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An amateur radio operating award is earned by an amateur radio operator for establishing two-way communication (or "working") with other amateur radio stations. Awards are sponsored by national amateur radio societies, radio enthusiast magazines, or amateur radio clubs, and aim to promote activity on the amateur radio bands.
William I. Orr. William Ittner Orr (1919–2001) was an engineer, educator, communicator, and ham radio operator. [1][2][3] He was the American author of numerous amateur radio and radio engineering texts. He is best known as the author of The W6SAI Antenna Handbook[4] and fondly remembered for the 1959 Radio Handbook.
DX-peditions are planned and organized to help operators who need to contact that area to obtain an amateur radio award. There are several awards sponsored by various organizations based on contacting many different countries. Perhaps the most famous of these is the DX Century Club (DXCC) award sponsored by the ARRL. The base level of this ...
A dean's list is an academic award, or distinction, used to recognize the highest level scholarship demonstrated by students in a college or university. This system is most often used in North America, [1][2] though institutions in Europe, [3] Asia, [4] and Australia [5] may also employ similar measures. It is often synonymous with honor roll ...
The Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military awards of the United States Armed Forces.The U.S. Navy's variant of the Good Conduct Medal was established in 1869, the Marine Corps version in 1896, the Coast Guard version in 1923, the Army version in 1941, and the Air Force version in 1963; the Air Force Good Conduct Medal was temporarily discontinued from February 2006 to February 2009 ...
Honor Roll (A’s and B’s) Grade 12: Mason Dean, Zoey Stanton, Riley Unger, Elijah Williams, Dakota Wilson-Boyles. Grade 11: Clara Harper, Olivia Lushko, Joseph Sorg.
“For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” —Amanda Gorman “You learn something new every day if you pay attention ...
Drummond said he feels duty-bound to attend executions to honor victims and their families, and the memory of those put to death. Seven times as attorney general he has sat four feet (1.2 meters ...