Contents
- N9H Hedy Lamarr Day 2024 Special Event
- News from Brasil
- Happy 95th Birthday Teresa PT2TF
- Peruvian Radio Club Field Day30 Aug 2024
- Pachacamac, Peru
- WARO News from New Zealand
- Myrtle Earland ZL3AG/ZL4GR
- Profile on Thelma Souper ZL2JO
- Silent Key
- Contact & Calendar
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N9H Hedy Lamarr Day 2024 Special Event
For the 9th year we will celebrating HEDY LAMARR DAY on Saturday November 9TH 2024 This special event net will be on at 9am pst/12pm est, (17:00 UTC)
Help celebrate her accomplishments and her 110th Birthday. (Nov 9th, 1914)
The net which will run for 4 hours+ depending on the number of stations checking in.
Contact W2JLD or GW8SZL for more info. Our emails are good on qrz
https://www.roc-ham.net/ham-
For the 9th year we will celebrating HEDY LAMARR DAY on Saturday November 9TH 2024 This special event net will be on at 9am pst/12pm est, (17:00 UTC)
Help celebrate her accomplishments and her 110th Birthday. (Nov 9th, 1914)
The net which will run for 4 hours+ depending on the number of stations checking in.
Contact W2JLD or GW8SZL for more info. Our emails are good on qrz
https://www.roc-ham.net/ham-
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PT2TG Walter & PT2TFT Therezinha
Editors Note: We met Terezinha Felix Cardoso,
PT2TFT last year in yl.beam 124 Nov 2023 when we learnt of
her interview with pictures, by Martin Butera,
LU9EFO/PT2ZDX which appeared on the cover and in the
magazine CQ Amateur Radio in the September 2023 issue; also
in Radio ZS August 2023. Reproduced in Spanish by Carlos
Almirón (LU7DSY) 15 Sept 2023, facebook
News from Brazil 10 Oct, 2024
Hi Heather, It certainly has been a long time since we last have been in contact.
A lot has happened such as I lost a son (61) Jan and my OM PT2TG Walter (95) last November 2023.
I will be 95 myself this coming Nov 9th and still in good health... Fortunately my two remaining sons give me good assistance and I have people who care for me in my own house... so help me THE GOOD OLD LORD.
Unfortunately I have no conditions to travel abroad as we used to do but I treasure the chances I had to meet many of you all personnaly. Congratulations for the newsletters. I will try to be on the air on the YL Anniversary hoping to contact some of you God bless... Let´s try to keep in touch, PT2TF Teresa
Feliz aniversário de 95 anos Teresa (Happy 95th Birthday) 9 November.
(Think the picture below was meant for you)
News from Brazil 10 Oct, 2024
Hi Heather, It certainly has been a long time since we last have been in contact.
A lot has happened such as I lost a son (61) Jan and my OM PT2TG Walter (95) last November 2023.
I will be 95 myself this coming Nov 9th and still in good health... Fortunately my two remaining sons give me good assistance and I have people who care for me in my own house... so help me THE GOOD OLD LORD.
Unfortunately I have no conditions to travel abroad as we used to do but I treasure the chances I had to meet many of you all personnaly. Congratulations for the newsletters. I will try to be on the air on the YL Anniversary hoping to contact some of you God bless... Let´s try to keep in touch, PT2TF Teresa
Feliz aniversário de 95 anos Teresa (Happy 95th Birthday) 9 November.
(Think the picture below was meant for you)
Hi girls, here's a completely edible cake that we were
given at a YL event. OA4DEM Sonia Macher Medina, 5 Oct 2024
Peruvian Radio Club Field Day30 Aug 2024
On August 30th, the Peruvian Radio Club, together with RENER, held a field day in Pachacamac (south of Lima). Our goal was for each radio amateur to assemble their antennas and give a demonstration of how they had assembled it. There were 11 stations.
Also, in a workshop, groups of attendees assembled a Linked antenna and put it into operation. It was a interesting experience learning from each other.
Sonia E. OA4DEM says goodbye with a cordial 73.
The goal is similar to the ARRL field day in that it is to encourage the Radio Amateur hobby in Perú. It’s being framed as a family field day so folks may bring the children to get them motivated about STEM fields.
Pachacamac
The event took place on the coast of the Pacific Ocean south of Lima at the ancient Inca ruins of Pachacamac: the largest archaeological site in Lima. It is one of the most important archaeological sites on the Peruvian coast. It was an important religious center since pre-Inca times, where there are remains of different peoples and cultures from about 2,000 years ago.
It has an excellent site museum and a huge number of ancient structures including temples, palaces, pyramids, aqueducts, cemeteries, squares, streets, etc. It was the abode of one of the most feared divinities of ancient Peru known as Pachacamac, the one who had the power to move the earth and cause earthquakes, whose idol was found on site and is exhibited in the museum. With the arrival of the Spanish, the sanctuary was abandoned.
Pachacamac is located to the south of Lima, about 40 kilometers from the historic center of the city. Due to the size of the place, cars and light vehicles are allowed to enter, but the tour can also be done on foot.
The event took place on the coast of the Pacific Ocean south of Lima at the ancient Inca ruins of Pachacamac: the largest archaeological site in Lima. It is one of the most important archaeological sites on the Peruvian coast. It was an important religious center since pre-Inca times, where there are remains of different peoples and cultures from about 2,000 years ago.
It has an excellent site museum and a huge number of ancient structures including temples, palaces, pyramids, aqueducts, cemeteries, squares, streets, etc. It was the abode of one of the most feared divinities of ancient Peru known as Pachacamac, the one who had the power to move the earth and cause earthquakes, whose idol was found on site and is exhibited in the museum. With the arrival of the Spanish, the sanctuary was abandoned.
Pachacamac is located to the south of Lima, about 40 kilometers from the historic center of the city. Due to the size of the place, cars and light vehicles are allowed to enter, but the tour can also be done on foot.
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CELEBRATING THE FIRST ZL DX ACCOMPLISHMENTS
22 May 1924 was the first New Zealand to South American contact and a new world distance record of 10,300 kilometres between Ivan O’Meara 2AC and Carlos Braggio RCB8 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at around 120 metres. O'Meara would also go on to set another record shortly thereafter by working Jack Orbell 3AA onboard a ship off the coast of South America . The commercial operators on the ship looked on in amazement as Orbell maintained contact with New Zealand using 30 watts while their 5000 watt spark transmitters were useless after a few hundred kilometres.
On 21 September 1924, Frank Bell Z4AA made contact with Wallace Magner U6BCP in San Pedro California for a new world Record of 11,100 kilometres.
Bell made some adjustments to his antenna and that night, 18 October 1924 at 0615 GMT on 90 metres Frank Bell Z4AA the sheep farmer from Shag Valley heard an 18 year old former student operating the Mill Hill School station G2SZ in England. Cecil Goyder was trying to contact a Boston amateur, Bell called him and the first ever trans-world two way wireless contact was made. Bell's sister wrote in her diary than when Goyder returned the call Bell went quite white and couldn't speak. The globe had been spanned and communication would never be the same again.
YL CONTRIBUTION - Frank Bell's sister, Brenda took over the wireless station, becoming New Zealand’s first female amateur radio operator. Maintaining the ground breaking work of her brother, she became the first New Zealander to contact South Africa in 1927.
2024 - To commemorate the centenary of this historic contact between Bell and Goyder, radio amateurs in New Zealand and the United Kingdom set up four special event stations. G2SZ, ZL4AA, GB2NZ & ZM100DX
22 May 1924 was the first New Zealand to South American contact and a new world distance record of 10,300 kilometres between Ivan O’Meara 2AC and Carlos Braggio RCB8 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at around 120 metres. O'Meara would also go on to set another record shortly thereafter by working Jack Orbell 3AA onboard a ship off the coast of South America . The commercial operators on the ship looked on in amazement as Orbell maintained contact with New Zealand using 30 watts while their 5000 watt spark transmitters were useless after a few hundred kilometres.
On 21 September 1924, Frank Bell Z4AA made contact with Wallace Magner U6BCP in San Pedro California for a new world Record of 11,100 kilometres.
Bell made some adjustments to his antenna and that night, 18 October 1924 at 0615 GMT on 90 metres Frank Bell Z4AA the sheep farmer from Shag Valley heard an 18 year old former student operating the Mill Hill School station G2SZ in England. Cecil Goyder was trying to contact a Boston amateur, Bell called him and the first ever trans-world two way wireless contact was made. Bell's sister wrote in her diary than when Goyder returned the call Bell went quite white and couldn't speak. The globe had been spanned and communication would never be the same again.
YL CONTRIBUTION - Frank Bell's sister, Brenda took over the wireless station, becoming New Zealand’s first female amateur radio operator. Maintaining the ground breaking work of her brother, she became the first New Zealander to contact South Africa in 1927.
2024 - To commemorate the centenary of this historic contact between Bell and Goyder, radio amateurs in New Zealand and the United Kingdom set up four special event stations. G2SZ, ZL4AA, GB2NZ & ZM100DX
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News from New Zealand
Hi Heather, Here is some information on our current situation with our WARO group. I have included some history of WARO 73&33 Ngaire ZL2UJT, 31 Aug, 2024
WARO (Women Amateur Radio Operators) News from New Zealand
News from New Zealand
Hi Heather, Here is some information on our current situation with our WARO group. I have included some history of WARO 73&33 Ngaire ZL2UJT, 31 Aug, 2024
WARO (Women Amateur Radio Operators) News from New Zealand
It is with great sadness that WARO as we know it, no
longer exists, but the members still have voted for a social group to be formed called NZ YL
group
This is open to any YL that wishes to come to any of our social gatherings and would love to see some of our younger members join us. There will be no joining fee, no annual subscription just some very talented and amazing women to chat to, be it on air or face to face.
This does not affect our current DX members or friends of WARO who will always remain part of our group, but we will not be sponsoring any new DX members.
Topsy Scott ZL2LS will remain as Co-Ordinator and Heather Scott ZL2TYF as Treasurer. We will retain our callsign ZL6YL ,and any funds we hold may be used for sponsoring some of our younger members to Conference etc.
Bulletin will be issued three times a year and our members will continue contact with their current
New Zealand Women Amateur Radio Operators
There is no actual record of the very first YL to enter the all male hobby of amateur radio, but from what records there are, it appears that the first lady amateur to be really well known was Emma Candler who began operating in the United States as 8NH in January 1915. We do know however that the first YL to operate in New Zealand was Brenda Bell and although she did not hold a call sign of her own. She was well known operating her brother’s station OZ4AA as early as 1927.
Nellie Kennedy had been operating as early as 1928 although she did not have an operators certificate to keep in touch with her husband in the Ellice Islands, she was not licensed until 1932.
The first YL to obtain her licence in New Zealand was Myrtle Earland ZL3AG/ZL4GR in Greymouth on the 6 th of February 1930 followed by Thelma Souper ZL2FR/ZL2JO in Wellington on 5 th march 1931, Mollie Blake in Rangiora three months later.
These Yls were all active around 1931-1932 mostly on CW, but it was not long before we heard the YL voices on AM.
When Myrtle Earland died in 1986, her husband Fred donated the Myrtle Earland Memorial Rose bowl which was presented to the WARO amateur of the year until 1996 and changed to NZ WARO Achievement award.
WARO has provided a much-needed support network for female operators through its regular on-air and face to face contacts, annual meetings during NZART conference, get together’s, Break in and Bulletin.
This is open to any YL that wishes to come to any of our social gatherings and would love to see some of our younger members join us. There will be no joining fee, no annual subscription just some very talented and amazing women to chat to, be it on air or face to face.
This does not affect our current DX members or friends of WARO who will always remain part of our group, but we will not be sponsoring any new DX members.
Topsy Scott ZL2LS will remain as Co-Ordinator and Heather Scott ZL2TYF as Treasurer. We will retain our callsign ZL6YL ,and any funds we hold may be used for sponsoring some of our younger members to Conference etc.
Bulletin will be issued three times a year and our members will continue contact with their current
New Zealand Women Amateur Radio Operators
There is no actual record of the very first YL to enter the all male hobby of amateur radio, but from what records there are, it appears that the first lady amateur to be really well known was Emma Candler who began operating in the United States as 8NH in January 1915. We do know however that the first YL to operate in New Zealand was Brenda Bell and although she did not hold a call sign of her own. She was well known operating her brother’s station OZ4AA as early as 1927.
Nellie Kennedy had been operating as early as 1928 although she did not have an operators certificate to keep in touch with her husband in the Ellice Islands, she was not licensed until 1932.
The first YL to obtain her licence in New Zealand was Myrtle Earland ZL3AG/ZL4GR in Greymouth on the 6 th of February 1930 followed by Thelma Souper ZL2FR/ZL2JO in Wellington on 5 th march 1931, Mollie Blake in Rangiora three months later.
These Yls were all active around 1931-1932 mostly on CW, but it was not long before we heard the YL voices on AM.
When Myrtle Earland died in 1986, her husband Fred donated the Myrtle Earland Memorial Rose bowl which was presented to the WARO amateur of the year until 1996 and changed to NZ WARO Achievement award.
WARO has provided a much-needed support network for female operators through its regular on-air and face to face contacts, annual meetings during NZART conference, get together’s, Break in and Bulletin.
Myrtle Earland ZL3AG/ZL4GR
Myrtle Earland married into the hobby. The one time fashion model began her interest in the late 1920’s when she was courting Fred. He was only interested in Radio, so she thought the only way to get him was to learn Morse and get her ticket, to get her husband.
Myrtle Earlands’s early start in amateur radio enabled her in 1980 to become the first licensed female amateur to celebrate 50 years on air (WARO collection).
In 1969 Myrtle contacted the radio operator on board the United States aircraft carrier that was the recovery ship for the Apollo 11 Astronauts after the first moon landing. The operator put her on the public address system and she ended up addressing an audience of more than 3500 sailors.
Myrtle Earland married into the hobby. The one time fashion model began her interest in the late 1920’s when she was courting Fred. He was only interested in Radio, so she thought the only way to get him was to learn Morse and get her ticket, to get her husband.
Myrtle Earlands’s early start in amateur radio enabled her in 1980 to become the first licensed female amateur to celebrate 50 years on air (WARO collection).
In 1969 Myrtle contacted the radio operator on board the United States aircraft carrier that was the recovery ship for the Apollo 11 Astronauts after the first moon landing. The operator put her on the public address system and she ended up addressing an audience of more than 3500 sailors.
Profile on Thelma Souper ZL2JO
Although her husband Noel was a radio engineer by trade and built his first transmitter, she was the licensed amateur in the family, passing her exams the day before they were married. Noel Souper didn’t become a licensed amateur till the late 1950’s
One of New Zealand’s most famous radio amateurs, Thelma Souper ZL2JO, was a devoted CW operator.
Thelma was licensed in 1931, and held the call signs ZL2FR, ZL1CN and ZL3AO. After World War 2, she became ZL2JO.
For many years we held the Thelma Souper Memorial Contest and participants were presented with a beautiful Silver Cup.
She was very active on the air and was also a founder in 1962 of NZ Women Amateur Radio Operators. The WARO website records that: “After the 2nd World War the number of YL operators grew and a formal organisation was considered. Thelma Souper was the driving force. Her early experience in Amateur Radio had included being prevented from joining a Wellington radio club in which women were not welcome. She was determined that the new generation of female recruits would gain greater acceptance than she had experienced in what was still a male dominated hobby.”
Acknowledgement for some of the information that was contained in Book “Ham shacks, Brass Pounders & Rag Chewers”
Ngaire ZL2UJT
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Although her husband Noel was a radio engineer by trade and built his first transmitter, she was the licensed amateur in the family, passing her exams the day before they were married. Noel Souper didn’t become a licensed amateur till the late 1950’s
One of New Zealand’s most famous radio amateurs, Thelma Souper ZL2JO, was a devoted CW operator.
Thelma was licensed in 1931, and held the call signs ZL2FR, ZL1CN and ZL3AO. After World War 2, she became ZL2JO.
For many years we held the Thelma Souper Memorial Contest and participants were presented with a beautiful Silver Cup.
She was very active on the air and was also a founder in 1962 of NZ Women Amateur Radio Operators. The WARO website records that: “After the 2nd World War the number of YL operators grew and a formal organisation was considered. Thelma Souper was the driving force. Her early experience in Amateur Radio had included being prevented from joining a Wellington radio club in which women were not welcome. She was determined that the new generation of female recruits would gain greater acceptance than she had experienced in what was still a male dominated hobby.”
Acknowledgement for some of the information that was contained in Book “Ham shacks, Brass Pounders & Rag Chewers”
Ngaire ZL2UJT
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Silent Key
ex ZS6OBS Patti Liddle became a Silent Key 28 Sept 2024 after a long illness.
Our condolences to her OM ZS6AGF Keith, family friends and West Rand ARC.
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ex ZS6OBS Patti Liddle became a Silent Key 28 Sept 2024 after a long illness.
Our condolences to her OM ZS6AGF Keith, family friends and West Rand ARC.
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Selvamar Noticias (Radio Amateur Magazine)
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2024 Calendar
2024 Calendar
Nov 1 – 15 OM4AYL Sylvia yl on DXpedition to Cocos
Keeling Islands VK9CV
Nov 4 – 8 19th IARU R3 Conference 2024, Bangkok, Thailand
Nov 5 Brasil – Dia Nacional do Radioamador (Day of Radio Amateurs). annually
Nov 9 Hedy Lamarr Day (Keep your 88's straight)
Nov 8, 9, 10 Radio Club of Padrón (ASORAPA),EA1RCI
Nov 10 Remembrance Sunday
Nov 10 Japan Ladies Radio Society (JLRS) "YL CQ Day"2nd Sunday of every month!
Nov 9 -10 "Jornada Radial Ferroviaria Argentina" 15th edition (Railways-on-the-Air)
Nov 10 FIRAC - HF SSB Contest (2nd Sunday) (Int Fed of Railway RA)
Nov 15 YL NTX Weekly Net Anniversary, started 2015
Nov 15- 30 "WOTRA AWARD" (6th year) Women On The Radio Award, EA1RCI ASORAPA
Nov 23-24 the CQ WW DX CW Contest 0000 UTC Sat - 2359 UTC Sun
Nov 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Nov 4 – 8 19th IARU R3 Conference 2024, Bangkok, Thailand
Nov 5 Brasil – Dia Nacional do Radioamador (Day of Radio Amateurs). annually
Nov 9 Hedy Lamarr Day (Keep your 88's straight)
Nov 8, 9, 10 Radio Club of Padrón (ASORAPA),EA1RCI
Nov 10 Remembrance Sunday
Nov 10 Japan Ladies Radio Society (JLRS) "YL CQ Day"2nd Sunday of every month!
Nov 9 -10 "Jornada Radial Ferroviaria Argentina" 15th edition (Railways-on-the-Air)
Nov 10 FIRAC - HF SSB Contest (2nd Sunday) (Int Fed of Railway RA)
Nov 15 YL NTX Weekly Net Anniversary, started 2015
Nov 15- 30 "WOTRA AWARD" (6th year) Women On The Radio Award, EA1RCI ASORAPA
Nov 23-24 the CQ WW DX CW Contest 0000 UTC Sat - 2359 UTC Sun
Nov 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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