It’s a great honor as Section Manager to be able to nominate
outstanding candidates for national awards to the ARRL Board of Directors.
Several months back I had that privilege for one of the ARRL’s biggest awards,
the Hiram Percy Maxim Award.
This past weekend the ARRL Board of Directors met in
Conneaut and I am very pleased to inform all of you that Ohio’s nomination was
accepted. So, without further ado let me introduce you to the latest recipient of
the Hiram Percy Maxim Award, Christopher Brault, KD8YVJ.
Here’s a short explanation of what this award is all about..
The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award is given annually to a
licensed radio amateur under the age of 21. The nominee must be a current ARRL
member. The nominee's accomplishments and contributions to both the community
of Amateur Radio and the local community should be of the most exemplary
nature. These activities include:
>> Participation or leadership in organizational
affairs at the local or national level (for example: local radio club,
>> ARES, net control, participation in civic groups);
>> Technical achievement (for example: built a radio,
put up an antenna, etc);
>> Operating record (for example: nets, disaster
drills, contests, Sweepstakes, etc);
>> Recruitment and training of new amateurs (for
example: helped teach a license class, JOTA, etc);
>> Public relations activities (for example: create a
ham radio Web page).
The award consists of an engraved plaque and $1,500.
Please help me say >> Congratulations << to
Christopher, KD8YVJ for becoming the latest recipient of this great and
prestigious award!!
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Hey Gang.. Have you gotten
registered for the NEWEST “Handbook Giveaway” drawing on the website yet? It’s
there, and there’s not much time left to get entered for this month.. Time is
clicking away very fast and you have until this Sunday night to enter.
To enter the drawing all you need to do is fill in a couple
of boxes on the form.. (your name and email). That’s you need to do to be
entered into a drawing to win a 2016 ARRL softcover Handbook. There’s nothing
else required (Oh.. You do need to be a resident of Ohio to win..) The winner will be mailed the Handbook at my
cost. This is being offered just to see how many folks are really checking in
on the website. Got the idea? Best of luck to you!! Go to http://arrl-ohio.org
and look for the link on the left side
by the big RED arrow..
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Are you getting those emails from me? If not, all you have
to do is to
“Opt-In” to receive
them. Heck, just send me an email n8sy@n8sy.com
I’ll get you added to
the mailing list. There’s a link to do this on the Ohio Section website, it’s
on the bottom left corner.. For your convenience, here’s a direct link to
it: http://arrl-ohio.org/forwarder/forwarding.html
I urge all of you to make sure that
everyone, regardless of whether they are a League member or not, get signed up
for one of these options. You can always “Opt-Out” at any time if you feel this
is not what you were expecting.
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Don’t forget, August
6th is our annual ARRL Ohio Section Conference in conjunction with the Columbus
Hamfest. There are a number of great forums scheduled and I’m sure you’ll want
to attend them all. The ARRL Forum will also be when the 25th Annual Newsletter
winners will be announced. And, it will also be when I announce the 22nd
recipient of the Allan Severson Award. I’m sure all of you will want to be
there when that is announced for sure!! Go to http://arrl-ohio.org/conference/conference.html
for more details..
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Lastly.. I’m always
available for you, whether you’re an ARRL member or not. If you have any
questions, concerns or would just like to sit and chat awhile. Call or write me (419) 512-4445 or n8sy@n8sy.com
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