radio is the South African Radio League.
HABEX
High Altitude Balloon Experiment
A learner project by the Sci Bono science discovery centre
Calling Young Radio Amateurs
TAKE PART IN THE ZS6JVT YOUTH SPRINT
The ZS6JVT Youth Sprint will be held on Saturday 3 September from 10:00 – 12:00 on 7 130 – 7 200 kHz. Contacts on other frequencies are not valid. Not more than 5 contacts may be made on any one frequency at a time. Stations must move around the frequency range for the contest but may return to a previous frequency.
Stations taking part should exchange a signals report and the operator’s age. Scoring is in favour of radio amateurs under the age of 26 as follows: QSO between two stations that are under the age of 26 = 5 point., QSO between a station under 26 and a station over 26 = 3 points, QSO between two stations older than 26 = 1 point. QSO with ZS6JVT = 10 points.
Log should be sent to telesat@cybersmart.co.za or by snail mail to the JVT Youth Competition, Technical High School John Vorster, PO Box 31714, Totiusdal, 0134. Closing date for logs is 18 September 2011. Participants should include their email addresses.
Participants under 26 years of age who submit logs will take part in a luck draw for two book prizes, the ARRL Basic Antenna Book, made available by the South African Amateur Radio Development Trust.
PHOTO COMPETITION
You are also invited to take part in a photographic competition. Send a high resolution picture of the participant operating during the ZS6JVT Youth Sprint to saardt@intekom.co.za before 15 September and you could also win the ARRL Basic Antenna book,
09:30 WHAT
DO THE YOUTH THINK
ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO?
Listen to what young people think about Amateur Radio. Relays on 145.750 MHz 7082 KHz and 14250 kHz or download it from here
Watch a cool video here
ZS6JVT Spring 40 Metre Youth Contest
Aim
This is a fun activity to promote contacts between radio amateurs
under the age of 26.
Date and Time
First Saturday of September, from 08:00 to 10:00 UTC [10:00 to 12:00
CAT] 3 September 2011
Frequency
It is a phone contest on the 40-metre band [7130 to 7200 kHz]
Categories
Class A - ZR and ZS Licence holders
Class B - ZU Licence Holders
Power
Class A – maximum 100 W
Class B – maximum 20 W
Exchange
The exchange is a RS report and the operator’s age.
Scoring
QSO between two stations that are under the age of 26 = 5 points.
QSO between a station under 26 and a station over 26 = 3 points.
QSO between two stations older than 26 = 1 points.
QSO with ZS6JVT = 10 points. The South African Radio League
Log Sheets
Log sheets and summaries shall be submitted within 15 days after the
contest and can be sent by e-mail to
telesat@cybersmart.co.za
or by snail mail to the JVT Youth Competition, Technical High School
John Vorster, PO Box 31714, Totiusdal, 0134.
The age of the operator must be shown on the summary sheet. Also include your email address
Closing date for log submission: 18 September 2011.
Certificates
The top five in each class will receive Certificates. There will be
a lucky draw between all the logs received.