K9YA Telegraph
Encyclopedia
The K9YA Telegraph is a free, monthly, general interest amateur radio
e-Zine first published in January 2004. The journal
of the Robert F. Heytow Memorial Radio Club, the K9YA Telegraph is distributed to subscribers in over 100 countries via e-mail
as a PDF file. Issues comprise original articles written by authors drawn from its subscriber base. Notable among these authors is contributing editor, Rod Newkirk, W9BRD/VA3ZBB, former "How's DX" columnist for QST
magazine.
The K9YA Telegraph describes itself as unique in offering the amateur radio community a no-cost, high concept publication covering a number of topics unavailable elsewhere and in providing a welcoming venue and readership to first-time writers. The Telegraphs staff includes: Michael Dinelli, N9BOR, layout; Philip Cala-Lazar, K9PL, editor; and Dick Sylvan, W9CBT, cartoonist
. Dick Sylvan's cartoons, after first appearing in the K9YA Telegraph, are then reprinted monthly in RadCom
, the journal of the Radio Society of Great Britain
and in NAQCC News, the newsletter of the North American QRP CW Club. A collection of Dick's cartoons is reproduced in the book, HI HI--A Collection of Ham Radio Cartoons (ISBN 1-4116-6195-8). A compilation of Rod Newkirk's articles written for the K9YA Telegraph is published in the book, The Rod Newkirk Collection: From the Pages of the K9YA Telegraph 2004 - 2009 (ISBN 978-1-4583-6939-0).
K9YA Telegraph articles have been referenced in the Contester's Rate Sheet, a publication of the American Radio Relay League
and The Keynote, the journal of the International Morse Preservation Society (FISTS). The fifth edition of the book, The Art & Skill of Radio-Telegraphy by William Pierpont, NØHFF, will contain original content from the K9YA Telegraph.
K9YA Telegraph motto: The Good News About Amateur Radio
Amateur radio
Amateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...
e-Zine first published in January 2004. The journal
Magazine
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of the Robert F. Heytow Memorial Radio Club, the K9YA Telegraph is distributed to subscribers in over 100 countries via e-mail
E-mail
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as a PDF file. Issues comprise original articles written by authors drawn from its subscriber base. Notable among these authors is contributing editor, Rod Newkirk, W9BRD/VA3ZBB, former "How's DX" columnist for QST
QST
QST is a magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts, published by the American Radio Relay League . It is a membership journal that is included in membership with the ARRL. The publisher claims that circulation of QST in the United States is higher than all amateur radio-related publications in the...
magazine.
The K9YA Telegraph describes itself as unique in offering the amateur radio community a no-cost, high concept publication covering a number of topics unavailable elsewhere and in providing a welcoming venue and readership to first-time writers. The Telegraphs staff includes: Michael Dinelli, N9BOR, layout; Philip Cala-Lazar, K9PL, editor; and Dick Sylvan, W9CBT, cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
. Dick Sylvan's cartoons, after first appearing in the K9YA Telegraph, are then reprinted monthly in RadCom
Radcom
RadCom is the monthly magazine published by the Radio Society of Great Britain and is provided free to all corporate members of the society. Typically 100 pages, it includes a mixture of news, theory, construction and technical articles of interest to the amateur radio community...
, the journal of the Radio Society of Great Britain
Radio Society of Great Britain
First founded in 1913 as the London Wireless Club, the Radio Society of Great Britain is the United Kingdom's recognised national society for amateur radio operators. The society's patron is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and it represents the interests of the UK’s 60,000 licensed radio amateurs...
and in NAQCC News, the newsletter of the North American QRP CW Club. A collection of Dick's cartoons is reproduced in the book, HI HI--A Collection of Ham Radio Cartoons (ISBN 1-4116-6195-8). A compilation of Rod Newkirk's articles written for the K9YA Telegraph is published in the book, The Rod Newkirk Collection: From the Pages of the K9YA Telegraph 2004 - 2009 (ISBN 978-1-4583-6939-0).
K9YA Telegraph articles have been referenced in the Contester's Rate Sheet, a publication of the American Radio Relay League
American Radio Relay League
The American Radio Relay League is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the USA. ARRL is a non-profit organization, and was founded in May 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim of Hartford, Connecticut...
and The Keynote, the journal of the International Morse Preservation Society (FISTS). The fifth edition of the book, The Art & Skill of Radio-Telegraphy by William Pierpont, NØHFF, will contain original content from the K9YA Telegraph.
K9YA Telegraph motto: The Good News About Amateur Radio