With Dayton Hamvention® 2023, just over four months away, organizers earlier proclaimed "Innovation!" as the event theme. While the advanced technology encompassing amateur radio is certainly innovative, Hamvention is not just about technology; it is about involving people of all ages and segments of society.

“We want to reward a young ham who has volunteered to help an elderly person, a military person, his or her community somehow or a young ham actively involved with recruiting other young into ham radio.”

— Carole Perry WB2MGP is the director of The Radio Club of America (RCA)

Perry said she is accepting nominations for “Young Ham Lends a Hand Contest” until 1st April 2023. The winner will receive a $100 stipend and will be announced at the Youth Forum at Hamvention.

She requests that the following information be emailed to her at wb2mgp@gmail.com.

Name and call sign
Age
Address
Home number and/or cell number

Please describe the reasons why this nominee is deserving of the award.

Perry said that RCA supports youth in schools, scout groups, and museums, which incorporate technology in programs. Speakers from RCA travel nationwide speaking at conventions and youth forums to help in motivating and supporting young hams in wireless technology. Dayton Hamvention is scheduled 19-21 May 2023, at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center, Xenia, Ohio. Hamvention is the largest annual amateur radio gathering in the US, and among the largest in the world. With nearly 700 volunteers, 2023’s event boasts more than 500 indoor exhibits and more than 2,500 outdoor exhibits. They will showcase the latest in amateur radio equipment, technology, and computer software and hardware, along with hard-to-find radio and computer accessories and equipment.

Hamvention - https://hamvention.org/