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THE FIRST EVER YOUTH ON THE AIR SUMMER CAMP RUTH WILLET, KM4LAO, AND LEAH
MCGRANE, KD9LFZ ON JULY 11, 2021, THE FIRST YOUTH ON THE AIR YOTA SUMMER
CAMP IN THE AMERICAS BEGAN, CONSISTING OF 1 WEEK OF LEARNING AND FRIENDSHIP
AT THE NATIONAL VOICE OF AMERICA VOA MUSEUM OF BROADCASTING IN WEST CHESTER
TOWNSHIP, OHIO.  YOTA IS A MOVEMENT IN THE AMERICAS FOCUSED ON PROMOTING
YOUTH ACTIVITY IN AMATEUR RADIO.  THIS GROUP STRIVES TO APPLY THE
SUCCESSFUL TECHNIQUES LEARNED FROM YOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR IN EUROPE, AFRICA,
THE MIDDLE EAST, AND WESTERN ASIA TO CONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
LED BY CAMP DIRECTOR NEIL RAPP, WB9VPG, AND A TEAM OF STAFF, YOTA CAMP
FOCUSES ON ACTIVITIES THAT ARE PLANNED AND LED BY YOUNG RADIO AMATEURS.
THE GOAL IS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF YOUNG HAMS MENTORING OTHERS AND
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE AIR.  BECAUSE OF OUR
INCREDIBLE SPONSORS, 23 CAMPERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 25 AT ALL
LICENSE LEVELS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND.  THE NATIONAL VOA MUSEUM OF
BROADCASTING HOSTED THE CAMP, WITH RADIO OPERATIONS FROM THE WEST CHESTER
AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATIONS WC8VOA STATION, USING GEAR PROVIDED BY ICOM.  A
TEMPORARY STATION WAS ALSO SET UP AT THE HOTEL WHERE CAMPERS STAYED.  WE
RUTH, KM4LAO, AND LEAH, KD9LFZ BOTH ATTENDED AS CAMPERS, AND RUTH LED THE
SATELLITE OPERATIONS AND ARISS CONTACT WORKSHOPS.  A WEEK OF ACTIVITIES THE
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