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The Young Ladies’ Radio League, Inc., K4LMB originated in 1939, when one YL wanted to see if there were any others out there. Thus 12 women banded together in a male dominated activity, growing an organization that reaches around the world.
Members are from all walks of life, all ages and all levels of ham radio interest. Whether they got into the hobby to talk to locally or go around the world to the strangest of places, the one radio interest they have in common is other Women in Amateur Radio (YLs).
The YLRL is proud to be the recipient of an award in ARRLs “Year of the Club Newsletter Contest.”
The YL Harmonics newsletter has won a Special Commendation in the category Best Newsletter for a Specialized Audience.
In the case of YL Harmonics, the judges saw that specialized audience as YLRL’s global membership. Though other newsletters that claimed – and, to varying degrees, addressed – a geographically wide-ranging audience were among the entries, YL Harmonics was far and away the best at creating a space where a global community could feel at home and welcome to participate, thanks to each issue’s inclusion of information about the Districts and their representatives, and the newsletter sections allocated to each District. YLRL members from all over the world keep these sections vibrant with news and photos of activations, technical achievements, operations and operating milestones, as well as updates on their families and interests outside of ham radio. One judge likened the feel of the newsletter to that of the “alumni news” section in a college alumni publication – though personal updates come from all over the world on varied topics, there’s still a sense that something powerful unites the contributors. That feeling of connection – which ham radio fosters — pervades YL Harmonics. The fun, the engagement, and the support of this community are palpable on every page.
Annual Award
Most Memorable QSO in Amateur Radio Career
The Annual Award for 2026 will be to work 10 YLs and ask them to recall her most memorable QSO in her amateur
Classes
Women’s Ham Radio ‘Technician’ (beginner) Class
This class is taught by women, for women!
The Sept.-Oct. 2026 class will be offered online via Zoom
Scholarships
Donate or Apply for a YLRL Scholarship. Click Below for all of the details. The 2026 Scholarship application deadline has passed. The awardees will be announced soon.
Join
For more information on how you can become a member or sponsor a member of the YLRL, Click Below!
History
A Call To Action
The YLRL was started in Oct 1939
The YLRL has a lot of history through the years. We have posted a lot of it on the website. You can ready the story of “A Call to Action” and more in our history section.
With the attack on Pearl Harbor all Ham Radio Operators rushed to aid the nation. Even before that fateful day, YLs had become involved with defense work. They taught code and theory along with their Red Cross work and worked in defense plants.The YLs were living up to their YLRL slogan of QRV–I am ready.
Scrap Books
Before we had websites. We kept our history in paper and scrapbooks. The YLRL has kept them. Recently we started scanning them in. Warning they are big files and tiny print. Read about what YLs were doing in the past.
Certificates
The YLRL has many certificates, some open to OMs & YL
(WAS-YL)
- Available to any licensed Amateur in the world.
- Contact must be made with a duly licensed YL in each of the 50 states in the U.S.
- The District of Columbia may be counted for Maryland.
- There are no time or band limitations.
- In qualifying for this certificate, it is possible to work the SAME YL in another state.
- The list of contacts must be arranged alphabetically by state A-Z
