2020-12-13

yl.beam#89 dec 2020


Contents

  • II0GD special call Grazia Deledda, Nobel Prize for Literature.
  • Puerto Rico Yls
  • Pioneer YL Isabel Huertas E-095, heard Le Brix (1929)
  • Joseph Le Brix – French pioneer aviator
  • Seasons Greetings
  • Santa Net 1- 25 Dec & WX3MAS Christmas City Special Event Station
  • Chanuca Israeli Special Event 10-19 Dec
  • Silent Key
  • Contact & Calendar

II0GD special call Grazia Deledda, the only Italian woman to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
GRSNM - Group Sardinian Radio Amateurs of the World From 04 November to 05 December 2020 All Bands & Modes 

https://www.qsl.net/ik2duw/deledda.html
E-mail: segreteria@grsnm.it

Deledda, Grazia (1871-1936)

She was born in Nuoro. Sardinia. In 1899, Deledda met Palmiro Madesani and in January 1900, they married and moved to Rome, where Deledda lived the rest of her life, Her 1920 novel La Madre was translated into English in 1922, (The Woman and the Priest), with a subsequent edition of 1928 (with the more faithful title The Mother), that included an introduction by D. H. Lawrence; it is also considered to be the novel that won her the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926.

Puerto Rico Yls
WP4RBK LEYDA RIOS, from Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, writes:
Hi! Thanks for all the information on Facebook and support from YL’s around the world.
Now I need more support. Today, I began a new local net on my island of Puerto Rico.
The information that I want to share with this net is about YL’s, events, new ideas and all about this fantastic world of radio. If you follow some radio site, YouTube, or radio friends, please share with me to give me ideas and information for the net.
Advice is also welcome! Thanks a lot! WP4RBK
https://www.facebook.com/WP4RBK-WP4RAQ-111459333941515

The Union of Spanish Amateur Radio celebrated 90 years of radio with archival articles recalling the early years in their monthly publication of December 2019.
The originals are in Spanish, below is an extract.

https://www.radioclubhenares.org/ea4do/YLs-EA%20(I)_URE_03-2020.pdf

91 years ago Isabel Huertas E-095, heard Le Brix flying a small plane 4000 km from Madrid
Isabel Huertas, first Spanish woman operator of the receiving station E-095

She wrote how she heard Joseph Le Brix in December 1929, during his flight from Paris to Saigon in French Indochina:

On my short-wave receiver the classic O-V-1 (device with a single detector valve followed by a low-frequency amplifier), I heard one morning, at the beginning of December, some news (we women are always curious!) that was being transmitted by F-8DG, from Colombes.

Le Brix's plane was equipped with a short-wave transmitter, using the call sign FAJHU to broadcast messages about the flight.

On December 16 (1929) at 2315 GMT suddenly to my great pleasure and surprise on 28 MHz "QST de FAJHU " was heard. The signal came with R = 8-9 and T = 3, with QSB (fading) and QSX (listening), from an automatic transmitter, followed by a CQ call and then given manually, 'Hello 8DG. Good evening. The night is cold. ‘An hour later came: 't b', for: 'tout bien', that is: 'everything in order' and: 'QRD Benghasi (bound for), QRF Paris (return to).' This message came over 2,000km to Madrid!

December 17th, after four and six in the morning, I heard the signals from 8DG via FAJHU again with 't b' and 'Allo, allo, bonsoir'.

The last message that I was able to receive reached me on December 18th after four o'clock in the morning - over a distance of now 4,000 km, with R = 7-8 and the plain text message: 'Todo macha bien' (all goes well).

Later I learned from the press that Le Brix and his companion had got caught in a terrible storm and had to jump off with a parachute. They were not injured, but the plane and the radio transmitter were unfortunately destroyed. "


Joseph Le Brix (22 February 1899 - 12 September 1931) was a French aviator and lieutenant commander in the French Navy. He is best known for an around-the-world flight he made as copilot and navigator in 1927-1928 which included history's first flight across the South Atlantic Ocean, and for record-setting non-stop long-distance flights he made or attempted between 1929 and 1931. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'honneur.

Le Brix made a second attempt to fly from France to Saigon in December 1929. He again got as far as Burma, flying 10,500 kilometres (6,521 miles) in 72 hours before the two men had to bail out over the rain forest on 22 December 1929 after encountering severe weather.


Seasons Greetings Ham-sisters
Seasons Greetings and happy holidays and sincerely wishing you continued good health,
As propagation seems to be improving we can look forward to making better and more contacts in the New Year of 2021 - YAY!
I am personally grateful for Amateur Radio during this past year. Our local club kept a daily schedule during the restricted times, which has currently eased to several times a week. Bi-monthly inter-club contests also helped to structure the year.
Your continued support and friendship is greatly appreciated.
33 / 88 Editor Heather ZS5YH

Felt I had to share the extract below at this 'magic' time of year:)

“Every time I turn on my radio, the Narnia door opens and on the other side everything is magic and mystery. I listen to the noise of static, the distant voices from somewhere in the world, the musical sound of radio-telegraphy, and I am that fifteen-year-old boy again. It is as is. Trust me!”
Manuel Wilches, LU5OM
https://lagalenadelsur.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/como-cuando-y-de-que-hablan-los-radioaficionados-manuel-wilch
Santa Net
For the 15th consecutive year, The Santa Net on 3.916 MHz. Good girls and boys can talk to Santa Claus, via amateur radio, nightly at 7:15 PM (Central US) starting Friday, November 27, through Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020.
Pete Thomson (KE5GGY), said, "Christmastime and Santa Net are the best time of the year on 3916 kHz.. We enjoy helpiWX3MAS Christmas City Special Event Station 51th Anniversaryng young people and their families have a shared Christmas experience that they'll always remember. And we get to introduce young people to the magic of amateur radio."
Youngsters can talk to "Santa at The North Pole" via strategically placed operators who relay the voice of Santa. Thomson said that The Santa Net is a team effort of 3916 Net members.
Prior to each night's Santa Net, pre-net check-ins can be made at www.cqsanta.com
The Santa Nets are presented annually by The 3916 Nets. The Rag Chew Crew, The Tailgaters and The Freewheelers are all amateur radio nets that meet on 3.916 MHz nightly.
For more information on The 3916 Nets, go to http://www.3916nets.com
For more information on The Santa Net, email KE5GGY at ke5ggy@gmail.com

WX3MAS Christmas City Special Event Station 51th Anniversary
WX3MAS was the 1st Special Call issued in 1969 by the FCC for Special Event Stations in the Country and is active each year around 2 weeks before Christmas.
On December 15th, 1969 at 12:01 CQ was tapped out on CW and until January 1st 11:58, the total of 7,186 QSOs (50 states & 102 countries) were logged, this all with heavy ice storms, trying to get to the Clubhouse, ice ripping down the antennas never the less a Success!
This year marks 51 years (2020) Celebrate the Holidays, from the twin Christmas Cities of Nazareth, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (USA) Sponsored by the Christmas City Amateur Radio Club and the Delaware/Lehigh Amateur Radio Club. Listen for us on the Published SSB Frequencies: (14.265 7.270 3.850 ) December 12 - 15 from 1400Z to 2200Z (9AM-5PM)

Chanuca (or Hanukkiah)

It marks the miraculous victory of the Jews, led by the Maccabees, against Greek persecution and religious oppression. When they came to rededicate the Temple, only one flask of oil was found with which to light the Menorah . This small flask lasted for eight days.

This festival is observed by lighting the candles of a candelabrum with nine branches, called a menorah (or hanukkiah). One branch is typically placed above or below the others and its candle is used to light the other eight candles. Each night, one additional candle is lit until all eight candles are lit together on the final night of the festival.

Although a relatively minor holiday in religious terms, Hanukkiah has attained cultural significance in North America and elsewhere as a Jewish alternative to Christmas,


Chanuca celebrations 2020 - Israeli Special Event

Special activity of the Israeli Amateur Radio Club during Chanukah period, December 10-19.

Chanukah means candle in Hebrew and is also known as the Festival of Lights

All participating stations use letters form the name “Chanukah” as follows:

4X1C, 4X2H, 4Z3A, 4X4N, 4X5U, 4X6K, 4Z7A, 4X8H and 4X0NER (the "Joker").

Prefix digits (1-8) indicate the station's order of appearance in the operation :

The number in the callsign indicates the number of the candle lit that day. 4X1C will start on the 1st day, 4X4N on the 4th day etc.

Date and time:

The activity begins on the evening of 10 of December when the first candle will be lit on (14 utc). The Special Event Stations will operate for 9 days in a row and new Stations will join the activity every day until the close of the event on 19 of December, 21:59 UTC.

Special event stations daily locations::
December 10 - From the historic city of Hashmonaim where the first Chanuca holiday candle will be lit; event activity will begin with the 4 X1C team.
Dec 11- Haifa city where 2nd candle will be lit, operators 4X2H.
Dec 12 - Tel Aviv City , 3rd candle; operators 4Z3A.
Dec 13 - Netanya City, 4th candle will be lit; operators 4X4N.
Dec 14- Beer Sheva city, 5th candle; activity operators 4X5U.
Dec 15 - From Kiryat Shmona City where the 6th candle will be be lit; operators 4X6K.
Dec 16 - From Ashkelon City where 7th candle will be lit; operators 4Z7A.
Dec 17 - From Jerusalem where 8th and last candle will be lit; operators 4X8H
The operators of the 4X0NER station will be active every day during the 9 days of activity and will serve as a Joker for the missing letters.


More Info: https://www.iarc.org/iarc/Content/docs/Chanukah.pdf
4X1C Israel A.R.C

Silent Key 

Former West Virginia Section Manager Ann Rinehart, KA8ZGY, of South Charleston died on November 20 of COVID-19 complications. An ARRL Member, she was 85.

ARRL Roanoke Division Vice Director Bill Morine, N2COP, said, “She was one of our Division’s pioneering women — consistently gracious, yet firm in her efficient management of the Section.”

Rinehart served as West Virginia Section Manager from 2005 until 2013. She also served as an Official Emergency Station and was the Affiliated Club Coordinator in West Virginia in 2001. Rinehart was an Assistant Section Manager from 2017 until her death.

Rinehart was a nurse and administrator at Charleston Area Medical Center. She belonged to the West Virginia State Amateur Radio Council and the Kanawha Amateur Radio Club.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no service will be held at this time. Her family suggests memorial donations to Rock Lake Presbyterian Church, 905 Village Dr., South Charleston, WV 25309.

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2020-11-02

yl.beam#88 nov 2020



Contents

  • 2nd  Women On The Radio Award -  WOTRA
  • The Day of YLs       HF/VHF MEMORIAL
  • Hedy Lamarr – Inventor & Movie Star & N9H   Hedy Lamarr Day 2020 Special Event
  • UFT-YL-CW competition
  • Radio 'sparks' in the  Battle of the Atlantic (WW2)
  • Making Waves  FERN  BLODGETT,  (1918 - 1991)
  • Silent Keys
  • Contact us & Calendar



November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, so November was chosen for this  Award. Women on The Radio Award was designed to show our support. You are encouraged to participate in this event.

2nd THE WOTRA   AWARD (Women On The Radio)
Period:  November 1 – 30th. 2020
Only YL's stations will be on the air, to give visibility to  Amateur Radio women worldwide.
Frequencies: all bands
All modes (SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY), EXCEPT  FT8
Exchange will be, signal report 5/9
Call: "CQ CQ WOMEN ON THE RADIO AWARD"
Scoring: contacts with the YL's stations will be worth 1 point, within their own Continent
YL stations from a different Continent, other than your own, will earn 3 points.
A total of 50 points must be completed to obtain the Award.
Repeat contacts with YL stations on the same band and mode, on the same day is not allowed.
All Operators who wish to participate in this event  should email: ec1yl@yahoo.es  for more information.

Organized by Angeles EC1YL(from Spain) in collaboration with Erica Sanna EI0EIK (from Italy).


" The Day of YLs " NOVEMBER 7 and 8 2020      HF/VHF MEMORIAL
Aim of this day : To promote YL activity around the world
Time : 2020-11-07 00h00 UTC to 2020-11-08 23:59h00 UTC
Bands: 80m; 40m; 20m; 10m;VHF: 2M
Modes : CW, SSB, FT8 RTTY
Exchanges : RS(T) + YL/OM
The same station may be worked once on each band and mode
Points:  
YL / YL 3 points
YL / OM 1 point
DX YL's outside of your own continent 5 points
DX OM's outside of your own continent 2 points
An award will be issued to all participants (+ SWL) who have obtained 33 points
Logs : submit scores to 3830scores.com for DOYL by Nov 16. 2020
Contact hosts on facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/746304389193363/
http://ka1uln.blogspot.com/p/the-day-of-yls.html


 

Hedy Lamarr – Inventor & Movie Star
Every November 9, World Inventor's Day is celebrated in honour of Hedy Lamarr coinciding with the date of her birth.
Her invention  used a pair of drilled and synchronized drums (like a pianola) to switch between 88 frequencies, the same number as keys on a piano.  

A graveside memorial in the Vienna Central Cemetery incorporates 88 steel rods  and 88 steel balls, representing the 88 frequencies in Lamarr’s patented frequency hopping technology.

Those rods, when viewed from the right angle, generate an illusion of Lamarr’s face.

N9H   Hedy Lamarr Day 2020 Special Event
For the 5th  year  celebrating HEDY LAMARR DAY on November  9th 2020
This special event net will be on at 10am pst/1pm est, (18:00 UTC)
Help  celebrate her accomplishments and  her 106TH Birthday.
A celebration of her technological advancements in ham radio and her career on the silver screen. (movies)
The net  will run 4 hours - 1 hour shifts 1800-2200 UTC
Join in the fun and check in to the Echolink *ROC-HAM* Conference server node #531091 or Allstar node #2585,47620
Also on the *DODROPIN* Conference server NODE #355800
4 YL Net Controllers
VA3ODJ    Desiree
KI7BR/ Barbara
KN4SVL/ Margo
KD2GUT/ Caryn Eve
Find all of the details at: www.qrz.com/db/N9H

UFT-YL-CW competition UFT (French Union of Telegraphists)
DATE: November 20 and 21, 2020
Friday 20 Nov 19:00 - 21:00 UTC 80m 3.520-3.560 -
Saturday 21 Nov 08:00 - 10:00 UTC 40m 7.010-7.030
Deadline for sending results: December 15, 2018
At F5RPB  Evelyne TERRAIL    f5rpb@orange.fr
http://www.uft.net/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=118&mnuid=105&tconfig=0


M/V Mosdale

Radio 'sparks' in the  Battle of the Atlantic WW2 When Nazi Germany invaded neutral Norway in 1940, most of Norway’s merchant fleet was at sea, Although the Germans ordered them home, not one turned back. King Haakon VII and his government went into exile in London. From there, they formed Nortraship (the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission), which administered the Norwegian merchant fleet outside German-controlled areas. Nortraship operated some 1,000 vessels and was the largest shipping company in the world. It made a major contribution to the Allied war effort.

The Sparks (named after spark-gap transmitters) maintained the links between the ships and land-based stations. Operators provided aids to navigation, weather information and radio-direction finding, as well as visual signalling. They usually handled clerical and purser functions. If their ship was under attack, the Sparks had to get rid of the code books, no matter what – they could not fall into enemy hands. It was their job to transmit the ship’s name and position in the event of a submarine sighting, torpedo attack, surface raid or other emergency. Their main responsibility was to listen – signals were in Continuous Wave (CW), keyed in Morse Code. The operators had to decode messages to see whether they applied to their ship or convoy. The formats changed often. A missed or incorrectly-decoded message could lead the ship to disaster. The emergency frequency commanded their utmost attention.

Of the nine thousand foreigners who served aboard Norwegian vessels during WW II about 2000 were Canadians, according to records from Norway. Of these 2000 Canadians, twenty-two were young women who served as wireless operators aboard Norwegian vessels;  little information is available on these women, aside from the Norwegian records. Fern Blodgett was one of many Canadians and Britons to sail the North Atlantic with Nortraship.


 

Fern Blodgett

 
Making Waves

Canadian born Fern Blodgett Sunde was the first woman to earn her wireless licence in Canada, the first to go to sea, and the first to serve as a wireless operator in the Norwegian Merchant Navy.

With the Battle of the Atlantic continuing for most of the duration of WWII, ship losses meant losses of trained personnel, among them the wireless operator. Who were these unknown and unsung wireless pioneers?  One such pioneer was:  FERN  BLODGETT, (July 6, 1918 - September 19, 1991)

Fern  grew up in Cobourg Ontario during the 1920s and '30s. Watching Great Lakes' steamers passing along the shores of Lake Ontario, Fern had childhood dreams of one day becoming a sailor and travelling the world, a life definitely not open to women at that time.

She completed Business School in 1939 and worked as a stenographer in Toronto.

Fern's youthful wish to go to sea was reawakened when the Merchant Marine began recruiting wireless operators in Canada. She applied to three wireless schools before being taken seriously and accepted as a student. Working as a steno by day, Fern attended night school for almost 18 months before writing her exams, which she passed among the top of the class. She became the first Canadian woman to earn a Second Class Wireless Operator’s certificate. On June 13, 1941, Fern graduated and answered an urgent call that would forever change her life.

Captain Gerner Sunde of the M/S Mosdale, a Norwegian merchant ship, desperately needed a radio operator in order to disembark from a Montreal port. Captain Sunde was shocked to see that his applicant was a woman. Neither Canada nor Britain permitted women to work aboard ships at sea. Luckily, Norway had no rule against it and Fern stepped into the role.

Fresh from radio school, almost 23, with no experience in operating or decoding, Fern found herself in charge of Mosdale's radio shack with instructions written in languages she didn’t know! Once clear of the St. Lawrence River on that first trip, Fern became violently seasick. However, being the sole operator, she had no choice and was handed a bucket to keep at her feet,  somehow she coped. Fern gained her sea legs in time and soon proved to be a capable operator, but she often battled seasickness.

In 1939 Britain depended on its North Atlantic shipping routes.  It was incredibly dangerous, as Allied ships fighting to get personnel and crucial supplies to Britain. The ocean battlefield held all kinds of danger, including German U-boats, enemy aircraft, at risk of hitting floating mines in uncharted waters and harsh storms, During the Battle of the Atlantic, 3500 Allied vessels sank, and 40,000 seamen died.

 In all, 'Mosdale'  made 98 crossings of the Atlantic of which Fern was aboard for 78.

Of the half dozen fruit carriers from Norway to start the Atlantic crossings in 1940, only Mosdale survived.  A fast ship capable of 15 knots she often travelled alone. The crew hated it when they were assigned to so-called fast convoys of 8 knots. Many times Fern witnessed the horrors of torpedoing and the loss of ships and men.

Mosdale was a happy ship but they were glad to see the  war's end. Nerves had been stretched to breaking point as everyone wondered how long their luck could last. In December of '45, after almost four and a half years on the harsh North Atlantic run, Fern left the ship to settle down at Kjorestad in her new homeland of Norway.  

A year after joining the Mosdale’s crew, Fern had married Captain Sunde and after the war had two children.  When Gerner Sunde died suddenly at sea, in January 1962, Fern remained in Norway, the only home her two daughters knew.


King Haakon VII of Norway visited Fern and Captain Gerner in 1943, presenting them with awards for their wartime service.

Fern was the first woman to receive the Norwegian War Medal.

Fern’s remarkable story became an unexpected beacon, leading to a small sisterhood of Sparks at sea.  Fern was a trailblazer for her time and opened the door for many other women to join her in the radio operator’s room.

In Norway, seafarers who served on merchant vessels during WWI and WWII are called “krigsseilers” – literally, “war sailors”. Fern Alberta Blodgett Sunde, Canadian Sparks and courageous 'krigsseiler', died September 19, 1991. age 73.

Source YLRADIO - Western Canada Radio Website, Written byVE7ERA/ VA6ERA  Olive Jesse Roeckner    Olive visited Fern in Norway in June 1991.  Fern passed away a couple of months  later.  

It was more than 40 years before the Royal Canadian Navy permitted women to serve at sea (1985), and a half-century before Britain’s Royal Navy allowed it (1993)


Fern Blodgett Sunde and the Battle of the Atlantic Commemoration 2020

October 2020  marked the 75th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Battle of the Atlantic and Women’s History Month in Canada. The bronze monument of  Fern Blodgett Sunde erected in Victoria Park, Cobourg, next to  Lake Ontario, is  in remembrance of  the courage of all veterans who served in the Battle of the Atlantic.

Ref:  Debra Dupuis The Canadian Amateur: September-October 2019
 YL-Harmonics (YLRL) Sept/Oct 2020 p 26, Suzanne VE7IM

Silent Keys
LU5EOS Silvia Elena Orlando de Gomez   died 12/10/2020, age 70

The Radio Club Pergamino (LU1DNQ)  Argentina, regrets to announce the death of Mrs. Silvia Elena Orlando de Gomez  wife of the Vice President of this Institution, dear friend and colleague LU9EOJ Antonio Oscar Gomez (CACHO) we accompany the friends and family in their grief at their loss; we pray for SILVIA's rest in peace

IU0LUZ Claudia Fanelli, a doctor from Cassino, FR Italy died  01/10/2020 Condolences to husband IZ0ANE Arnaldo and 3 children.


WB6NVO Sandra June Skinner  became a Silent Key on 18 September 2020 after a long, difficult and valiant battle with Cancer.. Born in Bellingham, Washington (USA) in 1946.  

(WB6NVO)  enjoyed the comradery of her fellow "Hams" (including husband K6BPT) for 32 years. First licensed as a Tech (with code) in 1988, upgraded to General in March 2015, then to Extra in May 2015.  She retired as a Senior Data Analyst in Aerospace.

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Calendar November 2020
Oct 31- Nov  1    Halloween – Witches-on-the-Air (Sat – Sun.) Radio Ladies-Portugal) 2020 - 5th year

Nov 01      Silent Key Memorial Contest (SKMC)

http://www.skmc.hu/en/rules.html
                  Hungarian Amateur Radio Society (MRASZ) hosts 1st November  annually.
                  from 0600 to 0859 UTC on 80m & 40m. CW only. Call: CQ SKM

Nov 1- 30  “Maria Dolens On the air" The bell of peace in memory of the fallen of all wars

Nov 5         Brasil –  Dia Nacional do Radioamador (Day of Radio Amateurs).

Nov 7         YL Net 1st  Saturday of month, 2000 (UK) on GB3DA Danbury 2m repeater.

Nov 7-8      DOYL Day of the YLs memorial- F5isy Carine  SK (Nov 3, 2019)

Nov  9        HEDY LAMARR DAY     Inventor of  "frequency-hopping”

Nov 10       Dia de la Tradición Actividades del   GRUPO YL

Nov 11       Armistice day/Remembrance day  – 102 years since the end of WW 1

Nov 14-15  Argentine Railways-on-the-Air 12th edition

Nov 20+21  UFT-YL-CW competition (French Union of Telegraphists)

Nov 25        International Day against Gender Violence (WOTR)  

Nov 27        "FISTS Friday. aka  "Black Friday" (the day after Thanksgiving Nov. 26)

Nov 28 -29  CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Nov 28 to 2400Z, Nov 29




2020-10-06

yl.beam#87   oct2020

Contents

  • Congratulations - RAE 9/20 & Awards
  • VE3WAD Jean Moffatt & ISS
  • Amateur Radio in Space &  International Space Station
  •  ARISS (Amateur Radio on ISS) & New Generation
  • Emily Calandrelli, KD8PKR — author,  Science Explorer, TV host aka The Space Gal
  • Story Time From Space,
  • Silent Key;    Contacts & Calendar   

Congratulations - S.A.R.L. RAE Sept. 2020
Nadia Conradie ZR6NC  
Dina-Maria De Sousa ZS6DMD
Kathy Drummond   ZS5OL  
Aimee Granzier ZS2AD
Jeanette LA Grange ZR1JLG  
Maretha Le Roux ZS1MLR  
Sue Olver ZS6SUE 

 

Congratulations to Veronica Kotze, ZR6TVK who passed her RAE in October 2019 and has been awarded:
The AKYAB Trophy, Fred Mills Trophy and the SAWRC Trophy
(HF Happenings 915 , 7 Sept 2020)

The Fred Mills trophy goes to the highest scorer who's never won an SARL HF Contest trophy.

AKYAB Trophy  to the SARL member who, in his or her 1st year of licensed activity, achieves the highest score during the annual HF Phone Contest.

The SAWRC Trophy (South African Women’s Radio Club) to the YL SARL member who achieves the highest aggregate score in the three annual South Africa Radio League HF Contests.

Ja-Well-No-Fine
This month's letter is all about space – inspired by watching a book being read by astronaut Anne McClain (you will find the link further down) and by a 96 year old Canadian yl.   It's inspiring to realize the influence Amateur Radio has and how possible it is to reach out to the International Space Station.– whether you are a Granny or a school-kid.
Have you talked to the ISS? Please share your  'story'. - Editor: Heather ZS5YH

VE3WAD Jean Moffatt  96-year-old ham radio operator makes an out-of-this world connection
TORONTO -- For decades, Jean Moffatt has been reaching out over the airwaves.
An amateur—or ham—radio operator, Jean Moffatt has connected with people around the globe.
“You can always talk to other people, in other parts of the world,” Moffatt said, speaking to CTV News Toronto.
“You can send your signals to satellites. I’ve talked to people from the Arctic to the Antarctic.” And on Wednesday at the Ontario Science Centre, the 96-year-old got to go even further – into space.
A ham radio connection, relayed through northern Italy, allowed the senior and a group of students to speak with Commander Luca Parmitano (KF5KDP) aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
In her first question, Moffatt told the astronaut she was very excited, admitting that this was the “manifestation” of a bucket-list wish she had for many years.
Luca Parmitano told the Toronto senior he was really honoured to speak with her, before answering her questions.
Moffatt wanted to know if the Italian astronaut’s views on extra-terrestrials had changed since entering space, and asked about his thoughts on cleaning up the environment, adding that as a “mature woman” she had done lots of cleaning in her life.
Moffatt grew up in North Bay and moved to Toronto as a young girl with her family hoping that there would be opportunities for a girl interested in science and technology. “When we moved to Toronto I desperately wanted to go to university, but my mom and dad had bought a house, and there was just enough money for my brother to go to university.” Undeterred, Moffatt said she took a course in amateur radio and shortly after, got her licence.
More than 30 years ago, after retiring, and the death of her husband, Moffatt started volunteering at the Ontario Science Centre. Armed with her radio licence, she helped set up the centre’s first radio shack with the call sign VE3OSC.  The idea to connect the nonagenarian with the ISS came just after Moffatt’s 96th birthday.

“She mentioned to me that one of the things she’s always wanted to do was talk to an astronaut” Christine Pigeon, the volunteer co-ordinator at the Science Centre told CTV News Toronto. It all started with an e-mail, and three months later with the help of ham radio operators and NASA, Jean Moffatt made her connection. While the connection wasn’t crystal clear, Jean was moved to tears, telling family and those who had gathered to watch that it was the “highlight” of her life.

Jean Moffatt plans to keep volunteering at the centre, introducing younger people to an older form of technology, and to keep speaking to anyone who can pick up her signal.

“It’s kind of a last resort in our crazy world.. and I love amateur radio,” Moffatt

TORONTO | News Scott Lightfoot January 23, 2020

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/96-year-old-ham-radio-operator-makes-an-out-of-this-world-connection-1.4779505#_gus&_gucid

Amateur Radio in Space

The first Amateur Radio satellite called OSCAR I (Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio) was successfully launched into a low Earth orbit (LEO) on December 12, 1961,  four years after Sputnik I. (1957). OSCAR I was an overwhelming success. More than 570 amateurs in 28 countries forwarded observations to the Project OSCAR data centre.

OSCAR III would later become the first Amateur Radio satellite to carry a transponder. This would allow amateurs with relatively modest Earth stations to communicate over much longer distances and remains the single most important reason members of the Radio Amateur community continue to support the construction, launch and use of these satellites.  A “repeater in space” that virtually anyone with an entry level Amateur Radio license can use is a powerful motivator for Hams.

Since the first OSCAR was launched, international volunteers, often working in their basements and garages, have pioneered a wide variety of new communications technologies that are now taken for granted in the world’s satellite marketplace.  AMSAT (The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) was formed in 1969.  Cooperation with international space agencies have provided launch opportunities at reduced costs in return for AMSAT’s technical assistance. AMSAT is a world-wide group of Amateur Radio Operators (Hams) who share an active interest in building, launching and then communicating with each other through non-commercial Amateur Radio satellites.

In 1983 on the STS-9 Space Shuttle Columbia mission, Owen Garriott, W5LFL (now SK) realized a vision to take amateur radio with him, as part of his journey in space. Owen’s Ham contacts  represented the first ham radio contact from a human in space to someone on Earth;  hams the world over for the first time heard a fellow ham call CQ from space.  The general public were able to listen directly to and communicate with an on-orbit crew where  previously only NASA  could talk to the astronauts.

The first ISS (International Space Station) component was launched in 1998, On 2 November 2000  the first long-term residents arrived.  2000 marked the beginning of amateur radio as a part of the International Space Station. Several check-out passes were conducted during November 2000 and the first school contact was made  December 21, 2000.


ARISS (Amateur Radio on International Space Station)

ARISS-International consists of five regions (Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the U.S.) which parallel the five ISS space agencies. Amateur radio operators all over the world are able to speak directly to astronauts/cosmonauts via their hand-held, mobile, or home radio stations. Low power radios and small antennas can be used to establish communications. It is also possible to send digital data to the space station via laptop computers hooked up to the same radio and antenna, similar to an email communication, except that it uses radio frequencies instead of telephone or cable connections.

Most ARISS operations are split-frequency (each station uses separate receive and transmit frequencies). The downlink is the earth station's receiving frequency. The uplink is the earth station's transmitting frequency. Earth stations can listen to the down-link frequency and transmit on the uplink frequency when the ISS is in range and crew members are on the air.

The space station occupants work a standard work day and have breaks in the evening and during meals. While on break, some of them will spend some time communicating with "earthlings" via amateur radio.

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ARISS – Next Generation

September 2, 2020—The ARISS team is pleased to announce that set up and installation of the first element of our next generation radio system was completed and amateur radio operations with it are now underway. This first element, dubbed the InterOperable Radio System (IORS), was installed in the International Space Station Columbus module. The IORS replaces the Ericsson radio system and packet module that were originally certified for spaceflight on July 26, 2000.

For additional information on ham radio on the ISS, follow this link: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/.

Emily Calandrelli, KD8PKR — author,  Science Explorer, TV host aka The Space Gal

She received her Masters from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics, as well as Technology and Policy.

While she was attending MIT, the school hosted a 1-day ham radio class and licensing event. Calandrelli suggested she and her boyfriend take the class and exam together for their third date, and they both passed. So in January 2011, she became a licensed amateur radio operator under the callsign KD8PKR.

Calandrelli had starred in YouTube videos while attending WVU, promoting the engineering program. Studying science policy had prepared her to explain science to a non-scientist audience and she was contacted by Steve Rotfeld Productions,  looking for a host for their new TV show about space.   She  signed on as host and coproducer of Xploration Outer Space in 2014.

Calandrelli’s decision to incorporate ham radio in her book 'Take Me to Your Leader' was influenced by two things: getting her own ham radio license, and a memorable experience contacting the International Space Station (ISS) through the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. Through her work as host and co-producer on Fox’s Xploration Outer Space, Calandrelli was part of an ARISS event with participants of the United Space School in Seabrook, Texas, (USA) in July 2016. She and the students had the opportunity to ask an astronaut on the ISS questions in real time, using an Amateur Radio connection.

Update: July 14, 2020 |The Radio Club of America (RCA) announced its 2020 award recipients The Vivian Carr Award goes to Emily Calandrelli, KD8PKR, in recognition of an outstanding woman’s achievements in the wireless industry.

Story Time From Space

In a collaborative initiative between the ISS National Lab Space Station Explorers, Story Time From Space, and ARISS, the recent book  'Ada Lace, Take Me to Your Leader' by Emily Calandrelli, KD8PKR, was read by Astronaut Anne McClain for Story Time From Space.  Anne McClain read the book in three segments. The second segment features a tour of the ARISS radio station that includes details about ham radio and ARISS.  Frank Bauer pointed out that at the end of the final segment, a video was included of Astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB talking about the impact of ham radio on both the ISS astronauts and the students participating in ARISS activities. Many schools and media outlets have recommended that parents have housebound youth listen to McClain read the book.

https://issfanclub.eu/2020/04/08/story-time-from-space-and-ariss-annie-mcclain-reads-ada-lace-take-me-to-your-leader-by-


Recommended:
Emily Calandrilli 'Take me to your Leader'  Ada Lace, read by Anne McClain astronaut
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRKetEYw_enr7xfmFu-LySWyli-aUCGfWsXUXAd5TAq4a9J9VyR1koDuXTDiIOHYje6mtN-UdLvYdS8/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&fbclid=IwAR2QCSnpF3TOrwdbdnSslbrhh0wSyQqXa0bqEEya7lQ-5iDndS2cGPECU8w&slide=id.g73bf6edc10_0_440

Silent Key   

CO3LM Luz Marina Ramos Rodríguez  S/k 27/09/2020

It is with deep sorrow that we inform you of the death yesterday of Luz Marina Ramos / CO3LM, dear member of the GDXC and wife for many years of our dear friend and also a member of the group, Julio Cabello / CO3JY. Condolences to Julito, her son, family and friends.  GDXC - Grupo DX de Cuba            (CO8MGY Zulema shared on Fb.)


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Calendar   October 2020

Oct 3-4   DX/NA-YL Contests (combines the DX YL, North American YL & YL Anniversary Party) SSB/CW/Digital         1400 UTC Oct 3 -  0200 UTC Oct 4, 2020
Oct 3        YL  Net 1st  Saturday of month, 2000 (UK) on GB3DA Danbury 2m repeater.
Oct 3 4     Oceania DX Contest Phone: 06:00 UTC Sat 3  - 06:00 UTC Sunday 4
Oct 9- 11  USS Batfish YL Event, YLRL, District 5
Oct 10      RSGB  two streams online  Saturday
Oct 10-11  SAC -  62nd Scandinavian  Activity  Contest  (SSB),  12 UTC Sat - 11:59 UTC  Sun.
Oct 10-11  Oceania DX Contest CW: 06:00 UTC Saturday 10 - 06:00 UTC Sunday 11
Oct 10-18  Get your Park On  celebrate Earth Science Week
Oct 13        Ada Lovelace Day 2020 event on-line
Oct 17 -18  Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) https://www.jotajoti.info/
Oct 17 -18  Worked All Germany Contest  1500Z, Oct 17 - 1459Z, Oct 18, 2020
Oct 21        Dia del Radioaficionado – Argentina. GRUPO YL
Oct 24- 25  CQ WW DX SSB contest
Oct 25         PEARS HF contest
Oct 31- Nov 1  Halloween – Witches-on-the-Air (Sat – Sun) Radio Ladies-Portugal) 2020 - 5th year
Nov 01        Silent Key Memorial Contest    http://www.skmc.hu/en/rules.html
Hungarian Amateur Radio Society (MRASZ) sponsors on 1st November every year from 0600 to 0859 UTC on 80m & 40m.  Exchange report + call sign of a silent key.
Nov 7   YL Net 1st  Saturday of month, 2000 (UK) on GB3DA Danbury 2m repeater.
Nov 7-8       DOYL - Day Of the YLs memorial- F5isy Carine  SK ((Nov 3, 2019)
Time : 2020-11-07 00h00 UTC to 2020-11-08 23:59h00 UTC  Bands:  80m; 40m; 20m; 15m,10m;  Modes : CW, SSB, FT8.. VHF. 2m:  RTTY
Nov  9          HEDY LAMARR DAY     Inventor of  "frequency-hopping”


2020-09-08

yl.beam #86 sept 2020

Contents

  • Liechtenstein Activation
  • Results of the SARL YL Sprint 9 August 2020.
  • LU1JC María Rosa García Girard, celebrates 102 years
  • Elza Cobra de Moraes - PY2DHP, S/k 24/08/2020, age 100
  • 1st YL Dxpedition in Brasil - Ilha Comprida, São Paulo.
  • Nancy Kott Memorial KN0WCW Event
  • Silent Keys - KA8WZO Arrisia (aka “Rissa,”) Gaines Sorey
  • N3MB Margaret Holly. Bevan
  • CONTACT US & Calendar


Liechtenstein Activation

Tina, HB0/DL5YL and Fred, HB0/DL5YM will be active from Masescha, Liechtenstein during September 8 to October 2, 2020. QRV on HF bands using Hexbeam, dipoles and 500w amp. Participation in the CQWW RTTY contest.

Results of the SARL YL Sprint 9 August 2020.

25 logs: 10 Yls + 15 OMs

1st Alta Gaybba, ZR3PA – 233 points

2nd Sonet de Wet, ZS3SW – 230 points

3rd Karin Andrew, ZS6MMA – 143 points

4th Simone Jones, ZS6SIM - 132 points

5th Dienie Schnetler, ZS6DNI – 121 points

6th Veronica Kotze, ZR6TVK – 99 points

7th Val Wagner, ZS5VAL – 93 points

8th Marjoke Schuitemaker, ZS5V – 87 points

11th Denise van Vuuren, ZS1DS – 50 points

17th Heather Holland, ZS5YH – 35 points

OMs

9th Bryan Peek, ZS5WTF – 72 points

10th Theunis Potgieter, ZS2EC – 57 points

12th Gary Ingle, ZS5GI and Keith Lowes, ZS5WFD – 48 points

14th Sybrand Cillie, ZS1SJ and Anthony Rouquette, ZS6ANT – 42 points

16th Helmar Otto, ZS1H – 37 points

18th Johan Bezuidenhout, ZS6JBZ – 34 points

19th Romeo Nardini, ZS6ARQ – 33 points

20th Barry Nugent, ZS2NF and Phillip van Tonder, ZS6PVT – 24 points

22nd David Lloyd, ZS6ACC – 21 points

23rd Gerhard Gericke, ZS6CRS – 13 points

24th Johan van Zijl, ZS4DZ and Joe Freedman, ZS6JOE – 10 points

HF Happenings 913 Week of 17 August 2020 Page 2



LU1JC María Rosa García Girard, celebrates 102 years

Born August 14, 1918 this is the story of one of the first radio amateurs in Argentina and possibly the first in the province of Entre Rios and that love, like radio has no borders.

Using the callsign LU1JC María Rosa was known across radio nets and the world.

At that time when Rosa was making her first forays into radio, communications between provinces and nations were difficult. Telephones were just beginning to appear and unlike the cellular phones of today, they were routed through operator control hubs, often with substantial time delays.

Communicating with another country therefore, in addition to the increased tariff, was difficult.

Radio broadcasting only started in Argentina in 1920 - María Rosa would have been 2 years old – but radio brought news of neighbouring areas and world events.

Sometimes the amateur-radio operator acted as a bridging contact, allowed those in need of news to visit their homes in order to communicate, on the agreed day and time, with another operator, passing relevant news.

At other times these operators would form a network to assist in communications regarding events such as earthquakes, hurricanes, eruptions, accidents, etc. The house of María Rosa was then open to those involved with people who wanted to know their status or whereabouts, and even the press collected news that she graciously updated every day.

In quiet times she exchanged greetings, laughter, cards, photos with other radio operators from around the world. She still keeps hundreds of them in various albums that are open today to those who wish to browse them.

She worked as a teacher and had to leave at four in the morning to catch her train. From the station she used a horse drawn sulqui to the little country school.

She spent hours in front of her radio connected to the world. Built by her brother Pepe García Girard, the radio was almost as high as the ceiling, full of dials, lights, levers, and knobs. The peaceful house was frequently disturbed by the high-pitched screech of the frequency changes on the dial and the voices of radio friends.

She had a unique habit of moving her head from side-to-side in front of the microphone and one day one of her nephews asked her if to be a radio amateur it was also necessary to learn to move one's head in the same way?

She met Wlademir, a radio amateur PY1KZ from Brazil, who after many communications and exchanges of letters and photos, arrived one day at her home. He was captivated and returned at the end of the year to ask for Rosa's hand from her mother. They spent the next twenty-five years happily together in their home in Rio de Janeiro, regularly visited by local and radio amateurs friends.

When her husband General Wlademir Boucas died 1983, she returned to Paraná to be with her sisters and nephews. She has entertained family and neighbours with stories of growing up in the area in a different era, bringing the history of the neighborhood into the present.

On December 16, 2008, at the age of ninety, María Rosa García Girard, already an early pioneer among women radio amateurs, attended the Radio Club Paraná to renew her license to continue broadcasting to the world with her unique call, inviting friendship and solidarity: "CQ, CQ, CQ 20 meters ... this is LU1JC calling." In 2013 Maria Rosa (age 95) donated her equipment to Entre Ríos Radio Club

At 102, her voice does not resonate as before, but it remains firm and will be remembered forever by those who know and love her.

August 29, 2020 https://paranahaciaelmundo.com/cuando-el-amor-viajaba-por-ondas-de-radio-cumple-102-anos-maria-rosa-la-primer-radioafic

Maria Rosa's husband PY1KZ - Wlademir Fernandes Bouças (Lt. Gen.) licensed in 1934, became Silent key in 1983.

His grandson Miguel Dau, of Rio de Janeiro, received the prefix PY1KZ in 1984, due to the passing away of his grandfather the previous year. He is honored to keep his grandfather's prefix active. Encouraged by his grandfather Wlademir Fernandes Bouças, Miguel began as a Shortwave Listener (SWL) age 11 and in 1969, age 12, he received his first radio.

Miguel QRZ's page has a QSL Card and photo of grandfather PY1KZ from the period.

See QRZ.com PY1KZ


Paraná is the capital city of Entre Ríos, ("Between Rivers") a central province of Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe. Entre Ríos is bordered and traversed by many rivers and streams: the Paraná River and its delta to the west and south; the Uruguay River and the Mocoretá River to the east; and the Guayquiraró River to the north.

For much of its length, the Paraná River is navigable, a major waterway that supports heavy fluvial traffic mainly consisting of barge tows, tanker, and container barges for cargo exports from Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. Linking inland cities with the ocean. The Paraná and Uruguay Rivers together form the Río de la Plata estuary.

Today there are several bridges and a tunnel that cross these natural borders but when María Rosa, left her home town of Paraná for Brasil, only Paso de los Libres, between Argentina and Brazil, built in 1945 would have existed. Then as even today, there would have been local ferries that transported people, goods and stock across the rivers but during the yearly floods this would have been difficult and dangerous. Understanding how isolated this area was helps us to understand how important amateur radio was.

[Editor note: María Rosa, probably left Parana for Brasil 1958 (She was married for 25 years, her husband died 1983, -25 = 1958) I would be delighted to receive additional information or correction. Heather ZS5YH ]

Elza Cobra de Moraes - PY2DHP, honoured by fellow radio amateurs and celebrating her 90th birthday.

Elza Cobra de Moraes - PY2DHP, S/k 24/08/2020, age 100 - madrinha de CW.

Dona Elza, along with her husband Wilson de Moraes, edited books about amateur radio serving as the basis for study for the exam of the Ministry of Communications in the 1960 s, she was also a Consultant of LABRE-SP. (Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rádio emissão) She was always an active participant in CW on-air-groups. .

Born in Rio de Janeiro on April 15, 1920. Doña Elza, along with her husband Wilson de Moraes PY2DCP (SK), were promoters of amateur radio. She was the author of the book "Course for Radioamadores, Telegraphy and Legislation" in 1976, which several generations of Brazilian radio amateurs used. She was on the cover of the magazine "QTC Magazine"

Elza studied at a school run by nuns, the traditional Colégio São José, on Rua da Glória, Rio de Janeiro where she was taught in French, becoming a teacher. She taught for most of her life, influencing many. While at school, she met her future husband, Wilson. The couple had three daughters.

During the vacations they spent in Santos, one day the family decided to visit the beach town that everyone was talking about.When she arrived in Itanhaém, Doña Elza marveled at the natural beauty of the town and its beaches. In 1970 with her husband Wilson de Moraes, who was in the army, they moved to Itanhaém.

After retiring from teaching, Doña Elza discovered art in Itanhaém. She is a published poet, a member of the Itanhaense Academy of Letters and she paints daily life and landscapes of the city, especially the beaches.

Still in São Paulo, before moving to Itanhaém, Doña Elza had her first contact with amateur radio, and radio telegraphy. She liked it so much that she adopted the activity as a hobby and became one of the best-known radio amateurs in Brazil.

For years she worked as a member of LABRE.SP, and in addition to being a recognized CW operator, she was a participant in different wheels (nets), especially on the 40 meters "Eva wheel" on 7087 MHz.

When she turned 90 years old, her friends honored her with a special certificate. One of the largest amateur radio encounters (meet-ups) in the country was held in Itanhaém in 2011. Doña Elza was approached by radio amateurs and CW operators from various states, who wanted to meet the woman they frequently spoke to and who was so highly respected and loved. in this hobby.

At age of 92, at her home, in the center of Itanhaém, she maintained a radio- station, leading rounds (nets) of conversations with other radio amateurs in Brasil and around the world. She remembered notable episodes in amateur radio, such as contests, sea and air rescues and other service operations in which amateur-radio was vital to survival during disasters and accidents. She believed that when communication fails, as in the case of telephones and cell phones, society knows that it can count on the radio amateur and the telegraph operator.

1st YL Dxpedition in Brasil - Ilha Comprida, São Paulo.

PY2DHP Elza Cobra de Moraes celebrated her 100th birthday on April 15, 2020

PP5ASN Alda Niemeyer, celebrated her 100th birthday on 18 May 2020. (see yl#83 June 2020)

Elza PY2DHP and PP5ASN Alda (both age 78), participated in the 1st women's radio amateurs expedition held in Brasil to Ilha Comprida-SP, near the city of Iguape, during the period October 29 to November 2, 1998. Using the callsign PS2S for CW and PR2YL for SSB, together with colleagues Afonsina Teixeira Salema PY2ATL, Adriana Gabardo PY5NT, Therezinha MA Félix Cardoso (Teresa) PT2TF, Alexandra Blumtritt PY2KTT and Arilda Gabardo PY5OA.


Number of contacts: 1,772 Number of countries worked: 71

Equipment used : FT 747, 2 FT 301D, TS 440T, IC 728 owned by fellow radio amateurs.

Accessories: TS 120 coupler , electronic CW beaters, antenna switch

Radiating System : 02 Directional 3DX3Jr Electril for 10, 15 and 20m, 02 vertical Electril 40 and 80m and dipoles for 17, 40 and 80m (Electril is synonymous with the best in Brazil).

Support group: PP5AP Rod (cook); PP5LL Jay (coordination and general services); PP5YZ Johny (technical assistant and general); PY5AG Gabi - Curtiba (general); PY5BF Fox - Curtiba (kitchen and general); PY5HSD Hermin – Curitiba ( general) and PT2TG Walter - Brasilia (technical).

We are especially grateful to the colleagues listed above for having made room in their professional and family schedules to be with us in carrying out the First Dx-request for YLs to an island in our country and making the event a success.

Thanks to colleague PY2AZ Cardoso who made his summer residence available; to Marcos Oliveira, president of the City Council on Ilha Comprida; and to Mr. Armando, owner of Hotel Sheik, on the edge of the beach who gave us two free self-catering apartments.

Automobile by PY2ATL Afonsina, PY5AG Gabi, PP5YZ Joao, PY2KTT Alex, and PY5HSD Hermin –MotorHome. PT2TF Teresa and her om Walter PT2TG flew from Brasília to Curitiba, PR continuing to Iguape with PY5AG Gabi.

Spending : Financial aid received from PY2DBU, Helio Carlota (S/k 2011), IOTA Checkpoint in Brazil, at the time. Food expenses were apportioned among the participants as well as their transport to Ilha Comprida.

QSL cards were funded by QSL MGR PP5LL Jay Lira ,FLORIANóPOLIS

http://ps7dx.qsl.br/brasilyl/1expyl/dx_expedition_to_ilha_comprida_port.htm

Ilha Comprida (means "long island" in Portuguese)

Recognized as Ilha Comprida in 1991, because the island is really long, 74km. However, because it is only 4km wide, even with all this length, it only occupies the seventh place among the largest islands in Brazil. Declared by UNESCO, a 'Biosphere Reserve of the Planet'. About 210 km from the capital São Paulo and 260 km. from Curitiba, access to the island is over the bridge in Iguape.

Ilha Comprida is part of the Iguape-Cananéia-Paranaguá estuary lagoon complex a stretch of interconnected coastal estuaries and lagoons that lies between 24°25′0″S 47°5′0″W (Barra do Una, SP) and 25°29′52″S 48°46′57″W (Morretes, PR) along the southeast São Paulo coast and the north Paraná coast. The system includes many islands, barrier islands and river deltas, and is the most important ecosystem of the south coast of Brazil.


Nancy Kott Memorial KN0WCW Event (Know CW)

KN0WCW is the USA call sign for the FISTS CW Club. This event is held on the last weekend of September, 26-27 Sept. 2020. to celebrate (SK) Nancy, WZ8C’s long service to the Fists CW Club and the Ham Radio community. Operation will be on all Amateur bands. (00:01 UTC Sat – 06:00 UTC Mon) USA local time from Friday- Sunday night.

This will NOT be a frantic number chasing event but a friendly celebration of what Nancy called her life’s work. All are certainly encouraged to give out their Fists numbers and collect others but more importantly, to simply be good Fists that Nancy would be proud of. Let’s promote CW on the air, make friends and encourage beginners in accordance with the club’s mission.

Please visit http://fistsna.org/operating.html for further information.

WZ8C Nancy Kott of Hamtramck, MI.(USA) October 27, 1955 - March 2, 2014; died age 58

Nancy became head of what is now The Americas Chapter of Fist, shortly after meeting its founder in 1988 and continued to work tirelessly to promote the club and Morse Code until her death. As well as being past editor of WorldRadio and WorldRadio Online magazines. she was also a 2014 inductee into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame in recognition of her work in promoting Morse code.


SILENT KEY

- KA8WZO Arrisia (aka “Rissa,”) Gaines Sorey, age 85, a former long-time resident of Dayton, Ohio, and a native of Minden, Louisiana, passed on April 9, 2020 as the result of complications after surgery.

She was happily married to Charles Henry Sorey, Sr. until his death in 2010. As the oldest sibling, she was fondly looked upon as the grand matriarch.

Amateur radio was a special passion and along with her ham radio station in her home, she had another in her classroom that allowed her students to communicate with people around the world. She was a member of OMIK Amateur Radio Association and participated in many of its activities. She never lost her zest for amateur radio and attended the Shreveport Hamfest (USA) in August 2019.


SILENT KEY

- N3MB Margaret Holly. Bevan [March 20, 1916 - December 09, 2017]

Margaret H. “Holly” Bevan, of Crownsville, MD, and previously of Kula and Maui Hawaii, passed away on Saturday, December 9th, 2017 in Harwood, Maryland. Holly was 101.

Holly was born on March 20, 1916 in White Pine, Tennessee. She attended the University of Michigan where she earned a B.A. in Journalism and a M.A in Education. Holly was a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy and served in WWII.

She was married to Wilbur Roy Bevan for more than 50 years,

She was a WW II veteran of the "WAVES" and got her extra class license, including 20 WPM Morse, in her 70s.

She was locally well known in the Washington, D.C. and Maryland region as the morning drive time emcee on the 147.105 Anne Arundel Radio Club, repeater.

On the air every business day in the morning at 6:00 she covers everything - weather, traffic reports, everything except politics and religion. Bevan N3MB, part of a team from an amateur radio network celebrated her 100th birthday and has no intention of turning off her microphone.

She was a member of the Anne Arundel Radio Club, Arundel Stamp Club and the Arundel Camera Club. Her interests included amateur radio, photography and stamp collecting.

A graveside service with military honors was planned to be held at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.


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Calendar September 2020

Sept 11–19 La Radio in Rosa (URI) a diploma awarded by The Italian Amateur Assoc. each stage has its own QSL card.

Sept 12 -13 SARL National Field Day 10:00 UTC - 10:00 UTC, all bands & modes

Sept 12 – 13 WAE DX SSB Contest (Worked All Europe) 0000Z, Sep 12 to 2359Z, Sep 13,

Sept 12-20 Route 66 On The Air Special Event 2020

Sept 19 European SOTA Activity Day &Austria OE5 SOTA Day

Sept 26-27 Annual Nancy Kott Memorial KN0WCW Event (Know CW) All bands.

Sept 26 -27 CQ WW RTTY contest Saturday, 12:00am, » 11:59pm Sunday

Sept 26-27 Railways on the Air (ROTA) weekend https://rota.barac.org.uk/

October 2020

Oct 3 YL Net 1st Saturday of month, 2000 (UK) on GB3DA Danbury 2m repeater.

Oct 9- 11 USS Batfish YL Event, YLRL, District 5

Oct 31 Witches On The Air / Halloween