Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 25 2017 08:50 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2078, for Friday, August 25, 2017
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2078, with a release date of Friday,
August 25, 2017, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Canada reviews its options for operations on 60
meters. Be on the lookout for an updated form from the FCC -- and
Huntsville was terrific, we'll tell you all about it! All this and more,
as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2078, comes your way right now.
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HUNTSVILLE HAMFEST - OUR YHOTY RECAP
PAUL/ANCHOR: We're back from Huntsville Hamfest! We begin this week's
report with a wrapup of one of the biggest highlights for us, an annual
tradition. Here's Don Wilbanks, AE5DW.
DON'S REPORT:
"Good afternoon everyone. It's 2 o'clock in Huntsville on the Saturday
of the hamfest, which means that since 1993, it has been time to announce
the Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham Of The Year award, now known as the
Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Young Ham Of The Year award."
And so began our celebration of youth excellence in amateur radio. Since
Shawn Alan Wakefield, WK5P, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma in 1986, we've
gathered to celebrate the lifeblood of this great hobby. This year, it
was Marty Sullaway, KC1CWF, of Massachusetts in the spotlight.
"Marty is cofounder of the Eastern Massachusetts Contesting Club, and
trustee of it's callsign, KR1DX. Marty created the club to get more young
people involved in amateur radio in the suburban Boston area. He's helped
teach and mentor many young people, sparking interest in HF contesting,
he's a member of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club. His efforts in contesting
have netted him many accolades, including the 2015 CQ WW SSB USA rookie
plaque. His score of 13 million and change operating from K1FR still
stands. He also started a podcast called The Phasing Line, and along with
Sterling Coffee, N0SSC, discussed topics like home brew antennas,
contesting, activites of youth in ham radio and Sterling's cats, I think.
They talk about Sterling's cats a lot."
Time to hear from Marty.
MARTY: "Thank you! I'm so honored to be here! It's so cool to be on this
stage, looking at so many people who've helped me along the way. It's
important to realize that it takes a village to do anything, and ham radio
is no exception. I've had so many people help me, whether it's hanging an
antenna, or learning a different skill, it's crazy to think how many people
have come out of their way to help and suport me, and I really appreciate
that alot, because there are a lot of things to learn, and I've been very
lucky, and I hope to learn a lot more. I'm so lucky to be selected for this
year's Bill Pasernak WA6ITF Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham Of The Year,
and it's so cool to be here! So awesome to be in Huntsville, and super
honored to accept this award. I'm really, really honored."
Rich Moseson, W2VU, editor of CQ Magazine and Young Ham Of The Year judge,
explains most eloquently why we do this.
RICH: "The first recipients of this award 30 years ago are now among those
who are worried about where the next generation of young hams are going to
be coming from, so this is not something new and different. It has to be
an ongoing thing, because we always need to be bringing along and
encouraging the next generation of young amateur radio operators. I'd also
like to recognize a few people in the audience, a couple of participants
in the Dave Kalter Youth DX expedition team that went to Costa Rica just a
couple of weeks ago. Several team members and their parents are here, and
that's another great way of helping to mentor young hams into becoming the
next generation of ham radio leaders."
DON: That just scratches the surface. Along with Newsline, our corporate
sponsors Yaesu USA, CQ Communications, Heil Sound, and Radiowavz Antennas,
presented Marty with an array of amazing ham radio gifts, including a
Yaesu FT-817 transceiver. We continue the tradition that Bill Pasternak
started, by honoring youth excellence in amateur radio. Marty Sullaway,
KC1CWF is just the latest in a string of amazing young hams dating back
to 1986, and we will continue every year, because it is the right thing
to do.
Congratulations again to Marty Sullaway, KC1CWF, the 2017 Bill Pasternak
WA6ITF Amateur Radio Newsine Young Ham Of The Year. We are all so very
proud of you!
There is so much more to the awards ceremony, and you can hear it in its
entirety as a Newsline Extra. I encourage you to visit arnewsline.org
and click on the Extra tab on the top of the page.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, and everyone involved in the judging committee,
our corporate sponsors, and the fine folks of the Huntsville Hamfest, I'm
Don Wilbanks, AE5DW.
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