Contents
- Welcome New AR Operators Susan Smith ZS1SM Radio ZS August 1971
- 5J3L COLOMBIA YL TEAM.
- Santa on the Air
- The Dutch Young Ladies Club (PI4YLC)
- YL NTX Weekly Net 8th Anniversary
- Minority Radio Operators HAM RADIO WOMEN
- 33 Contact & Calendar
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Welcome New AR Operators
YL’s from the SARL October RAE. 2023 – hope you will operate for many years.
ZU1JC Jamie
ZS3ANT Janetta ZS3KW Kayla
ZS3NE Nelmarie ZS3RK Reinette
ZS3RM Rosemarie
ZS4BE Bianca ZS4DE Desiré
ZS4MMS Mariette ZS4SW Sonja
ZS5ALM Adele ZS5DLT Daniele
ZS5ZUA Ashleigh
ZR6ME Melanie ZS6JCD Judith
ZS6SHJ Sonette ZS6TES Therese
Div 1 x 1; Div 3 x 5; Div 4 x 4; Div 5 x 3; Div 6 x 4 = 17
Susan Smith ZS1SM Radio ZS August 1971
Susan turned 17 on May 23, 1971, 10 days after passing her technical operators exam.
She is in Matriculation class at Sans Souci Girls High Newlands (CT)
Father (Sid ZS1PF) helped her with her radio studies. She passed her Morse test and received her license 30 June 1971 Her interest was stimulated by 16 year old Rodney ZS6ALL, believed to be the yougest operator.
News of Susan's achievement and passion for the hobby saw her soon receive a letter from SAWRC President Diana Green ZS6GH, inviting her to join the ' SA Women's Radio Club.. ' which Susan did.. and when SAWRC needed a new ' Trophy's manager ' a few months later, she volunteered for the task... Following through on her belief/commitment quoted above... “Ham radio is a thing you can't do casually or half-heartedly – it is really fantastic.. “
Susan was SAWRC Trophy's manager for a fair period, but when family and work life needed more attention as well, a new trophy's manager was appointed by the SAWRC.
(The above note by Irvine Green, ZS6BPE)
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5J3L COLOMBIA YL TEAM.
This special callsign in celebration of 90 years Colombian Amateur Radio League
was activated November 18 - 19, 2023 by a group of Colombian radio amateur women on different frequencies, contributing to the stimulation of Colombian amateur radio. Scoring was weighted in favour of the lady operators who made QSO contact with the 11 official stations and with other Yls
Sat, 4 Nov, Hi, Ladies. Are you aware of the Colombian contest 90th years of the Colombian Radio Amateur League, and the special call sign 5J3L, operated by YL! (I hope to operate it for a while).Patricia Suarez HK3IWL
HJ3PDN, Gloria Castasño. Sent a reminder 13 Nov, 2023
Editor: Regretfully this notice was received too late to include in the last newsletter. We did our best however to 'share' it across Facebook. Hope to receive a report-back on how the event was supported and about the lady operators.
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Santa on the Air (NØP) in Northern Colorado. For the 3rd straight year LARC (Longmont Amateur Radio Club) along with NCARC (Northern Colorado Amateur Radio Club) are helping kids get into the holiday spirit by talking to Santa on the radio at the North Pole. This year Mrs. Claus will also be joining in for a few nights, due to Santa's busy schedule.
Santa will be available on the following dates and times:
November 27 - December 10, 2023
5PM-7PM MT - 0:00AM-2:00AM Zulu (UTC)
LARC repeaters (147.270 (+) 100/100; 448.800 (-) 88.5/88.5
NCARC Repeater: 447.700 - 100.0/100.0
also on Echolink node WØENO-R 8305.
Santa will be sending all the kids (inexperienced and experienced) a QSL card.
Santa will be waiting to hear from you!
If you are interested in helping with this event, Especially you Santa's out there, contact Elf "Chucky" at kØitp@wØeno.org Merry Christmas and hope to hear you on the air!!
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The Dutch Young Ladies Club (PI4YLC) guest at PI4RS
Since 2012, we have been active with a team under the call PI4YLC from various locations in the Netherlands. For example, we once started with a contest team at PI4TUE in Eindhoven, we did a field day set-up in Ell, we were guests at OMs and YLs' homes and there were activities at departments of the associations.
This time we visited: Radio Scouting! According to their website: “Radio Scouting is a group of enthusiastic scouts who are interested in technology and communication. Our group consists of a number of radio amateurs and youth members of various scouting associations.” And we noticed that enthusiasm!
The Dutch Young Ladies Club had been invited by Bas PD7BDN to his QTH in The Hague, and if corona had not thrown a spanner in the works, we would have held a real YL meet-with contest in March 2020. All preparations were done at the time, the posters were made, the promotion was put online... but we had to cancel it. Fortunately, Bas' invitation remained, which he reminded us of every now and then. After more than three years, the time had finally arrived on the weekend of October 7 and 8. 2023 - PI4YLC was a guest at PI4RS!
With a small group of YLs from different parts of the world we went to The Hague to participate in the Thracian Rose Club DX contest (see website). A 36-hour contest, where the aim is to make as many QSOs as possible in CW and SSB, mainly with TRC members. It turned out to be a quiet contest, but we had no less fun because of it. You can make progress in a shack like that! We also had two great extra YL operators: Alexandra and Vlinder. We made a total of 262 QSOs in CW and SSB.
When it turned out on Sunday morning that there was little to do in the TRC DX contest, we also decided to call CQ on the 40m band. We put our call on the air and made about 100 QSOs in a short time. It's also nice to draw attention to the Dutch Young Ladies Club again in this way.
During our radio activities we were technically supported by the OMs of PI4RS. Thank you Bas PD7BDN, Ronald PB7TT and Jaimy PD1DBL for your support in this. The food was also very good! We had of course brought something with us for coffee, but Esther, Bas' wife, had provided dinner. We felt very spoiled!
Thank you for the hospitality, the nice conversations, the conviviality and especially the warm welcome! We would love to come back to Radio Scouting in The Hague!
Proud 2B PI4YLC at PI4RS! Posted on 12/10/2023 by PA1ENG
https://www.pi4ylc.nl/2023/10/12/pi4ylc-te-gast-bij-pi4rs/
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YL NTX Weekly Net Celebrates 8 years on-Air
Started November 2015, our 8th anniversary has come and gone. And for all the organizations and nets promoting women on the radio, the issue remains. How do we promote and encourage more women to get on the air in order to increase our numbers in a male dominated hobby? That's a hard question to answer. So let's flip it and ask... What keeps you coming back to the net (or the bands) week after week and how do we use that to attract other women of like mindedness? Is it friendship, inclusiveness, fun conversation, science nerdiness, weather spotting, traffic handling, etc? Let us know. KC5BOO Judy Cox 14 Nov 2023
YL NTX Weekly Net on Monday nights at 8pm on 145.39 - 167.9, ECHOLINK node— 432882 or search for KG5BHY-L.
UTC -6 / 0100z 20:00 Central Standard Time (CST).
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Minority Radio Operators HAM RADIO WOMEN
Did you know that, according to the ARRL, only 15% of American amateur radio operators are YL's? Of that 15%, there is a minority of YL's who are active. Of those who are active, many are content to remain at the technician level, which is fine. But, the higher the license class, the fewer the YL's you're likely to find.
Female amateur radio operators have a very long and distinguished history. From the very beginning of ham radio, women have been a part of it. And, if truth be told, YL's tend to have a natural inclination to operating a radio - Why do you suppose that it was the women who were the premiere telephone operators? Over the years, guys struggled to learn Morse, but the girls tended to be adept at CW. (Just sayin'!)
As amateurs, we are familiar with the international ham "73" which means "best regards". But did you know that there is a female version of "73"? It is used from YL to YL and I like to think it means a bit more that just "best regards". I like to think it means, "You go, girl!"
So for those of us female hams, you might notice we say "33' to each other. It's an acknowledgement of our history and our YL tradition. Personally, I'd like to see more YL's who are active hams and use "33".
33 de NS7X, MaryAnn Cornett 17 Oct 2023
The Birth of 33! https://ylrl.net/33-2/
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December 2023
"Association des YL de France" was born end of 2015
Dec 1-31 PA23XMAS PD23SANTA PH23XMAS Netherlands celebrate Christmas 2023.
Dec 1- 31 Jan 2024 PD24HNY/PH24HNY "Happy24" New Year
Dec 1-31 YOTA Month (Youth-on-the-Air)
Dec 7-15 Chanukah
Dec 16 – Jan 1, 2024 Lighthouse Christmas Lights (LCL) https://arlhs.com/
Dec 22 Indonesia celebrates Mothers Day
Dec 24 Christmas Eve morning, SAQ Grimeton sends Christmas message
using the 200kW Alexanderson alternator, on 17.2 kHz CW.
Dec 26 Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race (78th) 628 NM starts 1300 Tuesday
Dec 28 – Jan 31 PH24HNYSpecial Event Happy New Year, Netherlands
Jan 21-27, 2024 Quartzfest, Arizona,USA (desert camping) https://quartzfest.org/
