Awards And Trophys

VO1AA Operations Award

This award is presented to the Amateur making the most contacts from the Cabot Tower station during the year. It covers any of the regular operations (VO1IMD, Dec 12th, Summer Operations) as well as any personal time put in at the station. Total contacts are determined from log sheet review by Paul VO1HE.

Clarence Mitchell Award

This award is presented to the Amateur with under 5 years experience who displays a proficiency for CW, uses CW on a regular basis and works towards the benefits of CW in Amateur Radio. It is determined by nomination with logbook verification of CW usage.

Elmer of the Year

This awards is given to the club member who benefits a new Amateur in the advancement and enjoyment of the hobby. Candidates are nominated by those helped by them or those who witness this benefit. Final determination is done upon review by the SONRA executive based upon written nomination letters.

Rookie of the Year

This award is given to the member with under 2 years operation experience who exemplifies good operating procedures and knowledge and provides assistance with Club projects. The recipient is chosen by the Executive.

Ham of the Year

This is the award presented to the member who has made the most contribution to the Club and Amateur Radio in general, during the previous year. This award is chosen by the Executive.

Harold Dickinson Award

This special award is presented commemorating the late Harold (Hal) Dickinson VO1MG. This award goes to an amateur that has shown acts of humanity and significance to amateur radio.

Life Member

This is bestowed upon a member who has made significant contributions to the Club and Amateur Radio in general while maintaining an active membership in the Club for a period of at least 10 years. A qualified member can be nominated by any member at large but the final nomination will be made by the Executive and presented in the April meeting as a motion to be voted on by the members present at the meeting. There may not be a final nominee each year.

Honourary Member

This is given to the non-Amateur who makes a significant contribution to the Club over a period of time to be determined by the Executive.

Smallwood Trophy

This award is presented to the group or individual in any category that attains the most points of all VO stations during the ARRL Field Day. It is open to any VO station officially listed in the ARRL Field Day results. The trophy will be awarded to the group with the highest score for Field Day as published by the ARRL in QST magazine or on their website

Worked All VO Award (WAVO)

The WAVO (Worked All VO) award is available to any radio amateur not resident in Newfoundland and Labrador who has worked at least 20 VO stations, of which 1 must be a VO2. The award is also available to all VO1-VO2 stations who have worked at least 60 different VO stations, of which 2 must be from Labrador using the VO2 prefix. QSL cards not required but a copy of the log book entries must be sent to the award manager along with funds to cover return postage.

Applicants for the WAVO Award can apply to:
SONRA - WAVO Award
Box 23099
St. John's, NL A1B 4J9
Canada

Bob Lewis RETIRED AWARD

The Bob Lewis Award was presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to the development and furtherance of amateur radio in Newfoundland and Labrador. The award has been retired as of 2001. Award history is as follows:

	1970 Melvin Mercer VO1FR	1980 Oscar Hierlihy VO1DI	1990 Jean Paul LeBlanc VO1SK
1961 Bob Nichol VO1AO	1971 Jean Barrow VO2AK	1981	1991 Ned Mulrooney VO1MN
1962 Ernie Ash VO1AA	1972 Bob Jones VO1CA Bob Kelly VO1GZ	1982 Stuart Harvey VO1OO	1992
1963 Gerry Kennedy VO1EC	1973 Ben Collins VO1FN	1983 Nate Penney VO1NP	1993 Max Penney VO1WP
1964 Dick Thorne VO1EI	1974 Ramsay Smallwood VO1JR	1984 Art Rockwood VO1AX	1994 John Clarke VO1EE
1965 John Tessier VO1FX	1975 Ed Seaward VO1JT	1985 Howard Baker VO1KG	1995 Roly Peddle VO1BD
1966 Charlie Adams VO1AE	1976 Ben Collins VO1FN	1986	1996 Don Parsons
1967 Clarence Humber VO1GR	1977	1987 Don Blackmore VO1GE	1997 Paul Webster VO1HC Paul Piercey VO1HE
1968 Bill Walsh VO1HI Fred Biggs VO1DZ	1978	1988 Leo Miller VO1AM Charlie Pierce VO1LD	1998 Joe Craig VO1NA
1969 Oscar Hierlihy VO1DI	1979 Maurice Gladden VO1FG	1989 Eric Salter VO1KR	1999