BREAKING NEWS FROM THE AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE(tm)   
      
   February 18, 2011   
      
   The Dayton Hamvention (r) 2011 picks its Annual Award Winners   
      
   The winners of the 2011 Hamvention awards were announced today by Frank   
   Beafore, awards committee chairman.  Beafore said, "I want to thank everyone   
   that submitted nominations. The choice was difficult and we wished that we had   
   an award for everyone nomin   
      
   Selected Amateur of The Year was Shirley Roberts, N8LX of Dayton Ohio. This   
   prestigious award goes to an amateur who has demonstrated significant   
   contribution to amateur radio as well as related public service. Shirley   
   exemplifies all of the deepest aspec   
      
   The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club, WA4TFZ, of Charlottesville, Virginia was   
   named Club of The Year. In addition to all the normal club activities of a   
   well led organization, Albemarle ARC showed exemplary contributions in public   
   service, emergency communic   
      
   The Technical Excellence Award went to Roy Lewallen, W7EL for his development   
   of EZNEC - an antenna modeling software system used by hams, worldwide. This   
   software is now the basis for numerous amateur radio antenna training courses.   
      
   The Special Achievement Award goes to Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ of QRZ fame. Starting   
   out as a "call sign project" Fred has developed the QRZ website into an   
   interactive "one stop shop". This system provides deep, detailed operating and   
   technical information to h   
      
   The award winners will be guests of honor at the 2011 Hamvention in Dayton   
   which runs from May 20 to May 22 at Hara Arena.   
      
   Information supplied by Henry Ruminski, W8HJR   
      
      
      
      
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