2023 Hamvention Awards Announced

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2023 Hamvention Awards Announced

The 2023 Hamvention Awards committee, chaired by Michael Kalter, W8CI, has announced the 2023 Hamvention award winners.

The Special Achievement Award recipient is Dr. Jason McDonald, MD, N2TPA. He is an active, well-known Amateur Extra-class operator who earned his license in 2003. Dr. McDonald began as a radio frequency engineer before changing careers to become a trauma surgeon. Dr. McDonald’s amateur radio interests range from operations on the air to international disaster response. His true passion is working with youths to promote amateur radio.

Dr. McDonald brings amateur radio to the world through youth projects and Scouting, particularly through Radio Scouting. Empowering youth through education is the goal of the clubs he has helped form. W1PTG is a testing group that Dr. McDonald helped create to offer exams in underserved areas and get more people into the hobby. This team of volunteer examiners graciously donates its time and money to ensure each licensee in the program receives mentor support and a radio.

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Saint Patrick's Day Award 2023

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There are just over three weeks left to register to participate in the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Award.

The event takes place over a 48 hour period from 1200UTC on the 16 March 2023 to 1200UTC on the 18 March 2023 to allow worldwide participation in all time zones.

The Saint Patrick’s Day Award is 48 hours of non-competitive fun.

Everyone can participate in the event, whether they are licensed or not.

You can register to be a participating station by completing this short registration form- http://www.stpatricksaward.com.

M0RWX Activates All G Summits in One Year

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Robert, M0RWX from Malmesbury, Wiltshire activated every single SOTA summit in England, within the calendar year of 2022.

This is an unprecedented achievement, but it doesn’t end there.

During 2022, Robert also activated extensively in France, Scotland and Wales and a little in Benelux, recording a total of 326 activations, and a mammoth 1,476 activator points in the year—almost 1.5 Mountain Goats.

Robert is now targeting an activator completion of Wales during 2023 and—thereafter—spending longer on each summit, experimenting with more bands and modes.

Summits on the Air - http://sota.org.uk