Young Ladies Radio League

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Young Ladies' Radio League

Abbreviation	YLRL
Formation	1939^[1]
Type	Non-profit organization
Purpose/focus	Advocacy, Education
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	800^[1]
President	Anne E Manna WB1ARU
Affiliations	American Radio Relay League
Website	http://www.ylrl.org/

The Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) is an international non-profit organization of women amateur radio enthusiasts. It was founded in 1939 and is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League. The term "Young Lady" derives from a Morse code abbreviation, YL, that is used to refer to single female amateur radio operators, regardless of age. A married YL is often called an XYL. The Young Ladies' Radio League welcome both married and unmarried women as members. The YLRL is organized into 10 districts in the United States (that correspond to the 10 amateur radio call sign districts), a district for Canada, and a "DX" district that covers the rest of the world. The YLRL holds an annual convention at various locations where members live.

1 Services
2 Contests
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Services

The YLRL provides many services for its members including publishing a bimonthly newsletter, YL Harmonics. It also provides an audio tape version of YL Harmonics for sight-impaired members. There are also two scholarships granted to worthy YLs to continue their higher education with priority given for students whose majors are in communications and electronics or related arts and sciences.

[edit] Contests

The YLRL sponsors several amateur radio contests throughout the year. Among these are the YL-OM Contestin February, DX YL to North America Contest in April, Howdy Days in September, and the Anniversary Party in October.