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 ARRL volunteer Mary Skolaut, N0TIK, spouse of Field and Regulatory Correspondent Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG, holds the ARRL Passport prize bucket filled with entry forms just after the Sunday morning cutoff. The Skolauts staffed the ARRL New Ham Welcome Booth throughout the convention, helping hand out and collect thousands of ARRL Passport booklets and entry forms. |
[This is a transcript of remarks made by ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH in Hara Arena on Sunday, May 22. The arena was filled with thousands of onlookers for the Hamvention prize drawing and announcement of ARRL Passport winners.]
"On behalf of President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, Chief Executive Officer Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, and all of the Officers, Directors and staff at the American Radio Relay League, we extend our thanks and gratitude to the Dayton Amateur Radio Association and Hamvention Committee for hosting the 2005 ARRL National Convention.
This event has exceeded our expectations in so many ways, due in large part to the volunteers that make Hamvention the "Greatest Amateur Radio Show on Earth."
[applause]
 ARRL New England Division Director Tom Frenaye,
K1KI draws the entry forms for 6 ARRL Passport prizewinners on Sunday morning.
Frenaye is also the Chairman of the ad hoc ARRL National Convention Committee. |
We thank each and every one of you.
And finally, we'd like to take a moment to recognize all of the ARRL members - especially Life Members - who help keep ARRL a strong voice on behalf of ham radio. We welcome all of the new members that joined us over the weekend, and those long time loyal members that come to Hamvention each year to make the event a success.
[applause]
Many of you visited the ARRL EXPO exhibit and joined in the scavenger hunt, called "ARRL Passport." This was made possible by the generosity of ham radio companies including our prize donors: Kenwood, Icom, AOR U.S.A., and Alinco."
The following are winners of the ARRL Passport Prize drawing:
First Grand Prize - Kenwood TS-480HX 6-160 Meter All-Mode Transceiver, Winner: Kevin Mc Clure, WN9O
Second Grand Prize - Icom IC-706MKIIG HF/VHF/UHF All-Mode Transceiver, Winner: Philip Wadsworth, KC8HCZ
First Silver Prize - Icom ID-800H VHF/UHF Digital Transceiver, Winner: Carol Schmitkons, KI8IM
Second Silver Prize - AOR U.S.A. ARD9000 Digital Voice Interface, Winner: Nolan Hartzler, KC9EJB
First Bronze Prize - Icom IC-2200H 144 MHz FM Transceiver with UT-118 Digital Board Unit, Winner: Ed Henderson, WA5VJF
Second Bronze Prize - Alinco DJ-C7T VHF/UHF Dual-Band Micro Transceiver, Winner: Robert D. Plummer, W3RP
And, the jar of mixed jellybeans at the ARRL Development booth will go to the Hamvention visitor with the sweetest tooth. That winner will also receive an ARRL Toolkit. That prize goes to John Kanode, N4MM.