January 10, 2019

Nominate for Six ARRL Awards

January 10, 2019/ Colin Butler

The ARRL invites nominations for awards that recognize educational and technological pursuits in Amateur Radio. Nominations are also open for ARRL’s premier award to honor a young licensee — the Hiram Percy Maxim Award.

January 01, 2019

2019 Marks 50th Anniversary of Worked All Britain Award

January 01, 2019/ Colin Butler

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Worked All Britain Awards Group. To mark the occasion, three new awards will be introduced for 2019 only. In conjunction with the new awards, GB50WAB will run throughout the year, along with a number of other regional special event stations. This commences on 1 January, with GB50WAB for two weeks from C62 in Northern Ireland, and GB9WAB for four weeks from SK51 in Leicestershire (England).

More Information - http://worked-all-britain.org.uk

December 31, 2018

The Intrepid Spirit Award

December 31, 2018/ Colin Butler

The Intrepid DX Group is seeking nominations for their annual Intrepid Spirit Award and Humanitarian Award. The Intrepid Spirit Award is made in memory of James McLaughlin, WA2EWE/T6AF (killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 27 April 2011).

The award is given to the individual or group that most displayed their “intrepid spirit” in 2018, by expressing “an unshakable commitment to the Amateur Radio DX Community”. The Humanitarian Award is given to the individual or group that most serves their fellow man via Amateur Radio. Nominations may be submitted via email to intrepiddxgroup[@]gmail.com and must be received by 15 January 2019.

The Board of Directors of the Intrepid DX Group will evaluate the nominations and the awards will be presented at the International DX Convention in Visalia on 13 April 2019.

The Intrepid Spirit Award - http://www.intrepid-dx.com/awards.php