THE MERIDEN AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, INC.

Press Release

 

Meriden Amateur Radio Club 2006 Annual Meeting and Holiday Party

The Annual Meeting of the Meriden Amateur Radio Club is required by the Articles of Incorporation and was held on Thursday, November 8, 2007. In addition to a regular business meeting, several special agenda items were addressed. On December 15, 2006  the annual Holiday Party was held  at the First United Methodist Church Hall in Wallingford.

 

  • Nominations for the 2008 officers were presented and elections were held.

MARC 2008 Officers
  • President
  • Bill Wawrzeniack W1KKF
  • Vice President
  • Jim Savage N1ZN
  • Treasurer
  • John Barthscherer N1GNV
  • Secretary
  • Dan Murphy W1DMM
  • Station (Facility) Manager
  • Rich Aubin WA1TRY

 

  • The MARC Ham of the Year and MARC Elmer of the Year were voted on with the results announced at the 2006 Holiday Party. These are MARC’s most esteemed awards and represent the highest honors bestowed by the membership. The MARC membership recognizes the best of the best each year in these awards. Ham of the Year is for outstanding service to MARC and the amateur service at large in the most idealistic sense. Elmer of the Year - named for Adolph Goodsell W1ICQ - honors the mentor of new and not so new operators to enjoy amateur radio to its fullest. These prestigious awards are the highest recognition by the Meriden ARC to members exhibiting the best characteristics of Hams and Elmering in the amateur radio service community. Recipients will be presented with an award certificate for their own keeping and engraved on a placard that is maintained at MARC Headquarters. (Honorees). Congradulations to the 2006 winners: 
Joel Curneal N1JEO is the MARC 2006 Elmer of the Year.
Jim Savage N1ZN is the MARC 2006 Ham of the Year.
  • Other awards recognized a variety of deeds of the past year.
    Chris WA1VXH - Outstanding Service
    		Bob KB1CIW - Technical Achievement
    Rich WA1TRY - Most Valuble Player
    		Todd K1TDO - Special Service
    Paul K1SEZ - Marathon Challenge - 1st
    		Haggie KB1HCC - Special Service
    Don  KE1AY - Horse's Butt Award
    		Jim N1ZN - Special Service
    Skip KA1EAJ - Special Service
    		Steve K1IIG - Special
    Anonymous Member - Scholarship Donations over $500

 


N1ZN 2006 Ham of Year
Jim N1ZN - 2006 Ham of the Year
K1SEZ Challenge First
Paul K1SEZ -  Marathon Challenge First Place