Effective Youth Events

A Section goal and a goal of many hams is to involve young people in amateur radio.  Below are youth and radio activities and links to activities that have been successful in Oregon and elsewhere.  If you have an activity to share, please contact the section manager, Scott N7JI at ars.n7ji@gmail.com so it can be added here so others might try it in their community.

Girl Scout STEM Day – Done as a large or small scale event where girls do STEM activities that include ham radio activities like electricity, Morse code, ITU phonetics, QSL cards, and making their first contact on the air via a local repeater.

Scouts on the Air – Done as part of local camporees, national jamborees, and world jamborees and summer camp experiences.

Summer Camp Stations – Ham radio stations at youth summer camps. (See funding ideas below.)

Local Science Center or Museum Stations – Provide opportunities for visitors to get on the air, assisted by hams. (See funding ideas below.)

Build a Morse code oscillator – Done as an a school, science center, or youth organization activity.

Bunny Hunts or Fox Hunts – Local hams can invite a friend to learn how to do direction finding

Balloon launches – Put a APRS transmitter on a helium balloon and track it and inviting the media and the public.

Youth Field Day Events – Host an event specifically geared to youth done during Field Day

Ham radio stations for schools, Scout camps, local science centers and museums can be funded by local ham donations, by clubs, or through station grants from the ARDC or the ARRL.