<div dir="ltr"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><img src="cid:ii_160b71bab709f6d1" alt="Imagem intercalada 1" width="458" height="283"><br></h1><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Intrepid Spirit Award</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The <strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Intrepid-DX Group</strong> is seeking nominations for the individual or group that most displayed their <em style="box-sizing:border-box">&#39;Intrepid Spirit&#39;</em> this past year.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The Intrepid Spirit for purposes of this award is defined as:<br style="box-sizing:border-box">An Intrepid Spirit is bold, courageous, dedicated, innovative, fearless, generous, resolute and visionary in their approach to Amateur Radio.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">We want to recognize those individuals or groups that activated the rare, difficult and dangerous places.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">We are seeking to make this award to the group or individual that most displayed their intrepid spirit in 2017, by expressing an unshakable commitment to the Amateur Radio DX Community.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">This award is made in memory of our friend, James McLaughlin, WA2EWE/T6AF SK, Kabul Afghanistan, April 27th, 2011.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Nominations may be submitted via email to: <a href="mailto:intrepiddxgroup@gmail.com" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">intrepiddxgroup@gmail.com</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">All nominations must be received by January 15th, 2018. The Board of Directors of the Intrepid-DX Group will evaluate the nominations and the award will be presented at the International DX Convention in Visalia, California on April 21st, 2018.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The Intrepid-DX Group was formed in 2010 following our successful Dxpedition to Iraq.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">You can view our website at <a href="http://www.intrepid-dx.com/awards.php" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.intrepid-dx.com/awards.php</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Thank you,</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">Paul Ewing-N6PSE</em></strong></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Vice President and Founder<br style="box-sizing:border-box">The Intrepid DX Group</p></div>