Kids Day January 4, 2020 Chair of the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group, Lisa Leenders PA2LS, (pictured) reports Saturday, January 4 is Kids Day On the IARU-R1 site she writes: Just in the beginning of 2020 it’s time for a new Kidsday. Kidsday is generally on the first Saturday in January and the third Saturday in June. This event is especially created to promote Amateur Radio to youth. This is a moment where you can share your amateur radio hobby with your family, grandkids, friends, scouts or even to the general public. This day can be the first time for youth to experience a real radio QSO, hopefully they get interested in becoming a licensed amateur radio operator. You could make use of this suggested exchange: Name, age, location and favourite colour. Be sure to work the same station again if an operator has changed. To draw attention, call “CQ Kids Day.” Suggested frequencies IARU R1: 10 Meters: 28.350 to 28.400 MHz 15 Meters: 21.360 to 21.400 MHz 20 Meters: 14.270 to 14.300 MHz 40 Meters: 7.080 to 7.120 MHz 80 Meters: 3.650 to 3.750 MHz Other suggested frequencies by ARRL: 12 Meters: 24.960 to 24.980 MHz 17 Meters: 18.140 to 18.145 MHz 40 Meters: 7.270 to 7.290 MHz 80 Meters: 3.740 to 3.940 MHz Are you taking part in Kidsday? Share your experience with us by: email pr <at> ham-yota.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hamyota/ Instagram @hamyota_offical. Visit the ARRL website for more info http://www.arrl.org/kids-day http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2019/december/kids-day-january-4-2020.htm
Good initiative "Kids day", lets hope for multiple new operators and SWL listeners in the nearby future. 73 Roberto "Bob"PB5X
Remember BOYZ, WE WE'RE ALL KIDS "ONCE" starting in Ham Radio, well a lot of us were!!! My start was a (NOVICE-(1)YR NON-RENEWABLE), then upward & onward!!!
Quite the typo. Who called her a kid? The article lists her as Chair of the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group. Am I missing something?
My son (Adam / KI5FJE) who is 13, had a few QSOs...It was nice for him to speak with other children his age (Or even younger!). They have this event 2 twice a year...It might be advantageous to have this even more often (Like 4 X per year)... Cheers Tom / NN2X
And my point is...where did anyone say she was a kid? The article doesn't say anything like that. It says she is, "Chair of the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group." To which you responded, "Please don't call her a kid." ABSOLUTELY NOBODY called her a kid!!! Crazy...
Perhaps you meant to say meritorius? Calling her meritricious is worse than calling her a "kid." Viz: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meretricious
Guys, go shame your dog. I am not interested in your attempts to make me look publicly foolish or feel bad. Sorry, it just doesn't work on me. I know you think it should, but its been a very long time since I felt bad about myself. Nice try though. If you want to explore the entymology of the word 'kid', its sundry meanings in American dialect, and so on, that's fine. The bottom line is that 'kid' has a less demeaning connotation outside of the US, and certainly fewer interpretations. PA2LS's MERITORIUS efforts are highly commendable. Here, in the US, we tend to not refer to youth efforts as a 'kids day' for example. Young people find that off-putting. 73 Chip W1YW
You meant 'meretricious', which is NOT what I said. I never said MERETRICIOUS. You are correct that the adjectival form of 'merIT' was incorrectly stated, and it has been corrected to MERITorious rather than the incorrect MERITricious. Don't concoct a situation that doesn't exist, with the malicious intent of publicly abusing someone. Have a pleasant day. Chip W1YW
You did a fine job of that on your own. Nobody called her a kid, either in this thread or in the article, yet you felt the need to scold people for calling her a kid. Well again...nobody called her a kid. So who exactly are you scolding?
