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NEWINGTON, CT, Aug 3, 2006--The ARRL Board of Directors has announced the winners of two prestigious awards. The Board made the selections when it gathered for its second meeting of the year July 21-22 in Windsor, Connecticut. We congratulate these ARRL award winners!
 ARRL 2005 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award winner Jimmy Carter, KG4SGP. |
A 13-year-old ARRL member and Amateur Extra class licensee, Jimmy Carter, KG4SGP, of Burke, Virginia, is the winner of the 2005 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award. Jimmy is a student at Lake Braddock Secondary School, where he organized the school's Amateur Radio Club, which he serves as president.
The HPM Memorial Award goes each year to a radio amateur under the age of 21 whose accomplishments and contributions are of the most exemplary nature within the framework of Amateur Radio activities. The award was established in 1936, and formal nominations come from ARRL section managers.
After organizing the Lake Braddock Secondary School ARC, Jimmy found a teacher to sponsor it and several classmates to become members. The club now boasts 15 members, 6 of whom are licensed. Jimmy also was instrumental in his school's successful application for an ARRL Education and Technology Program grant.
Aside from his club activities, Jimmy participates in weekly nets of the Alexandria Radio Club and is a volunteer responder for disaster relief. He is in several honor classes and is a varsity athlete. Jimmy recently took third place in the Virginia regional science fair with his project, "How Q Affects Bandwidth and Signal Strength."
The winner of the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award receives a cash award of $1500, an engraved plaque, and travel and accommodation expenses to enable the winner to attend an ARRL convention for a formal presentation.
 ARRL 2005 Doug DeMaw, W1FB, Technical Excellence Award winner Roger Hayward, KA7EXM. |
Roger Hayward, KA7EXM, of Beaverton, Oregon, is the recipient of the 2005 Doug DeMaw, W1FB, Technical Excellence Award. Created to honor the late Doug DeMaw, W1FB -- one of the most widely published technical authors in Amateur Radio history -- the award is bestowed upon the author or authors of the best QST or QEX technical article during the prior year, as judged by the ARRL Technical Advisor group. DeMaw served as ARRL Technical Department Manager and Senior Technical Editor from 1970 to 1983. Hayward's article, "A PIC-Based HF/VHF Power Meter," appeared in the May/June 2005 issue of QEX. Hayward says he's honored to have his work recognized through the DeMaw Award.
"What excites me further is to see so many hams continuing to design, build and experiment on their own workbenches at home," he said. "It has been great to correspond with so many hams using the meter for SA construction, QRP projects and receiver design. The project was just as much fun to write about as it was to design."
Hayward got to meet DeMaw while he was still on the ARRL Headquarters staff. "I remember the opportunity I had to visit and spend a few days with Doug DeMaw at the ARRL in the summer of 1980," he recounted. "Although the community still misses Doug's writing, he's left us with an inspiration to carry the hobby forward for years to come."
An ARRL Life Member, Hayward was first licensed in 1979. He is active in portable VHF hilltopping as well as experimenting in the shack. His first QST article, "The 'Ugly Weekender,'" appeared in the August 1981 issue. Hayward is married and the father of three.
The DeMaw Award consists of an engraved nine-inch pewter
cup.
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