Monday, June 24, 2024
Friday, March 29, 2024
WHERE TO FIND YLs - Amateur Radio Operators
This is where the YLs in the KNOW are!
1. Wednesday mornings 8:30 am 3.912 all yls
2. Facebook yl ham radio operators lots and lots of yls from all over the world on 24/7
friend me and I will add you Niece KAONEULN
3. YL net wednesday 14.288 (YL frequency) wednesday at 01:00 utc wb1aru runs the net
4. YL op net thursday night 00:01 utc 8 pm est www.echolink.org come to ALARA conference node
5. Check out ka1uln.blogspot.com < for all amateurs but focused for yls 6. the master YL net list is at www.ylharmonics.org
Known YL nets YL Nets2.xlsx (ylrl.net)
7. www.YLRL.org
9. DOYL Day of the YL's contest May 24 & 25
see the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/746304389193363/about/
or
http://ka1uln.blogspot.com/p/the-day-of-yls.html
in memory of Carine F5ISY
iF I have forgot anything please forward it to me and i will insert it with your credit and callsign
When attending any Amateur Radio Ham fest please LOOK for the YL table.
always give YLs priority on all the bands.
tell em Niece (knee-see sent ya)
DOYL - Copyright © 2018 KA1ULN and M0HZT
Friday, April 16, 2021
LogBook of the World Available to all hams / very instructive
KA1ULN
New User Guide- New User Guide
Submit qrz qso to LOTW - QRZ to LOTW
more on arrl lotw go to WWW.ARRL.ORG/LOTW
Friday, January 1, 2021
SLOW CW 5wpm or less Sunday 8PM EST 7.045 and higher speed 13-20 at 23:30 utc & MORE nets
hello let's increase our CW skills before field day JUN 24, 2021
*Maine Slow Speed Net Training 3.585.00 1800 2300Z Daily W1QU
* ka1uln slow CW code 5wpm or less 7.045 8 pm est
download netlogger
* ka1uln higher speed cw net 13-20 wpm sunday 23:30 for 30 min 7.045
YOU MUST CLICK ON AIM WINDOW
here are some other CW links
www.morsetoad.com
www.hamwhisperer.com
http://www.arrl.org/5-wpm-code-archive
http://ad4dx.com/gtn/indexCWSN.htm <<<<<<<< lots of slow speed cw nets
http://naqcc.info/cw_nets.html <<<<<<<< more cw nets
please add www.clublog.org and register with your callsign and then add ylrl as one of your groups
original posted 7/1/2017
updated 12/26/2018
updated 03/20/2019
updated 07/10/2020
updated 08/19/2020
*Maine Slow Speed Net Training 3.585.00 1800 2300Z Daily W1QU
* ka1uln slow CW code 5wpm or less 7.045 8 pm est
download netlogger
* ka1uln higher speed cw net 13-20 wpm sunday 23:30 for 30 min 7.045
YOU MUST CLICK ON AIM WINDOW
here are some other CW links
www.morsetoad.com
www.hamwhisperer.com
http://www.arrl.org/5-wpm-code-archive
http://ad4dx.com/gtn/indexCWSN.htm <<<<<<<< lots of slow speed cw nets
http://naqcc.info/cw_nets.html <<<<<<<< more cw nets
please add www.clublog.org and register with your callsign and then add ylrl as one of your groups
original posted 7/1/2017
updated 12/26/2018
updated 03/20/2019
updated 07/10/2020
updated 08/19/2020
Thursday, September 10, 2020
YL Amateur Radio - NEW 1869-1886 YL doing CW
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Miss Sadie Ireton, Telephone and Telegraph Operator. Willard Asylum, 1869 - 1886. Willard NY
A friend of mine was feeling historical and went to Willard Insane Asylum and found a book. He saw this YL doinf CW and thought of me first thing.... "Niece would love to see a YL doing CW"
Thanx so much Hank (AB2XG) for thinking of me. I appreciate this information and picture. I wish she had a callsign .. I wish we could find it....
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I challenge anyone (especially YL's) to have one qso with a YL from every state WAS-YL?
here are the details
http://ylrl.org/index.php/ylrl-certificates
YLRLs Have Wonderful Certificates
For questions, information and submission on the following certificates:
Worked All States YL (WAS-YL) Worked All Continents YL (WAC-YL) YL Century Club (YLCC) DX YL YL-DXCC YL-Digital Modes
Contact the YLRL Certificate Manager:
Val Lemko VE5AQ
1125 Iroquois St. W.
Moose Jaw, Sask. Canada S6H 5C1
ve5aq@sasktel.net
Worked All States YL (WAS-YL)
1. Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
2. Contact must be made with a duly licensed YL in each of the 50 states in the U.S.
3. The District of Columbia may be counted for Maryland.
4. There are no time or band limitations.
5. In qualifying for this certificate, it is possible to work the SAME YL in each of the 50 states.
6. The list of contacts must be arranged alphabetically
Worked All Continents YL (WAC-YL)
1. Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
2. Two-way communications must be established on the amateur radio bands with YLs on the six
continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania (which includes Australia and New Zealand).
3. Any and all authorized Amateur Radio bands may be used.
4. Cross-band contacts are permitted.
5. Contacts may have been made over any period of time.
6. Contacts with all six continents must be made with duly licensed women operators.
7. It is not necessary for each contact to be a different YL.
8. Submit a list of claimed contacts alphabetically arranged by continent.
YL Century Club (YLCC)
1. Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
2. Two-way communications must be established on authorized Amateur bands, with stations, mobile or fixed, operated by 100 different licensed women Amateurs.
3. The same YL using different call letters will NOT count.
4. Any and all amateur bands may be used.
5. Contacts with YLs anywhere in the world are recognized, provided that confirmations clearly indicate the stations were operated by duly licensed women Amateur Radio operators.
6. List of claimed contacts must be arranged alphabetically by call sign.
7. Endorsements: Confirmations of contacts accompanied by an alphabetical list, as described above, from stations operated by additional YLs may be submitted for credit each time 50 additional confirmations are available. Endorsements will be made to the original certificate when application is approved.
8. Gold stickers will be awarded to applicants who have worked their additional contacts from the same country; otherwise, silver stickers will be awarded. Please indicate whether you are applying for a gold or silver sticker when submitting your application.
DX YL
1. Available to licensed YL operators only, for working 25 DIFFERENT licensed women operators outside your own country, on or after April 1, 1958.
2. USA and possessions are counted as separate countries, as well as Alaska and Hawaii.
3. Any and all amateur bands may be used.
4. Contacts do not have to be with 25 different countries, just 25 different DX YLs.
5. The log must be arranged alphabetically by call sign.
6. Endorsements: Stickers will be awarded for each 10 additional DX YLs, subject to the same confirmation as above.
YL-DXCCL
1. Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
2. Two-way communications must be established on authorized Amateur bands with stations (fixed or mobile), operated by licensed YLs from 100 countries on the current ARRL list of countries.
3. Any band or mode (except cross-band contacts) maybe used.
4. The log must be arranged alphabetically by country.
5. Endorsements: After receiving the certificate, a silver sticker will be awarded for contacts with YLs in 25 additional DX countries. List requirements are the same as for the original application.
YL-Digital Mode
1. Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
2. Two-way communications must be established on authorized Amateur bands with stations (fixed or mobile), operated by licensed YLs using digital modes only.
3. Contact must be made with 25 YLs using a digital mode (PSK31, RTTY, CW, SSTV, etc.) All contacts must be made using the same mode.
4. The log must be arranged alphabetically by call sign.
5. Endorsements: After receiving the first certificate, a sticker may be awarded for each additional digital mode in which 25 YL contacts are made. (i.e. If the first 25 contacts were made using PSK31, an endorsement may be earned for making 25 contacts with YLs using RTTY. An additional endorsement after that may be earned for CW contacts, SSTV contacts, or Hellschreiber contacts, etc.)
Continuous Membership Certificate
This certificate is available ONLY to YLRL members. It is awarded automatically to any YL who has been a member, continuously for five years. Diamond-shaped stickers are awarded for each additional five years of continuous membership.
For questions, information on the Continuous Membership Certificate, please contact the current Continuous Membership Chair:
Lois Gutshall WB3EFQ
wb3efq@verizon.net
Basic Rules Applicable To All YLRL Certificates
1. Contacts made through repeater devices or any other power relay method cannot be used for any YLRL certificate confirmation.
2. All contacts must be made FROM the same country.
3. Mail or e-mail your list of contacts only. DO NOT SEND QSL CARDS TO THE Manager! Two (2) other Amateurs must sign the list of contacts verifying that the QSL cards are in the possession of the applicant. In the case of lists submitted by e-mail, the name, callsign, and email address of two Amateurs who verified the list must be submitted with the list (signatures are not required).
4. No charge is made for certificates sent out by e-mail attachment. However, if the applicant would like a printed certificate mailed to them, they MUST send sufficient postage for first class mail or a stamped self-addressed legal-size envelope to cover the cost of mailing the certificate.
5. All certificate applications must include the date, time, callsign, YLs first name, QTH, mode, band, RST given, and RST received. Additional information may be listed in each certificate's rules, as well as the order for the contacts.
6. All inquiries should be addressed to the certificate manager.
7. Decisions of the manager regarding interpretations of the rules as here stated or later amended shall be final.
8. The certificate manager's address and e-mail address is listed in each issue of the YL Harmonics.
9. Each application must include ONLY the amount of contacts needed to receive the certificate or seal. No list containing less than the required contacts will be accepted, and any extra contacts listed will be discarded, but can be resubmitted as part of the correct number of contacts for an endorsement.
10. Each certificate may be applied for by e-mail or postal mail to the certificate manager.
11. E-mail applicants will receive their certificates as an attachment to an e-mail. The certificate will be sent in .pdf format and can be viewed and printed out using the free Adobe Reader program available for download from http://www.adobe.com
12. Endorsement stickers must be applied for by mail only.
good luck
ka1uln
Miss Sadie Ireton, Telephone and Telegraph Operator. Willard Asylum, 1869 - 1886. Willard NY
A friend of mine was feeling historical and went to Willard Insane Asylum and found a book. He saw this YL doinf CW and thought of me first thing.... "Niece would love to see a YL doing CW"
Thanx so much Hank (AB2XG) for thinking of me. I appreciate this information and picture. I wish she had a callsign .. I wish we could find it....
</div>
I challenge anyone (especially YL's) to have one qso with a YL from every state WAS-YL?
here are the details
http://ylrl.org/index.php/ylrl-certificates
YLRLs Have Wonderful Certificates
For questions, information and submission on the following certificates:
Worked All States YL (WAS-YL) Worked All Continents YL (WAC-YL) YL Century Club (YLCC) DX YL YL-DXCC YL-Digital Modes
Contact the YLRL Certificate Manager:
Val Lemko VE5AQ
1125 Iroquois St. W.
Moose Jaw, Sask. Canada S6H 5C1
ve5aq@sasktel.net
Worked All States YL (WAS-YL)
1. Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
2. Contact must be made with a duly licensed YL in each of the 50 states in the U.S.
3. The District of Columbia may be counted for Maryland.
4. There are no time or band limitations.
5. In qualifying for this certificate, it is possible to work the SAME YL in each of the 50 states.
6. The list of contacts must be arranged alphabetically
Worked All Continents YL (WAC-YL)
1. Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
2. Two-way communications must be established on the amateur radio bands with YLs on the six
continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania (which includes Australia and New Zealand).
3. Any and all authorized Amateur Radio bands may be used.
4. Cross-band contacts are permitted.
5. Contacts may have been made over any period of time.
6. Contacts with all six continents must be made with duly licensed women operators.
7. It is not necessary for each contact to be a different YL.
8. Submit a list of claimed contacts alphabetically arranged by continent.
YL Century Club (YLCC)
1. Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
2. Two-way communications must be established on authorized Amateur bands, with stations, mobile or fixed, operated by 100 different licensed women Amateurs.
3. The same YL using different call letters will NOT count.
4. Any and all amateur bands may be used.
5. Contacts with YLs anywhere in the world are recognized, provided that confirmations clearly indicate the stations were operated by duly licensed women Amateur Radio operators.
6. List of claimed contacts must be arranged alphabetically by call sign.
7. Endorsements: Confirmations of contacts accompanied by an alphabetical list, as described above, from stations operated by additional YLs may be submitted for credit each time 50 additional confirmations are available. Endorsements will be made to the original certificate when application is approved.
8. Gold stickers will be awarded to applicants who have worked their additional contacts from the same country; otherwise, silver stickers will be awarded. Please indicate whether you are applying for a gold or silver sticker when submitting your application.
DX YL
1. Available to licensed YL operators only, for working 25 DIFFERENT licensed women operators outside your own country, on or after April 1, 1958.
2. USA and possessions are counted as separate countries, as well as Alaska and Hawaii.
3. Any and all amateur bands may be used.
4. Contacts do not have to be with 25 different countries, just 25 different DX YLs.
5. The log must be arranged alphabetically by call sign.
6. Endorsements: Stickers will be awarded for each 10 additional DX YLs, subject to the same confirmation as above.
YL-DXCCL
1. Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
2. Two-way communications must be established on authorized Amateur bands with stations (fixed or mobile), operated by licensed YLs from 100 countries on the current ARRL list of countries.
3. Any band or mode (except cross-band contacts) maybe used.
4. The log must be arranged alphabetically by country.
5. Endorsements: After receiving the certificate, a silver sticker will be awarded for contacts with YLs in 25 additional DX countries. List requirements are the same as for the original application.
YL-Digital Mode
1. Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
2. Two-way communications must be established on authorized Amateur bands with stations (fixed or mobile), operated by licensed YLs using digital modes only.
3. Contact must be made with 25 YLs using a digital mode (PSK31, RTTY, CW, SSTV, etc.) All contacts must be made using the same mode.
4. The log must be arranged alphabetically by call sign.
5. Endorsements: After receiving the first certificate, a sticker may be awarded for each additional digital mode in which 25 YL contacts are made. (i.e. If the first 25 contacts were made using PSK31, an endorsement may be earned for making 25 contacts with YLs using RTTY. An additional endorsement after that may be earned for CW contacts, SSTV contacts, or Hellschreiber contacts, etc.)
Continuous Membership Certificate
This certificate is available ONLY to YLRL members. It is awarded automatically to any YL who has been a member, continuously for five years. Diamond-shaped stickers are awarded for each additional five years of continuous membership.
For questions, information on the Continuous Membership Certificate, please contact the current Continuous Membership Chair:
Lois Gutshall WB3EFQ
wb3efq@verizon.net
Basic Rules Applicable To All YLRL Certificates
1. Contacts made through repeater devices or any other power relay method cannot be used for any YLRL certificate confirmation.
2. All contacts must be made FROM the same country.
3. Mail or e-mail your list of contacts only. DO NOT SEND QSL CARDS TO THE Manager! Two (2) other Amateurs must sign the list of contacts verifying that the QSL cards are in the possession of the applicant. In the case of lists submitted by e-mail, the name, callsign, and email address of two Amateurs who verified the list must be submitted with the list (signatures are not required).
4. No charge is made for certificates sent out by e-mail attachment. However, if the applicant would like a printed certificate mailed to them, they MUST send sufficient postage for first class mail or a stamped self-addressed legal-size envelope to cover the cost of mailing the certificate.
5. All certificate applications must include the date, time, callsign, YLs first name, QTH, mode, band, RST given, and RST received. Additional information may be listed in each certificate's rules, as well as the order for the contacts.
6. All inquiries should be addressed to the certificate manager.
7. Decisions of the manager regarding interpretations of the rules as here stated or later amended shall be final.
8. The certificate manager's address and e-mail address is listed in each issue of the YL Harmonics.
9. Each application must include ONLY the amount of contacts needed to receive the certificate or seal. No list containing less than the required contacts will be accepted, and any extra contacts listed will be discarded, but can be resubmitted as part of the correct number of contacts for an endorsement.
10. Each certificate may be applied for by e-mail or postal mail to the certificate manager.
11. E-mail applicants will receive their certificates as an attachment to an e-mail. The certificate will be sent in .pdf format and can be viewed and printed out using the free Adobe Reader program available for download from http://www.adobe.com
12. Endorsement stickers must be applied for by mail only.
good luck
ka1uln
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YL:
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a Large even for Amateur Radio Operators to take part in Science experiment
www.HAMSCI.org
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All YLs - Please join us on Echolink for YL Ham Echolink Net every
Thursday evening at 8pm Eastern Time
(Friday 01:00UTC Winter/Friday 00:00UTC Summer)!
All YLs welcomed to participate (OMs encouraged to listen if you like)!
Look for us on Echolink ALARA Conference Node 286905.
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mac logging program >> http://www.dl2rum.de/rumsoft/RUMLog.html
log4om robust logging program
also the equivalent to echolink is echomac
to upgrade one option is www.HAMTESTING.com free study guide
everyone is waiting to have a qso with YOU .. being a YL.
last but not least PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOG & CONFIRM YOUR QSO'S
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OM:
Here is YOUR chance to hear YL's on the ham bands.
YL numbers are growing like a tsunami (not a wave).
WE are out there.
when you are calling CQ please take a minute and specifically ask for YL's only -
you will be very surprised when you have a pileup of YL's
Everyone:
when you have contacted one YL in each and every state you will receive
a WAS-YL certificate. there is only a few who has completed this....
so this is my challenge to you.
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if YOU know of a YL who needs help....
help her out or refer her to me KA1ULN at arrl.net
if you know of a YL who has let her license expire
refer her to me KA1ULN at arrl.net
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if you want to know where YL's hang out try 14.288
#yearylhamradioop #hamchicksrule (thanx Katie WY7YL)
#makewhatsnext
BTW: some people do not know what YL or 33 is
YL = Young Lady (female)
33 = is hello or good-bye for a YL.
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Interesting YL links on the Internet
please add www.clublog.org to one of your yl loggers.. also add YLRL to see where you come in compared to other yl's
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here is another Blog by a YL
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http://weeklynet.org/ylntx
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
goal for all hams in next 12 months - recruit/elmer 1 youth
I challenge each and every ham in the next 12 months to recruit/elmer 1 youth.
here are some suggestions to recruit 1 young person Male or Female:
In order to work with people you can get a local temple,church, hall to do this task
1. work with boy scouts
2. work with girl scouts
3. work with your local grade/junior/high school
4. work with a youth center
4. work with your local YMCA
5. put in paper about teaching some youths ( ages )21 and under
6. do an online recruitment to teach
7. talk to parents first
8. setup a station in a very public location (take note of interested young people)
if you have any other ideas/suggestions please add them here.. or send me email
ka1uln@arrl.net
Saturday, June 20, 2020
BUDDY-UP project by KA1ULN and YOU
who is your YL buddy?
what projects have you worked on together?
which Contests have you worked together?
do you need a YL Buddy?
Buddy-up YL's
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This BUDDY-UP project is created to spark more
YL's to push their PTT button, YL's work together,
and/or
to get more YL (Young Ladies) involved in Amateur radio. (again)
here is more about my BUDDY-UP project:
GOAL: is to become a better operator with the help of a YL BUDDY
When working contests your buddy can hear you and give you feedback on how she is heard
in the pile up (this might help when trying for a successful 59 QSO by the operating station)
Can help with things like mike gain and other details like this that you the operator
cannot hear. PLEASE comment below on who is your buddy
This works on all bands.
When you hear a YL on the air please give her priority!
check out YLRL.org
if you have more ideas on this YL BUDDY-UP project please send them to me
KA1ULN@ARRL.NET
Thanx so much and BUDDY-UP (with one or more YL BUDDIES.)
check this blog everyday for more updates.
ka1uln (reminder: LOG and CONFIRM all Your QSO's)
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YL's to push their PTT button, YL's work together,
and/or
to get more YL (Young Ladies) involved in Amateur radio. (again)
here is more about my BUDDY-UP project:
GOAL: is to become a better operator with the help of a YL BUDDY
When working contests your buddy can hear you and give you feedback on how she is heard
in the pile up (this might help when trying for a successful 59 QSO by the operating station)
Can help with things like mike gain and other details like this that you the operator
cannot hear. PLEASE comment below on who is your buddy
This works on all bands.
When you hear a YL on the air please give her priority!
check out YLRL.org
if you have more ideas on this YL BUDDY-UP project please send them to me
KA1ULN@ARRL.NET
Thanx so much and BUDDY-UP (with one or more YL BUDDIES.)
check this blog everyday for more updates.
ka1uln (reminder: LOG and CONFIRM all Your QSO's)
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