Amsat Kid's Day

To coincide with the ARRL's Kid's Day on January 2, 2005, AMSAT-NA will sponsor Kid's Day on AO-51. The event will run from approximately 1600 UTC 02 Jan to 0345 UTC 03 Jan.

AMSAT ask all amateur radio stations to give this short time window to promote satellite operations with kids.

If not actually showing a kid how to make contacts via AO-51, then providing a station to contact, or stepping aside to allow others to make contacts with the kids.

During the event please limit contacts to stations that are operating with kids at the microphone.

Kids can tell their name, age, who is helping them operate on AO-51, where they live, and other information about themselves.

This will be a good opportunity for Amsat to show off her educational side. Who knows, maybe one or more of the kids will be helping AMSAT in the future.

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia

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