A Quick Note From The Amateur Radio Newsline   
      
   NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012 AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR CLOSE   
   MAY 30   
      
   Nominations for the 2012 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award   
   must be postmarked no later than midnight May 30th. If you know of a   
   deserving teen or pre-teen, age 18 or younger, please go to   
   www.arnewsline.org/yhoty -- download the nominating form - read its simple   
   instructions - fill it out and send it to the address listed on it.   
      
   The "Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award" is presented   
   annually to a United States or Canadian licensed Radio Amateur who is 18   
   years of age or younger and who has provided outstanding service to the   
   nation, his community or the betterment of the state of the art in   
   communications through the Amateur Radio hobby/service.   
      
   The award is open to any FCC licensed Amateur Radio operator residing in the   
   United States or its possessions or Industry Canada licensed radio amateur   
   residing in the Canadian provinces who is aged 18 and younger and who has   
   used Amateur Radio to significantly contribute to the benefit of the   
   service, to the state of the communications art, and/or to their community   
   or their nation.   
      
   All nominations must be submitted before May 30 of any given calendar year on   
   an official application and accompanied by verification materials. These   
   nominating applications are available for electronic download from at this   
   site at www.arnewsline.org/yhoty.   
      
   The current (as of 2012) "Young Ham of the Year Judging Committee" is chaired   
   by Mark Abramowicz, NT3V: with members Rich Moseson,, W2VU; Brian   
   Mileshowsky, N5ZGT; Larry Wolfgang, WR1B and Bill Morine, N2COP. Todd   
   Hitzeroth, N6ZXJ continues as an Alternate Judge.   
      
   SOME BACKGROUND ON THE PRIMARY AWARD SPONSORS   
      
   The Amateur Radio Newsline, Inc., better known as "Newsline" is the worlds   
   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 1815 consecutive weeks of news of free 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" program is supplied by Yaesu U.S.A. Additional corporate   
   underwriters are CQ Magazine and Heil Sound.   
      
   Yaesu is a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of Yaesu   
   brand high quality Amateur Radio and Vertex brand commercial two-way radio   
   equipment.   
      
   As of 1995, CQ Publishing has been an additional corporate underwriter. CQ   
   Magazine and its sister publication CQ-Contest are owned by CQ   
   Communications and are considered the trend-setting publications serving   
   today's modern radio amateur.   
      
   In 2008 Heil Sound Ltd.; an innovative manufacturer of microphones for the   
   amateur, professional sound and broadcast industries joined as the latest   
   corporate underwriter.   
      
   PAST YHOTY AWARD 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   
   2006 - Catherine E Ferry, NC8F   
   2007 - Grant H. Morine, W4GHM   
   2008 - Emily Stewart, KC0PTL   
   2009 - Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB   
   2010 - Cody Anderson, KI4FUV   
   2011 - Kaitlyn Cole, KS3P   
      
      
   WHERE TO SEND COMPLETED NOMINATING APPLICATIONS   
      
   All nominations must be submitted before May 30 of any given calendar year on   
   an official application and accompanied by verification materials. These   
   nominating applications are available for electronic download from at this   
   site at www.arnewsline.org/yhoty.   
      
   Please mail completed forms and required additional information to:   
      
   The 2012 Young Ham of the Year Award   
   % Amateur Radio Newsline, Inc.   
   28197 Robin Avenue   
   Saugus CA. 91350   
      
   Scanned versions, under 6 megabytes in size, as either .doc or .pdf files can   
   be submitted electronically via e-mail to newsline@arnewsline.org   
      
   de WA6ITF   
      
      
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