Record participation in Youth Sprint

The 2009 SARL Youth Sprint held on national youth day on 16 June enjoyed record participation.

The contest committee received 46 log submissions made up of 38 young people and 8 not so young people.
Twenty-two of the logs came from radio amateurs.

Eight logs came from Namibia. The youngest participant was 8 years old and the eldest participant 87 years young. Well done to all and congratulations to the winners.

The detailed results are available on the SARL Forum as well as HF Happenings. All participants who submitted logs will receive a certificate of participation.

The winners are:

1st Andrew Mans, ZR3AM, (20) 189 points, who wins an ARRL Operating Manual;

2nd Dylan Walsh, ZU3DW, (13) 62 points, who wins a 40 m DC receiver kit;

The third place is shared by two 15 year old brothers Edwin and Heinz Breitenbach. Both operated from V51PP, in Walvis Bay, and scored 53 points each. They will each receive a lightning predictor kit as soon as stocks arrive mid August.

The winners of the lucky draw are:
Silvia Schenk (12) Namibia;
Morne Coertzen, ZR6RM (14);
Sane Erasmus (13);
Tiaan van Eeden, ZS6TVE (16);
Rieks Kampman, ZR6HK (17).
Each one will receive a wireless microphone kit.

Thanks to all participants who made this event a great success and congratulations to the winners.

The South African Radio League