‰ NOW 13 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM OCTOBER 2017 QST PAGE 78 ‰ MHZ CROSS BAND LINK TO STAY IN TOUCH, EVEN WHEN THE OPERATOR IS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. FENNELL HAS GIVEN MANY PRESENTATIONS ON AMATEUR RADIO AT HAMFESTS INCLUDING HAMVENTION AND YOUTH GATHERINGS. HE HAS ALSO VOLUNTEERED IN SCHOOLS TO DEMONSTRATE THE BENEFITS OF AMATEUR RADIO. THE MAXIM AWARD IS PRESENTED TO AN ARRL MEMBER UNDER AGE 21 WHOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AMATEUR RADIO AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE OF THE MOST EXEMPLARY NATURE. IT CARRIES A 1,500 STIPEND AND AN ENGRAVED PLAQUE. THE ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ BOARD NAMED DENNIS MORIARTY, K8AGB, OF CANTON, OHIO, TO RECEIVE THE 2017 PHILIP J. MCGAN MEMORIAL SILVER ANTENNA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC RELATIONS. MORIARTY HAS HOSTED THE CANTON AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS ARRL FIELD DAY INFORMATION BOOTH FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. HE ALSO WRITES, PRINTS, AND MAILS BETWEEN 20 AND 50 LETTERS DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES, THE MEDIA, SERVED AGENCIES, AND TO OTHER CLUBS. MORIARTY, AN ARRL ‰ END OF 13 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ