Ruth KM4LAO Winner Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award

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ARRL Board of Directors name Ruth Willet KM4LAO as the recipient of the 2018 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award.

A student at Kettering University, Willet was instrumental in re-establishing the school’s Amateur Radio club and has mentored new licensees, among other activities.

She earned the August 2017 QST Cover Plaque Award and has written articles for other Amateur Radio news outlets.

ARRL’s top youth honor, The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award is given annually to an ARRL member under the age of 21, whose accomplishments and contributions to both the community of Amateur Radio and the local community are “of the most exemplary nature.” The award carries a cash award of $1,500 and a suitably engraved plaque.

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New RSGB Examination Standards Manager

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The RSGB has announced the appointment of Nigel Barker, M0HZR as the new RSGB Examination Standards Manager.

His interest in radio was sparked when, early on in his career, he spent two years working in an electronics workshop. Over the years he has always held technical roles, and is currently responsible for the server infrastructure of a major UK qualifications awarding body. He has been an invigilator at many RSGB examinations and is particularly interested in the part IT can play in supporting the amateur radio community.

St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Amateur Radio Society (SKNAARS) Joins IARU

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The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has welcomed the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Amateur Radio Society (SKNAARS) as its newest member-society. IARU member-societies completed voting on the proposed admission of SKNAARS to the IARU to represent St. Kitts & Nevis.

SKNAARS does not claim to represent Anguilla, which is already represented in the IARU by the Anguilla Amateur Radio Society; the inclusion of Anguilla in the SKNAARS name dates to an earlier time.

With 56 affirmative votes required for admission, 62 affirmative votes were cast, with no dissenting votes. SKNAARS thus becomes a member of the IARU and of IARU Region 2.