Welcome!
The mission of YOTA is to connect young amateurs with others of similar age by promoting and facilitating activities for them with the goal of encouraging their continued involvement in amateur radio.
YOTA in the Americas currently sponsors or participates in these events for young amateur radio operators:
- YOTA Summer Camps for ages 15 through 25 (under 26)
- YOTA Junior Camps for under age ? through 14 (under 15)
- December YOTA Month special event for ages 0 through 25 (under 26)
- YOTA Contest for all ages with a bonus for ages 0 through 25 (under 26)
- Youth Contesting Program for ages 0 through 25 (under 26)
We also promote other youth activities in the Americas on our site. If you know of one we don't have listed, please let us know! Be sure to check out our Youth Events Calendar!
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Youth on the Air Jr. Camp Applications Now Open
The application period for YOTA Junior 2025 is now open until June 1st! For young hams under the age of 15 accompanied by a parent, YOTA Junior is a 3 day weekend camp for young hams to meet other young hams, participate in unique experiences with radio related technologies, and build relationships with mentors and peers.
Apply to YOTA Jr. Camp Here
Announcing the 2025 Young Ladies Radio League Scholarships
The Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) has announced the Memorial Scholarship program for 2025. The scholarship program is aimed at women Amateur Radio Operators studying radio, communications, electronics or Amateur Radio related arts and sciences.
The YLRL is sponsoring three memorial scholarships for 2025:
The Ethel Smith K4LMB Memorial Scholarship—$2,500 award
The Mary Lou Brown NM7N Memorial Scholarship—$2,500 award
The Martha “Marte” Wessel K0EPE Memorial Scholarship—$1,500 award
Click here for the full press release and application link
Youth on the air 2025 application period continues
Applications are still being accepted for campers interested in attending Youth on the Air Camp. Licensed amateur radio operators ages 15 through 25 who want to attend are encouraged to apply online at YouthOnTheAir.org. The camp is scheduled to take place June 15 through 20, 2025, in Thornton (Denver), Colorado, United States of America.
Priority applications are now closed however regular applications will continue to be accepted until 2359Z on May 1, 2025. To encourage attendance from across the Americas, allocations for campers are being held open for various areas of North, Central, and South America. If countries do not use their allocation or should someone within an allocation decline acceptance, those positions will be filled from the remaining pool of applicants. As this will be an ongoing process, everyone will not receive notification of acceptance at the same time. Preference will be given to first time attendees.
Apply For Camp Here
Youth on the Air Announces Partnership with Ham Radio Prep
Youth on the Air is excited to announce our new partnership with Ham Radio Prep, a leading resource for amateur radio education. As part of this collaboration, Ham Radio Prep has joined us as a Bronze-level sponsor for 2025. Through their generous support, they will provide free study materials to help young amateur radio enthusiasts in the Americas get licensed and on the air, furthering our mission to inspire and engage the next generation of amateur radio operators.
Ham Radio Prep has also been gracious enough to provide YOTA with a discount code; by using code YOTA15 at checkout, you will receive 15% off your order and YOTA will also receive a donation each time the code is used!