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GLAD THAT HE WAS A HAM RADIO OPERATOR AND THAT I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO HIM.
IT MADE THE DIFFERENCE FOR HIM.  WHAT I DID WAS NOT ANYTHING SPECIAL.  ID
LIKE TO THINK THAT ANY HAM IN MONTANA WOULDVE DONE THE SAME THING.  RICHARD
GARRIOTT, W5KWQ, JOURNEYS TO ISS RICHARD
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KC3AM 408 2 9 1,116 DE Radops of El Jebel Shrine K0FEZ KI0ID 253 2 14 1,116

AWAY ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, BOB WILLIAMS, N7ODM, OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, WAS
JUST TUNING AROUND ON 40 METERS, GIVING HIS RIG A TEST JUST BEFORE A
SCHEDULED QSO WITH HIS BROTHER RICH, K7URU, IN SPOKANE, WHEN HE HEARD A
FAINT CW SIGNAL AROUND 1 PM MDT GLENN RUSSELL RUBY JR, W7AU, OF CORVALLIS,
OREGON HAD BROKEN HIS LEG AND WAS USING A PORTABLE RADIO AND MORSE CODE TO
SEND OUT A CALL FOR HELP.  WILLIAMS SAID HE WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE
INJURED MANS CODE EVEN WHEN HIS SIGNAL BECAME VERY WEAK.  HE CALLED ME.  HE
MUST HAVE HEARD ME TESTING OUT THE RADIO.  WHEN I FINISHED, I SIGNED OFF
WITH MY CALL, AND THEN I HEARD, N7ODM, THIS IS W7AU/7, SO I ANSWERED,
WILLIAMS TOLD THE ARRL.  I TOLD HIM TO GO AHEAD, I HAD SOLID COPY.  HE TOLD
ME THAT HE WAS A HIKER THAT HAD FALLEN AND BROKEN HIS LEG.  HE IDENTIFIED
HIMSELF AS RUSS, PROVIDED INFORMATION AS TO HIS GPS COORDINATES, THE
SHELTER, FOOD AND WATER ON HAND, AS WELL AS HIS DETAILED PHYSICAL
CONDITION.  HE TOLD ME EXACTLY WHO I NEEDED TO CONTACT FOR ASSISTANCE.  HAD
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Tulare Co ARC WA6BAI 255 2 7 1,168 SJV Yavapao ARC/ARES/RACES/ Verde Valley
ARA W7YRC 242 2 25 1,168 AZ Moreno Valley ARA AB6MV KC6FJC 216 2 13 1,164

BE ARRL MEMBERS TO RECEIVE THESE AWARDS FOREIGN AMATEURS MUST BE MEMBERS OF
THEIR IARU MEMBER SOCIETY AND SHOULD APPLY THROUGH THEIR MEMBER SOCIETY.
ACCORDING TO ARRL DXCC MANAGER BILL MOORE, NC1L, THE WAC AWARD ORIGINALLY
ANNOUNCED IN THE APRIL 1926 ISSUE OF QST CONTINUES TO BE POPULAR AROUND THE
WORLD WITH MORE THAN 6000 PARTICIPANTS.  BESIDES THE CERTIFICATE DESIGN
CHANGE, THE WAC CERTIFICATE WILL ALSO DISPLAY THE AWARD HOLDERS NAME
ALONGSIDE THEIR CALL SIGN.  WE DO THIS ALREADY ON THE 5BWAC CERTIFICATE.
MOORE SAID THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS THAT HAMS INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR
WAC OR 5BWAC CAN DO SO.  THEY CAN DOWNLOAD THE FORM FROM THE WAC WEB SITE
WWW. IARU. ORG/WAC/WAC.  PDF AND SEND IT VIA REGULAR MAIL ALONG WITH QSL
CARDS AND PAYMENT TO ARRL, OR DXCC RECIPIENTS CAN SEND AN E MAIL TO WAC
ARRL.  ORG, REFERRING TO THEIR DXCC AWARD.  WE CAN LOOK INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
TO VERIFY THE CONTACTS JUST INCLUDE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION IN YOUR
MESSAGE, HE SAID.  WAC IS CURRENTLY NOT SUPPORTED IN ARRLS LOGBOOK OF THE
WORLD LOTW, BUT MOORE SAID THAT AN UPGRADE TO DO SO IS CURRENTLY IN THE
PLANNING STAGES.  MONTANA HAM ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF FELLOW AMATEUR 600 MILES
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EPA South Bay ARS K6QM 146 2 15 1,202 SDG ARC of Parker Co W5PC 85 2 22
1,200 NTX Woodford Co ARC KY4WC 214 2 20 1,198 KY Bryan ARC W5BCS 316 2 32
1,182 STX VE7NA 223 2 25 1,180 BC Moore Co ARS NC4ML 113 2 28 1,178 NC
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