YASME EXCELLENCE AWARDS & SUPPORTING GRANTS
Inviato: 6 gennaio 2017, 19:11In 2008 The Yasme Foundation established the Yasme Excellence Awards, to be presented to Individuals who, through their own service, creativity, effort and dedication, have made a significant contribution to amateur radio. The contribution may be in recognition of technical, operating or organizational achievement, as all three are necessary for amateur radio to grow and
prosper. The latest recipients, announced on 2 January, are:
* Pekka Ketonen, OH1TV, in recognition of his many innovations, such as the Opposite Voltage Feed concept for amateur radio antennas, and for documenting his work in English to make it widely available.
* Hani Raad, OD5TE, in recognition of his work advancing amateur radio in Lebanon and the Arabic Region and his efforts related to the re- introduction of amateur radio examinations in Lebanon.
The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation has also announced a number of supporting grants in furtherance of its goal of supporting the development of amateur radio:
* A further grant to the Radio Club d'Haiti for the acquisition of radios to be used for emergency communications
* A grant to the Mongolian Radio Sports Federation for the acquisition of laptop computers for use in the Federation's High Speed Telegraphy competition
* A grant to the Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired for the acquisition of amateur radio equipment for the station at the new headquarters in San Francisco, California
* A grant to the Amateur Radio Society of Dominica for the acquisition of amateur radio training materials and the donation of a transceiver, power supply, tuner and headset
* A grant to WRTC 2018 for the sponsorship of the Ham Widows' Ball
* A grant to the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand for support of the HS0AC club station
A substantial revision of the YASME Foundation's website (http://www.yasme.org) has been completed. The new website contains information on Yasme's history, past recipients of the Yasme Excellence Award, prior grants, the Yasme Awards and an updated listing of eligible call signs. The website also makes available complete copies of "The Yasme News" published in the late 1950s by Dick Spenceley, KV4AA (SK), all prior Yasme press releases and information about the Yasme book authored by Jim Cain, K1TN. [TNX W6SZN]
prosper. The latest recipients, announced on 2 January, are:
* Pekka Ketonen, OH1TV, in recognition of his many innovations, such as the Opposite Voltage Feed concept for amateur radio antennas, and for documenting his work in English to make it widely available.
* Hani Raad, OD5TE, in recognition of his work advancing amateur radio in Lebanon and the Arabic Region and his efforts related to the re- introduction of amateur radio examinations in Lebanon.
The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation has also announced a number of supporting grants in furtherance of its goal of supporting the development of amateur radio:
* A further grant to the Radio Club d'Haiti for the acquisition of radios to be used for emergency communications
* A grant to the Mongolian Radio Sports Federation for the acquisition of laptop computers for use in the Federation's High Speed Telegraphy competition
* A grant to the Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired for the acquisition of amateur radio equipment for the station at the new headquarters in San Francisco, California
* A grant to the Amateur Radio Society of Dominica for the acquisition of amateur radio training materials and the donation of a transceiver, power supply, tuner and headset
* A grant to WRTC 2018 for the sponsorship of the Ham Widows' Ball
* A grant to the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand for support of the HS0AC club station
A substantial revision of the YASME Foundation's website (http://www.yasme.org) has been completed. The new website contains information on Yasme's history, past recipients of the Yasme Excellence Award, prior grants, the Yasme Awards and an updated listing of eligible call signs. The website also makes available complete copies of "The Yasme News" published in the late 1950s by Dick Spenceley, KV4AA (SK), all prior Yasme press releases and information about the Yasme book authored by Jim Cain, K1TN. [TNX W6SZN]