Ham Radio for Kids

Please contribute links and information directly aimed at or of interest to under 18's

See also: Getting licensed in Amateur Radio is easier than you think, Ham Radio. What is it and why do they do it?

Clubs

Related wiki pages Starting a School Radio Club, Clubs

Schools - Australia

• VK3KID Sherbrooke Community School Victoria

• V4CCR Canterbury College radio Club, Queensland

Schools - USA

• KB3BRT The Cowanesque Valley School Amateur Radio Club

• K2HHS Hackensack High School Amateur Radio Club.

• K3NHC North Hills High School Amateur Radio and Electronics Club.

• K9SOU Bloomington High School Amateur Radio Club

• NW5HS Northwest High School Amateur Radio Club

• WB2JKJ The Radio Club of Junior High School 22 NYC

• Bitteroot Amateur Radio School Club

Schools - Other

• Radio-Active 5B4ES The English School Radio Club Nicosia

• Silcoates School Amateur Radio Club UK

Other radio clubs for teens

• SPARK Scouts Practicing Amateur radio Knowledge

• SRAG Scout Radio Activities Group.

• WB3DGR The Camp Shohola Amateur Radio Club.

• venturing group 27 Troop 27 & crew 27 Amateur Radio Club

Competitions

• ARRL Kids day

• JOTA Jamboree of the air

Forums and discussion boards

• eHam Youth forum.

• Ham Radio Teens discussion board.

• Ham Radio for Kids Message Forum

Cool Stuff

Clip Art

• Zed Zed's clip art site
• LA0EM clip art

Puzzles

The Amateur Radio Crossword puzzler from the ARRL

Internet communities for under 18's

• BEAR Be Excited about Amateur Radio Youth Radio HamTeens includes a ham radio chat.
• Facebook Kids / Teen Ham Radio Operators... on Facebook
• INYA International Network of Young Amateurs
• The Shack A place to meet and communicate with other under 18's
• Youth Forum from eham.

Information Websites

• Electronics for Kids
• Electronics project Design Ham radio projects for beginners.
• How Ham Radio Works From How Stuff Works
• HxPI First steps in Ham Radio
• IRLP for Kids For help with understanding and using IRLP
• YoungHams - information for young radio amateurs

Yahoo Groups

Please note that some of these groups may have restricted memberships.

• Brooklyn Technical High School Amateur Radio Club
• Chelmsford High School Radio Club
• Ham Beginners Appears to be inactive.

See also

• Clubs and associations
• Women in amateur radio
• College and University Amateur Radio Clubs

Operating procedures
Operation	Callsigns and ITU prefixes * Codes and Alphabets * Modes * Morse code * Nets * UK licensing * Terminology
DX and Contesting	Awards and Certificates * DXCC * DX cluster * Field day * Gridsquares * Logging * QSL and QSL Bureaus * Records - Distance
Emergencies	Emergency Frequencies * ARES * IRESC * SATERN * Weather spotting
QRP	Trail-Friendly Radio
Utilities	Beacons (/B) and Time Beacons