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05-26-2008, 11:06 PM
YHOTY AWARD NOMINATIONS CLOSE MAY 30 - NONE YET RECEIVED
As of the release of this weeks newscast we have not received any valid nominations for this years Young Ham of the Year Award. Well, the nominating period for this years award ends at midnight on Friday May 30th. Due to the mechanics of preparing for the award presentation ceremony it is impossible to extend beyond that date. Any nomination received electronically after midnight May 30th or postmarked after midnight on May 30th will be deemed ineligible. And if no valid nominations are received by that cutoff date and time the award program for 2008 will be cancelled.
And when we say valid nomination we mean one for a youngster age 18 or younger who has made a major contribution in some way to the betterment of Amateur Radio. This can be through public service, technical development, contributions to the state of communications sciences, recruitment of new hams or whatever seems to be an accomplishment worth honoring.
What is not acceptable are nominations that say something like .. "my 7 year old just passed his tech test so give him a radio."
And if you think that we do not get our share of these, guess again. About one in three nomination form we have received over the years reads something like that because people do not read the rules and think that the Young Ham of the Year Award is some form of contest or prize drawing. Its neither. Its an award program now trying to enter its 22nd year and aimed specifically way honoring the accomplishments of the younger members of ham radio society. As recipient, the person selected is given a free trip to the Huntsville Hamfest in August along with a piece of Yaesu brand ham radio gear from corporate underwriter Vertex Standard Corporation. He or she also gets to spend a week at Spacecamp Huntsville courtesy of corporate underwriter CQ Magazine.
The Young Ham of the Year Award is open to any ham age 18 or younger living in the 50 United States, plus Puerto Rico and all Canadian Provinces. A full set of rules along with a downloadable nominating form is on line at www.yhoty.org Just slick on the tab marked 2008 nominations and follow the instructions that say "Download the nominating form as a PDF by clicking here. Then, fill it out, attach the required substantiating material and mail it to Amateur Radio Newsline - YHOTY, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita, California, 91350. Again that address is Amateur Radio Newsline - YHOTY, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita, California, 91350.
If for some reason you cannot retrieve the form from the website, e-mail us to newsline (at) arnewsline (dot)org. Include your return e-mail and we will return a form to you electronically.
Once again, the cutoff for nominations for the 2008 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award is midnight on Friday, May 30th 2008. If we do not receive any valid nominations by that date the award program for this year will be cancelled.
The bottom line is that whether a worthy young ham is honored this year, or not, is literally up to you. (ARNewsline / YHOTY)
As of the release of this weeks newscast we have not received any valid nominations for this years Young Ham of the Year Award. Well, the nominating period for this years award ends at midnight on Friday May 30th. Due to the mechanics of preparing for the award presentation ceremony it is impossible to extend beyond that date. Any nomination received electronically after midnight May 30th or postmarked after midnight on May 30th will be deemed ineligible. And if no valid nominations are received by that cutoff date and time the award program for 2008 will be cancelled.
And when we say valid nomination we mean one for a youngster age 18 or younger who has made a major contribution in some way to the betterment of Amateur Radio. This can be through public service, technical development, contributions to the state of communications sciences, recruitment of new hams or whatever seems to be an accomplishment worth honoring.
What is not acceptable are nominations that say something like .. "my 7 year old just passed his tech test so give him a radio."
And if you think that we do not get our share of these, guess again. About one in three nomination form we have received over the years reads something like that because people do not read the rules and think that the Young Ham of the Year Award is some form of contest or prize drawing. Its neither. Its an award program now trying to enter its 22nd year and aimed specifically way honoring the accomplishments of the younger members of ham radio society. As recipient, the person selected is given a free trip to the Huntsville Hamfest in August along with a piece of Yaesu brand ham radio gear from corporate underwriter Vertex Standard Corporation. He or she also gets to spend a week at Spacecamp Huntsville courtesy of corporate underwriter CQ Magazine.
The Young Ham of the Year Award is open to any ham age 18 or younger living in the 50 United States, plus Puerto Rico and all Canadian Provinces. A full set of rules along with a downloadable nominating form is on line at www.yhoty.org Just slick on the tab marked 2008 nominations and follow the instructions that say "Download the nominating form as a PDF by clicking here. Then, fill it out, attach the required substantiating material and mail it to Amateur Radio Newsline - YHOTY, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita, California, 91350. Again that address is Amateur Radio Newsline - YHOTY, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita, California, 91350.
If for some reason you cannot retrieve the form from the website, e-mail us to newsline (at) arnewsline (dot)org. Include your return e-mail and we will return a form to you electronically.
Once again, the cutoff for nominations for the 2008 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award is midnight on Friday, May 30th 2008. If we do not receive any valid nominations by that date the award program for this year will be cancelled.
The bottom line is that whether a worthy young ham is honored this year, or not, is literally up to you. (ARNewsline / YHOTY)