Articles written by: Violetta Latham, KN2P

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Events

Youth Take Over PJ2T for the CQ WW SSB Contest 2025

by × on December 22, 2025 at 1:41 pm × 0 comments

A September OnAllBands article gave a look at the team of young people planning and preparing for the CQ WW SSB 2025 contest. With the contest now in the books, […]

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Events

A Look Inside the 2025 E51MWA Northern Cook Islands DXpedition

by × on December 8, 2025 at 12:25 pm × 0 comments

In October 2025, a small group of active DXpeditioners—Rob, N7QT; Robin, WA7CPA; Brian, N9ADG; Jack, N7JP; James, KC7EFP; and myself, Violetta, KN2P—made our way across the globe to activate #68 […]

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Events

Young Ops, Big Signals—Previewing the PJ2T Youth Contest Operation of October 2025

by × on September 26, 2025 at 1:16 pm × 0 comments

Most hams understand the need to support and encourage the younger generation’s involvement in amateur radio. Today I want to highlight one group, one station, and one team in particular […]

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Ham Culture & Entertainment

From Contest Station to Coral Reefs: A Youth Perspective on Contesting and a First DXpedition to the South Pacific

by × on September 12, 2025 at 1:04 pm × 0 comments

Over six years ago a group of young operators (average age of 16) gathered at superstation K3LR for 48 hours of extreme caffeine levels and high adrenaline otherwise known as […]