YOTA is a group of young radio amateurs from IARU Region 1. Most of us are under the age of 26. Each year we get together in different European countries to spend some quality time. Not only just having fun and playing games, we come up with new ideas, new projects, plans for the future, etc. During the other months of the year we gather on the bands and have some fun together, take part in contests or just make some YOTA-skeds.
The goal of YOTA is to welcome new and young amateur radio operators to our beautiful hobby. We live in a world where communication is being digitalized in a way that we almost can’t keep up with. In times like this it’s important to convince people about the importance of our hobby. Together with other youngsters all around the world, we can make the difference and give our hobby the future it deserves!
This year 80 Youngsters from 25 countries in IARU Region 1 and even one country from IARU Region 3 (Japan) will gather in Gilwel Park, United Kingdom. We will meet eachother, talk about our hobby and most of all have fun! There will be many activities planned throughout the week so we can learn more about eachoter and especially eachothers cultures and habbits. Want to know more? Have a look on the YOTA UK pageor look at the latest news from the UK!
Equipment
FlexRadio Systems Maestro
The FlexRadio Maestro™ is an intuitive, plug-and-play control console that directs the operation of any FLEX-6000 Signature Series transceiver without… Read more
ParaPro EQ20B-DSP
The new bhi ParaPro EQ20B-DSP features a 20W modular audio power amplifier with a parametric equaliser and bhi’s latest dual Channel DSP Noise Cancell… Read more
LimeSDR Mini
An open, full-duplex, USB stick radio for femtocells and more The LimeSDR Mini development board is a hardware platform for developing and prototyping… Read more
HAMlab 160-6 100W – SDR Transceiver
HAMlab 160-6 100W – SDR Transceiver Highlights SDR + measurement instruments rugged steel housing LDMOSFET 10W Linear amplifier (160M-6M) 1Gsps… Read more
VHF
VR-P25 Power Amplifier for Handheld Radios
VR-P25 is a portable, lightweight, Wide coverage RF booster amplifier for Handheld Radio equipment, proprietary and emerging waveforms. Two Way Radio… Read more
Yaesu FT-2980R 80W 2M FM Mobile Transceiver
Yaesu FT-2980R 80W FM 2M Mobile Transceiver As its model name suggests, the new FT-2980R arrives with the solid feature configuration and mechanical t… Read more
Compact D-Star Transceiver, Icom ID-31 upgraded!
Newly released handy transceiver ID-31PLUS for amateur radio which can enjoy long distance communication with D-STAR ® easily Product name / model nu… Read more
Review
A review of the Elad FDM-S2 software defined receiver
Great Article – Elad FDM-S2 from http://swling.com/ Check: http://swling.com/blog/2014/12/a-review-of-the-elad-fdm-s2-software-defined-rece… Read more
Exploring the Yagi, Log Periodic, and Phased Array [ Video ]
Discusses the difference between Yagi antennas, log periodic antennas, and phased array antennas. Read more
Ham Radio Basics – Setting Up Your First Operating Position
Some things to think about when you set up your first ham radio station operating position. A quick look at Larry WD0AKX’s console. … Read more
Testing the NEW GD-55+ for DMR
Advanced GPS function for emergency communication 10W High Power IP-67 Waterproofed Call Recording Emergency Alert (“Man Down” Alarm) 2800mAh Lithium… Read more
Receiving a Gmail email over HF radio with Winlink system
Short video showing how I receive an email sent from gmail over my Ham radio. Read more
Antenna
MEF-330-1K Multiband EFHW Antenna Transformer for 8 Bands
MEF-330-1K Multiband EFHW Antenna Transformer, Covers 8 Bands / 80-10m / 1kW-max. / NO TUNER needed / wire not included/one End Insulator inc… Read more
SAL 30 Mark II Receiving HF antenna by Array Solutions
The new version of the well known Shared Apex Loop Array, the SAL-30 Mark II is here. The four vertical sides of the loops have been replaced by a sin… Read more
RQ-84 – The classic “Quad” full-size has ten elements for 10m, eight – 15 m, six – 20 m, and four full-size elements on 40m band
RQ-84 – the classic “Quad” full-size has ten elements for 10m, eight – 15 m, six – 20 m, and four full-size elements on… Read more
Ultra-Portable Antenna Rotor System
Antenna Rotor Product Description INTRODUCTORY PRICE of $329.00 The Portable Rotation 12 Volt Ultra-Portable Rotor system, Model 12PR1A, has be… Read more
Introduction into Theory of Direction Finding
Introduction Applications of direction finding While direction finding for navigation purposes (referred to as cooperative direction finding) is becom… Read more