Icom to be 2006 ARRL November Sweepstakes Principal Awards
Sponsor
 |
 Icom Amateur Radio Products
National Sales Manager Ray Novak, N9JA. |
 ARRL COO Harold Kramer, WJ1B. |
NEWINGTON, CT, Aug 16, 2006--Icom has generously agreed to
serve for a second year as principal awards sponsor for the ARRL November
Sweepstakes. The Amateur Radio equipment manufacturer first took on that role
for the 2005 events. This week, the company announced it would do the same this
year. The 2006 CW Sweeps takes place November 4-5, while the phone Sweeps is
November 18-19. Under its agreement with ARRL, Icom will be the principal sponsor
for nearly 150 unsponsored contest plaques that recognize various levels of
operating achievement in the popular annual competition.
"We are pleased to continue our role as principal awards sponsor
for the 2006 November Sweepstakes," said Icom Amateur Radio Products National
Sales Manager Ray Novak, N9JA. "It's a mutually beneficial arrangement and
enhances the contesting experience for everyone."
ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, said the agreement with Icom will permit the League to recognize the accomplishments of many more of Sweepstakes participants, not just the very top scorers. Contest
award plaques lacking club or individual sponsorship typically cost their
winners $60 to $70 apiece.
The 2005 ARRL-Icom Sweepstakes pact
marked the first-ever corporate awards sponsorship for ARRL November
Sweepstakes awards. Kramer has assured members -- in particular, regular
ARRL contest participants -- that Icom's sponsorship will not in any way affect
the integrity of the League's overall program of operating events. Individuals
and non-commercial organizations already sponsor many plaques, and ARRL and
Icom encourage their continued participation in the awards program.
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