Kevin Gaukel, WB0POH - Photographer
"Red" Free, N3TG - Presenter
Jim Chappell, AF4MO - Presenter
Eric Carlson, AJ4LN - Recorder
Gordon Miller, NQ4K - Moderator
Carol Miller, XYL - Organizer
Presentation of the Plaques.
(Not awarded)
The Single Operator Digital Mode plaque sponsored by John Heartney, KG4NXT, was not awarded this year. There were no entries.
The Outside Virginia Single Operator CW QRP plaque was sponsored by the Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association, is awarded to William M Ray, N9SE, of Indiana (not present) by "Red" Free, N3TG.
The DX Station plaque, sponsored by the
North Shenandoah DX Association, is awarded to Vegh Laszlo, OM2VL, of The Slovak Republic (not present) by John Kanode, N4MM.
The Single Operator VHF Only plaque, sponsored by the Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society, is awarded to David W Morris, KK4ZUU, (on right) by Jim Chappell, AF4MO.
(Photo pending)
The Virginia Single Operator CW QRP plaque, sponsored by the
Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club, is awarded to Dennis R Terribile, WR4I, of Albemarle county.
The Outside Virginia Phone/Mixed QRP plaque, sponsored by David Collins, N4WDC, is awarded to David E Edmonds, WN4AFP, (not present) of South Carolina by Jim Chappell, AF4MO.
The Fixed Multiple Operator Single Transmitter plaque, sponsored by Andy Zwirko, K1RA, (on right) is awarded to Station: K4HTA, from Fairfax county, and accepted by Kevin, Gaukel, WB0POH, from the K4HTA station.
The Virginia Mobile Multiple Operator plaque, sponsored by Jeff Fuller, WB6UIE, (2nd from left), is awarded to Station NB3A/M operated by Justin Kidd, NB3A, and Anna White, KN4DWZ, (both on the left).
The Single Band plaque, sponsored by the Vienna Wireless Society, is awarded to Nathern B Priddy, K5VIP, (not present) of Chesapeake. Shown are "Red" Free, N3TG, and Kevin Gaukel, WB0POH, from the Vienna Wireless Society.
The Outside Virginia Single Operator plaque, sponsored by the Alexandria Radio Club, is awarded to William P Stravinsky, K3WJV, of Pennsylvania (not present). Shown are Jim Chappell, AF4MO, and Eric Misavage, KI4BXU, from the Alexandria Radio Club.
The Virginia Single Operator CW High Power plaque, sponsored by the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group, is awarded to Mark C Killmon, K4SO, of Culpeper, (on right) by "Red" Free, N3TG.
The Single Operator Youth plaque, sponsored by the K4AMG Memorial Amateur Radio Club, is awarded to Connor J Black, W4IPC, of Chesapeake.
This plaque is presented by K43AMG Memorial Amateur Radio Club in a separate presentation.
The Single Operator Novice/Tech/Rookie plaque, sponsored by the Richmond Amateur Radio Club, is awarded to Connor J Black, W4IPC, from Chesapeake (not present) by Jim Chappell, AF4MO.
The Virginia Single Operator Phone/Mixed QRP plaque, sponsored by the Alexandria Radio Club, is awarded to Ross L Primrose, N4RP, (on right) by Eric Misavage, KI4BXU, from the Alexandria Radio Club.
The Virginia Single Operator Phone Low Power plaque, sponsored by Morgan Phenix, K4RHD, is awarded to John A Keller, W4ZAO, (on right) from Augusta county by Jim Chappell, AF4MO, (on left).
The Single Operator Virginia Counties/Independent Cities Contacted plaque, sponsored by Tom Zeltwanger, KG3V, is awarded to John A Keller, W4ZAO, (on right) from Augusta county, by Andy Zwirko, K1RA.
The Virginia Single Operator CW Low Power plaque, sponsored by the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group, is awarded to Jeffery E Crawford, K0ZR, from Loudoun county (not present) by Jim Chappell, AF4MO.
The Virginia Expedition plaque, sponsored by Dwayne Ayers, N4MIO; Steve Wedge, W1ES; Doug Fleming, KF4VTT; and Garner Fleming, KK4CLY, is awarded to Station AI4SV, from Cumberland county, by "Red" Free, N3TG. Station AI4SV was operated by Jack Welsh, AI4SV, and Michael Dannhardt, KA4CDN, (both not present).
The Virginia Single Operator Phone High Power plaque, sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley ARC, is awarded to David R Buckwalter, K3SK, (on the right) by John Kanode, N4MM, from the Shenandoah Valley ARC.
The Virginia Mobile Single Operator plaque, sponsored by the Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club in Honor of Joe Imburgia, KI4LXT (SK), is awarded to Matt Shelburne, W4GO, (not present) by Jim Chappell, AF4MO.
The Single Operator Virginia QSOs Only plaque, sponsored by www.hamradio.me, is awarded to Matt Shelburne, W4GO, (not present). Presenting the plaque are Jim Chappell, AF4MO, on left, and John Huggins, KX4O, from www.hamradio.me.
(Photo pending)
The Virginia Single Operator High Power plaque, sponsored by the North Shenandoah DX Association, is awarded to Matt Shelburne, W4GO, (not present) by John Kanode, N4MM, from the North Shenandoah DX Association.
The Virginia Single Operator Low Power plaque, sponsored by Don Sambol, K7CS, is awarded to Richard V Zwirko, K1HTV, (on right) of Culpeper county by Jim Chappell, AF4MO.
(Photo pending)
The Virginia Club - Virginia QSOs Only plaque, sponsored by www.hamradio.me, is awarded to the Fauquier Amateur Radio Association.
The Fixed Multiple Operator Multiple Transmitter plaque, sponsored by Directive Systems and Engineering, is awarded to Station: KW4VA of Clarke county. Jim Chappell, AF4MO, (on the left) presents the plaque to Andy Zwirko, K1HTV, a member of the KW4VA team.
The Virginia Club Combined Score plaque, sponsored by the Vienna Wireless Society, is awarded to the Fauquier Amateur Radio Association by Kevin Gaukel, WB0POH, on left, from the Vienna Wireless Society. The members of FARA attending the ceremony are, from the left, Dan Pawlak, KF4KKF; Bruce Crandall, KN4GDX; Mark Killmon, K4SO; Rich Zwirko, K1HTV; Angel Garay, NR3N; Arno Kosko, W4AKO (with radio-hund, Fausti); Anna White, KN4DWZ; John Huggins, KX4O; Rich Ferguson, K3FRG; Kevin Utzy, KX4KU; Wayne Ogden, K4JNT; Gil Thompson, Jr, KM4OZH; Andy Zwirko, K1RA; and Ross Primrose, N4RP.
... SPARC has done a great job of balancing good-hearted competition with "everybody wins" encouragement with the extensive certificate system, in addition to the added incentive of "wood" for the wall.
I will also drop a note to LARG for their sponsorship of the plaque."
CU in the VAQP next year.
-- 73, Mark - K4SO
www.k4so.com
See you in 2020.