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| Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, Dayton's 2019 Amateur of the Year (Photo courtesy W2NAF) |
This year's Amateur of the Year is HamSCI founder and coordinator
Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF. HamSCI – Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation –
is a program designed to build long-term relationships between amateur radio operators,
acting as citizen scientists, and professional researchers in the fields of
propagation and space science. The hams can provide hundreds or thousands of
data collection points while the scientists can use that data to learn more
about phenomena related to radio wave propagation. Frissell also organized the 2017 Solar Eclipse QSO Party.
Dayton's Technical Achievement award this year goes to telegraph
key designer and manufacturer Piero Begali, I2RTF. The Special
Achievement
award will recognize the efforts of Chris Janssen, DL1MGB/KO2WW,
for his work as president of the 2018 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC2018)
in Germany. And the 2019 Club of the Year is New Hampshire's Nashua Area Radio
Society, a club of more than 200 members with a prime focus on mentoring and
youth outreach to bring more people into amateur radio and help them get on the
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| Technical Achiemevent Award Winner Piero Begali, I2RTF (I2RTF photo) |
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| Special Achievement Award winner Chris Janssen, DL1MGB/KO2WW (DL1MGB photo) |
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| The Nashua Area Radio Society is this year's Dayton Hamvention Club of the Year (NARS photo) |
The awards will be presented at a special banquet during this year's
Dayton Hamvention on May 18.
