Radio club’s youngest member becomes certified

Toby Vander Wilt, 7, of the Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club, recently passed the entry-level exam to become a ham radio technician.

Vander Wilt began studying for the license in June at the age of 6 with his parents. His mother, Hannah, also became a technician at the same testing session.

“It’s kind of fun to build radios and, it might be kind of fun to talk to people once I get more used to it,” Vander Wilt said.

This story was originally published September 25, 2016 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Radio club’s youngest member becomes certified."