Dayton Hamvention Invites 2020 Award Nominations

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Dayton Hamvention Invites 2020 Award Nominations

Dayton Hamvention is inviting nominations for its 2020 awards. Nominations are due by 15th February 2020. Awards will be granted for Amateur of the Year, Club of the Year, Technical Achievement, and Special Achievement.

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

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Nominate for CWops Award

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The CW Operators Club (CWops) is now accepting nominations for this year’s Award for Advancing the Art of CW.

Individuals, groups and organisations are all equally eligible, and the award is not limited to amateur radio operators or their organisations.

Nominations may be made by anybody, not just CWops members, and should be emailed to awards@cwops.org with a copy to secretary@cwops.org.

The closing date for nominations is 18 March 2020 and the presentation will be made at Dayton Hamvention.

More Information - http://www.cwops.org

Candidates with 100% CW Copy Receive an Award

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In August Thailand's amateur radio society RAST conducted an Intermediate amateur radio exam along with the compulsory 8 WPM Morse code test

On Saturday 24th August 2019 RAST conducted an Intermediate Class amateur radio exam at Bangkok University's Rangsit campus and those who passed will be able to operate on the HF bands.

A total of 96 candidates sat the exam and 44 passed the CW examination at 8 WPM, with 13 of those copying the Morse code that was sent without any errors, including two boys, one 11 years old and the other 14 years old.

Those who passed the CW test -- E21HYR, E22NGP, E24TFP, E24VRK, E25AFQ, E25AQB, E25DHO, E25DOY, E29TGW, HS3QET, HS3QGB, HS5QQT and HS8NKB -- with 100% copy were awarded a world map by RAST.