VK4YL 1936 Australia

Madeline MacKenzie VK4YL was amateur radio's child prodigy. She passed for her full licence at first attempt in 1935 at twelve years of age, becoming the youngest radio operator in the British Empire, and was a superb CW operator and contester. She shared the station of her father VK4GK. She was not active post-war.

From the estate of G2YL
K8CX Collection
Photo courtesy of G4UZN