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                        PRESS RELEASE
                       January 2, 1996
                               
               1996 YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR AWARD 
                  NOMINATING PERIOD NOW OPEN
                               
                               
     The nominating period for 1996 "Young Ham of the Year 
Award" is now open.  Originally known as the "Westlink Report 
Young Ham of the Year," this award program, now entering its 
second decade, is presented annually to a United States 
licensed Radio Amateur (Ham) who is 18 years of age or younger 
and who has provided outstanding service to the nation, his 
community or the betterment of the state of the art in 
communications through the Amateur Radio hobby/service.  
(Please see application form for details)
                               
     Any continental United States (FCC licensed) ham radio 
operator aged 18 and younger who has used Amateur Radio to 
significantly contribute to the benefit of the service, to the 
sate of the communications art, to their community or the 
nation is eligible to be nominated. 
    All nominations must be submitted before June 30, 1996 on 
an official application.  Application forms are available for 
a self addressed stamped envelope mailed to the 1995 Young Ham 
of the Year Award % Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue Saugus 
California 91350.  These nominating applications are also for 
electronic download from several sites that provide Newsline 
materials over the World Wide Web and from the general interest 
ham radio files area on GEnie and America Online (AoL Ham Radio 
Club BBS - General Interest Files).
     With continued corporate sponsorship, the award 
presentation is scheduled take place at the 1996 Huntsville 
Hamfest.  The Huntsville Hamfest is one of the nations largest 
and most popular Amateur Radio conventions.  It is held 
annually the third weekend in August at the Von Braun Civic 
Center in downtown Huntsville and usually attracting some 7000 
attendees.
Scotty Neustadter, N4PYD                  Internet: scotty@iquest.com   
Huntsville Hamfest Chairman
Question Pool Committee, NCVEC
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