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Mexico – Women's Day 2021 Results
A special congratulations to the winners of the XE-YL Contest 2021:
1st. place: XE3TDC Tila del Carmen of the State of Tabasco.
2nd. place: XE3 ECP Edith Cobarrubias of the State of Tabasco
3rd. place: XE1LOV Luz Ma. Ortiz of the State of Mexico
The certificates of participation for those who sent their log are now available on the event page
http://xeylcontest.puebladx.org
Contest Manager XE1SPM Patricia Mohedano Téllez 8/04/2021
Reunion Island
Phil,
F5TRO and XYL Ann, F5BSB will be new arrivals and permanent residents
on the island in May 2021. Their call signs will be FR8UA and FR8TZ,
respectively.
They will be active on all bands & modes.. HF Happenings 942, 29 March 2021
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Rosel DL3KWR & OM, Hardy DL3KWF
DX
News Dec 2020 - In the extreme last year my OM, Hardy DL3KWF, and I
were lucky that we could twice go abroad. In the March we were on
Madeira and operated as CT9/ homecall again on the air before pandemic
really hit. In the September it was possible to go by car and ferry to
Denmark. So we could participate in CW part of the Scandinavian Contest.
TNX Inger’s (OZ7AGR) permission I could activate again OZ6SYL. Of
course we visited Inger and Bjarne in Solrød. We were going to the beach
and we were reminded of the wonderful SYLRA Meeting in 2013. Hardy and I
were amazed that so many people had joined them at the official
welcome.
On the 19th December was our great day: our Golden Wedding
Anniversary. We were alone on account of Corona but happy that we both
live to see this day. We hope that we can make up the celebration with
our family in the new year 33 Rosel DL3KWR
▪ ALARA Newsletter Issue 177 April 2021 Page 3
Kartini Day celebrates Indonesian Women
21
April, Indonesians commemorate Hari Kartini (Kartini’s Day). An
Indonesian national holiday, akin to International Women’s Day, the
focus is the issue of women empowerment.
Ibu Kartini’s was born 21st
of April, 1879 and even though she died at only age 25, Kartini is
hailed as Indonesia’s first feminist. Her desire to see women freed from
repressive laws and beliefs made her a heroine.
ORARI
(Organization Amateur Radio Indonesia) with the Amateur Woman Radio
Indonesia (WARNA) held a Special Event Station 8A21A in Commemoration of
Kartini Women's Emancipation 2021. As many as 769 Stations from all
over the World responded
ORARI in Bali held a Special 80m Net in
commemoration of KARTINI Day 21 April 2021, with yl controllers
(YC9CCU, YC9BFQ and YC9BDT).
DX222 YL Net
As propagation is ever so slowly improving we thought it might be a good idea to re-instate the DX222 YL Net this year. It used to run on a Monday at 0530UTC on 14.222 MHz June, VK4SJ was one of our earlier net control people but is not able to be net control.
So, this is a plea for the YL HF operators amongst you, anywhere in the world, to have fun on the air. safe, Shirley VK5YL, ALARA NEWSLETTER January 2021 Issue No. 176
ANZA NET 14.183Mhz 0515 UTC Daily
Ladies
Day is now held on Thursdays each week. Net controls are Lyn VK4SWE
when available and Shirley VK5YL and is usually followed by ROTA
(Recipes on the Air). These YLs (and OMs) would love to hear some new
voices. Join in
ALARA NEWSLETTER January 2021 Issue No. 176
ECHOLINK SKEDS ON THE ALARA CONFERENCE STATION
ALARA Conference Station - IRLP node is 9509
YL Downunder Net - 4th Thursday of the month at 0500 UTC. Shirley VK5YL is net control.
ALARA Monday night nets - The net runs every Monday night with the 1st and 3rd Mondays on
EchoLink. All of the Monday night nets are HF (80 M 3.570 MHz) Times
are Summer– 1030 UTC, and Winter— 1000 UTC. (See Roster page 2 for dates
and controller) YLRL Weekly net - 0100 UTC every Friday. Net control is usually Catherine AC4YL Minnows net - 0230 UTC every Friday. Net control is Margaret AE7MB We usually operate the ALARA Conference station for our committee nets as well.
Other Nets
VK3
Net - Join Jean VK3VIP at 0800 UTC on Tuesday summer evenings on VK3RMM
repeater 147.250 Mhz (Mt Macedon). Winter evenings 0900 UTC.
Ann Renton Memorial Net - Runs fourth Tuesday each month, 146.50 MHz at 0930 UTC from TARC (Townsville) VE3TTT-R
Minnie’s Net - This station is set up to receive EchoLink stations as
well as 2 meter check-ins. Minnie VE3DBQ is net control for this sked
which happens at 2130 UTC on every second Wednesday, the next one 21st
October (early morning of 16th July for Australia) then every other week
after that.
ALARA NEWSLETTER January 2021 Issue No. 176
Obituary for Cathy Purdie ZL2ADK
Jen VK3WQ & Cathy Purdie ZL2ADKBrisbane1999
27
Mar 2021, attached an obituary I wrote for the ALARA column in Amateur
Radio (Australia) magazine about Cathy Purdie ZL2ADK who passed away a
couple of months ago. Cathy was my sponsor into NZ WARO and we were
friends for around 30 years. 33/88 Jen VK3WQ
CATHY PURDIE ZL2ADK SK 15.10.46 - 10.2.21
Many
of you who have attended some of our past ALARA meets will probably
remember Cathy ZL2ADK and her OM Brian ZL2ADL. I first sponsored Cathy
into ALARA and she sponsored me into WARO (the New Zealand Women Amateur
Radio Operators organisation) in October 1982 ... 39 years ago!
Cathy
and Brian attended their first ALARA meet in Perth in 1996, the only
one I haven’t attended, but we did finally meet face to face in Brisbane
in 1999. She and Brian also went to the 2nd Mildura ALARA meet in 2005,
after which I drove them back to Murray Bridge where they stayed with
me for a few days.
More recently they attended the Nelson Bay meet in 2014 and Cairns in 2017.
I
would like to share some of my memories (with a little help from an old
WARO Newsletter) of this amazing woman’s activities and achievements.
Born
and educated in Wanganui (NZ), Cathy went to Palmerston North for her
tertiary education to become a teacher. She and Brian raised a family of
four plus one foster child; four girls and a boy.
Cathy was first
licenced in 1979 as ZL2NAT, and believed that she was the first YL
Novice in New Zealand. Not long after that she passed her Grade 3 exam
and became ZL2TZR. In 1980 she passed her Grade 2 Morse, becoming
ZL2ADK, and in 1981 the Grade 1 exam.
I will try to précis Cathy’s other amateur activities and achievements.
After
obtaining her licence, Cathy served for several years on the WARO
executive, taking many positions which culminated in her becoming
President. In 1985 she was elected to the NZART Council where she served
for 10 years. After a short break, she did another two years from 1997
to 1999. During this time she was asked to do a WARO segment on the
NZART Broadcast each month, and she did this for 10 or 11 years.
She
was a member of the Wanganui Land Search and Rescue Organisation for
over 20 years (as at 2013) and served for a time as Deputy AREC (Amateur
Radio Emergency Communications) Section Leader for their local Marton
Branch 23.
Cathy was part of a group of YLs who first put the WARO
callsign ZL2YL on air, for a National Field Day, operating under Branch
19 Inglewood. They were accused of being “Pirates” several times, but
after it was realised that they were genuine, it became a busy and fun
weekend.
She was honoured to be made a Life Member of WARO in 1985.
In
1989 Cathy and Brian did their first overseas trip to the YLRL (Young
Ladies Relay League – America) Convention in Hawaii and she was part of
the committee that arranged the YL International gathering in Wellington
(NZ) in 2000; and later attended a YL International Meet in Sicily.
Cathy
will not only be missed by her many friends and relatives, but also by
the many organisations to whom she willingly gave her time and energy.
She passed away on February 10th 2021, after a long battle with cardiac
problems and cancer.
Post Script: Cathy’s funeral was held on Tuesday
16th of February, in Palmerston North, and I was humbled and pleased to
be sent the information to receive the streaming of it on-line. There
were 100 people in the chapel, according to the COVID regulations, and
the overflow of people were watching it in the near-by Scout Hall. A
recognition of all the people whose lives she had touched.
Our deepest sympathy goes to Brian and the family.
Vale dear friend. Cathy ZL2ADK.
alara.org.au ▪ ALARA Newsletter Issue 177 April 2021 Page 14
Silent Key VE1VCI Merle Taylor, Canada Died 22/04/2021 She was 98.
Fred and Merle on their wedding day, which was also Merle’s
twentieth birthday. You can see their matching red shoulder badges with
rays of electricity, showing that they were both in Communications.
VE1VCI Merle Taylor, August 2, 1923 – 22 April, 2021
Merle had just turned sixteen when war was declared in September 1939
In
1942, when Merle was 19, she saw an opportunity to apply to be a
Wireless Operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women’s Division. She
was hired and her main responsibility was Morse Code.
After her
training, Merle was sent to Number 1 Wireless School in Montreal. There
she learned how to use Morse Code, how to signal using lights and flags,
as well as other theoretical classes such as the components of a radio.
She taught the code to pilots through the British Commonwealth Air
Training Plan
On her twentieth birthday August 2, 1943, she married Fred Taylor
In
1986 Merle passed the exams necessary to become a ham radio operator –
receiving a mark of 100 percent on the Morse Code test. She set up her
radio system in her basement and communicates with people around the
world, both through voice and Morse Code. During the 1980s, she even won
the provincial annual amateur radio competition.
Silent Keys
KB7VOX Patricia J Painter OROFINO, ID (USA) died 7 April 2021.
Born 1948 Patricia was married to W0OVL Steven Painter for 54 years. Condolences.
HK4NBS Silvia Betty Jaramillo died 07/04/2021
Condolences to her om HK4HRA Mario de Jesus Arango Palacio, from Medellin Antioquia, Colombia Liga de Radioaficionados Medellín
Ingrid Burk DL3SAR Died 7 December, 2020, age of 87
Ingrid
was regularly qrv in the 80m YL round on Wednesdays, also from her 2nd
residence in southern France under F5VDO. Every year she visited the
HAM-Radio in Friedrichshafen and many YL meetings of our 80m round, most
recently in 2017 in Weinheim. Ingrid was a member of the OV Leonberg /
Rutesheim, P24, for over 35 years, a member of the YLRL and the INTERMAR
amateur marine radio association.
Calendar May 2021
May 1 BYLARA AGM 2021 Online
May 3 ALARA AGM 1030 UTC ALARA EchoLink Conference Station and on 80M
May 9 JLRS YL CQ Day SUN, 9:00 AM UTC+09 – 4:00 PM UTC+09 (2nd Sunday
May 9 Mother’s Day
May 15 -22 AGCW (Activity Group CW) activity week
May 29-30 CQ WPX CW contest
May
29-30 Day of YL's Memorial 2021 29th May 00:00hrs to 30th May 23:59
hrs in memory of F5ISY - Carine DUBOIS ka1uln.blogspot.
