Dear YL

According to schedule the 2025 SYLRA meeting is to be in Iceland. Due to the fact that Iceland is becoming very expensive for tourists, we have had a hard time trying to figure out what to do without getting into big personal financial risk.

And we have an idea: to do something totally different from other SYLRA meetings. We are thinking about an expedition style trip to a Scout center camping place in the South part of Iceland (Úlfljótsvatn) where we would operate TF1SYL the whole time. We would have the Radio Scout‘s shack for our use, indoor sleeping in bunks, all meals, nature and the possibility to install extra antennas at will so we can be QRV all the time while it is bright outside. .....

.....oh wait a moment, it is bright outside around the clock in the end of May in Iceland!

The only possible date is from May 28th  until June 1st 2025.

Price will be rather affordable since we will have the accommodation rented from the Scouts. Initial estimate is a not more than 150 000 ISK per person, including full meal.

So here is a short survey for you - would you like to join us? We need a minimum of 15 people so this can be possible. OM welcome as usually!

Please let us know how interested you are in this activity by email as soon as possible (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). We would also like to know about those who are not interested. Pse note, this is not a registration, just an interest survey.

 As SYLRA was founded on the 15. of August 2003 the SYLRA branches in Norway and Sweden have reserved the Morokulien radiostation on the 15th of August 2023, inviting all YL to operate on that day to celebrate the 20th anniversary.

Further information about the Morokulen station: http://www.sj9wl-lg5lg.com

/ 73 de 

The Oceania DX Contest will be held on 1/2 October for phone and October 8/9 for CW between 0600z Saturday and 0600z Sunday.

The aim of the contest is to promote HF contacts with stations in the Oceania region, i.e., 9M6, DU, KH6, VK, ZL, YB, Pacific islands and all other Oceania entities.

See the full rules at Rules (oceaniadxcontest.com)

ALARA (Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association) is sponsoring two awards for YLs again this year.

Congratulations to Dagmar DM7PQ for winning the Austine Henry plaque, Sri YB9ELS for winning the Florence McKenzie (Mrs Mac) plaque for 2021

The Florence McKenzie (Mrs Mac) Award is for the YL (“young lady”) Single Operator entrant from inside Oceania with the highest combined score in the Phone and CW sections.

The Austine Henry YL Award is for the YL Single Operator entrant from outside Oceania (i.e. the rest of the world) with the highest combined score in the Phone and CW sections

These awards recognise two women who have made significant contributions to amateur radio in Australia. Florence McKenzie is the first known licenced lady amateur in Australia. She established the Women’s Emergency Signal Corps to provide a morse code training facility and became known as Mrs Mac. Austine Henry was first licenced in 1930. She constructed her own transmitters, for which she won prizes. She was a member of the RSGB, NZART, ARRL, and a foundation member of YASME. You can read more about them on the Oceania DX Contest website.

Please promote this contest to your members to encourage more activity from YLs on the air. They just need to exchange signal reports and a serial number starting at 001.

Make sure they tick the YL box when they put in their entry to make sure they are eligible for the new award.

New awards for YLs

The Oceania DX Contest will be held on 2nd and 3rd of October for phone and October 9th and 10th for CW between 0600z Saturday and 0600z Sunday.

The aim of the contest is to promote HF contacts with stations in the Oceania region, i.e., 9M6, DU, KH6, VK, ZL, YB, Pacific islands and all other Oceania entities.

See the full rules at Rules (oceaniadxcontest.com)

This year ALARA (Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association) is sponsoring two awards for YLs for the first time.

The Florence McKenzie (Mrs Mac) Award is for the YL (“young lady”) Single Operator entrant from inside Oceania with the highest combined score in the Phone and CW sections.

The Austine Henry YL Awardis for the YL Single Operator entrant from outside Oceania (i.e. the rest of the world) with the highest combined score in the Phone and CW sections

These awards recognise two women who have made significant contributions to amateur radio in Australia. Florence McKenzie is the first known licenced lady amateur in Australia. She established the Women’s Emergency Signal Corps to provide a morse code training facility and became known as Mrs Mac.  Austine Henry was first licenced in 1930. She constructed her own transmitters, for which she won prizes. She was a member of the RSGB, NZART, ARRL, and a foundation member of YASME. You can read more about them on the Oceania DX Contest website.

Please promote this contest to your members to encourage more activity from YLs on the air. They just need to exchange signal reports and a serial number starting at 001.

Make sure they tick the YL box when they put in their entry to make sure they are eligible for the new award.

Stay safe,

33  Shirley VK5YL

VP  ALARA

to all SYLRA members and families. Greetings from the SYLRA Board.

To celebrate the anniversary of SYLRA we encourage all YL to be QRV on August 15th. No special bands or modes, just be active, hi.

SYLRA is also on facebook :)

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88 from the Board

It has been decided by our friends in Norway that the exciting trip with Hurtigruten will not be the SYLRA meeting, but an optional trip. The official SYLRA meeting will be the days before in Lillestrøm near Oslo. Read all about it on the web site for the SYLRA meeting: SYLRA 2019

It is important for the project to represent WOMEN in Radio communication.
One of the female composer Neli Pantsulaia, will do a piece called " Female voices of the world". She has recorded female voices from DKDM and will mix it with voices from female Radio Amateurs. The piece will be performed live by OZ7AGR Inger Lundin and OZ7PR Petra Larsen. For the Piece Neli needs more female radio amateur’s voices. Therefore  we a kindly ask you to participate by recording (with your telephone): CQ CQ CQ and your personal call sign and then send it to Neli  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 0045 91564744.
Please text your name and where you come from.
Thanks a lot

Helle Fuglsang / Neli Pantsulaia / OZ7AGR Inger Lundin / OZ7PR Petra Larsen.

16 YL will operate from the expedition on L'Île de Noirmoutier

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