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| 2017 Newsline Young Ham of the Year Marty Sullaway, KC1CWF |
Marty was first licensed as a Technician in November 2014. He quickly worked his way to General earning his ticket in February 2015. He became an Extra Class operator this past February.
Marty is co-founder of the Eastern Massachusetts Contesting
Club and trustee of its call sign KR1DX. Marty created the club to get
more young people involved in amateur radio in the suburban Boston area.
He has helped teach and mentor many young people, sparking interest in
HF contesting. Marty is a member of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club and
very active in the contest community. He currently serves on the
American Radio Relay League Contest Advisory Committee. KC1CWF's efforts in contesting have netted many accolades,
including the 2015 CQWW SSB USA "Rookie" plaque. His score of 1,312,305
operating from K1VR still stands as the CQWW rookie record.
Marty
also is QSL manager for three stations in the Yukon and is a board
member of
the Clay Center Amateur Radio Club which promotes amateur radio at the
Dexter/Southfield School in Brookline, Massachusetts. He runs his own
podcast, presented at the 2016 Dayton Hamvention Youth Forum, and
appears regularly on the W5KUB "Amateur Radio Roundtable" webcast. He
even serves as a back-up studio when technical issues arise.
Marty also is involved in amateur
radio public service activities, including serving as a net control
operator for the Boston Marathon. He is also the owner of his
own consulting company, "Newtown Mass Tech," where he handles such tasks
as home computer installation to VOIP connections for clients throughout
the Boston area.
Marty is entering his sophomore year at Meridian Academy in
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, this fall where he has been active in the
Model United Nations program for four years and has earned multiple
awards, including best delegate. Marty is currently vice president of
his United Synagogue Youth chapter and is involved in an Israeli folk
dance group.
His nominator, CQ
Kit-Building Editor Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB, described Marty as an
"extraordinary young man," noting that "Marty has accomplished things at
age 15 that many hams take years to do. And he is only beginning."
Marty will be recognized during the Huntsville Hamfest on August 19 in the Von Braun Center, Huntsville Alabama.
The Young Ham of the Year Award was inaugurated by William
Pasternak, WA6ITF, in 1986. Upon his passing in 2015, Bill's name was
added to the award as a memorial to his commitment to recognizing the
accomplishments of young people to the amateur radio service.
In addition the Amateur Radio Newsline, CQ magazine and Yaesu
USA are primary sponsors, along with Heil Sound Ltd. and Radiowavz
Antenna Company.
