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Saskatchewan
Amateur Radio League
Awards

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Nomination Form (PDF)
NORTHERN DANCER TROPHY
Link to Northern Dancer
Trophy Winners
Donated by Bruce Donovan - VE5NorthernDancer for the Best Net Control
station of the year.
Presented annually for the person that does the most Net Controlling in
the province including the 2 m linked net, the Saskatchewan Phone Net,
the Trans Canada Net, the Aurora Net, the Manitoba, Saskatchewan CW
net, the Snowbird Net, The Peace Country Rag Chewers Net, Tenth Region
Traffic Net, Trans Canada Pow-Wow Club and any others that they have
taken part in such as I did when I was very active in calling nets in
Saskatchewan and across the country. This person is to be as involved
in nets as broad as possible, calling nets from across Canada, not just
in Saskatchewan. It may be only someone very active in Saskatchewan
HAMMOND TROPHY
Link to Hammond Trophy Winners
Donated by the Hammond Manufacturing
Co. of Guelph Ontario (Fred Hammond VE3HC).
Presented annually for craftsmanship in homebrew equipment. Equipment
and documentation is to be brought to the Hamfest and entered for
judging. The Hamfest committee will appoint a committee of judges to
select the winner.
CENTENNIAL TROPHY
Link to Centennial Trophy Winners
Donated
by the Saskatoon Amateur Radio Club.
Presented to a Saskatchewan amateur for outstanding achievement in the
design and construction of home built amateur equipment. Equipment and
documentation must be provided when entering the contest. The Hamfest
committee will appoint a committee of judges to select the winner.
CKBI TECHNICAL TROPHY
Link to CKBI Technical Trophy Winners
Presented by CKBI Radio and
Television.
Technical theory competition for Saskatchewan Amateurs at the Hamfest.
Contestants are asked a series of technical questions supplied by the
Hamfest committee's contest committee. In the event of a tie, another
series of questions will be given to break the tie.
GUS COX MEMORIAL TROPHY
Link to Gus Cox Memorial
Trophy Winners
Presented by the Saskatoon Amateur
Radio Club.
This is the second oldest trophy in Hamfest competition. It is a CW
proficiency contest open to any Saskatchewan amateur, but excluding
holders of commercial radio operators licences. Entrants copy CW at
various speeds from a cassette tape which is located within the trophy.
The Hamfest contest committee will mark the copy and decide a winner on
the same basis as a DOC exam.
FRED LOWE MEMORIAL TROPHY
Fred Lowe
Memorial Trophy Winners
Donor unknown but thought to be the
Moose Jaw Amateur Radio Club.
This trophy is presented to the winner of the 75 meter hidden
transmitter hunt at the Hamfest.
TOM VAN NESS MEMORIAL TROPHY
link
to Tom Van Ness Memorial Trophy Winners
Presented for outstanding
contributions to amateur radio in Saskatchewan. Nominations will be
received at Hamfest by the contest committee, who will then select the
winner.
J. HEDDLE SINCLAIR TROPHY
Link to J. Heddle Sinclair Trophy
Winners
Presented to the
winner of the 2 Meter Hidden transmitter hunt at the Saskatchewan
Hamfest. The contest committee will establish the rules for the hunt.
QC CLUB ANNUAL ARRL FIELD DAY TROPHY
Link to QC Club Annual ARRL Field Day
Trophy
Donated by the QC
club of Saskatoon.
Presented
to the Saskatchewan club or group with the highest submitted score in
the ARRL Field Day Contest. Representatives of clubs or groups should
bring their scores to Hamfest.
BRUG HAIM NA ONAGA TROPHY
Link to Brug Haim Na Onaga Trophy Winners
Donated by Herb
Fredrickson EI8BY/VE5FO
Presented
for the blunder of the year. Nominators must stand at the Hamfest
banquet and give their reasons for putting forth their nominee. Those
attending will vote on the various stories by means of applause.
FUR LINED BUTTONHOLES
Link to Fur Lined Buttonhole Trophy
Winners
This is the oldest
amateur radio trophy in Saskatchewan dating back to one of the first
Hamfests. The trophy was home-made featuring a small frame on which was
mounted a fur lined button hole. This trophy was awarded to the
Saskatchewan ham who could tell the tallest tale at the Hamfest.
The trophy went missing around 1985 and a replacement trophy has was
made up to take its place and then the trophy reappeared. It has now
been integrated into the new trophy.
FRED WARD MEMORIAL TROPHY
Link to Fred Ward Memorial Trophy
Donated
by the Moose Jaw Amateur Radio Club.
Presented
to the ham who contacts the most distant station from the Saskatchewan
Hamfest.
ART DRIVER EFFICIENCY AWARD
Link to Art Driver Trophy Winners
Donated by Art
Driver VE5CM in 1960
Presented
for exceptional service to the amateur traffic net system.The winner is
selected by a committee composed of presidents (or their alternates) of
Saskatchewan Amateur Radio Clubs at the annual hamfest.
QLF CONTEST
This trophy is presented to the Saskatchewan Amateur who, in the
judgement of the contest committee is able to send the fastest and
clearest CW using only his or her left foot on the key.
A small trophy is made up at each Hamfest and the winner is allowed to
keep the trophy.
SARL NEW AMATEUR TROPHY
SARL New Amateur Trophy Winner
No info
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