yl.beam # 68 march 2019

STOP  PRESS / STOP DRUK
ZR6D Anette Claase Jacobs    1 March, 2019
Radio Amateur Jong Dames stemme van die wêreld
Neli Pantsutaia van Denemarke het 'n versoek gerig aan alle Jong Dames wat Radio Amateurs is, om 'n vir haar 'n opname te stuur wat sy kan gebruik gedurende 'n fees by die Royal Danish Academy of Music. Hierdie gebeurtenis vind plaas op 9 Maart 2019, wat ook die dag is na Wêreld Vroue dag. Die opname is baie eenvoudig, al wat jy moet doen is om CQ CQ CQ te roep jou roepsein te gee en jou naam.
Die versoek is as volg:
Hallo Jong Dames daar buite. Ons is nog steeds op soek na Jong Dames se roepseine van die wêreld. Kan jy ons nog help? Asseblief ons benodig dit so gou as moontlik. Die komponis Neli Pantsutaia doen 'n projek "Vroulike stemme van die wêreld" en wil graag die vroulike radio-amateurs se stemme in sluit in haar projek.
Sy benodig, “CQ CQ CQ, jou roepsein jou roepsein en jou Naam” byvoorbeeld “CQ CQ CQ ZR6D ZR6D Anette.” Stuur dit dan na Neli by neli.pantsulaia@tsc.edu.ge of na 0045 91564744. Die stuk sal 'n lewendige optrede wees deur Petra Larson, OZ7PR en Inger Lundin, OZ7AGR (beide van Denemarke). Baie dankie. 33 de Inger Lundin, OZ7AGR
Hierdie projek is enig in sy soort en het belangstelling gewek by menige Jong Dames reg oor die wêreld.
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Radio Amateur Young Ladies Voices of the World
Neli Pantsutaia has requested that all young ladies who are radio amateurs to send a recording of their voices that she will use in a composition for the Royal Danish Academy of Music festival. This event will take place on 9 March 2019, the day after World Woman’s Day. The recording is simple, all you need to do is to call CQ CQ CQ, your callsign and your name.
The request is as follows:
Hello YLs, out there. We are still hunting for YLs call signs from the world? Can you still help us? Please! We need it as quickly as possible. The composer Neli Pantsutaia will make a Piece "Female voices of the world" and like to include female radio amateurs' voices in her composition.
She needs, “CQ CQ CQ, your call sign your call sign and your name” eg “CQ CQ CQ ZR6D ZR6D Anette” and then send it to Neli at neli.pantsulaia@tsc.edu.ge or to 0045 91564744. The piece will be performed live by Petra Larson, OZ7PR and Inger Lundin, OZ7AGR (both from Denmark).
Lots of thanks. 33 de Inger Lundin OZ7AGR.
This project is unique and has attracted a lot of interest amongst YL's all over the world
Radio Amateur young ladies votes of the world
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Contents

• Silent Key
• International Women’s Day 2019 : Europe FR – DL;
• Japan Ladies Radio Society (JLRS) ; XE Young Lady Contest 2019
• YL CHILE;  Radio Club La Rioja (LU1SF)  YLs of Argentina;  Dutch Young Ladies Club
• YL Expedition OK5Z Třebíč Czech Republic August 2019
• Marconi  "100 years Celebrations" Ireland
• Contacts & Calendar

 

Silent Keys
S/K     KI6PDY    JoAnne Benson    SK  January 4, 2019.
Born January 1, 1944 in Britton, Michigan. One of her bigger undertakings after retirement was sailing the open seas with her husband, George. Together they enjoyed summers together cruising their boat, Teal, making their way multiple times up through British Columbia and venturing as far north as Sitka, Alaska. Fun fact: she was a technician class HAM radio operator, and a card-carrying member of the ARRL,

S/K    WD8DQG   Carol Louise Vanderwood Hall.  Hazel Park, MI USA 
Diagnosed with breast cancer in December she passed away the morning of 27 feb 2019
Licenced in 1975, Kentucky, Past President of TASYLs (The Auto State YL Society) and vice- president of the Central Michigan Area Repeater Association.
YLRL District 8 Chairwoman, President YLRL 2000-2002 YLRL, Treasurer 2002-2007
Checked in to YL Open House, Tangle Net, DXYL net. Operated on HF and  Echo Link
She attended "World Conferences of Women Radio Operators"; 1990 - Stockholm, Sweden ; 1996 - Berlin, Germany; 1998- Svalbard, Norway; 2002 - Palermo, Sicily; 2004 - Seoul, Korea ; 2006- Mumbai, India
Carol's son‎ Daniel Hall posted on Facebook 27 feb 2019 ·
Dad was an amateur radio operator (HAM) and somewhere along the way, maybe just to prove she could, she learned Morse code at 5 words per minute and taught herself all of the technical stuff and passed the exam to get her first HAM license. Never being satisfied, she improved her Morse code speed to 7 and then 12 words per minute and learned even more technical "stuff", took the exams and got the next two higher categories of licenses. She loved talking to people on the radio and made friends around the world and actually traveled to visit some of them. She was an active member of Young Ladies Radio League and served in several different leadership positions with them.



YL Activity on International Women’s Day 8th March 2019
 YL France and YL- DARC (Germany)
host the 5th annual special event celebrating Womens Day
We hope for your numerous participation! Maybe this year even more European YL stations qrv?
Time:    18:00 – 22:00 UTC. (19:00 to 23 clock MEZ)
Bands:    20, 40 and 80 m,     Operating modes: SSB & CW
Scoring favours the yls (eg YL-YL 3 points, but YL-OM. 1 point)
Participants from Germany shall send their log to Heike, DL3HD (dl3hd@darc.de)
while participants from other countries shall send their log to Sophie, F4DHQ (f4dhq@orange.fr).
Submission deadline is: May 1st, 2019
Results will be published in  CQDL and on  www.darc.de/yl
33 + 73   + 55 (hamspeak for ' lots of success')     de   Sophie F4DHQ and Heike DL3HD
https://www.darc.de/fileadmin/filemounts/referate/yl/PDF/Ausschreibung_YL_Frauentagscontest_2019.pdf

YL Activity Party     
14th March 2019    19:00 -21:00 UTC              3600-3650 kHz and 3700-3775 kHz
15th March 2019    1900-2059 UTC                 144.180-144.400 MHz FM (simplex) and SSB
Send log to Heike DL3HD dl3hd@darc.de  by the end of March.
https://www.darc.de/en/der-club/referate/yl/

Hina-Matsuri - Japanese Doll Festival,
 is a famous traditional girls' festival on March 3, in Japan, to celebrate the birth of a girl and to wish her future happiness. A set of dolls in ancient costumes are displayed in a girl's house.
The 16th JLRS 3.3 Hina Contest / chicks contest convention -  Japan Ladies Radio Society (JLRS)
 Purpose: To deepen the activity at each band of YL station and deepen the exchange with each station
 Date and time  (JST) :     March 3rd 2019 (Sunday) 0: 00 ~ 24: 00
 Date and time  (UTC)  March 2, 2019    at 15: 00UTC -  15: 00March 3, 2019

JLRS, Japan Ladies Radio Society,  was founded in 1957 in Japan by 3 women, Fumi Abe JA1AEQ,
Kuni Kan JA1YL, and late Kimi Kobayashi JA0EC.  As of April 2017, we have about 160 members in Japan and 43 overseas., more than 200 members in total.

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South African Radio League YL Sprint
Date and Time Saturday 9 March 2019,  from 12:00 to 14:00 UTC
Exchange is a RS report;  and YL or OM.
Band & Mode: phone sprint on the 40-metre band,   7 063 to 7 100 and 7 130 to 7 200 kHz
Scoring:  YL/ YL  stations  5 points.
 YL / OM stations 3 points
 OM / OM stations  1 point.
Logs to be submitted by 16 March 2019,  by e-mail to zs4bfn@mweb.co.za
(See 2019 South African Radio League Contest Manual for more information.)


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Yls from Argentina, Mexico and Chile, will hold contests to commemorate the "Día Internacional de la Mujer" (Int Womens Day)

Yls of Mexico
 XE Young Lady Contest 2019 - Radio Club Pubela DX -
8 March         Time: 1900-2000 XE (0100-0200 UTC)     40m SSB

YL CHILE    “DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA MUJER  2019”
Contest "International Women's Day 2019"    by Leticia San Martin
Dear Friends:
In 1977, the UN assembly decreed International Women's Day on March 8 of each year. This date was established because of the struggle of women in society and their full development as a person.
For this reason, Radio Club YL CHILE has planned a contest for Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 March.
Comienzo: Sábado 9 de marzo 2019, a las 13 Hrs. UTC (10:00 hrs. de Chile).
Finalizando el Domingo 10 de marzo 2019, a las 22 Hrs. UTC (19:00 hrs. de Chile).
http://www.ylc.cl/archivos/2019/02/Bases-yl-c_2019.pdf
 reception of the logs (forms) until March 2 2
 e-mail to contacto@ylc.cl

 Radio Club La Rioja (LU1SF)  YLs of Argentina
We invite all Amateur Radio  ladies to  participate and  celebrate this special day.
 Join this 'on-air Argentinian party' to celebrate the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WOMAN.
This event will be on-air from 00:00 UTC on March 6 until 00:00 UTC on March 13,
(remember that in Argentina you must add 3 hours more to the local time to get the UTC time)
All Bands & modes:  2 meters, SSB, CW, FT8, PSK, etc.  (as per category and authorized license requirements)
If using systems such as Echolink,  clarify the system used in QSL confirmation.
Logs must be submitted by 31 March 2019
For more information     http://www.lu1sf.com.ar/mujer2019/lu1sf_mujer_2019_bases.html
Queries:  diadelamujer@lu1sf.com.ar

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Dutch Young Ladies Club    Proud 2B PI4YLC    Posted on 19/02/2019 by pa1eng
Dutch YL- award 2018   
Almost one year ago we turned the month of March into ‘our month’, as we launched our Dutch YL-award. We made a lot of long distance radiocontacts with radioamateurs all across the globe. This year we will celebrate International Women’s Day, by organising “Ladies Night at PI4AA”.
CQ ham radio… mail from Japan!
Through their radio contacts radio-amateurs make friends far off. Sometimes these contacts lead to something special. Today, a big envelope arrived, covered in strange signs and exotic stamps. Inside, a Japanes magazine for radioamateurs: the ‘CQ Ham radio’ accomanied by a 50MHz special. Somewhere in the middle of the magazine one finds an article about the Dutch YL-award. In Japanese, of course.
Yukiko Maki 7K4TKB is a freelance writer for ‘CQ ham radio’. She contacted us some weeks ago about the Dutch YL-award 2018. She asked if she could write an article about our activities. Yes, of course! We’re not exactly sure what she wrote, but we are Proud 2B PI4YLC! in a Japanese radio magazine…

PI4YLC active in the Russian DX contest.
PI4YLC in RDXC with nine YL operators!    Posted on 17/03/2018 by pa1eng
the Dutch Young Ladies Club contest team joined the Russian DX contest (RDXC) for the 6th time. Since a YL-operator team participated at the SP-DX contest in 2012, the team has grown every year and now consists of eleven Young Ladies. The YLs live every where in the country (and just across the border in Germany), it is a challange to have everyone present at the same time. That is why it is extra special to have PI4YLC participate in the contest with nine (!) YL-operators. OM Raymond PA5DX helped us with the set-up.

“LADIES NIGHT”  FROM  THE  NETHERLANDS
March 1: Ladies Night at PI4AA    Posted on 03/02/2019
On the 8th of March it is International Women's Day and that is why last year we named the month of March 'our' month with a YL-award. This year we are going to do something different to bring attention in March for the YLs in the radio hobby: a Ladies Night at PI4AA on  Friday, March 1st.

PI4AA  (VERON HQ station)
Because Emmie PA1EM, Mariëtte PA1ENG and Heather PD3GVQ are already connected to the editors of PI4AA, the intention is that they will be the  presenters during the  broadcast. The editorial staff will take care of the copy and editing. The attendance call-in after the broadcast will be provided by operators from the PI4YLC contest team.
Go to the website for pod-casts of the monthly broadcasts.  www.pi4rcg.nl 

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OL88YL  International  YL Expedition Czech Republic 2.8.-8.8.2019
OK5Z -  Moravian Contest Group    Eva Thiemann-Pospíšková    OL88YL
Accommodation QTH: Hotel Valeč, (near Třebíč), Vysočina Region.
Valec 1, CZ-675 53 Valec, Vysočina    GPS 49.14752 N 16.03576 E
https://www.hotel-valec.cz/…
Accommodation for 6 nights in the selected room
6x breakfast buffet
6x lunch (soup, main course)
6x buffet dinner. Buffet is 5-course (soup, starters, main courses, salads, desserts)
On the day 2 beer, 1 coffee, 1 water (in the hotel included in the price)
Non-alcoholic & alcoholic beverages at the radio station (beer, wine, water), sponsored by Ruda OK2ZA
Day-long entry to the hotel wellness - indoor relaxation and massage pool, outdoor heated pools, outdoor whirlpool, cooling pool, steam sauna, Finnish saunas, panoramic sauna, tepidarium, ice cave, Kneipp footpath, relaxation zones. Free access to the fitness center. WIFI in all hotel rooms. In the rooms there are bathrobes and slippers, a hair dryer
 parking free of charge in front of the castle (for 90 cars) or in underground garages ( 70 cars)
Check in at 14:00, check out until 10:00
Price full pension:    12.600, - CZK / person / stay (approx. 500, - EUR)
The hotel is 12 km away from the radiostation. Transport to / from the radiostation will be provided by the rented minibus.  Using the contest station OK5Z -  Moravian Contest Group
Technical Support OK5Z: (Oms) OK2ZA, OK2ZC, OK2ZI, OK2EW, OK2NMA OK2ARM, OK2AF
Application (send until end of March 2019):
Number of persons;    Name and surname of all interested parties;
Birth date    Call sign if any
Favorite mode at the station: SSB, CW, Digi incl. FT8
Address    Telephone    E-Mail
Number of people in the room    T-shirt size
Passport photo: only YL
I accept registrations with pleasure at hb9fpm@uska.ch  (Eva Thiemann, HB9FPM / OK3QE).
Feel free to contact me for any questions.
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Třebíč  is the third most important town in Moravia, in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic; 35 km southeast of Jihlava and 65 km west of Brno.
The historical town of Trebic, which extends on both sides of the river Jihlava, was declared a Conservation Area in 1990. The Jewish Quarter and St. Procopius Basilica are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
There are  two train stations serving the town: Třebíč and Třebíč-Borovina  and the bus station is in the center, only few steps away from the bridge on Jihlava river.

Marconi  "100 years Celebrations" Ballybunion    January 31, 2019
On Tuesday the 19th of March 2019, Princess Elettra Giovanelli, daughter of Marconi and her son Prince Gugielmo Marconi will visit the former site of the Marconi Radio Station on the 100 year anniversary of the first spoken word from East to West from the Radio Station to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada. In the afternoon they will unveil a commemorative plaque to this historic occasion in Ballybunion. All are welcome to attend.

19th March 2019 Marconi  100th Anniversary  first East to West voice across the Atlantic
https://www.kerryamateurradiogroup.com/marconi-station.php
 2019 the Special Event Call EI-100-YXQ will be on air to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the historic event, of the fist East to West voice transmissions across the Atlantic from the former Marconi radio station in Ballybunion, Co Kerry, Ireland.
19th March 2019 is the anniversary date, and on this day, KARG and others will be QRV from the site of the former Marconi radio station on all band, all modes.
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Calendar  March 2019
3  March   Japan Ladies Radio Soc. JLRS Dolls Festival, or Girls’ Day, Hina Contest for YLs
5 March     AGCW YL-CW Party (Activity Group CW)  1st Tuesday, March 1900 - 2100 UTC.
5-13 March  Argentine Yls
8  March       International Women’s Day  Friday
8 March       YL Activity French – DL Yls 18:00 – 22:00 UTC
8 March       XE Young Lady Contest    Time: 1900-2000 XE ( March 0100-0200 UTC) 40m SSB
9 March     SARL YL Sprint f  (for International Women’s Day) 12:00 to 14:00 UTC
9 -10 March :YL CHILE  Sábado   9 -  1300 Hrs. UTC (10:00 hrs Chile).
                Domingo 10  a las 22 00Hrs. UTC (19:00 hrs. Chile).
9 March            SARL VHF/UHF Analogue contest;
9-10 March    82nd RSGB Commonwealth contest 9 Saturday
9-10 March     South America 10 Meter Contest.  1200Z, Mar 9 to 1200Z, Mar 10, 2019   
10 March     SARL VHF/UHF Analogue contest;
10 March         Sunday  Sydney AR Ferry Contest  /       Cape Town Cycle Race;
14 & 15 Marc  YL Activity Party – DL – YL (Germany)
19-20 March     CLARA Chatter Party  19 March 1700Z - 20March 1700Z  Total equal 24 hours
14-17 March     East India Ham Meet 2019 | Sunderbans 
16 March            AMSAT SA  “Space Science with Amateur Radio”
16 maart            44ste, jaarlijkse Dutch National Radio Flea market 2019  (NL)
19 March         Marconi  100th Anniversary   2019
21 March     SA Human Right’s Day  (Thursday)
22 March            AWA 16th Anniversary (2019) RSA
23-24 March     CLARA Chatter Party  23 March 1700Z - 24 March 1700Z  Total equal 24 hours.
30 March     Florence RadioFest, Empoli,Tuscany, Italy,  9 AM (UTC+01)  20 km  SW  Florence
30 March     Earth Hour 2019, switch off your lights from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
30-31 March    CQ WPX SSB
31 March            Amateur License pay.  ICASA  increased to  R 148.00 for 1 year

12-14 April-  2019  SARL Day of the Radio Amateur  & SARL Awards    hosted by Boland ARC, Stellenbosch,

yl.beam #67 feb 2019

Contents

 

Silent Keys

    Mary Harding, ZS6AKR; 

    VU2BL  Ms.M.Bhanumathy; 

    Raija Ulwin SM0HNV
    Betty Jo Byrd, KB5CSQ
AMRS Frauenreferat – YL's (Austrian Military Radio Society)
SYLRA meeting 2019; Oslo Norway
    USA – Hamcation, Orlando, Florida;  

    Hamvention YL Forum;  

    YLRL District 5 meet up;
Background - South American Lighthouses on the Air Weekend
    Lighthouse Punta Ninfas, Patagonia, Argentina &  Laura Fanelli LU1WL
Contact info
Calendar 

 

Silent Key Mary Harding, ZS6AKR
It is with deep regret that we announce that the key of Mary Harding, ZS6AKR went silent on Monday 7 January. 2019  Mary was a member of the Ekurhuleni  Amateur Radio Society (EARS) on the East Rand and an Honorary Life Member of Kempton Park Amateur Radio Society (KARTS) We extend our sincere condolences to her family and friends. (SARL News 13/Jan 2019)
At the Kempton Park Amateur Radio Technical Society  AGM  8 April 2017, Mary ZS6AKR – was awarded 'News reader of the year' and Mary ZS6AKR and OM John ZS6JRH received Honorary Life Memberships for the support and commitment shown to the club.
Mary was a great supporter of all YL events.  She leaves a big hole in our radio community.

Silent Key  VU2BL  Ms.M.Bhanumathy
It is very sad to inform that Ms.M.Bhanumathy VU2BL of  Secunderabad, India, breathed her last on 15.01.2019. She has been a constant source of inspiration and support for everyone at NIAR (National Institute of Amateur Radio) for over 4 decades. She has dedicated her services for promotion of Amateur Radio after her retirement from HAL, Hyderabad. She has been the Governing Council member since its early days.
Ms. Bhanumathy VU2BL, volunteered for emergency communications, dxpeditions, events, training programs or any event with her full support. She was very active on radio during contests and regularly inspiring budding hams to make their first radio contact.
We are truly saddened to her the loss. We hope the family to gain the strength to bear the loss and wish the departed soul rest in peace.    VU2MYH. Suri Ram Mohan.

ALARA Newsletter  JANUARY 2019 Issue No. 168 (Australian Ladies)
We were saddened to hear of the passing of Raija Ulin SM0HNV from Stockholm, Sweden. Raija made many trips ‘down under’ to attend ALARA Meets and I know she will be sadly missed by many. Our thoughts and sympathies go out to her family and friends.
SK Raija Ulwin SM0HNV
Raija joined ALARA in 1989 and was sponsored by Bev VK6DE. Many members who attended ALARAMeets from 1996 onwards would have met Raija, as she attended the ALARAMeets in Perth in 1996, (which Bev organised), Brisbane in 1999, Murray Bridge in 2002 and Mildura in 2005.
She was one of the founding members of SYLRA, the Scandinavian Young Ladies Radio Association. SYLRA (pronounced Silra) was formed by YLs from all the Scandinavian countries because they felt that there were too few ladies to form separate groups in their own country.
We believe that she may also have been instrumental in starting the YL International Meets, which saw YLs travel to places in many parts of the world for the Meets. In 2011 one was held in Glenelg, South Australia, and following it, many of the participants travelled on the Ghan  train to Alice Springs and Darwin.
Raija, was a quiet person who hated having her photo taken, but had a great sense of humour when you got to know her. She was also very hospitable, as many YLs found when they went to visit her in Sweden.
Marilyn VK5DMS remembers….“Many memories of Raija at several meets and meeting her in Stockholm in 2007 and being taken by train to her apartment for a meal - a wonderful evening.”
Our President, Shirley VK5YL, shares this memory…“Fond memories of a wonderful lady. I met Raija at the Mildura Meet and remember well the 'hurry up' when the storm was arriving along the river. I motioned to Raija for her to go first and she fair ran up those stairs. She told me afterwards
that she did lots of walking/running, etc in Sweden and the stairs were so easy for her. We then shared some bubbly at the winery”.
Farewell Raija SM0HNK (Thanks Jenny VK3WQ for putting this article together)
 

January 7 , 2019 - YLRL is sad to hear of the passing of Betty Jo Byrd, KB5CSQ of Gulfport, MS. Betty Jo was a past District 5 Chair and had been a member of YLRL for the past 12 years. Her granddaughter Hailey Byrd is a current member of YLRL. Our sincere condolence to the Byrd family.
Betty Jo Byrd (1954-2018) age 64, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018.
etty Jo Byrd, is president of SMYL and has been licensed since the 1980s.
Southern Mississippi YL Amateur Radio Club formed in 2008

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AMRS Frauenreferat – YL's (Austrian Military Radio Society)
On Sunday, 10. February 2019
At 16:30 pm lt.we meet on the 80 m band
On the qrg 3,740 Mhz +/- qrm.
I will take over the control center with the callsign oe3xrc.
ALL YL's sincerely invited to join, I would be very happy for your numerous participation!
After the round, all listeners and om's are loaded to the bestätigungsverkehr that Julia oe3yjm will operate..     Vy 73 of Marion, OE3YSC  (AMR YL)

 

SYLRA  (Scandinavian Young Ladies Radio Amateurs)      https://www.sylra.is/
SYLRA meeting, September 5 - 8, 2019; Oslo Norway  All Yls are welcome to attend.
Here is information about the SYLRA meeting, September 5th until September 8th, 2019;
The meeting is going to take place in the vicinity of Oslo.
Some preliminary  information about the agenda;
September 5th: Members arrive / Registration
September 6th: Full day out in the field with radio activities, YL meeting.
We will arrange light lunch, coffee breaks and dinner.
 The transport will be at our hotel after breakfast.
September 7th: Half day sightseeing tour.
Rest of the day for each one of you to do what you like.
In the evening there will be a Gala dinner.
September 8th: Farewell breakfast.
Unni and I (Ingrid) will negotiate good accommodation prices for you at the location of the SYLRA meeting. We will put all Information on the SYLRA web page as soon as we get them. We should have them within end of January. We will inform you when the information is available on the web page and the registration is open. The registration form will be available on the web page.
We apologise for any inconvenience these changes will cause you. Unni and I just wanted to give you all a new experience with the Hurtigruten tour. We hope to see as many of you as possible at the SYLRA meeting and hopefully more of you also on the optional tour.
Please, send all your requests about this meeting to lullen55@gmail.com  .
Best regards from   Ingrid LA8FOA and Unni LA6RHA

The tour with Hurtigruten will from now on be an optional tour to take after the SYLRA meeting, September 5th until September 8th, 2019.
September 9th to 15th, 2019 - MS Trollfjord,  sails from Bergen to Kirkenes, along  coastline of Norway and across the Arctic circle.
Those who are going to take the optional tour can stay in Oslo or go to Bergen. We will suggest that you go to Bergen on Sunday, stay over in Bergen one night and have a look at the city before going on board Hurtigruten Monday evening.
Link to Hurtigruten: https://www.hurtigruten.co.uk/
Link to MS Trollfjord:  https://www.hurtigruten.no/skip/ms-trollfjord/
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Hamcation 2019 in Orlando, Florida - 8 Feb to 10 Feb
Yls attending: Catherine AC4YL, Melanie AG4YL, Niece KA1ULN, Rose-Marie KB4RM, Ria N2RJ, Andrea K2EZ, Dawn WA4YL, Carole VA3WHU

Hamvention YL Forum
Hamvention® 2019 ARRLXenia, Ohio (USA), May 17-19, 2019
The theme for the 2019 Hamvention is “Mentoring the Next Generation” of Amateur Radio operators.  Given that focus, we are looking for topics that
1.       Thank those Hams that are mentors.
2.       Encourage existing Hams to become mentors.
3.       Provide ‘how to’s” of mentoring ,
so current operators will become interested in taking up the challenge.

Anne WB1ARU looking for YLs who would be interested in sharing how they have mentored other YLs. Perhaps through Girls Scouts, schools, club activities, on-air, blogs, Echolink, ...
If this is something that you would like to participate in, please contact Anne, WB1ARU at wb1aru@gmail.com  or through this group YL-Ops.

YL Meetup (USA)  May 17/18/19, 2019
YLRL District 5 meet up. We will set up radios and call CQ using the YLRL call sign K4LMB/5, in honour of the 80th anniversary of the club.
Meet at Susan Heim Moody's (K5YNC): 857 Childress Rd Saint Jo, Texas 76265. Susan has 60 acres. Plenty of room for tents and RV's. If you are not the outdoor type, Saint Jo and Nocona have hotels. Susan runs a restaurant on the property called Ancient ovens. We can eat at her place or get something from town.
Same weekend as Hamvention, (above) so YLs will try and make contact with K4LMB/5 Meetup  from there.
From ‎Michelle Carey‎ W5MQC to YLRL-District 5 , · 21 jan 2019
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South American Lighthouses on the Air Weekend
"FIN DE SEMANA DE LOS FAROS AMERICANOS"
August is mid-winter in the Southern hemisphere and in the southern-most  regions of South America, harsh weather conditions, including gales and snow storms, sometimes make roads  impassable and expedition destinations  impossible to reach, especially if off-shore. The idea of activating a Southern Summer Lighthouse Weekend in February emerged. 
 LU3DXG  Radio Club Grupo DX Bahía Blanca (Argentina) organized the 1st South American Lighthouse Weekend  in February 2009. The response was spectacular. In 2009,  52 Lighthouses from 6 countries, were 'on-air'.  During the 10th annual event in 2018, there were 73 activations  from 11 countries.

2018 - The 10th edition of the "American Lighthouse Weekend"
February 18 , 2018  Carlos Almirón  said:
For the first time, Brazil carried out the greatest number of activations. Much had to do with the friend Orlando Perez Filho PT2OP,  the only PY representative active in the ten events, who with his example  motivated his Brazilian colleagues, who took the  opportunity to put 28 lighthouses on the air.
It is important to recognize the great physical and economic effort of the expeditionaries, since their generosity made this encounter possible. But it would be worthless if the other side had not been the "hunters" with the equipment  switched on. The key to success was the combination of the activators on the one hand and lovers of the lighthouses on the other, since both parties are essential.
The team of the Radio Club Grupo DX Bahía Blanca expressed their appreciation, expressing the hope that in 2019 we will all be together again.
Carlos A. Almiron LU7DSY, Chief coordinator  "American Lighthouses Weekend"  lu7dsy@yahoo.com.ar

South Americas Lighthouse weekend "Fin de Semana de los Faros Americanos"
11th Annual Activation -  15-17 Feb , 2019
(YL) Laura Fanelli LU1WL, as has happened in the previous 10 editions, will be present again, this time from the FARO PUNTA NINFAS  ARG-055, located at the southern end of the Nuevo Gulf in the province of Chubut, in the Argentine Patagonia . 'Gridsquare' FE77ua

 

LIGHTHOUSE / FARO PUNTA NINFAS 
British Admiralty    G1074    NGA    110-19668    ARLHS    ARG055
Lighthouse Coordinates    -42.96889, -64.31472    / 42° 58' 08" S, 064° 18' 53" W
Punta Ninfas (Spanish, "Nymphs Point") in Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. Part of a promontory into the Atlantic Ocean, which encloses one side of the Golfo Nuevo, with Península Valdés opposite, almost enclosing the circular gulf.
 The Point is about 90 km southwest of Puerto Madryn, Patagonia, and about 1300 kms from Buenos Aires.
The southern end of Nuevo Gulf and the Punta Ninfas Lighthouse, are important landmarks for ships entering the gulf.   It offers one of the most stunning panoramic views of the area, from which you can observe the sea meeting the land, the tides come and go; and watch for the first whales who arrive at the gulf every year, during the cold days of May.
Punta Ninfas is a gravel beach, which extends over 9 km along the sea shore. It is a strange geographic formation, unique to the  Patagonian coast, 900 metres wide and 8 metres deep. This is the beginning of the Golfo Nuevo (New Gulf).
The  lighthouse is situated at the Point, which is made up of high, bare cliffs. At the end of the road leading to the Punta Ninfas’ lighthouse, is a pathway down to the beach.  Relentless strong wind makes scrambling along the cliffs and beaches difficult.
The beaches at the foot of the cliffs, which go from the 'el pedra'  until Punta Ninfas, are home to a colony of elephant seals, best viewed September to March; and the Magellanic penguin colony (Sep- April).


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Calendar changes - The SARL  YL Sprint
The Committee of SARL has made some Calendar changes.
Each year on 8 March, the International Women’s Day is celebrated.
From 2019, the first leg of the SARL YL Sprint will be run on Saturday 9 March.
The second leg of the YL Sprint will be run on 9 August during the South African National Women’s Day public holiday  Jan 2019  RadioZS (p24)
This will give the South African yls another opportunity to get-on-the-air!

Febuary 2019
2 – 3 Feb        BSCC (Black Sea Contest Club) , 12:00Z, Feb 2 to 11:59Z, Feb 3, 2019
2  Feb      East Rand Radio Club Flea Market
3 Feb    AWA-SA,  CW Activity Day  (Antique Wireless Assoc. S Africa)
5 – 19 Feb    Chinese New Year  (Year of the Pig)
8-10 Feb      YLRL - YL-OM Contest   (Young Ladies Radio League, USA) SSB/CW/Digital 1400 - 0200 UTC
8 - 9 Feb    AstroFest 2019, Kensington Events Centre in London.
9 Feb    SARL  NARS - BHF/UHF Werkswinkel,   Saturday  (Johannesburg, RSA)
9 – 10 Feb     SARL Field Day     10:00 UTC on Sat -10:00 UTC Sun, Phone CW, Digital
11-15  Feb      School Club Roundup      ARRL
13    Feb      World Radio Day  2019 (Wednesday)
14.Feb     Valentine Sprint PODXS 070 Club, PSK31, 40/80/160 m during a six hour block.
15-17 Febrero   XI° edición del "Fin de Semana de los Faros Americanos" / South  Americas Lighhouse Weekend
16-17 Feb    CLARA - Girl Guides on the air (GOTA) 3rd full weekend in February
16-17 Feb    World Thinking Day on the Air (TDOTA) Guides to make friendships with other units, using amateur radio
16-17 Feb        International DX – CW  ARRL
16-24 Feb     16th Antarctic Activity Week
24  Feb    SARL RTTY Contest
24 Feb          Wyong Field Day  Central Coast ARC Aus., biggest hamfest in the Southern Hemisphere

2 March, 2019 - 55th anniversary of RAST  in Pathum Thani, Chao Phya River in Nonthaburi,  north of Bangkok..
2-3 March         International DX– Phone ARRL contest
3 March    SARL Hamnet 40 m contest;  Sunday
3  March       Dolls Festival, or Girls’ Day, Japan. club JLRS has YL-  Hina Contest
3 March     Carnival 2019    Sunday
8  March     International Women’s Day - Think equal, build smart, innovate for change”.
9 March    SARL YL Sprint (for International Women’s Day) 12:00 to 14:00 UTC
9-10 March    SARL VHF/UHF Analogue contest;
9-10 March    82nd RSGB Commonwealth contest 9 Saturday    
10 March       Sydney AR Ferry Contest  &  Cape Town Cycle Race

yl.beam #66 jan 2019

Contents
Editorial: Ja-Well-No-Fine
Events
YL GROUP FROM CHILE TO ACTIVATE LIGHTHOUSE
Special YL-event OK5Z, Brno, Czech Republic.
SYLRA meeting Norway 2019 cruise from Bergen to Kirkenes, September 9th to 15t.
Laurel Clark, KC5ZSU (SK) ) NASA astronaut, CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
 CONTACT US & Calendar

Editorial: Ja-Well-No-Fine
We finish 2018 with the 2yls in the Hall of fame and hope the quote below will inspire us to fly into 2019?
My editor (the OM) complained that this issue“ reads like a calendar - no lady news!" so please share your news & views before he goes on strike (hihi) 73 from the OM & 33 from Eda ZS5YH.

Soar into 2019
A.R.I. SALERNO IQ8BB Our hobby allows us to " fly " our voice in the ether.... Radio amateurs are " Knights of ether " and know the intoxication of " flying " above borders, races and religions... we are special people we learned to fly high. And High Flying Eagles only meet with other eagles. The ducks wallow in the marshes.....    Autilia, iz8ffq (Italian YL)

WCA (World Castles on Air) 10th Birthday
19-20 Jan 2019 foundation World Castles Award program – on the 14th of January 2009. become a tradition and every year on the third weekend of January we work on the air from castles and fortresses.
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Quartzfest     (USA) January 20 to 26, 2019
Quartzfest is a week long ARRL Specialty Operating Convention held FREE in the desert just south of Quartzsite Arizona the last full week of January every year. Quartzfest is an RV "Boondocking" (dry camping) event which features 8 seminars each day on a variety of topics including Amatur Radio, RV'ing and Alternative Energy.

HUASCO LIGHTHOUSE, CHILE (CHI-081)
During February the 11th annual South Americas Lighthouse weekend will be held.
This year there will be a YL team for us to support!
YL GROUP FROM CHILE TO ACTIVATE THE HUASCO LIGHTHOUSE
 Elizabeth "Ely" Muñoz CA2MEM will be the leader of a female team that will activate the FARO HUASCO CHI-081. It is the GROUP YL NORTH ZONE that will be in the air on Saturday 16 and Sunday February 17; from 13 hs. at 8:00 p.m. UTC, both days, preferably in the 40 meter SSB band. Individual call-signs will be used
Coordinates:    28 ° 27'43 "S - 71 ° 13'01" W
The Monumental Lighthouse of Huasco, is located in Punta Escorial, locally known as Puntilla, in the city of Huasco, in the Chilean region of Atacama. Its octagonal concrete structure of 22 meters, equivalent to 5 floors., together with the Parochial Church San Pedro Apóstol, it is a recognized symbol of the city, and Huasco district.

9 Dec. 2018 - Eva Thiemann, HB9FPM/OK3QE shared news of YL event
Special YL-event Czech Republic. 2nd to 9th August 2019
 after the successful YL activity 2018 on IOTA EU-064 (Ile de Noirmoutier) - we look forward seeing you at the next event in the Czech Republic.
We use the first class contest station OK5Z for one week.
The callsign OL88YL will also used to some SOTA (summits on the air) activities.
The facility is located near Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic.
The costs (without travel expenses) are per participant about 650 EUR (full board) for the week.
The 4* hotel is about 12 km from the radio station.
There is also a lot of emphasis on a comfortable and social get-together.
There will be visits to cultural sites such as Prague during the radio activity week.
On the further development of the event, we will update everyone through suitable media.
I accept registrations with pleasure at hb9fpm@uska.ch (Eva Thiemann, HB9FPM / OK3QE).
Feel free to contact Eva Thiemann, HB9FPM/OK3QE for any questions.
(French & German details on QRZ page)
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Brno is located in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic. Iin a beautiful natural environment between South Moravian vineyards and the Moravian Karst, and is an easy drive to the nearby Austrian border. Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic and often competes with Prague in prestige. Founded around the year 1000, the city has many historical attractions and is also a university city.
Brno is an important stop on the Prague–Vienna and Prague–Bratislava–Budapest railway lines.
Vienna is easily accessible as a day trip by train or bus and Bratislava is only two hours away
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Nearby events:
11-17 Aug    2019 YOTA Somer Kamp, Sofia, Bulgaria;
17 Aug     USKA (Swiss Radio Amateurs) celebrates 90th anniversary in 2019
      at Hamfest in Zug, Switerland ( 09:00 bis 23:00)
17-18Aug    Internasionale Vuurtoring en Ligskip Naweek / ILLW


 

MS Trollfjord
SYLRA came together in Copenhagen 15th August 2003 to found the first joint YL organization.
The SYLRA board is populated by one member from each of the five Nordic countries.
SYLRA membership is open to ALL YLs.
The countries that host the meetings are in this order:
OZ – Denmark; TF – Iceland; SM – Sweden; LA – Norway; OH – Finland
SYLRA has meetings every other year; the last in 2017 was in Kungsbacka, Sweden

SYLRA (Scandinavian Young Ladies RadioAmateurs) meeting Norway 2019
MS Trollfjord (above), from Bergen to Kirkenes (map below), September 9th to 15th, 2019.
 Sail the beautiful coastline of Norway and cross the Arctic circle;, see the fjords and towns along this special “coastal road”. For registration and more information go to website: https://www.sylra.is/
PS - SYLRA conference in Oslo just before the Hurtigruten trip, 5-8th of September, 2019.

NB: Please respond by January 20th, 2019 (see below)
Anna Henriksdóttir    Wed, 12 Dec, 2018 Final prices SYLRA meeting 2019 in Norway
We have now the final prices for the above meeting on Hurtigruten’s, MS Trollfjord, from Bergen to Kirkenes, September 9th to 15th, 2019.
The prices include:    6 breakfast;    5 lunch,    5x 3-courses dinner    Gala dinner.
OBS! All beverages are self-paid!
Prices for the tour are;
Double, inside cabin: NOK 13. 410, - per person   
Double, outside cabin: NOK 15.515,- per person
Single, inside cabin: NOK 19.755,- per person
Single, outside cabin: NOK 22.813,- per person
Double, outside cabin, upgraded to upper deck: NOK 19.338,- per person
We are sending you this e-mail now, because we need your feedback as soon as possible regarding your participation or not. This is due to limited inside and outside cabins.
When we have received the feedback from you, a list of suggestions and prices for activities on this tour, will be sent you.
NB: We need to hear from you within January 20th, 2019.
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LA8FOA Ingrid LA6RHA Unni
lullen55@gmail.com la6rha@online.no
+47 458 16 614 +47 915 57 887
Link to Hurtigruten: https://www.hurtigruten.co.uk/
Link to MS Trollfjord: https://www.hurtigruten.no/skip/ms-trollfjord/

The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame added 11 new members for 2018 - 2 yls amongst them
Carole Perry, WB2MGP: Long-time advocate for youth in Amateur Radio; moderator of the Hamvention® Youth Forum for more than 30 years (We met Carole Perry, WB2MGP, in yl.beam #36-July 2016)
Laurel Clark, KC5ZSU (SK): NASA astronaut killed in 2003 Columbia disaster

Laurel Clark, KC5ZSU (SK) (March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
Laurel Blair Salton Clark, Mission Specialist NASA astronaut killed in 2003 Columbia disaster
Laurel Clark, 41, was a commander (captain-select) in the U.S. Navy and a naval flight surgeon. Selected by NASA in April 1996, Clark was making her first spaceflight.
 Clark died along with her six fellow crew members in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. She was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
 STS-107 Columbia (January 16 to February 1, 2003). The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and research mission. Working 24 hours a day, in two alternating shifts, the crew successfully conducted approximately 80 experiments. The STS-107 mission ended abruptly on February 1, 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia and the crew perished during entry, 16 minutes before scheduled landing.
 She held a Technician Class amateur radio license KC5ZSU
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Calendar January 2019
01 Jan    CQ Marathon Starts / Canadian National Parks on the air
1 Jan Straight Key Night    ARRL
5 Jan Kids Day    ARRL 1800Z-2359Z,
5 Jan Pretoria Flea market (1000 CAT)
5-6 Jan RTTY /FT8 Roundup ARRL
4–14 Jan AJ2019 - 25th Australian Scout Jamboree, Tailem Bend, South Australia
18-20 Jan PEARS VHF/UHF Contest
19-20 Jan WCA (World Castles on Air) 10th Birthday
19-21 Jan VHF    ARRL
20-26 Jan Quartzfest - 2019 (USA)
26 Jan     Summer QRP
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Febuary 2019
2– 3 Feb BSCC (Black Sea Contest Club), 12:00Z, Feb 2 to 11:59Z, Feb 3, 2019
2 Feb East Rand Radio Club Flea Market
3 Feb     AWASA CW Activity Day (Antique Wireless Assoc. S Africa)
8-10 Feb YLRL - YL-OM Contest SSB/CW/Digital    1400 UTC-0200 UTC
9 Feb     SARL NARS - BHF/UHF Werkswinkel, Saterdag (Johannesburg, RSA)
15-17 Feb XI° edición del "Fin de Semana de los Faros Americanos" / Americas Lighthouse Weekend
8 March     International Women’s Day Friday

yl.beam #65 dec 2018

Contents

• Silent Key
• YL Chile 
• International Naval Contest (INC) 2018
• Indian YL Forum; 2018 Silver Jubilee Year for Indian Hams ; Bangalore, India - Background
• Christmas Greetings (editorial)
• Background to Christmas 
• Advent & The 2nd Advent Calendar Award
• OH9S: Santa goes on Air
• SYLRA meeting Norway 2019  
• Contacts & Calendar 

 

Silent Key

Amateur Radio Marketing and Advertising Executive Melissa Reinhardt, KD6BIT, SK

Melissa S. Reinhardt, KD6BIT, of Agoura Hills, California, died on November 9. An ARRL member, she was 66. Reinhardt was a marketing and advertising executive with close ties to the Amateur Radio industry and was a familiar face at Hamvention and other regional hamfests. Over the years, she created promotional programs for AOR, Alinco, Kantronics, US Tower, and more, and she won several national and regional awards for advertising excellence.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Reinhardt was a graduate of the State University of New York-Buffalo. She was active on the air, volunteered as an emergency communicator with the Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service, and was a county hunter. Survivors include her husband Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, and their children Jessica Reinhardt, KD6ARA, and Steven Reinhardt, K6SJR. The family has suggested memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society designated for inflammatory breast cancer research.

‎James Pastorfield‎ to Amateur Radio Newsline  Admin · November 21

YL Chile -  Special Activation in memory of Gabriela Mistral - 1 Dec 2018 

 Gabriela Mistral  (7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator and humanist. In 1945 she became the first Latin American author, and fifth woman, to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

International  Naval  Contest  (INC)  2018 

The Portuguese Navy Hamradio Club – NRA, has the honour of inviting amateurs from all over the world in general and in particular all members of International Naval Hamradio Clubs to take part in the International Naval Contest (INC) 2018 which take place every year on the second weekend of December.

This year: 8th December 2018 16:00 UTC to 9th December 2018 15:59 UTC

Bands: 3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz

Preferred frequencies:  CW: 3,565 - 7,020 - 14,055 - 21,160 - 28,350 MHz

                                      SSB: 3,625 - 7,060 - 14,303 - 21,175 - 28,993 MHz

Mode: CW - SSB - Mixed  

Participating Naval Clubs:

ARMI Associazione Radioamatori Marinai Italiani: MI

BMARS Belgian Maritime Amateur Radio Society: BM

FNARS Finnish Naval Amateur Radio Society: FN

INORC Italian Naval "Old Rhythmers" Club": IN

MARAC Marine Amateur Radio Club Netherlands: MA

MF Marinefunker-Runde e.V.: MF

MFCA Marine Funker Club Austria: CA

NRA Núcleo de Radio Amadores da Armada Portugal: PN

RNARS Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society: RN

YO-MARC Romanian Marine Radio Amateur Club: YO

 any question please contact David, CT1DRB, contest manager, through e-mail: inc2018@nra.pt

Christmas Greetings  

Our radio ladies hail from all around the globe, we speak different languages, enjoy different cultures, follow different religions but we share an interest in radio. 

So whether you are gathered around hearth and family in the wintery north, or splashing around cool pools in the summery south,  thank you for sharing your friendship with the YL group. 

It is a pleasure to be in contact with so many of you and to share your news and experiences through our newsletter.

Hope you will be active on the bands (radio, marching or rock) and hope you will enjoy this special time of year and look forward to re-newing contacts in the New Year. 

Eda ZS5YH  (Editor) 

 

Background to Christmas 

A number of figures are associated with Christmas and the seasonal giving of gifts name Santa Claus, which means Saint Nicholas, was a 4th-century Greek bishop of Myra, a city in the Roman province of Lycia, in southwest Turkey. Among other saintly attributes, he was noted for the care of children, generosity, and the giving of gifts. His feast day, December 6, came to be celebrated in many countries with the giving of gifts.

December 25 was the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar. Yule is a midwinter festival celebrated by various Northern European countries; and "Noel" entered English in the late 14th century from the Old French noël, from Latin. 

Christmas Day is celebrated as a major festival and public holiday in countries around the world, including many non-Christian ones. Countries such as Japan have adopted many of the secular aspects of Christmas, such as gift-giving, decorations, and Christmas trees. 

Some popular holiday plants include holly, mistletoe, red amaryllis, Christmas cactus and  Christmas trees.  The pointsettia, a native plant from Mexico, has been associated with Christmas since the 16th century.

Carols were originally communal folk songs sung during celebrations such as "harvest tide" as well as Christmas. 

The exchanging of gifts is one of the core aspects of the modern Christmas celebration, making it the most profitable time of year for retailers and businesses throughout the world. 

Advent

 In many countries, the first day of Advent often heralds the start of the Christmas season, with

 many people opting to erect their Christmas trees and Christmas decorations on or immediately before Advent Sunday. Advent 2018 will begin on Sunday, 2 December and ends on Monday, 24 December.  Advent means a time of waiting and expectation, in preparation for the celebration of Christmas.  The most common observance of Advent outside church circles has been the keeping of an advent calendar or advent candle.

An Advent calendar is a special calendar used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas; many Advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with "windows", one for each day of December leading up to and including Christmas Eve (December 24). Consecutive doors are opened every day leading up to Christmas, (or) windows open to reveal an image, a poem, a story, or a small gift, such as a toy or a chocolate item. 

They come in a multitude of  forms, from a simple paper calendar  to painted wooden boxes with cubby holes for small items.

2nd ADVENT   CALENDAR   AWARD 2018

A group of Italian Amateur Radio operators who are passionate about the Christmas atmosphere, have created an Advent Calendar composed of a beautiful image that recalls Christmas, hidden under 25 small windows (black boxes), each of which will "open" only when contacted. 

Dates:  From the 1st to the 25th of December

Bands:  SSB

QSO - What to do? to complete the advent calendar, or find as many credits as possible, by contacting accredited activators, who will exchange details of the 'box of the day' 

1 point for each connection made that will be used for the final diploma..

The Advent Calendar Award will be awarded once the hidden image  is revealed. 

For rules and details of additional awards, please see website. 

accredited activators will call "CQ CQ ADVENT CALENDAR AWARD" and will provide the box number corresponding to the day and ...... share on the cluster! 

http://www.diplomiradio.it/News-file-article-sid- 

email : IU0FBK  Marco  marco@iu0fbk.it 

OH9S: Santa goes on Air

The Annual Special Club event of the Santa Radio Club from 200 km north of the arctic circle is broadcast as OH9S  ("OH9Santa") from 1-  8. December. 

The activity will be carried out on shortwave in the range of 160 to 6 M in all modes including ft8. Contacts are automatically confirmed. It is also possible to deal with club (preferred) or lotw.

 OH9S will work from Finnish Lapland and does not use remote stations. 

" Yes, we know it won't be easy to get in touch with us while we're mainly operating north of the arctic circle.This is the northern most Santa station in Finland. Several stations will be on-air. 

Due to the conditions expected, OH9S will focus on ft8. 

Indian YL Forum

From:  VU2RBI  Bharathi Prasad 7/11/2018 

We have Hamfest with Indian YL forum on 29 th dec at bangalore south India . 

We are inviting Dx hams to participate.  More info www. Hamfest india 2018.com 

I request you to participate along with other YL's & OM’s  Otherwise spread the world . 

They can do new year 2019 in India with Indian YL's.   Best regards. Bharathi.

2018 Silver Jubilee Year for Indian Hams 

Indian Institute of Hams in association with REVA University, Bengaluru is jointly hosting Hamfest India 2018 on 29th and 30th December 2018.  'HAMFEST' is a festival of HAMs, the largest gathering of Indian HAMs in one place, held every year in different cities of India since 1991. The main objective is to bring all amateur radio operators under one roof to further and exchange ideas and new technological skills in the field of communication. The event also seeks to raise amateur radio awareness in the host city.

Established 1993 for the promotinn of  Amateur Radio in India,  Indian Institute of Hams (IIH) celebrate their Silver Jubilee Year, 25 years of continuous service in 2018.

1335 Registered delegates. 

http://www.hamfestindia2018.com/ 

Bangalore, India - Background

Bangalore is a megacity, and the third most populous city in India and the 18th most populous city in the world. It is a major economic & cultural hub and one of the fastest growing metropolitan cities of the world. Bengalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India. Also known as the "Garden City of India” and as India's most vegan-friendly city.

Located at 12.97°N 77.56°E  in southern India on the Deccan Plateau at an elevation of over 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level, the highest among India's major cities.. Due to its high elevation, Bangalore  enjoys a moderate climate throughout the year;tThe coolest month is January and the hottest month is April. 

Bangalore is a multilingual city. The official language in Bangalore is Kannada. 

 However, English  is extensively spoken and is the principal language of  professional and business people. 

SYLRA  (Scandinavian Young Ladies RadioAmateurs)  

MEETING IN NORWAY 2019, Sept 9 - 15

Dear Yls,       The dates for the meeting are now confirmed. 

Along our beautiful coastline we have a “ferry” which has won the admiration of people, both locals and tourists.  Hurtigruten’s ship, «Trollfjord», sails from Bergen, Monday evening; September 9th. The ship will follow the coast line of Norway north to Kirkenes,  (not far from the Russian border) which is the final stop. We will arrive in Kirkenes on Sunday morning, September 15th.

The ship will stop underway on its trip from Bergen to Kirkenes. For more information please, click on this link: https://www.hurtigruten.co.uk/

More details about SYLRA program, prices for the trip etc., will be published on the SYLRA web page, very soon. We hope as many as possible of our members will be able to participate in this SYLRA meeting. 

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LA8FOA Ingrid            LA6RHA Unni

lullen55@gmail.com    la6rha@online.no 

+47 458 16 614           +47 915 57 887

16 Nov 2018, Hi, we just wanted to point out that there is an ongoing survey on the SYLRA web site.

Please take a look and tell us if you want to participate in SYLRA meeting in Norway in 2019.

http://www.sylra.is

Please click on the Survey button and participate.

Please note that this is not a registration, but just a survey to make it easier to plan the event.

88 from the SYLRA team

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Calendar  December 2018

November 26 to December 6, 2018. Russian YL Elena RC5A Dxpedition to 

YN4RRC – Big Corn Island,  Nicaragua NA-013 

1       Dec   Start of YOTA Month (International)

1-  8. Dec  OH9S  Santa Claus Land

2-10  Dec   Hanukkah  (aka Festival of Lights)

8 -9   Dec ARRL 10 m Contest

8 -9   Dec International Naval Contest (INC) 2018  annually 2nd  weekend of December.

16     Dec   Day of Reconciliation (RSA)

15  Dec - January 4th, 2019 - Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO PARTY

24-25 Dec  Christmas Eve / Day

26      Dec  Family Day 

29-30 Dec. HFI (Ham Fest India) 2018  Silicon city of Bengaluru  Reva university

31      Dec   End of 2017 CQ Marathon; and YOTA month

 

yl.beam #64 nov 2018

Contents:

• Silent Keys
• RAE Results Oct  2018   
• Witches Around the World
• French YL Christine/F4GDI at Route du Rhum 2018
• YL Susan Meckley W7KFI on Malawi Dxpedition
• Hedy  Lamarr  Inventor of  "frequency-hopping” & Amateur Radio Event
• YLs activated WW2SUB, the USS Batfish
• Contacts & Calendar

YL  SILENT KEYS
S/k -  KD8SQD - Leota Strobel, passed away, she was a long-standing member of the Ladies Tea Time Net.  Condolences       January 17, 1943 - September 3, 2018  Age 75.

S/K    Elizabeth Wilson – K4GHT   Oct 10 1953 -  Sept 29, 2018.
It is with sorrow that I must inform the women of our international radio community across the globe that we have lost Elizabeth Wilson - K4GHT after a battle with health issues.
Dani Hensley    September 29, 2018

S/k  KE5AKW.  Peggy Sue Gerron-Rackham  died early Monday 1 Oct, 2018  in Lubbock. She was 78.
She  will be forever remembered in association with the Buddy Holly  song bearing her name.

S/k   DL1SYL  Edeltraud ' Traudel ' Wilck, from  Plau, Germany became a silent key 16 Oct 2018

S/k : Dawn Snyders, ZS5ME,  SARL news: It is with deep regret that we must announce that the key of Dawn Snyders, ZS5ME, went silent on Friday 19 October 2018. She was the wife of Jo, ZS5PO and mother of Warren, ZS5WOZ. Dawn was a member of the SARL and the Zululand Amateur Radio Club and she served as Club secretary for many years. We extend our sincere condolences to Jo, Warren, family and friends.

S/k : Paula Seiber AD5VL / KD5WFF, She passed early morning 1 Nov 2018
Paula  was awarded  A-1 Operator at the Ham Holiday 2018 Banquet. This award is presented to operators based on ‘On-Air’ performance  a group of about 6,000 operators world-wide).
She was Licensed 04/13/2003 and held an Extra License.
Her husband Joe KE5MGP put on the Wouff Hong ceremony after the banquet at Ham Holiday 2018

RAE (Radio Amateur Exam) Results Oct  2018     79 Passed    10 XYL
Welcome to our new radio ladies.
Cummings, Kelly    Port Elizabeth    Pass    ZS2KC
Delport, Petra Jacoba    Cape Town    Pass    ZS1XXX
Kruger, Olivia    Vanderbiljpark Pass    ZS6OK
Le Roux, Jeandre    Honeydew    Pass    ZR6JLR
Nkome, Katleho    Bellville    Pass    ZU1KAT. dad Chris ZS1CDG
Oberholzer, Juanita Cornia    Saldanha    Pass    ZS2YO   
Polly, Kim    Mosselbaai    Pass    ZS1KIM
Smit, Cornelia    Pretoria    Pass    ZS6CHS
Smit, Nicola Jane    Honeydew    Pass    ZS6NSJ
Spencer-Wilson, Erika    Honeydew    Pass    ZS6ESW
CS2WAW * Witches Around the World – Halloween     oct  2018
Happy Halloween -  October 31 was the only day that I was able to participate as I have to return to work (night shift).
I logged 179 - "Witches Around the World" - QSOs, mostly with stations in North America, but also with a number of Europeans /DX (30). I had QSOs with several YLs, but, unfortunately, not with any of the "Official Witches."
Was I the only one in the US that participated?
 I was operating on 40, 20 and 17 meters, but also locally on the 2m calling frequency.
I posted a photo of myself at the station (attached) on QRZ.COM and on my Facebook page.
Thank you for organizing this event. It was a lot of fun for me.
73 and best wishes for the Holiday Season, Ingrid W7ISG
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 The Route du Rhum Yacht Race
The Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes place every 4 years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, France and the Caribbean French island of
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Distance: 3,542 milles
 Created in 1978,  2018 marks its 40th Anniversary.
 "Village of the Route du Rhum” opens  October 24, 2018;  race start on November 4 2018.  

French YL Christine/F4GDI at Route du Rhum 2018
TM4RUM    France - Special event  
Between October 25th to November 5th, 2018, look for Christine/F4GDI and Association des radioamateurs de la Côte d'Emeraude (ARACE) team to be active from Saint Malo as TM4RUM, for the starting of the Route du Rhum 2018.
HF bands in CW/SSB/Digit + 2m SSB/FM.
QSL via Mickael JAMET, F4AVX.
http://tm4rum.arace.fr/index.php?lng=en    https://www.routedurhum.com/en

YL Susan Meckley W7KFI on Malawi Dxpedition
Don Jones K6ZO and YL Susan Meckley W7KFI will be in Malawi  as 7Q6M and 7Q7M.
 Nov 22-30 , 2018  qrv from MALAWI
All bands 10-160,  mainly CW.;  hopefully 6 ele 20 yagi with kw....so should have good signal....
Susan is now 83 yrs old so this is a last big Hurrah !

October 2018 members of HacDC Amateur Radio Club participated in the CQ World Wide SSB Contest in Northern Malawi (Africa). - 7Q6M  Don Jones,    Embangweni Mission Hospital
Loudon Mission (formerly called Embangweni Mission is located in the Mzimba district in the Northern Region of Malawi. Travel throughout region can be difficult, especially during the rainy months, November to April. Embangweni is situated at an altitude of 4,000 feet, in an area of flat brachystegia woodland.

HEDY LAMARR "frequency-hopping” Inventor  (9 November, 1914 – 19 January, 2000 )
Few know Hedwig Kiesler – aka Hedy Lamarr- was one of the great pioneers of wireless communications.
 By the 1940’s, both the Nazis and the Allied forces were using single-frequency radio-controlled technology  The draw back was if you tried to control your torpedo with a signal, eventually the enemy will find  the frequency you are using. Once this is known they were able to jam and  control the signal by putting out a strong noise signal on the given frequency.
  In 1942 at the height of her fame as a Hollywood movie actress, Hedy Lamarr  developed a new kind of communications system that couldn't be “jammed”; a system that would allow torpedoes and guided bombs to reach their targets.  It was a way of encoding a message across a broad area of the wireless spectrum. If one part of the spectrum was jammed, the message would still get through on one of the other frequencies being used. The transmitter on a ship and receiver in the torpedo would synchronously hop from one frequency to another; "frequency-hopping."   through 88 random frequencies. The jammer could try to jam all frequencies, but this would require  too much equipment and power.
 Lamarr’s brilliant idea is used today in wireless communication and is how other people can be on cell phone networks without interrupting each other. Lamarr eventually got the recognition she deserved as an inventor - in addition to being known as a beautiful and a famous movie actress.
 She and her co-inventor Antheil won the 1997 Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award  as well as the BULBIE Gnass Spirit of Achievement Bronze Award. (The BULBIE is considered the Oscar of the inventing world; the  award is shaped like a lightbulb to evoke the spirit of Thomas Edison.)
HedyLamarr is the first woman to have won it. She died three years later at 86 years old, at her home near Orlando, Florida.
( Hedy Lamarr was featured in #19 YL News  March 2014, and  in YL#29 News Dec 2015  when Google doodle (9 Nov 2015) celebrated the 101 birthday of Hedy Lamarr – Inventor & Movie Star.)

HEDY  LAMARR  DAY 9th November  -  Amateur Radio Event
WORLD RADIO NETWORK was founded in 2014 by KT7JOE and WH6DWF.  On November 9, 2016 they held the 1st  Hedy Lamarr Day. The following year on November 9, 2017 they held the  2nd Hedy Lamarr Day, with 104 checkins, 40 QSL cards and 3 international stations
2018  will be their 3rd year of celebrating Hedy Lamarr Day.
W2JLD  John, special event coordinator for the world conference server,  feels its  important to recognize her accomplishments - We felt that a lot of yl's contributed to the success of amateur radio and Hedy Lamarr is no exception to the rule. She contributed to the ham radio world with her invention of the spread spectrum technology which we use each and every day. She was also a wonderful screen actress with many films to her name.
So we celebrate her accomplishments on her birthday every year, with a special event and this year we secured a special event callsign N9H - November - niner - hedy lamarr;  again we will offer a special event QSL card for this event.
We will run a 4 hour net with at least 2 yl's to be net controller and we will have several conferences
Held on the *WORLD* Conference server, ECHOLINK NODE #479886/IRLP 9251.  Hosted by THE WORLD RADIO NETWORK  We use the DODROPIN, STARLINK, WORLD, UK HUB, FRIENDS conferences and more.
W2JLD2@GMAIL.COM

USA YLs  The weekend operation (below) was held  under the auspices of the Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL), Michelle Carey W5MQC  is District 5 representative; article, plus lots of pictures, on website of SCARS (South Canadian Amateur Radio Society) https://w5nor.org/batfish/?fbclid=
Mary Calkins  AE6Q posted some great pics on her Facebook.

YLs activated WW2SUB on the USS Batfish
The USS Batfish is a Balao-class submarine and  is named for the fish that is found off the coast of Peru. During WW2, the Batfish sunk three Japanese Navy submarines in a 76-hour time-frame. As a tribute to the 52 submarines and 3,505 US sailors that were lost during the war, Albert Kelly and a group of submarine veterans worked to bring the Batfish to the Muskogee War Memorial Park, at the port of Muskogee, OK in the early 1970’s.
On October 12th through the 14th of 2018, some of the YLs (Young Ladies) from Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma were guests of the USS Batfish Radio Club and participated in honoring the memory of 75th anniversary of the lost 52 submarines event. Four of the YLs were from the South Canadian Amateur Radio Society (SCARS).
During this activation, there were two submarines that were honored. The USS Wahoo was sunk in October 1943 with 80 men on board in the Sea of Japan.. The USS Dorado was also sunk in October 1943 and had 77 men on board, near Panama in the Atlantic Ocean.
The YLs made a total of more than 350 contacts during the 3-day event. QSL information is available on the WW2SUB club website. They called CQ on board the Batfish from one of the three radios systems on board. They used the WW2SUB club gear that is located in the original radio room. And, with the assistance of their USS Batfish Club host Wade Harris KF5IF,  built temporary stations in the crew’s mess and in the operation area. They hung wire antennas and deployed the club’s portable tower in the rain. Many of the YLs slept overnight in the original crew quarters on the ship. They even got to experience a power outage on the sub. Propagation was short over the weekend, so many members of SCARS were able to make a contact!
Everyone was able to get some radio time over the three-day event.  It was the first time on HF for some of the YLs. After they set up antennas, radios, setup satellite systems, and mentored each other, they explored the nooks and crannies of the entire submarine.
To top the weekend off, Virginia NV5F gave a personal performance, playing her bagpipes.
The group wishes to thank USS Batfish Club host Wade Harris KF5IF and the Muskogee War Memorial Museum for hosting the event. On the way out the door, the YLs said: “let’s do this again next year”. So, October 5-6, 2019 is on the calendar and is coming soon.
YLs in attendance on the October 13th, 2018 weekend were:
Leah Ohse W3LEO    Patricia Liesenfeld W5UBI
Barbara Schlueter KD0WAU    Eva Knapple N5EVA
Vonnie Merritt KE5RKC    Beth Pearce KC5RWW
Donna Wohler N5DEE    Lynda Tuma KF5JUO
Virginia Smith NV5F    Mary Calkins AE6Q
Judi Voeller N5KUO    Annie Zhi KG5VGA
Christina Liu KG5VGB    Michelle Carey W5MQC
The South Canadian Amateur Radio Society is an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Special Services Club. We serve the amateur radio operators in the Cleveland County, Oklahoma area.

The USS BATFISH SS-310  (United States Ship)
This submaranine vessel began life in1942 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, (New Hampshire, USA) and was launched  1943.  The Batfish made seven wartime patrols, sinking 14 ships (including 3 submarines in 76 hours). After WW2 the USS BATFISH served during the  Korean War & the Cuban Missile Crisis,  and later decommissioned .
In 1972  she was given to the city of Muskogee, Oklahoma (USA) to be used as a memorial to members of the silent service. It was slung between 2 barges to make its trip up the Mississippi River and then up the Arkansas river (thru 16 locks) to the port of Muskogee. A slit was cut in the bank and the boat was nudged in and closed off from the Arkansas River. The water was drained from the slit and the boat rested on the ground, kept in position by heavy cables
http://www.ww2ok.org/

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Calendar November 2018
1     Nov      Silent Key Memorial Contest to the memory of our late radio amateur friends   
0600 UTC to 0859 UTC November 01 every year., Mode: CW only    .
02-04  Nov     2º Encuentro Radial Anual de Parques Nacionales (Argentina)
3     Nov      The Netherlands. 58th Ham Radio Convention
3     Nov    RaDAR Challenge    (RSA)
5          Nov      Brasil –  Dia Nacional do Radioamador (Day of Radio Amateurs).
9          Nov     Hedy  Lamarr  Day
9-11     Nov.     RCA Railway Stations 10th Edition   Jornada Radial Ferroviaria Argentina,
10     Nov     Gold Coast ARC HAMFEST (Saturday) Aus.
10     Nov    AWA- AGM (Antique Wireless Assoc.) SAIEE, Observatory, Johannesburg, SA
10-11     Nov      SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest
11        Nov     Remembrance Sunday
16.    Nov      UFT-YL-CW Contest 1900 - 2100 UTC, 80m  (Union Francaise des Telegraphistes)
17       Nov     UFT-YL-CW Contest 0800 - 1000 UTC, 40m  (Union Francaise des Telegraphistes)
16-18    Nov    7th Asia Pacific DX Convention (APDXC)
24    Nov     Newbie Sprint    08:00 to 20:00 UTC    (RSA)
24-25     Nov    CQ WW DX CW  Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday   Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday
24      Nov    West Rand Flea Market (RSA)
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7th Asia Pacific DX Convention (APDXC)
will be held at Osaka International House in Osaka, Japan on November 16 through 18, 2018.
 (APDXC) is the only amateur radio event in Japan where all the programs  are conducted in English!  APDXC website at:  https://www.apdxc.org/