ES9YOTA – Operating in Estonia
The main station for YOTA was held in a tower in the grounds of a nearby park. It was situation about 90ft in the air at the very top of…
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Antenna Building
Another practical workshop that was a great hit with the kids. We were given the opportunity to build our very own 3 element yagi antenna for 2m band. This involved…
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Workshop – Satellites
This workshop was very interesting. We had a visit from a member of the team involved in ESTCUBE-1 who set us a mission. MISSION: Satellite orbiting the Moon and taking…
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Free time
Between the workshops and at the end of every evening, all participants were allowed a certain amount of free time. We had a beautiful lake in a park across the…
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How we started in our hobby
The number one most important thing we all have is an interest in the hobby. It is essential. There is no satisfaction in the radio hobby if you have no…
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How to start a career in telecommunications
We worked in teams for this workshop. This was great fun and everyone had their input. Everyone agreed that the number one requirement is that the person has to have…
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Building Robots
This was a brilliant workshop. It involved pairs of youngsters programming a little robot, which were are cool little buggy type cars with sensors etc, which everyone loved, they were…
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Kit Building
Another great success workshop, it involved getting little electronic kits and building them. This was done with the help of Juri and Ger EI4GXB. The kits ranged in difficulty, from…
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Energiser games
Before all workshops (usually in the morning and afternoon) we had energiser games. These were set out by the host country (Estonia) with volunteered games from other teams including Finland,…
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Intercultural evening
Every year in YOTA, an intercultural evening is held at the beginning of the week. This is where each team bring some food, drink or delicacies from their home countries…