Awards

New England Club Newsletter Award 2024

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1st, 2nd, 3rd place icons for Newsletter contestFrom nediv.arrl.org:

Earlier this year, during one of the regular HamXposition meetings, Bruce, K1BG, and Larry, W1AST [the Eastern and Western MA Affiliated Club Coordinators, respectively] were talking about doing some sort of club-centric meetings From that discussion came the Clubs Forum which occurred Friday at the 2024 HamXpo.

Most of us know that clubs are the backbone of a healthy and active ham radio community. An active club most often has a newsletter that members get every month informing them of club activities and ham radio events. From this, we created the Club Newsletter Award.

Any club in New England could enter and was encouraged to do so. Newsletters would be ranked on design, layout, and information. The judge would be someone outside of New England. The top three newsletters would then be able to post the appropriate logo on their newsletters for the next year. The newsletter had to be from the second quarter of 2024 and submitted by July 5th.

The top 3 club newsletters would then NOT be able to submit again the following year, giving other clubs a chance to win the award.

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Iain Nicol, KQ4BDT, Awarded 2024 FEMARA Scholarship

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Iain Nicol, KQ4BDTThe ARRL Foundation and FEMARA are pleased to announce the 2024 FEMARA Scholarship recipient: Iain Nicol, KQ4BDT, of Hampton, New Hampshire. 

“I have a profound passion for amateur radio. The independence it offers, the opportunities to give back to the community, and the fellowship with fellow members have greatly enriched my life.” 

Ian plans to attend the University of New Hampshire where he plans to pursue studies in chemical engineering. “This field has always fascinated me, and your scholarship brings me one step closer to achieving my dreams.”

FEMARA, along with the entire Northeast HamXposition committee, congratulate Iain and wish him the greatest success in his academic studies and ham radio career.

Best Club Newsletters

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Best of Show badgeLarry Krainson, W1AST, writes:
 
July 5th is the deadline to submit your club newsletter for the HamXposition Newsletter Award.
 
Submit your club newsletter for the possibility of being named either the 1st, 2nd or 3rd best club newsletter in all of New England for the 2024-2025 year starting September 1st, 2024.
 
Submit your newsletter to cq-newsletter@hamxposition.org.
 
Winners this year will be exempt from participating the following year giving other clubs the chance to win.
 
Enter now! Your Club could earn this distinction!

HamXposition Club Newsletter Award

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Open to all New England Amateur Radio Clubs

  • Each club submits:
    • Club newsletter from the 2nd quarter of 2024 (April, May, or June)
    • Email newsetter to: cq-newsletter@hamxposition.org
    • Deadline to submit: Friday, July 5
  • Judging by someone impartial who resides outside of New England on the following:
    • Layout design
    • Content
  • The top three get a digitial sticker they can use on their newsletter for the next 12 months showing that they are #1, #2, or #3 best club newsletter in New England for the period September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025.
  • The top three winners for the 2024 HamXposition will be ineligible to participate in the 2025 HamXposition competition to allow other clubs to win.

 

AB1OC, AB1QB Honored as Co-Recipients of the 2024 Orlando HamCation Gordon West Ambassador of the Year Award

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Gordon West award announcement on Ham Nation broadcastGeorge Allision, K1IG, writes on the PART of Westford mailing list:

Congratulations to […] Fred, AB1OC, and Anita, AB1QB, who are co-recipients of the 2024 Orlando HamCation Gordon West Ambassador of the Year Award. This award is given annually to outstanding Amateurs who represent and inspire others, who embody the amateur radio spirit, and who have made outstanding contributions to the Amateur Radio community.

Fred and Anita are recognized for their outstanding work both in the New England division and U.S. with Ham Radio Bootcamp, ARISS school contacts, youth outreach, amateur radio balloon launches, and license training. In their spare time, Fred also serves as the New England Division Director, and Anita is the New England Division Assistant Director for Mentoring and New Ham Development.

Well done to Fred and Anita!

[The award was announced on the Ham Nation YouTube broadcast on January 3, 2024.  You can see the story at 27 min., 30 sec. into the video.]

 

Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC
Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC

 

Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB
Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB

YLRL Annual Award Deadline, January 1, 2024

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YLRL posted on the Young Ladies Radio League Facebook page:

YLs—if you are participating in YLRL’s Annual Award event, please get your application in by Jan 1, 2024.

Award for 2023 is given for working 12 YLs on-the-air, without help from the Internet aids to ham radio contacts. FT8/FT4 do count, as signals go out over your radio and antennas. Official log sheet is on the website (www.ylrl.net) under YLRL Certificates. Deadline for submission is 01/31/2024.

 

YL Meet and Greet
YL Meet and Greet at the 2023 Northeast HamXposition. Photo courtesy KC1KGS