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  • The 80m net meets Monday at 7pm (Ontario) on 3.750MHz    Managers: Ruth VE3RVW, Erna VE3JEG and Ann VE3HAI
  • The 40m net meets Tuesday at 9am (Eastern) on 7.055MHz    Manager: Helen VA1YL
  • The 20m net meets Tuesday at 1700UTC on 14.120MHz   Manager: Leona VE7ONY
  • The International YL IRLP/Echolink net (Australia) 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 2000 UTC.  IRLP reflector 9258 and Echolink reflector *NV-GATE* 152566. They are linked into the other automaticlly. Canadian YLs are welcomed. www.freewebs.com/qfmn2
    Net Control: Ann ZL3TNT

  • The YL Downunder Net  (Australia) - Meets last Thursday of the month at 0500 UTC. Check in via VKEMCOMM on Echolink or IRLP Node #9508.
    Manager: Shirley VK5JSH
  • The BC CLARA Friendship 2m Net meets every Wednesday at 7:00pm (pacific) on 147.260 MHz + or 443.200 MHz +. (repeaters are linked to each other, so use either frequency)  Managers: Paulette VE7VPE and Glenna VE7DSC


Can we interest you in taking a turn at net control? Check in to any net and let them know. They would love to hear from you and it's not that hard to do!

Net Control

Are there any other CLARA nets
that we have not listed?

Please let us know so your net can be added.

Upcoming and Ongoing Events

Net List Contest Update

The deadline for our contest has been extended to June 1, 2009. 

Our thanks go to Jim, VE2VE, VP Technical and Administrative Services, RAC for so promptly posting the changes.  Now, we just need our own members to check the bands.

Here’s how:


Go to the RAC web site at www.rac.ca/opsinfo/nets.htm.  Click on the CLARA Net List.  Then, select Canadian Nets you should expect to hear.  Listen on the appropriate band and submit the information to me, Ann VE3HAI at barcann@gmail.com.  Please confirm as many details as possible, but even partial information is helpful. Just to know the particular Net is still on the air is very helpful.

The new deadline for submissions is June 1, 2009.

The winner will be announced in the CLARION.   Please help us keep the list current.  A little effort could win you a prize.

 

YL International 2012 Australia - May 4-7th 2012 (actual dates to be confirmed)

Australia invites all YLs and their OMs to join us for the 2012 YL International Meet on 4th to 7th of May 2012 in Adelaide.

Plans are progressing but there is not a lot definite. Our current thinking is that the main part of the meet will be in the Glenelg area which is close to the airport and beach, has a variety of levels of accommodation to suit all budgets very close together and is only a 20 minute tram ride from the city of Adelaide. Have a look at this website for more information www.glenelgsa.com.au.


Some of the potential activities are visits to Port Adelaide, Barossa Valley, a wild life park or Hahndorf.

Port Adelaide is rich in diversity of places to see and do, including markets, museums and a short cruise on the river where the dolphins might come out to play.

The Barossa Valley is a wine growing area. I have been looking at a progressive lunch at several wineries and a visit to the whispering wall.

As most wildlife here are nocturnal and very shy, the only way to see them is at one of our great wildlife parks. Hahndorf is a small village in the Adelaide Hills with a strong German flavour which has many little shops and is always an interesting place to visit.

An optional tour at the end of the meet will be a trip on the Ghan Railway to Alice Springs and on to Darwin. Never heard of the Ghan? – have a look at this website: http://www.gsr.com.au.

A 5-night stop in Alice Springs will give you the chance to go out to Uluru, once known as Ayers Rock, Kata Tjuta, otherwise known as the Olgas and Kings Canyon. Then back on the train to Darwin with a stop at Katherine Gorge. At least one day of sightseeing in Darwin will be organised. This trip will take about a week to ten days.

Further options for those who want to make the most of their long flights to Australia will be offered for you to book yourself.

I have set up a website which is definitely "under construction" at this time but I will put all details up there as they are finalised.
The address is:  http://ylinternational2012.110mb.com

If you would like any specific information or want to be added to the list of potential attendees and kept up to date with the latest details email me at vk5tmc@bigpond.com.

I look forward to seeing many of you at our 2012 YL International.
33  Tina VK5TMC

YLRL New Award Certificate for 2009
(contact Helen Archibald va1yl@ns.sympatico.ca for further information)
 
Summary
All year - to get YLs chatting.
Any band including VHF and Echolink, but not during nets.
Only available to YLs.
Send only log, not QSLs.
The Log must list the following: a. CALLSIGN of the YL worked b. NAME of YL (first name is fine), c. DATE, TIME, FREQUENCY/BAND, and d. some other "TIDBIT" of information about the YL.
Needed are contacts with 26 YL's with callsigns that have one of the 26 letters of the English alphabet in the callsign.
 
The YL FRIENDSHIP AWARD
To help promote YLRL and the YLRL Award Certificates, and of course to get more YL’s on the air chatting (instead of just exchanging signal reports), we are going to have an annual Award Certificate. This annual Award will change each year, so watch for it at the beginning of every year. The award will be for contacts made only during the year it is advertised. The 2009 award will be the YL FRIENDSHIP AWARD. Since the annual award certificate will have to be completed in one year, the rules are a little simpler. Here are the 2009 Award rules …
 
2009 YL FRIENDSHIP AWARD RULES:

 

1. Contacts must be made in the calendar year of 2009 between January     1, and December 31, 2009.

2. All contacts must be made with YL's only on any band (HF, VHF,           UHF and including the use of repeaters Echolink, and IRLP, but not         during Nets) and any mode (SSB, PSK31, RTTY, CW, etc.). [Note,         you can use a net to ask a YL to stay around after the net for a               contact, or to move to a different frequency to make the contact, but       we don’t want to disrupt nets to chat long enough to get contacts for       this award as the Net Control may not like the disruption of regular net     activities.]

3. The award is only available to YL's. You do not have to be a YLRL           member to receive this award.

4. Send in only a log of contacts on the form, or a similar sheet of paper       computer produced or hand drawn.

5. The Log must list the following:
    a. CALLSIGN of the YL worked
    b. NAME of YL (first name is fine),
    c. DATE, TIME, FREQUENCY/BAND, and
    d. some other "TIDBIT" of information about the YL. "Tidbits" can                 include anything particular to the YL, such as husband's name,               pet's name and type, a hobby the YL enjoys, how many                         children/grandchildren the YL has, where the YL works, anything,           etc.

6. Needed are contacts with 26 YL's with callsigns that have one of the
    26 letters of the English alphabet in the callsign. You will need a             different YL for each letter of the English alphabet. For example ...
    N8ST can be used for the letter "N", "S", or "T", but only for one letter     (not all). List your log alphabetically by the alphabet letters used
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Recent Events

Heart & Stroke Foundation Bike Ride

On April 29th, 2008 the Heart & Stroke Foundation held a sponsored 10 km bike ride in Smiths Falls, Ontario.  A. Germain Purcell (Gerry), VE3MHP, who is blind and also a CLARA member, was one of the riders on the big bike.

Gerry raised $177.00 from sponsors for the event. The day was bitterly cold and the riders endured sleet and snow. Gerry, who is the lady directly behind the bike controller in the photo, came prepared wearing gloves, a green coat with fur collar and a wine colored touque. Congratulations to Gerry for braving the elements for such a worthy cause.

Gerry VE3MHP, 2nd Bike Rider

BC CLARA Friendship 2M Net Luncheon

On Saturday, April 19th, 2008 a luncheon was held for the ladies participating in the weekly Pacific Coast CLARA 2M Net. It was well attended by 5 YL's and their OM's. It was a great opportunity to get together over a wonderful vegetarian chinese meal. They also celebrated each other's birthdays and exchanged gifts. 

L to R Steven, John VE7TI, Paulette VE7VPE, Glenna VE7DSC, Katheryn VA7KWL, Cari VE7CHJ, Linda VE7LDA, missing Bryan

CLARA and Family HF Contest - March 2008

The 2008 HF Contest was held over 2 days, March 13th and March 17th. To see who won please check out our Contests Results Page.



  





 
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Ann VE3HAI presenting HF Contest Plaque to Minnie VE3DBQ

Group Photo at Milton Hamfest 2007
40th Anniversary Cake
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