{"id":20418,"date":"2018-08-25T16:40:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T16:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=20418"},"modified":"2018-08-25T16:40:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T16:40:06","slug":"yota-2018-day-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/yota-2018\/2018\/08\/25\/yota-2018-day-7\/","title":{"rendered":"YOTA 2018: Day 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Our final day<\/h2>\n<p>Most of the day was spent packing our bags and getting ready to leave the hotel. Our flight was a little later in the day, so we had some time to talk to others and say a proper thanks to the organisers for putting on such a brilliant event.<\/p>\n<p>After we got some lunch, we were taken by a shuttle bus to the airport, where we had many, <b>many<\/b> people ask us what was inside our antenna bags and what we were going to use it for!<\/p>\n<p>Top Tip: At an airport, do not mention radio <i>transmitters<\/i>, as this seems to put security guards on edge and that\u2019s how you get your antenna confiscated, just like the Lithuanian team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We had a little bit of waiting around at the airport, so we decided to go into some shops, including the Ferrari Shop, which I soon realised didn\u2019t aim their product prices at youngsters, so we swiftly moved onto the more touristy shops and picked up a few pieces for our friends and family back home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20419 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-1.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20420 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-2-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-2-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-2-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-2.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We boarded or plane and headed for home. We knew we would miss South Africa very much, but we wouldn\u2019t forget the lessons and presentations that we heard while we were there.<\/p>\n<p>Now we have the knowledge of how to encourage more young people into the hobby, it\u2019s just a matter of putting that knowledge into practice and making a difference in the hobby!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20421 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-3-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-3-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-3-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2018\/08\/YOTA18-7-3.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>73<br \/>\nNathan, MI0NPR<\/p>\n<p>Team UK: YOTA 2018<br \/>\nPeter M\u00d8SWN, Mike 2E\u00d8MLJ, Ben M\u00d8NBA and Nathan MI\u00d8NPR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our final day Most of the day was spent packing our bags and getting ready to leave the hotel. Our flight was a little later in the day, so we had some time to talk to others and say a proper thanks to the organisers for putting on such a brilliant event. 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