ARLA/CLUSTER: Brian Bird (NX0X) nomeado para coordenador do prémio "CQ USA-Counties Award Custodian"

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Brian Bird, NX0X, named CQ USA-Counties Award Custodian

*Brian Bird, NX0X*, of Duluth, Minnesota, has been named the new Custodian
for CQ magazine's USA-Counties Award (USA-CA), effective June 1, 2019, CQ
Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced today.

Brian succeeds Ted Melinosky, K1BV, who served as USA-CA Custodian and CQ
Awards Editor for 21 years.

Several updates in the USA-CA award rules will take effect at the same
time. Brian has been a county hunter since the 1990s and earned the USA-CA
All Counties Award in 2004, followed a year later by his wife, Shari,
KB0MHH. The two of them hosted the national county-hunters' convention in
2011. Brian is an airline pilot who splits his time each month between
flying and working in his airline's training center.

"I am looking forward to working with Brian as he assumes the leader- ship
of one of the most challenging award programs in all of amateur radio,"
noted CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU. "With 3077 counties in the United
States, working 'the whole ball of wax' takes a great deal of dedication
and perseverance. Administering the award takes a special commitment, as
well. Brian will be only the sixth USA-CA Custodian in the award's 58-year
history."

"I am very honored to being selected as your new USA-CA award custodian,"
noted NX0X. "I'm looking forward to carrying on with the great history of
the awards program and any challenges ahead. Part of being the USA-CA award
custodian is to not only handle the issuing of awards that have been earned
in a timely manner, but giving you the public recognition so rightly
deserved for earning such a prestigious award. I can only hope that I serve
you all with the same great service of my predecessors. Hoping that many
new counties for you are just up the band."

The rules updates primarily reflect the realities of living in the 21st
century, such as replacing International Reply Coupons as a payment method
with PayPal; and permitting (encouraging) applications to be submitted by
e-mail rather than only on paper.

Also, due to significant increases in the cost of international postage, it
is necessary for us to add a DX postage surcharge for mailing certificates
to addresses outside the United States.

The complete updated rules appear in CQ's June 2019 Awards column and will
be posted as soon as possible after June 1st on the CQ website at <
www.cq-amateur-radio.com>.

As of June 1, any correspondence relating to the CQ USA-CA program should
be directed to: Brian Bird, NX0X, 4567 Caribou Lake Road, Duluth, MN
55811-9607, USA; or via e-mail to <nx0x  aol.com>.

Fonte: OPDX
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