YOTA 2022
YOTA Croatia 2022 – Day 7
What did you get up to on Day 7? We headed to Dubovac castle to operate Castles on the Air (COTA). On the way, we were given a tour of Karlovac city and then climbed up to the castle. We operated from the top of the hill in the castle grounds for most of the […]
YOTA Croatia 2022 – Day 6
What did you get up to on Day 6? After breakfast we went off to hunt small Si5351 based transmitters around the nearby park. We were able to track down a total of nine transmitters using CW from 80m receivers. Another activity followed shortly after where we got hands-on experience of how to assemble a […]
YOTA Croatia 2022 – Day 5
What did you get up to on Day 5? We began our journey to Zagreb in the early morning. A friendly tour guide introduced us to the city’s origin and allowed us to explore the main landmarks. Following a short break, we stumbled into Nikola Tesla’s museum, where the concepts of his first inventions were […]
YOTA Croatia 2022 – Day 4
What did you get up to on Day 4? We started the morning with a slot to operate the special event station, during which Dan made some CW contacts, including one with Japan. Afterwards we started programming our “Wabbit” ARDF transmitter. We were introduced to using the Arduino IDE to control the programmable clock chip […]
YOTA Croatia 2022 – Day 3
What did you get up to on Day 3? Today we had an early start to go to Krk Island to operate an Islands On The Air (IOTA) station. We all enjoyed working the special event station, making contacts on 20m, via amateur satellites and using QO-100. After lunch some YOTA participants went swimming in […]
YOTA Croatia 2022 – Day 2
What did you get up to on Day 2? Today started with a presentation on digital modes, focusing mainly on FT8. This was followed by the opportunity for our whole group to make contacts using FT8, a first for some of us. Next, we had an introduction to amateur satellites, which involved a demonstration of […]
