Gordon, NQ4K, welcomes attendees to the 2015 Virginia QSO Party Awards Ceremony.
Bill, KJ4VTH, is the VQP plaque manager.
Eric, AJ4LN, kept a record of the ceremony.
Ray, KD4RSL, is the photographer, responsible to immortalizing the event.
Jim, AF4MO, assisted with the presentation of the plaques.
The plaque for Single Operator CW High Power sponsored by the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group was not awarded due to no one entering in the category.
John, N4MM, presents the plaque for High DX Station sponsored by the the North Shenandoah DX Association to Step Martinek, OK2EC, from Check Republic (not present).
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Jim, AF4MO, presents the Single Operator Digital Mode plaque sponsored by Chris Walter, KI4CBF, to Duane Ettwein, KJ4YKG (not present).
Bill, KJ4VTH, presents the Outside Virginia Single Operator CW QRP plaque sponsored by the Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association to Tucker McGuire, KK4UNZ, from North Carolina (not present).
Outside Virginia Phone/Mixed QRP plaque sponsored by Dave Williams, K7HMP, to Dave Edmonds, WN4AFP (not present).
Bill, KJ4VTH, presents the Virginia Single Operator CW QRP plaque sponsored by Don Baucom, K4YND, to Theodore W. Edwards, Jr., W3TB (not present).
Jay, KV3W, presents the High Outside Virginia Single Operator plaque sponsored by the Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH, to Steve Forst, KW3A from Pennsylvania (not present).
John, N4MM, presents the High Virginia Single-Operator Phone High Power plaque sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club to Barry Priddy, K5VIP, from Chesapeake (not present).
Brian, WV4V, presents to High Single Band plaque sponsored by the Vienna Wireless Society to Randall D. Melton, KA4AQM, from Chesapeake (not present).
Jim, AF4MO, presents to High Virginia Expedition plaque sponsored by the Alamance Amateur Radio club, K4EG, to Samuel (Tony) Swindler, N4TGR (not present).
Jay, KV3W, (on left) presents to High Virginia Single-Operator Phone/Mixed QRP plaque sponsored by the Alexandria Radio Club, W4HFH, to Ross Primrose, N4RP, from Fauquier.
Jim, AF4MO, presents the High Virginia Mobile Multiple-Operator plaque sponsored by Kevin Stuart, W4KLS, in memory of Jim Purks, KF4PQL(SK) to the Alamance Amateur Radio Club, K4EG/M (not present).
David, KJ4CHP, presents the High single-Operator Novice-Tech-Rookie plaque sponsored by the Richmond Amateur Radio Club to Jacqueline Packard, KM4IML (not shown).
Bill, KJ4VTH, (on right) presents the High Single Operator VHF Only plaque sponsored by the Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society to Jacqueline Packard, KM4IML.
Ben, N3FQ, presents the High Virginia Single-Operator CW Low Power plaque sponsored by the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group to James R. Dudley, K4ORD (not present).
In a separate ceremony on 22 July 2015 at a VADXCC meeting, the High Single Operator Youth plaque sponsored by the K4AMG Memorial Amateur Radio Club was presented to William L. Ferguson, KJ4EYZ, operating as N2VA. William is going into the 9th grade at Norfolk Academy in September.
Bill KJ4VTH, presents the High Virginia Mobile Single Operator plaque sponsored by the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club in memory of Joe Imburgia, KI4LXT(SK) to Kevin Sterne, KJ4OAP (not present).
The High Single Operator Virginia Counties and Independent Cities Contacted plaque sponsored by Tom Zeltwanger, KG3V, is presented to John Keller, W4ZAO (holding plaque).
Bill, KJ4VTH presents the High Virginia Single-Operator Phone Low Power plaque sponsored by John Heartney, KG4NXT, to Matt Shelburne, W4GO (not present)
John, N4MM, presents the High Virginia Single-Operator High Power plaque sponsored by the North Shenandoah DX Association to Robert Harvey, K2PI, from Fauquier.
Jim, AF4MO, presents the High Virginia Single-Operator Low Power plaque sponsored by Don Sambol, K7CS to Richard Zwirko, K1HTV from Culpeper (not present).
Morgan Phenix, K4RHN, presents the High Multiple Operator Single Transmitter plaque sponsored by Morgan Phenix, K4RHD, to Station K4Z represented by Wray Dudley, AB4SF, (William Boze, N4HB, and William Boze, Jr., KR4OI (not present).
Jim, AF4MO, (on right) presents the High Multiple Operator Multiple Transmitter plaque sponsored by the Central Virginia Contest Club to Station KW4VA from Clarke county represented by Richard, K1HTV.
John, KX4O, (on right) presents the High club - Virginia QSOs Only plaque sponsored by www.hamradio.me to the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group, represented by Ben, N3FQ (on left).
Brian, WV4V (on left) presents the High Club - Combined Score plaque sponsored by the Vienna Wireless Society to the Fauquier Amateur Radio Association repeesented by Rich, K1HTV; Harvy, K2PI; John, KX4O; Russ, N4RP; and Tom, K4ULJ.
Thank you for participating in the 2015 Virginia QSO Party.
Monte, KV4KS.
Bill, KC4ATU, past president of SPARC.
Dick, W2YE.
Duane, K4UW.
Gary, K4SRX.
Chaz, KK4TNO
David, studying for Tech.