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

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