amateur radio ladies yl.beam #135 dec 2024

Contents

• ZU6RK Rebekah   Irvine Green ZS6BPE
• Lunga Nqini
• Welcome New YLs
• Contest Daughter: Juliana PU5JDA
• 8 Year old YL from Indonesia - YD1NAV Recipient of ORARI Award  2024
• Japanese Radio Picnic
• News from Peru  
• Out-and-About  
• Grimeton Radio Station, SAQ on December 1st, 1924, 100 yrs
• Silent Keys   KG5PJG ,Sylvia  Dawn Cox ; VE3MIO  Maureen Nightingale
• CONTACT & Calendar

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ZU6RK Rebekah   by Irvine Green ZS6BPE
Irvine Green ZS6BPE  the AR-YTT editor, asked  dad, Warren. ZS6WAR... if Rebekah  could write a few lines for AR-YTT readers, telling of her interest in ham radio.. getting her licence.. what she enjoys about ham radio.. etc.  Rebekah managed to find time and answered as follows...
“ My name is Rebekah (ZU6RK). I live in Secunda. I was still 8 years old when I got my license earlier this year. My dad (ZS6WAR) is a radio amateur so I wanted to become one too. I took the RAE test on 18 May 2024.
I like competing in competitions. My first and also my favourite competition was the Hammies QSO party. I also won 2nd place in the ' ARRL Youth Sprint competition ' for which I also received a certificate.  I enjoy contests and look forward to competing in more competitions.
My current radio is my fathers old ICOM IC-728 using an end fed antenna. I hope there will be more competitions soon.   73 “
Thank you Rebekah for your reply. Most interesting and insightful. Here's to many more happy and memorable QSO's world wide as your ham radio life continues..
 Irvine Green ZS6BPE asked Rebekah's dad Warren (ZS6WAR) to update him and his readers about the  restricted beginners amateur radio licence.
Warren replied as follows: “ The ZU licence is a ' Class B ' licence limited to the 40 meter band.. and certain frequencies on 10 meters... 28.050 MHz to 28,150 MHz and 28.300 MHz to 28,500 MHz. Maximum power allowed is 100 Watts. “
Just a side note from the AR-YTT editor. Though the ' SA Women's Radio Club ' no longer exists, its newsletter ' YL Beam ' has been resurrected by Heather ZS6YE – I am sure the SAWRC founder – in 1953 - (my mom, Diana Green ZS6GH, silent key in 1997) would without hesitation award Rebekah ' honorary life membership ' of the SAWRC for her excellent achievement at age 8.
(page 1  AMATEUR RADIO - YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW -Aug 2024)

ZU6RK Rebekah during her RAE- HF assessment with Dad Warren -  ZS6WAR - watching from ' his shack ' a few metres behind her.  Rebekah can now be heard on 40 metres. If you hear a ZU prefix and female voice don't assume it's a ' pirate '.. it's Rebekah and she'd love getting your QSL card.
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Editorial Heather ZS5YH:
In October I wrote to an OM who runs a Scout Group in Bisho, Eastern Cape, S Africa:
I wonder how your JOTA event went? It has been interesting to see how different cultures embrace Scouts & Guides. I hope you will write about your JOTA group, with pictures and send them to Radio ZS. I would especially like to hear about the girls for the yl newsletter, with pictures. Thank you for leading these young people into the future.  73 Heather ZS5YH

His reply below gives a different view on social media! Not only do we want to inspire young people but we have a duty of care as well, especially as December is YOTA month (Youngsters-on-the-Air).

Lunga Nqini 21 Oct 2024,  Good Day Ma'am
Thank you for your support, basically we were stopped by our parents to post our activities on FB esp when we have lots of girls. 4 girls were kidnapped here locally a Facebook stalker followed them; ended up it's a thug.
So my parents requested not to post anything until this is sorted. But we had an awesome time with my Little ones. Thank you once more Ma'am!
Yours in Service, Passionate Radio Operator  Rhino ZS2LN  Lunga Nqini

Welcome & Congratulations to New South African Yls
October 2024  RAE :  ZR1CZ Chloe;  ZS4EJG Elza;  ZS6MVS Maryka.
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Contest Daughter: Juliana PU5JDA (Brasil)
Learn from the Best
Juliana Almeida, PU5JDA, is a young and talented Brazilian radio amateur who is already leaving her mark in the world of radio amateurism. Graduated at only 10 years of age, she was introduced to the hobby by her father, Sergio PP5JR, a well-known competitor in Brazil. Juliana has since followed in her footsteps, developing a passion for competition and honing her skills through competitions, where she learned that "with focus and determination, you can win anything in life" — a lesson instilled by her father that shaped her approach to radio and her future.
Besides her success in contests, Juliana is also pursuing a career in medicine, just like her father. Despite her young age, she has spoken at major radio amateur conventions, including the world-renowned Dayton Hamvention, where she addressed how to engage more young people in the hobby.
This conversation delves into Juliana's motivations, lessons learned from her family, and her act of balancing school, radio love, and her medical ambitions. Tune in to hear her unique story.  Portuguese adaptation: Peter PY5CC, Araucaria DX Group.  1 Oct 2024
(Click on link below to watch the interview in English.)
https://youtu.be/KkWMxxwTqPc?si=oMiNuZeOtz4Q91Fp
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8 Year old Indonesian YL - YD1NAV Recipient of ORARI Anniversary Award Plaque 2024
20/10/2024 by Nahla Aila Varisha – YD1NAV
I am grateful  for the opportunity that has been given to me so that I get the ORARI Anniversary Award Plaque 2024 in the Young Lady (YL) Station General Class category. Thank you to YB∅DX, the General Chair-person of ORARI, YB∅GIN, the Chairperson of the ORARI Anniversary Award Committee 2024 and to my parents YB1INQ and YG1AEX (Imas mom) and my brother YC1AWT as a motivator who always provides knowledge, guidance and direction to manage time between school and operating the radio. I also express my gratitude to my fellow members of  ORARI Local Cianjur Regency, who always give me encouragement to stay enthusiastic 73!
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Japanese Radio Picnic
In JLRS Area 1, we regularly hold a "Handheld Radio Picnic" where we learn how to use a handheld radio and try to send radio waves from a park with a good view.This time, we will share the impressions of a new JLRS member who participated for the first time earlier this month (written by JL1ANY).
I received my radio station license in May of this year (2024) and prepared a handheld radio, but I had never sent radio waves with my own hand-held radio before.I heard that JLRS was holding a "Handheld Radio Picnic," so I took my daughter, who is in the fourth grade of elementary school, to participate.At the picnic, we were carefully taught how to actually operate a handheld radio. It 's a high hurdle to communicate on your own, but I was able to communicate while being told what to say by someone next to me, so it was reassuring.I communicated with six stations in about 30 minutes, and my daughter was also able to communicate with four stations.Both my daughter and I gained confidence in communication through this "Handheld Radio Picnic."
The JL1ANY station on the far left.Please also check out our website. https://www.jarl.com/jlrs/ We are looking for members!
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News from Peru
I would like more women to be active in Peru.
My husband, Oscar OA4AMN, is currently and for the fourth the president of the Peruvian Radio Club. We are very active on the radio.
Here we are at IARU-Cancún 2013.

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Out-and-About
Russian yl Elena, RC5A active as IT9/RC5A from Sicily Island, IOTA EU - 025, Italy.
She was on HF Bands. CQ WW CW.  21-24 Nov., 2024
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Xenia ZL4YL from New Zealand, active from Waitangi, Chatham Islands as ZL7YL November 19-26, 2024. Participation in the CQWW CW contest (Nov 24-25).
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Reunion Island (FR8TZ)  Anne Gorissen  CQ WW CW 10M Mono Op LP
Nov. 23 - 24, 2024.
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5X1DC Uganda - German yl Babs DL7AFS and husband Lot DJ7ZG  on HF Bands
Nov 2024  QSL via home call buro.
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S9Z, Sao Tome & Principe Dxpedition 2024 -November 11 - 20, 2024
Annie – HI8ADD from Dominican Republic accompanied husband Rigoberto – HI8R/AI8RD, with an international team of 16 OMs operators.
HI8ADD – Annie Gonzalez was Dxpedition On Island Support; and another women Beth Flint  was Wildlife Biologist & Official Team Photographer.  
Sao Tome & Principe, is a small island nation off the coast of Gabon, (Africa)
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OM4AYL Sylvia yl from Slovak Republic part of DXpedition team to VK9CV Cocos Keeling Islands from 1 – 15 November, 2024.
A small archipelago in the Indian Ocean, approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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Sylviane TK4TH from Corsica, was active again from the Principality of Monaco as 3A/TK4TH
November 24 to 30, 2024, on HF bands 10, 20, 40 m SSB, CW, digital modes, 100w
28 Nov 2024 : 1 184 stations In the log
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3D2Y Rotuma Dxpedition, Pacific Islands 2024,  November 15 to December 4, 2024.
List of Remote Youth Operators (YL)
DL7PIA Pia Wurster Herrenberg, Germany
E25KAE Bun NattneeVichitcheep Thailand
N4JEH Jenna Hurley Trussville, AL (USA)
ND2L Hope Lea Daytona Beach, FL (USA)
TA7YLY Merzuke Gediktaş   Giresun, Turkey
TA3TGC TUĞÇE CAN Bursa, Turkey
YO8YL Emilia Butnarasu Romania
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Elvira, IV3FSG from Italy, will be active as TL8ES in the Central African Republic,
from M'Baiki, 107 km from the capital Bangui. 26 November - 9 December 2024
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VE0JS/MM / KC2IOV/VA7NER  Jeanne Socrates sailing onboard  yacht Nereida :
2 Nov. she left Fiji heading to Bundaberg, Australia.  On 14 Nov she anchored in Bundaberg Port Marina. 28 Nov. She sailed for Fraser Island - the biggest sand island in the world!  Then she will continue south along the east coast of Oz
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FO/NX1P, Paula (from USA) currently on Marquesas Islands: Monday, November 25, 2024
I activated Marquesas from the island of Hiva Oa. I found a high spot on the volcano that looked north and out to the Pacific. My original plan was to operate at 10 meters for as many hours as possible. However, I didn’t have a place to stay, not even a tent. That meant setting up and taking down each day, returning to my boat, and then doing it all again on Saturday. I was too exhausted to be active on Sunday. Basically two expeditions!
The operating conditions of the station were not much better. I had to operate from the back seat of a small Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 with my laptop on my lap. My expedition telegraph key was magnetically attached to the top of my IC7300. Total installation took 30 minutes and 20 minutes to disassemble.
The results were unexpectedly good. On Friday, the 10m were "on fire". On Saturday, the signals were not good, but there was no noise, so I was able to use preamps. I operated a total of 8 hours. 2 hours on Friday, as I started late, and 6 hours on Saturday. Except for the last hour on Friday, I had a continuous pile up. Since it was a contest, I could not operate in split mode, so I had to repeat the callsigns of the callers many times to get through the pile up. I worked with 620 contacts, 23 areas and 36 countries.
This was a low power operation. Searching and attacking from my location was not really an option. Except for 3 contacts, I was on operating frequency.
The record was submitted and contacts were uploaded to LOTW.
https://ea1cs.blogspot.com/2024/09/fonx1p-marquesas-islands.html?
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Grimeton Radio Station (Sweden) SAQ 100 years on December 1st, 2024
A hundred years ago, on December 1st, 1924, the long wave transmitter at Grimeton Radio Station, with the call sign SAQ, was put into commercial operation, with transmissions across the Atlantic ocean, to the receiving station at Riverhead and the replying transmitter station at Rocky Point, both on Long Island, NY, USA.
While all the other transmitting and receiving stations in the RCA network are long gone, the design and manufacturing of such a robust and reliable radio transmitter was a monumental achievement by the Swedish-born inventor Ernst F.W. Alexanderson. Thank you Ernst!    https://alexander.n.se/en/alexanderson-day-2024/

On Christmas Eve morning, December 24th, SAQ Grimeton is scheduled to be on the air, to send out the traditional Christmas message to the whole world, using the 200kW Alexanderson alternator from 1924, on 17.2 kHz CW.

Located in southern Sweden, is an early longwave transatlantic wireless telegraphy station built in 1922–1924,. From the 1920s through the 1940s it was used to transmit telegram traffic by Morse code to North America and other countries, and during World War II was Sweden's only telecommunication link with the rest of the world. It is the only remaining example of an early pre-electronic radio transmitter technology called an Alexanderson alternator. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004,
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Silent Key
KG5PJG ,Sylvia  Dawn Cox died on August 9,2024. She suffered many years with diabetes, heart failure, amputation of limb & blindness. A cerebrovascular event took her life. We were married for forty nine years and five months. Sylvia dearly loved ham radio. Please pray for me so that I can endure this terrible loss.   WA5OBV  Phil Cox   4 Nov 2024  

From Stillwater, OK. (USA) she and Phil travelled the world together. Her hobbies included reading, cooking, gardening, and knitting socks.
Sylvia became licensed September 2016 and upgraded to General class January 2017. She spent many hours making QSO's on and off the HF nets. With her engaging and melodic voice she made many friends on the air nation-wide and around the world.

Silent Key 
VE3MIO  Maureen Nightingale from Wiarton, Ontario, Canada. Passed away 4th November 2023. She will be missed by the amateur community. A dedicated ONTARS Sunday afternoon controller. She was Ham of the Year 2020 (see yl.beam#95June2021)
 Ontario Amateur Radio Services Net   VA3TS.Tom, 5th November 2023
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Blessed Christmas & Hanukkah - See you in the New Year🥳

Santa Net
Returns on 3.916 MHz for the 19th year! Starting Friday, November 29th via amateur radio, nightly at 7:00 PM (Central). The Santa Net will run every night through Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024.  Youngsters can talk to "Santa at The North Pole" via strategically placed operators (Santa Net Relay Stations) who relay the voice of Santa.
Prior to each night's Santa Net, pre-net check-ins can be made at https://www.cqsanta.com/
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GB0MC Humber Fortress DX ARC special call sign ‘MC’stands for Merry Christmas 🎄
1 December until 26 December.
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Dec 1-31 PA24XMAS PD24SANTA Pi24XMAS  Netherlands celebrate Christmas 2024.
Dec 1- 31 Jan 2024  PD25HNY/PH24HNY "Happy25" New Year
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OH9SCLSanta´s own amateur radio station OH9SCL has been busy since December 1986, operating in Finnish Lapland at the Arctic Circle.
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4X7X Xmas 2024 Dormition Abbey, is a prominent Benedictine monastery located on Mount Zion in Jerusalem,  Israel.
Special Event Station - Christmas 2024
Start: 20/12/2024 12:00UTC  End: 22/12/2024 12:00UTC

4X8X Xmas 2024 Special Event Station Latrun Monastrey aka  Monastery of the Silent Monks, is a Trappist abbey located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv,  Israel.
Start: 06/12/2024 12:00UTC  End: 08/12/2024 12:00UTC

4X8NER and 4Z8NER will be on the air during Jewish holiday of Hanukkah for 8 days, starting December 25, 2024 -January 2, 2025. "Ner" in Hebrew means candle.
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Calendar December 2024
Dec  2015 "Association des YL de France" was born.
         YLs of all nationalities -DL, I, ON, HB, 3A members
Dec 1-31    YOTA Month  (Youth-on-the-Air)
Dec 3 – 5  YL ORARI West Java3rd Raden Dewi Sartika Award, 8A140RDS
Dec 3 - International Day of Disabled People
Dec 5  (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night") punishes badly behaved children
Dec 6  Feast of St. Nicholas, Saint Nicholas rewards good children , while
Dec 14 -15 Hamfest India 2024 in Kolkata,
Dec 21, 2024 – Jan 1, 2025 Lighthouse Christmas Lights (LCL) https://arlhs.com/ 
Dec 22   Indonesia  celebrates Mothers Day annually
Dec 24  Christmas Eve morning, SAQ Grimeton sends traditional Christmas message to the world, using the 200kW Alexanderson alternator, on 17.2 kHz CW.
Dec 25  Christmas Day
Dec 25 – Jan 2 Chanakuh