"Ham Of The Year" Award Winners

Each year at the annual party the MVARC body selects a member (or more)
who has gone "above and beyond" in furthering the ham radio hobby and
helping the club in its endevours.  It is our way of thanking these individuals
for their help and support in spreading the goodwill of Amateur Radio.

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  2020



Ben Parker (holding HOTY plaque) is the MVARC HOTY for the year 2020.  Ben is the current MVARC President and has been instrumental in spearheading many MVARC projects including several POTA activations and other projects the club members have participated in.  Pictures with Ben are (starting from left)
Alex Payne W0LVJ, club VP
Ben   KJ7GUI
Brent Adamson K2SAW club secretary
Bob Brodovsky K6UDA Member at Large


2019		  
   
  Lance Vander Meiden is the MVARC Ham of the Year for 2019.
Lance has been instrumental in getting the MVARC Digital Fusion Network launched
and he is always ready to help hams configure their Fusion repeater and radios.		  
 
  2018
   
  Alex Payne, KF7LDR, is not only the MVARC Secretary,
but he also does our tower work, operates and maintains
our server for Field Day logging and helps with "muscle" work
for the club.  It would be tough to have a successful club without Alex!		  
     
 
2017  

 

   

Jeremy Brown, KA7BIF, was instrumental in
getting us a room at the Snake River Council
Boy Scouts headquarters for a club station K7MVA.  He has also
spearheaded many club projects and events that help make our
club and ham radio grow!

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2016
"Bil" Johnson K8MPW is a resurrected ham from the past.  After "Bil" got
relicensed not long ago he has stepped up to continue running the
Thursday night "Elmer's" net and has pitched in for many aspects of
the club.  He is always willing to help out with any club activities.
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2015
Bob Castaneda KC7QR is the only club member to have served
as President, Vice President and Sec/Treasurer.  He has supervised and organized the setup
for Field Day and the annual Swap Meet for several years.  His dedication to the
club is recognized twice as HOTY.  Bob is always willing to teach the
new hams all aspects of the hobby.
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2014
Dean Etherington KI7CC (left) and "Dunk" Layton KD7JKB
both maintain the clubs repeaters in the valley.  Their untiring dedication has
kept the repeaters working night and day for many years. 
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2013

Steve Hagerty K7WKR (left) does so many things for MVARC behind the scenes.  Besides
being the "trivia expert" in all things, Steve wrangled the paperwork for the 501(c)(3) project.
He also arranges many of the events and keeps us all organized.
Terry Fletcher K7THF is the MVARC ARES coordinator.  He is the club liason for the ARES
group and works with local public safety groups during certain emergency exercises and events.
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2012
Oscar (K7KOA) and Kim (KD6GLL) Carranza are owners of the KOA Camp Ground in Jerome.
MVARC has held MANY events at their facility.  MVARC owes a great deal of gratitude for
their hospitality.  
Jim Kennedy  W7OUU is always donating his time and expertise to the club members, whether it's teaching
them how to operate their radios, teaching them a new mode, or helping fix their gear.
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2011
Kelly Klaas K7SU (left) and Bob Castaneda KC7QR worked in unison to build the membership
of MVARC by reorganizing it into its own non-profit status and starting a mail list.  These steps
helped to solidify the group and the membership has grown since.
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2010
This was the first year MVARC began awarding the HOTY.
Lee and Bobbie Kelly K6ZVA, KD7JKC were instrumental in keeping
the club active for several years.  They built the ARES Comm Trailer that was
purchased by the State of Idaho and MVARC is now the "keeper of the trailer" for use in emergencies.
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