We want to remind everyone that there are two weeks remaining to submit your essay to the 5th Annual Youth "Dream Rig" Essay Contest. The Intrepid-DX Group is a US based 501 C(3) nonprofit organization that promotes Amateur Radio activities around the world. The Intrepid-DX Group recognizes the importance of including Youth in our great hobby because they are our future! We are continuing with our annual “Dream Rig” Youth Essay Contest to gather the views and ideas of young people involved in Amateur Radio. What are the Prizes? The First Place prize is an ICOM IC-7300! The Second place prize is an ICOM ID5100AD dual band mobile radio with D-Star. The Third place prize is an ICOM IC-T10 dual band handy talkie. Contest Rules: 1)Two-page Essay answering this question: What do you see as Ham Radio’s place in Society? How can it benefit our society, and at the same time, become attractive to others your age? 2) Contestants must be USA or Canadian Amateur Radio License Holders Age 19 or younger. All contestants must be in the US, including US territories or Canada. 3) Promise to keep the radio for one year, not flip it, trade it or sell it, and to use it on the air. 4) Send an essay in plain text, PDF or MS Word attachment to intrepiddxgroup@gmail.com by November 30th, 2024. 5) You may alternatively mail it to: The Intrepid-DX Group, 3052 Wetmore Dr, San Jose, CA 95148, USA. Must be postmarked by November 30, 2024. 6) Those that have previously submitted an essay may compete in this year's essay contest as long as all other criteria are met. 7) The winner of the Essay Contest will be announced on our Website and Facebook page on December 15th, 2024 The Winners must agree to provide a photo with their prize. All submissions become the property of the Intrepid-DX Group and the winners authorize the Intrepid-DX Group to use their photographs to promote the contest. Questions: Send an email to intrepiddxgroup@gmail.com You can follow our contest and receive updates via our Facebook page. Good luck to everyone! Paul N6PSE President, The Intrepid-DX Group
Mine is submitted just now, and IMHO I like it a lot, and I think it's good but that decision remains to the judges. I hope everyone did well and they feel proud of their hard work and effort. 73 DE KQ4GUI
I love your call sign. GUI Graphical User Interface. That’s almost a perfect vanity call. You got lucky, congrats.
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of the Fifth Annual Youth “Dream Rig” Essay Contest. We received 34 essays from young amateurs from Canada and the USA. Each essay was unique in thought and very well written. Extra consideration was given for correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. The essays gave interesting perspectives on how to reach out and connect with the youth of today, and we will be sharing those ideas in subsequent postings. First Place winner, and recipient of the ICOM IC-7300, is Katie Campbell KE8LQR, Age 16. Second Place winner, and recipient of an ICOM ID52A dual band multi-function D-star radio, is Lila Shearer KK7RRV, Age 14. Third Place winner, and recipient of an ICOM T10 dual band handy talkie, is Michael Simon KK7KLG, Age 15. Having read your many essays, we can tell that our youth are full of great ideas, and are brimming with enthusiasm to keep our hobby alive well into the future. We received a number of outstanding essays, and we wish that we had more prizes for the deserving authors. In the coming weeks, we will be sharing the winning essays on our Facebook page. Thank you to all the youth participants for helping us make our fourth annual Youth Essay Contest a success. Best wishes & Happy Holidays! Paul S. Ewing N6PSE President, The Intrepid-DX Group
