[amsat-bb] GridMaster Award

[Bruce]

In case you have not perused the AMSAT.org website lately, the newest of 
AMSAT Awards is available. It is the GridMaster award.

Although the award is not new new, it is new to AMSAT. It was developed 
in 2014 by Star Comm Group. Thanks to Damon Runion, WA4HFN, and Rick 
Tillman, WA4NVM, for having sponsored the award since its inception. 
Now, AMSAT is taking the reins and will be issuing the award and it is 
still free of charge as it will be sponsored by an anonymous donor.

The award is the same as the Fred Fish Memorial Award that is offered by 
the ARRL but for any satellite operator that works and confirms all 488 
continental U.S. grids.

You can view the award by clicking on Services, then Awards. You will 
find the Application, Grid Schedule and sample of the required LoTW 
verification (of course, paper QSL's are still accepted).

As 10 awards have been issued to date, who will be lucky number 11 and 
the first issued by AMSAT?

73...bruce

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Bruce Paige, KK5DO
                      
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AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020
   
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