Subj : ARRL Kids Day in on January 6! To : QST From : ARRL de WD1CKS Date : Fri Jan 05 2024 20:24:46 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.. ÿ It is also intended to give older hams a chance to share their station and love for amateur radio with their children. ÿ ARRL Kids Day always runs from 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC. Operate as much or as little as you like. ÿ 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. ÿ Be sure to observe third-party restrictions when making DX contacts. ÿ 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. ÿ Alternatively, you can send a 9" x 12" self-addressed stamped envelope to the following address: ÿ Kids Day Certificate Request ARRL 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 ÿ 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! ÿ 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 contests@arrl.org[4], or you can mail files or printed photos to ARRL Headquarters at 225 Main St, Newington, Connecticut (see the full mailing address above). ÿ We must have a completed release form in order to include youth photos (younger than 18 years of age) in ARRL publications. ÿ 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:contests@arrl.org?subject=contests%40arrl.org --- þ Synchronet þ Whiskey Lover's Amateur Radio BBS .