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YHOTY Mission Statement:

This award is not a contest for a prize.  Any prizes given are secondary in nature.  A person selected “Young Ham of the Year”; is judged on his/her contributions to society through Amateur Radio.  For example, a youngster whose only claim to fame is that of being licensed as an Extra at age four would not necessarily be judge as having made a significant contribution to the Amateur Radio service.  On the other hand, a 14 year old Novice or Technician running a net during a major disaster or crisis would definitely be given consideration.

AR NEWSLINE ANNOUNCES 2007 YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR  

GRANT H. MORINE, W4GHM, NAMED RECIPIENT OF THE
2007 AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE? "YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR" AWARD
 
(Los Angeles, CA) -- Grant H. Morine (W4GHM), a 17-year-old from Wilmington, N.C., has been named the 2007 "Young Ham of the Year," according to ham radio operators and Award Administrator Bill Pasternak (WA6ITF) and Award Committee Chairman Mark Abramowicz (NT3V).  

Grant Morine was selected based on his commitment to Amateur Radio along with his work in public service and in promoting the hobby/service to others through the Boy Scouts of America program.  

The son of Bill (N2COP) and Pamela Morine, and the brother of Reid, W4RSM,  Grant was first licensed in June of 2001 at age 10 and holds a Technician class license. He was nominated largely based on a far-reaching public service project he spearheaded to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, which was to construct and donate thirty (30) 220 MHz. J-Pole antennas to the CARES (Carolinas Amateur Radio Emergency Services).  The antennas are indoor back-ups for the CARES network of hospitals in some of the storm-prone coastal Carolinas.  

To make this project a reality, Grant successfully solicited the donation of the needed raw materials from the Orchard Supply Hardware Company.  He then organized a group of three adults and ten scouts to assemble the antenna systems at his home.  After completion, each was tested for proper performance before being handed over to CARES managers in October 2006 for distribution to the needed locations.  Grant's antennas were recently proofed by CARES when they were utilized in test run in South Carolina.

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