Thanks to all the clubs who sent their newsletters to
Public Information Coordinator Jack Sovik, KB8WPZ. Jack submitted all of the
newsletters received to independent judges shortly after the deadline of June
30th.
The results are in!
Before I announce the winners, please let me read a little
note I prepared (now just don;t skip this and go straight to the winners...that
would be cheating...)
The quality of the newsletters submitted made it
difficult for the judges, which is a really good problem to have! Club
newsletter editors put a LOT of time and energy into their publications, and
take great pride in their work. I for one am proud of every newsletter in the
Section! Newsletters are the lifeblood of a club, keeping the members up to
date on information, and are also a great tool for informing the public on
Amateur Radio activities. If not for the club newsletter, our hobby would be
hidden in the shadows.
Club newsletters have come a long way, from the hard
copies, printed by dot-matrix printers, and snail-mailed to every member, to
sophisticated works of art, processed by publishing software, converted to PDF,
and sent out across the internet. Many new Hams come to the hobby simply by
visiting a club website, and reading the history of newsletters.
Since there is no Section Conference this year, I am
announcing the winners in this Section E-Mail. The Winners will be contacted
this week on how to receive their certificates.
So, without further delay (I really need a drum roll
sound effect here...), here are the winners of the 2013 Ohio Section Newsletter
Contest (in ascending order):
THIRD PLACE:
"CARA COMMUNICATOR" - Cambridge Amateur Radio
Association - Editor: Lyn Aflman, N8IMW
SECOND PLACE:
"Q-FIVER" - OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society -
Editor: Susie Scott, N8CGM
AND THE FIRST PLACE WINNER OF THE 2013 OHIO SECTION
NEWSLETTER CONTEST IS....
"THE RADIOGRAM" - Portage County Amateur Radio
Service - Editor: Tom Parkinson, KB8UUZ
"THE RADIOGRAM" will be submitted as the
official Ohio Section entry into the Joseph J. Phillips, K8QOE Newsletter Award
for the ARRL Great Lakes Division. The winner will be announced at the ARRL
Great Lakes Convention and Columbus Hamfest, being held August 3, 2013 in
Columbus, Ohio. for more information on the Convention and Hamfest, visit
Congratulations to the winners, and a heartfelt thanks to
each and every club newsletter editor who keeps the word of Amateur Radio
spread across the world!
73, Frank J. Piper, KI8GW
ARRL Section Manager, Ohio