Hamilton Amateur Radio Club Awards

JANUARY - Order of the Gavel
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Given to the retiring HARC President. An engraving is made on a wall plaque, and a framed 8.5" x11" Order of the Gavel certificate is given.

Given to the Club member who has made the most CW contacts during the previous calendar year. Certain requirements and credits are involved. A trophy is presented to the winner with his/her name engraved on it. The winner holds the trophy for the year, however, the it is property of the Club and must be returned to the Club shortly before the presentation the following year. An Order of the Gavel CW certificate is also presented to the winner.

Given to a member or past member of HARC. The receiver must have performed more than is required of an officer or member. Results must provide greater interest and enjoyment to the club. A framed Order of Merit certificate is given.

This trophy is given to encourage club members to build their own equipment. The project must be usable in Amateur Radio operating and built in the previous calendar year. A trophy is presented to the winner with his/her name engraved on it. The winner may hold the trophy for the year, however, the it is property of the Club and must be returned to the Club shortly before the presentation the following year. A Crawford Trophy certificate is also presented to the winner.

Awarded to HARC members for meritorious service to the Public through Amateur Radio. A trophy is presented to the winner with his/her name engraved on it. The winner may hold the trophy for the year, however, the it is property of the Club and must be returned to the Club shortly before the presentation the following year. An Art Ferguson certificate is also presented to the winner.

A chosen student will receive a single $100.00 Scholarship while in College or University.

PURPOSE:

To promote the use of CW and to stimulate an interest among the newer Hams to operate in the HF bands.

RULES:

1. The event is open to all members of the HARC.
2. The award may not be won two con successive years in a row.
3. The contest will be an annual event.
4. Only the previous twelve months will be considered, from January 1st through December 31st. In the case of a new Ham of less than 12 months, the score will be prorated by dividing 365 by the number of days licensed, times the score of points attained.
5. The following point system will be used to decide the winner:
   • 200 watts or more input @ 1 point per QSO.
   • Under 200 watts input @ 2 points per QSO.
   • Under 10 watts input @ 5 points per QSO.
6. The total points from above will be adjusted by a DX multiplier of 1, 2 or 5 points per DX country in relation to the power levels listed above. DX will be the current ARRL DX country list. There will be no DX multiplier for USA.
7. A valid QSO will be QTH, RST, and name.

Please submit this form not later than the February meeting. The judges may want to see your logs before making their final decision. Include QSO from January 1st to December 31 inclusive. A valid QSO must be in the CW mode using your own call sign and must contain the standard report (i.e. RST, name, call and QTH). Fill in the applicable blanks in the form to compute your score.

RULES OF ORDER:

1. The "Order of Merit" is awarded by the Hamilton Amateur Radio Club, hereafter called "The Club", in recognition of distinguished service, in the realm of amateur radio.

2. An award committee consisting of not less than three, nor more than five Past Presidents of the club, who are members in good standing , shall be appointed by the executive committee of the club. Appointments shall be for a period of three years and reappointments are permitted. Such committee to appoint their own chairperson.

3. Persons eligible to be nominated for this award shall satisfy rules 4 and 5.

4. The person shall be a member or past member of the club.

5. The person shall have performed a service to amateur radio which:
   1. Is not that normally expected for any appointment, or elected position, or office or...
   2. Has prompted and has resulted in greater interest and enjoyment from amateur radio for the members of the club, or any allied organization, which is worthy of recognition by the club.

6. Any club member may nominate a person (in writing) for this award, provided that the nomination:
   1. States the service performed by the nominated person that warrants the nomination; and...
   2. is signed by three current members.

7. The nominations shall be forwarded to the award committee.

8. A nomination shall be deemed acceptable for the award provided that not more than one member of the award committee abstains from voting, or casts a negative vote. The decision of the committee shall be final.

9. The award will not be awarded on an annual or fixed time basis, but according to the frequency that such truly distinguished Services are performed, or brought to the attention of the club.

10. Persons awarded the "Order of Merit" shall have their name and call sign engraved upon the "Order of Merit" plaque.

11. The award committee shall prepare and keep on record the citation for each award.

The Crawford Trophy
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The Crawford "home brew" trophy is awarded annually to the best home made device for use in the amateur radio shack.

The name "home brew" portrays the idea that the device was constructed in the home workshop, thereby requiring skill and patience in producing a product of quality. It also suggests that the device was made at home during leisure hours, rather than at the place of employment.

1. Purpose.
   To encourage radio amateurs to build their own equipment. The prime purpose for making a device would be for improved amateur radio communications, and/or for testing amateur radio equipment.

2. Rules.
   1. The device shall have been completed in the twelve months prior to the contest.
   2. Although a limited number of operations in the fabrication of the device may be processed outside the home workshop, the majority of the work shall have been done in the contestants own workshop or that of a friend during leisure hours.
   3. A contestant is to be given an opportunity to explain operation and purpose of the device, and any other details deemed helpful about the construction.

What is the Crawford Trophy?
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George Crawford VE3YR, founder of Crawford Radio at 119-121 John St. N. and his son Bill VE3JU, brought radio to the City of Hamilton. Here is a "Thumbnail Sketch" of Bill taken from the January 1950 HARC Bulletin:

"BILL CRAWFORD, VE3JU puts in the time down at the Crawford Radio, at the corner of King William and Hughson in Hamilton. First interested in ham radio in 1927, started in to learn CW with Wib Clemence, Elton French and Slim Crossley. Licensed in 1931, and as most do, ambled down the line through 80, then to 40 meters. Became educated to phone in 1933 but does take the odd jaunt down to ten. Must get his parts wholesale as he has one of the best and nicest looking rigs around the country. Married, but does get out with the boys occasionally. Lives down on the Beach Boulevard amid the high tension lines."

In the late 1920s it was big news that a new radio station KDKA Pittsburgh was coming on the air. George was asked to put on a demonstration of the event at a local church and capture the grand moment of the station debut. Tickets were sold out. George worked all afternoon testing his home-built radio, at least as best he could with no other stations to listen to. In his exuberance, he put the B+ supply to the filaments of the tubes, and blew them all . He rushed back to his store for parts then rushed back to the church. After some frantic last minute repairs, the receiver was up and running. The event was a success with the Standing Room Only crowd cheering wildly at the magic of radio.

The Art Ferguson Award
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The Art Ferguson Trophy is awarded annually by the Hamilton Amateur Radio Club in recognition of meritorious service to the public through amateur radio communication. To be eligible for this award the person shall be a member, or past member of the Hamilton Amateur Radio Club.

Nominations for this award shall be submitted to the club executive not later than November 8.

The club executive committee will make a decision for this award based on the information received.

For more information on these club contests call the Awards and Contests Chairperson.

This award will not be awarded on an annual or fixed time basis. It will posted in the October newsletter for nominations.

Art Ferguson Trophy

Presented annually to a member of the Hamilton Amateur Radio Club for meritorious service to the public through Amateur Radio communications.

Click here to download and print an Art Ferguson award nomination form.

Student Bursery

A chosen student will receive a single $100.00 Scholarship while in College or University.

To Qualify:

1. The Student must hold a valid Amateur Radio License in order to be considered as a serious applicant.
2. Be active in some of our club functions and events (volunteer) e.g; help out at Field-Day and Victoria Day contests and with the Flea Market etc. to get some experience.
3. Be an independent member or HARC or be a paid member under family membership for at least one Full Year prior to application for scholarship.
4. Must show proof of enrollment in the second year of college or university.
5. The student will present their application at the October meeting when above requirements #1, #3, are fulfilled.
6. The Candidate will write a sincere and creative 500 word essay as to:
   1. Who they are.
   2. Why they should be considered for a scholarship.

7. The lucky student will be chosen by HARC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE at the January business meeting and the presentation shall be made at the February General Meeting.

For more information, contact ve3dc@hamiltonarc.ca.