August 1, 2016   
   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   
   FROM: Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, YHOTY Chairman, Amateur Radio Newsline    
   (newsline@arnewsline.org); Richard Moseson, W2VU, Editor, CQ Magazine    
   (W2VU@cq-amateur-radio.com)   
   Skyler Fennell KD0WHB is 2016 Young Ham of the Year   
      
   NEW YORK - Skyler Fennell KD0WHB, of Denver, CO, has been selected as    
   the 2016 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Young Ham of the Year by the    
   Amateur Radio Newsline.   
      
   Skyler , 17, is the son of Karl and Carol Fennell, and recently    
   graduated with honors from Denver School of the Arts.   
      
   Skyler was first licensed in July 2013 as a Technician and upgraded to    
   General by September 2013. He took and passed his Extra class license    
   exam in January 2014.   
      
   Skyler's interest in basic electronics was sparked when he was in the    
   fourth grade and continued into middle school and high school.   
      
   Among his early building projects were a laser spirograph, audio    
   amplifiers, and high voltage transformer drivers.   
      
   A high school friend, Jordan Walters, KD0MLV, introduced Skyler to    
   amateur radio when he was a freshman in high school , explaining how    
   radio transmissions could bounce off layers of the atmosphere. That led    
   Skyler to engage in a six-month period of study, testing and operating    
   that resulted in his path to Extra.   
      
   Skyler's interest in satellite communications resulted in a revival of    
   Colorado Amateur Satellite Net where he became a net control operator    
   and created a website for the net.   
      
   Skyler has extensive experience in designing and working on repeater    
   systems and introduced an AllStar Link system for one of the Rocky    
   Mountain Radio League's repeaters.   
      
   He began working with the AB0BX STEM School Amateur Radio Club in nearby    
   Littleton, CO and got involved in the group's Edge of Space Sciences    
   missions (balloon launches with amateur equipment). He became project    
   manager for its 440Mhz repeater and helped put together an AllStar and    
   EchoLink repeater for students, serving as a mentor for construction of    
   the project.   
      
   Skyler started the Denver School of the Arts amateur radio club in    
   August 2015 and was trustee of the club call - KE0FXH.   
      
   Skyler has chronicled several of his amateur radio and technical    
   achievements on his YouTube channel - "Skyler F."   
      
   He was also involved in proposing and assisting in the construction of a    
   VHF/UHF repeater at a remote base site on Blue Mountain in the Denver    
   area and added an AllStar link to the system.   
      
   This past May, Skyler spoke at the Youth Forum at the Dayton Hamvention    
   on the topic: "Homebrewing on a Budget." He also addressed the Quarter    
   Century Wireless Association forum in Dayton about how his technical    
   interests will help him further his educational and career goals.   
      
   Skyler is an Eagle Scout, a rank he achieved at the age of 13. He also    
   combined his interest in cycling and amateur radio, assembling a    
   bicycling mobile set-up with VHF and UHF radios.   
   He is also an accomplished pianist and earned the first-place trophy in    
   the recent U.S. International Duo Piano competition in Colorado Springs    
   this past February after performing a Poulenic piano sonata for four    
   hands, two pianos.   
      
   Skyler will be recognized during the Huntsville Hamfest on Aug. 20 in    
   the Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, AL.   
      
   The Young Ham of the Year award was inaugurated by William Pasternak,    
   WA6ITF, in 1986. Upon his passing in 2015, Bill's name was added to the    
   award as a memorial to his commitment to recognizing the accomplishments    
   of young people to the amateur radio service.   
      
   In addition to Amateur Radio Newsline, CQ Magazine and Yaesu USA are    
   primary sponsors, along with Heil Sound Ltd. and Radiowavz Antenna Company.   
      
   Skyler will be receiving a gift of amateur radio gear from Yaesu and a    
   complimentary week at Space Camp, Huntsville, provided by CQ.   
      
      
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   73   
   James   
   KB7TBT   
   www.arnewsline.org   
      
      
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