THE AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE(tm)   
   (A Federal 501(c)(3) Non Profit Corporation)   
   Editorial Office - 28197 Robin Avenue   
   Santa Clarita California   
   Tel: (661) 296-7180   
   E-Mail: newsline@arnewsline.org   
   On The Web at: www.arnewsline.org   
      
   NEWS RELEASE   
      
   March 18, 2013   
      
   Contact: Bill Pasternak (WA6ITF)   
   Amateur Radio Newsline, Inc.   
   Tel: (661) 296-7180   
   E-Mail: newsline@arnewsline.org   
      
   Nominations Sought for 2013 Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) "Young Ham Of The Year   
   Award"   
      
   The nominating period for 2013 Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) "Young Ham of the   
   Year Award" is now open. Originally known as the "Westlink Report Young Ham   
   of the Year," this award program, now in its third decade, is presented   
   annually to a United States or Canadian licensed Radio Amateur (Ham) who is   
   18 years of age or younger and who has provided outstanding service to the   
   nation, his/her community or the betterment of the state of the art in   
   communications through the Amateur Radio hobby/service. (Please see   
   application form for details.)   
      
      
   ELIGIBILITY   
      
   The award is open to any licensed amateur radio operator residing in the 50   
   states that comprise the United States plus U.S. territories and 10 Canadian   
   provinces. Nominees must hold a currently valid Amateur Radio License   
   issued by the FCC (United States) or Industry Canada (Canada) and meet the   
   18 year or younger age qualification.   
      
      
   OBTAINING NOMINATING FORMS   
      
   Applications forms are available for a self addressed stamped envelope mailed   
   to the 2013 Young Ham of the Year Award % Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue Santa   
   Clarita California 91350. These nominating applications are also available   
   for electronic download in .PDF format from our website at   
   http://www.arnewsline.org/YHOTY.   
      
      
   NOMINATION CUTOFF DATE   
      
   All nominations must be submitted before midnight your local time on May 30,   
   2013 on an official nominating form and accompanied by verification   
   materials for declarations noted within the nomination.   
      
      
   NOMINATION FILING   
      
   Paper nominations should be sent by regular mail only to The Amateur Radio   
   Newsline, Inc., Att: YHOTY 2013, 28197 Robin Avenue, Saugus CA. 91350.   
   (Note: Please do not send in any mail that requires a recipient signature   
   as there is nobody here to provide this.)   
      
   Electronic nominations scanned as .JPG files should be e-mailed to   
   newsline(at)arnewsline(dot)org.   
      
      
   PRESENTATION IN 2013   
      
   With continued corporate sponsorship, the 2013 Amateur Radio Newsline Young   
   Ham of the Year Award presentation will take place in August at the 2013   
   Huntsville Hamfest. The Huntsville Hamfest is one of the nation's largest   
   and most popular Amateur Radio conventions. It is held annually the third   
   weekend in August at the Von Braun Civic Center in downtown Huntsville   
   Alabama and usually attracts upward of 5000+ attendees.   
      
      
   AWARD BACKGROUND   
      
   The Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) "Young Ham of the Year Award" program was   
   conceived in 1985 by then Westlink Report "Editor-in Chief" Bill Pasternak,   
   WA6ITF. His desire then and now is to highlight the accomplishments of the   
   nation's many young radio hobbyists, and to encourage the entry of more   
   young people into the exciting and rewarding hobby of Amateur Radio.   
      
   With the absorption in 1995 of the Westlink Report readership base into   
   Worldradio Magazine, the awards originator has decided to continue it under   
   the banner of his own "Amateur Radio Newsline(tm)" organization. It is his   
   belief that this real-life experience may lead the award winners and many   
   other young hams into technology based careers that will make them the   
   scientific leaders of the future.   
      
      
   ABOUT THE AWARD SPONSORS   
      
   The Amateur Radio Newsline, Inc., better known as "Newsline" is the world's   
   largest not for profit (501(c)(3) and totally independent ham radio   
   broadcast news and data information service. It was organized in 1976 by   
   Jim Hendershot WA6VQP and Bill Pasternak WA6ITF. Since that time it has   
   produced and put to air over 1850 consecutive weeks (35+ years) of free   
   news bulletin programming dealing with Amateur Radio and related personal   
   communications issues.   
      
   Primary corporate underwriting since the inception of the "Young Ham of the   
   Year Award" in program in 1986 is from Yaesu U.S.A. Corporation. Yaesu is a   
   world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of Yaesu brand high   
   quality Amateur Radio equipment. See: www.yaesu.com   
      
   As of 1995, CQ Communications Inc. has been an additional corporate   
   underwriter. CQ Magazine and its sister publications CQ-VHF, Popular   
   Communications and Worldradio OnLine are owned by CQ Communications and are   
   considered the trend-setting magazines serving today's modern radio amateur   
   radio community. See: www.cq-amateur-radio.com   
      
   In 2008 Heil Sound Ltd.; an innovative manufacturer of microphones and   
   accessories for the amateur, professional sound and broadcast industries   
   joined as the latest corporate underwriter. See: www.heilsound.com   
      
      
   PAST RECIPIANTS   
      
   1986 - Shawn Alan Wakefield, WK5P   
   1987 - David Rosenman, KA9PMK   
   1988 - Jonathan Binstock, NK3D   
   1989 - Erin McGinnis, KA0WTE   
   1990 - Mary F. Alestra, KB2IGG   
   1991 - Richard S. "Sammy" Garrett, AA0CR   
   1992 - Angela Fischer, KB0HXY   
   1993 - Kevin Boudreaux, N5XMH   
   1994 - Allison Daneen Zettwoch, KD4CKP   
   1995 - Adam Weyhaupt, N9MEZ   
   1996 - Toby Metz, KB7UIM   
   1997 - Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT   
   1998 - Richard Paczkowski, Jr. KF4BIA   
   1999 - Michelle Swann, KE4EZI   
   2000 - Christopher Arthur, KT4XA   
   2001 - Patrick Clark, KC8BFD   
   2002 - Josh P Abramowicz, KB3GWY   
   2003 - Jay Thompson, W6JAY   
   2004 - Andrea L Hartlage, KG4IUM   
   2005 - Rebekah A Dorff, WG4Y   
   2007 - Grant H. Morine, W4GHM   
   2008 - Emily Stewart, KC0PTL   
   2009 - Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB   
   2010 - Cody Anderson, KI4FUV   
   2011 - Kaitlyn Cole, KS3P   
   2012 - Erin King, AK4JG   
      
      
   ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO   
      
   The world-wide Amateur Radio service is force of more than 2.5 million   
   publicly spirited personal radio operators who are licensed and regulated by   
   their respective administrations. They are available as a voluntary group   
   of skilled public service-oriented individuals with their own radio   
   equipment who are available to provide emergency communications in times of   
   disaster. They also provide a pool of trained radio operators and   
   technicians to assist in improving international relations.   
      
      
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