The CWops Award 2019 for advancing the art of CW

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CWops is pleased to announce that it is now accepting nominations for this prestigious award for the year 2019.

The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals, groups, or organizations that have made the greatest contribution(s) toward advancing the art or practice of radio communications by Morse code.

Criteria - Candidates for the award may be one or more of the following:

  • Authors of publications related to CW

  • CW recruiters, trainers, mentors, coaches and instructors

  • Public advocates of CW

  • Organizers of CW activities

  • Designers and inventors who advance the art or practice of CW

  • Other contributors to the art or practice of CW

Note: The award is not limited to amateur radio operators and organizations.

CWops Award 2019 Nomination

Nominations may be made by anybody (not limited to CWops members). Nominations should be emailed to <awards@cwops.org> with a copy to <secretary@cwops.org> .

In order to be considered, a nomination must be received by March 1, 2019 and include:

  • Name and call sign (if applicable) of nominee(s), and complete contact
    information including their postal address(es), email address(es), and
    telephone number(s).

  • A detailed explanation supporting nominee qualifications according to the above criteria.

  • Name, telephone number, email address, and call sign (if applicable) of the person submitting the nomination.

CWops Award 2019 Presentation of Award

A plaque will be presented to the recipient(s) at the Dayton Hamvention. If not attending, it will be sent to them.

Worked All Postcodes

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UK Amateur Radio dealer Moonraker has announced a fun award that aims to increase activity on the 70/144/430 and 1296 MHz bands

The new award starts on 2nd January and maximum permitted power is 10 watts output.

You will need to log the first two characters of the postcode, with a few exceptions such as the Channel Islands. Logging Apps will be made available for iPhone/iPad, Android, and Windows.

More Information - https://www.moonraker.eu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wap-1.pdf


2019 Hamvention® Awards Nominations Open

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The Hamvention Awards event has been held since 1955. Over these years many amateurs have been honored for their dedication and selfless contributions to our avocation and to mankind.

The Technical Achievement Award will be given to a selected amateur radio operator who has achieved technical excellence in the world of amateur radio. Examples are inventions, processes, discoveries, experiments and other technical accomplishments or any other outstanding technical achievement that contributed to amateur radio.

The Special Achievement Award will be given to a deserving amateur that made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the radio art and or science. This award is usually given to a respected amateur who spearheaded a single significant project.

The Amateur of the Year Award is given to a ham that has made a long-term commitment to the advancement to amateur radio. This individual will have a history of ham radio contributions and has had a dedication to service, professionalism and the advancement of the avocation of amateur radio.

The Club of the Year will be honored for clearly demonstrating their involvement in varied aspects of Amateur Radio for the greater good of their community and/or their nation.

The above awards are given every year and represent the “Academy Award” of the amateur radio world.

Nominations are now open for the 2019 award process. Nomination forms dedicated to the appropriate award are available at http://hamvention.org/event-details/awards/. At a minimum, each form should be completed with the information indicated. Please make sure that the nominating person is identified with a method to reach-back to them in the case of questions from the nominating committee.

Forms may be submitted using the following methods:

· Email: awards@hamvention.org

· US Postal Mail:

Hamvention
Attn: Awards Committee
Box 964
Dayton, OH 45401-0964

The nomination process will close on 15 February 2019. Soon after, the committee selection will take place, and an announcement will be made through selected media outlets. The winners will be posted with details on their accomplishments in the Hamvention program as well as this website. An honors convocation will also be held on Saturday evening of the Hamvention weekend and a presentation of the award winners will be made to the general audience on Sunday afternoon prior to the prize award activity.