Nomination Form (PDF)
NORTHERN DANCER TROPHY - coming soon 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 - Link to 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 TrophyDonated 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/VE5FOPresented 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 Buttonholes Trophy WinnersThis 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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