YARA 'Fun Stuff'

Summits on the Air (SOTA)

• SOTA is an award scheme for radio amateurs that encourages portable operation in mountainous areas. SOTA Home Page
• Yukon SOTA Summits: Association Manager: Scott, VY1CO Link to lists of summits
• Presentation: Summits on the Air (SOTA) Youtube 60 minutes
• W4UYE / SASQ: The Least Expensive HF Option for SOTA Ops, the (tr)uSDX 5-Band QRP Radio - June 2022 Youtube 12 minutes

Parks on the Air (POTA)

• YARA Members
  • Top Activators - search on VY1
  • VY1AE
  • VY1FC
  • VY1XY
• YARA POTA Photo Album
• Canadian National Parks on the Air Home Page
• Parks on the Air - US Home Page
• Facebook POTA Join the Group
• Getting started in Parks on the Air Youtube 25 minutes
• Parks On The Air - Activating VE-0138 Algonquin Park Youtube 22 minutes
• POTA Activation in the Snow Youtube 7 minutes
• Parks on the Air - POTA with 2 watts (tr)uSDX QRP Transceiver Youtube 4 minutes
• Taking the truSDX on its first CW POTA activation! Can it activate? We'll find out! Youtube 55 minutes

Radio Contests

• Several YARA members are active in HF contests: CW and SSB
• RAC Contesting Rules and Results
• Contest University Session 1 -- Intro to Contesting (mentoring and attracting new members)- N0AX Youtube 59 minutes
• Ham Radio Contesting + DXing Subculture Documentary Youtube 9 minutes

QRP (lower power)

• More than 10 YARA members operate QRP rigs
• Eight Tips For successful Low Power Radio Contacts QRP Tips - 27 minutes
• Some QRP Radios (Sep 20, 2015) QRP School - 20 minutes
• QRP Backpacking Trek into the Canadian Wilderness Outdoors On the Air - 34 minutes

Other Things Below Photo Albums

Barbecues, Breakfasts, Birthdays

Races, Community Events

Visiting other radio shacks

Field Day

Portable and Mobile Ops

Home Brew Projects Home Brew Stuff

More ... lots of Youtube videos on SOTA, POTA, contests - do a search