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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 24 2018 09:11 am

CELEBRATING OUR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR IN HUNTSVILLE

NEIL/ANCHOR: We end this week's report by taking you to a very special
event - Amateur Radio Newsline's presentation of its Young Ham of the
Year award to this year's winner: Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO. Don Wilbanks,
AE5DW, was there at the Huntsville ceremony, along with our supporters
and presenters. Don?

DON: August 18, 2018 marked the 25th anniversary of the Newsline Young
Ham Of The Year presentation at the Huntsville Hamfest in Alabama.
Twenty five years ago, in 1993, Kevin Boudreaux, N5XMH was presented
as the 8th Young Ham recipient, and Huntsville has been home to the
award ever since. The 2018 recipient, 14-year-old Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO,
is an impressive young man: I'd like to introduce you to Bryant Rascoll,
KG5HVO. I normally have some bullet points about our Young Ham Of The
Year, and normally it's a page. I've got a page and a half for Bryant,
and he's only been a ham for three years. Bryant's enthusiasm for amateur
radio got another family member interested: His mother just got her ham
license not too long ago, KG5TQO, who has probably the best phonetics.
What's your mom's phonetics? The Queen Operator!  And don't you forget
it!!! His credentials are too numerous to mention here, so I invite you
to listen to the entire unedited presentation as a Newsline EXTRA on our
website.

Let's hear from our presenters: Rich Moseson, W2VU, CQ Magazine editor
and member of the judging committee: "I've got to say I am completely
blown away here! Not only by your accomplishments, Bryant, but by the
fact that you're not alone. When we started doing this, having really
accomplished young hams was something unique, something different,
something unusual. In this room today, we are surrounded by accomplished
young hams. It's so wonderful having been involved in youth recruitment
myself for decades to be standing here, and not saying "here is doing
something uniquely different, but you're not alone, and that is fantastic
because that's what it's all about.

Dale "Scotty" Scott, KF7MT, Yaesu USA: "I was sitting over there thinking
back the movie 'Wayne's World' where everybody sits there, and says we're
not worthy. This is a great gentleman! We always hear conversations of
where is our hobby going? It's shows like these that are so interesting
and fascinating, because you see so many youth, and they're going past
Technician. They're becoming Generals and Extras. I think our hobby is in
pretty good hands, and we have a very good representative here.

Bob Heil, K9EID, of Heil Sound: "What's so great about this is I look
around, we're watching him grow. I cannot tell you how pleased Sarah and
I are to be a part of this every year. We've been in it, Bill Pasternak
who has been a friend of mine since 1958, and we always wanted to do more
for ham radio, and when he started this, this is the epitome of what ham
radio can be. Thanks very much. I'm so proud, so proud."

Emmett Hohensee, W0QH, of RadioWavz antennas: "Every year since we've
started doing this, seven years now, I've become more and more amazed at
what the youth are doing.  A young man like Bryant is spending his time
developing things, doing new things, going beyond what we would even
consider to be normal, as far as what can I do on 2 meters, what can I
do on 440, what can I do on HF. Pushing the envelope. One thing I can say
now, never stop dreaming. The thing that I'm really amazed at is he got
hooked on ham through the Scouts, he�s in the process of getting his
Eagle. I'm surrounded by Eagles, and people who are of the Eagle nature,
are unique in character."

DON: Time now to hear from our 2018 Young Ham, Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO. I
want you to notice how he thanks others, and always puts them before him.
His humility is genuine, and comes from the heart. A great reflection on
his parents and family.

BRYANT: "I am ecstatic to receive this award. It is truly just a reflection
on the great work and mentorship that my great Elmers have invested in me,
and many others. Without their help and guidance, myself and many others
would have not had so many unique opportunities in Amateur Radio. I would
specifically like to thank Chuck, NO5W, John, KC5KWZ, Dallas, K1DW, Ted,
KN5O, and Jerry, N5GKJ, and even you, Don, for all their help and guidance.
I look forward to continuing this journey of amateur radio, and learning a
lot more than I do right now, so thank you."

DON: We were thrilled to share the stage with our 2011 recipient Kaitlyn
Cole, KS3P, the Alabama section youth coordinator, as she handed off that
position to Warren Whitby, W4RRN, the 2018 Alabama section Outstanding
Youth Ham Of The Year, who received that honor alongside our own Young
Ham Of The Year. Bill Pasternak's passion was youth in Amateur Radio, and
education. We're keeping his legacy alive, with the Bill Pasternak WA6ITF
Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham Of The Year. Again, the entire ceremony
is up on our EXTRA page at arnewsline.org. Congratulations to Bryant
Rascoll, KG5HVO. We'll do this all over again next August. For Amateur
Radio Newsline, I�' Don Wilbanks, AE5DW.

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; AMSAT;
ARISS: the ARRL; Carver Washburn W2TFM/AAA2RD; CQ Magazine; CNN;
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the IARU; Irish Radio Transmitters Society; National Institute of
Standards and Technology; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QST Magazine; Southgate
Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; the Times of India;
Wireless Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave; and you our listeners,
that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

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For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Bloomington,
Indiana, saying 73, and as always we thank you for listening.

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