Connect with other young hams at Hamvention! The 2025 ARRL Youth Rally is a special feature of Dayton Hamvention®.
What: 2025 ARRL Youth Rally
Who: Students, 11 - 21 years of age
When: Saturday, May 17, 2025 (Hamvention is Fri., Sat., and Sun.)
Youth Rally Registration Fee: $20*
* While Hamvention admission is already free for students (high school students and younger), registration for the Youth Rally includes an ARRL Youth Rally T-shirt, badge & lanyard, tote bag, and free Hamvention admission ticket for all 3 days of the show; Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
ARRL Youth Rally Agenda:
Student participants will enjoy a full day of activities, discovery, sharing, and fun.
Rally day begins at 9:15 AM on Saturday with the annual Dayton Youth Forum — open to all Hamvention attendees. The forum includes presentations from young hams covering a variety of Amateur Radio activities, topics, and technology. After lunch (on your own) Youth Rally registrants will gather in Forum Room ?? (to be determined) for activities led by ARRL Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA. We'll get to know each other, and we’ll explore a variety of amateur radio interests and activities. Learn about satellite communications, participate in a short sprint contest, make contact with a parachute mobile station, and other fun! Bring a 2-meter handheld radio if you have one. Youth Rally participants are also invited to attend the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio forum at 4 PM.
9:15 AM – 12 PM |
Hamvention Youth Forum | Forum Room ?? (TBD) |
12 PM – 1 PM |
Lunch (on your own) |
1 PM – 4 PM |
ARRL Youth Rally Activities | Forum Room ?? (TBD) |
4 PM – 5 PM |
ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program (CARP) | Forum Room ?? (TBD) |
Instructions: Please complete a separate registration-and-payment form for each student registrant (ages 11 - 21).