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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Ham Of The Year of course.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Every year HiDARG gives out an award to a member that has gone above and beyond with respect to Ham Radio and HiDARG in general.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anyone wishing to nominate someone to receive this honor will need to email or hand a short note to a board member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It needs to include a paragraph of the person they are nominating and the reason for the nomination.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Who they are, what they have done to promote HiDARG and ham radio, service to the community, events, etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>General attitude and participation, etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This information will be collected and given to the past HOTY recipients to review and determine who<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>they feel is deserving of the award for 2018. The award will be presented either in Jan/Feb monthly meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In several meetings we have discussed the basic criteria for the award.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Based on that feedback from members and others, both past and present board members here they are.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think I have covered it all…. please feel free to email me direct if I missed one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Current 2018 board members are not eligible for nomination.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Must be a current HiDARG member for the year of the award. (2018 in this case.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Must have been a HiDARG member for at least 2 consecutive years, 3 years minimum.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Must not have received the award during the past 5 years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have received a few nominations already, both verbal and written.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We prefer written with a short description of who, why, etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>73<br>Max Vaughan KF7MAX Secretary<br>High Desert Amateur Radio Group<br>PO Box 723<br>Bend, Oregon USA 97709</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.hidarg.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.hidarg.org</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:maxv@horizonps.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>maxv@horizonps.com</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:kf7max@arrl.net" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>kf7max@arrl.net</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>