Subj : Newsline Part 2
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 13 2017 06:42 pm
NETS OF NOTE: THE YL SYSTEM
DON/ANCHOR: With our next report, Amateur Radio Newsline brings you the
first in an occasional series that looks at nets with interesting stories
to tell. This week, we introduce the YL System of Nets, which has been on
the air for 53 years. It began with a group of female ham radio operators,
but it's not just for YLs anymore, as we learn from Amateur Radio
Newsline's Jim Damron, N8TMW.
BOBBIE: "It's a good place to come, our controls are very friendly. It
takes a lot of people to run this system, because they are there 8
o'clock in the morning, until the band goes out at night. And, that
happens Monday through Friday. On the weekends, we are there for at least
three hours."
JIM: That's Bobbie Livingston, K4ZGH, president of the YL International
Single Sideband System, an ambitious collection of nets that run from
sunrise to sundown during the week, and several hours each weekend. What
began in 1963 as an emergency response network among women, morphed over
the years from a sisterhood into a system. Soon, friends and
friends-of-friends, both YLs and OMs, came on board to help run the various
net sessions throughout each day, and to talk, ham to ham.
BOBBIE: "We have 17,292 members at this time. Of course, with that number,
we also have some Silent Keys, because we have been operating for 53 years.
Each year, it is a loss when one of our members is called home. And you
know, they're like your family."
JIM: In between all those nets, there are newsletters, get-well cards,
conventions, and even eyeball QSOs. There is also always a big welcome
for new participants. Details can be found at ylsystem.org. Meanwhile,
be listening during the week on 14332 kHz and, at other times, you can
find them on 15, 40 and 80 meters. This is one busy group!
BOBBIE: It takes a lot of people to keep this all going -- and with the
help of all of our members, we do it!
JIM: Bobbie spoke with Amateur Radio Newsline's Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT.
I'm Newsline's Jim Damron, N8TMW.
DON/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, if you know of a net with an interesting story to
tell, email us at newsline at arnewsline.org and we might just feature it
as one of our next Nets of Note.
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RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA SPOTLIGHTS 'WIRELESS WOMEN'
DON/ANCHOR: The Radio Club of America, the world's oldest organization of
wireless communications professionals, has devoted an expanded section of
its website to women in wireless. It's not just a history lesson, it's a
collection of resources, as we learn from Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather
Embee, KB3TZD.
HEATHER: What does screen star Hedy Lamar have in common with Kentucky's
Lieutenant Governor Jenean Hampton, K-5-E-I-B? The same thing Professor
Ada Poon of Stanford University shares with former ARRL president Kay
Craigie, N-3-K-N. They are all featured in the newest section of the Radio
Club of America website, in an area called "Wireless Women." The section
was established to inspire and inform women, who are considering a
profession in the wireless sector.
It also lists resources to help women researching career opportunities,
and presents the RCA Vivian Carr Award, to honor women for outstanding
achievements in the industry. The award was named for the former Radio
Club president. Perhaps best of all, for the youngest of the YLs, that
section of the website lists universities with an engineering focus,
that also have a significant number of female students.
For women wishing to network, the website provide information and links
for the best contacts at such professional organizations as the Society
of Women Engineers, IEEE's Women in Engineering, and Women of Wireless
Communications. For any amateurs wanting to turn professional, it's the
place to go.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, K-B-3-T-Z-D.
DON/ANCHOR: Visit the website at radioclubofamerica.org and navigate
to the section marked "wireless women."
(RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA)
**
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