The officers and members of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club congratulate Don Toman, K2KQ on his 77 years of being a licensed amateur radio operator. In recognizing Don’s 77 years of activity, contributions, leadership and dedication to the Yankee Clipper Contest Club, Don is hereby nominated to the YCCC Hall of Fame. A lifelong amateur… Read More »
YCCC Member Andy Bodony, K2LE, turned 90 on December 7th, 2023. Andy got his ham license in Hungary when he was 16. Upon becoming an American citizen on May 1st, 1962 he passed the General Class Amateur Radio exam on May 2nd. Andy upgraded to Extra class shortly thereafter and in 1975 qualified for the vanity… Read More »
YCCC finished #2 of all clubs in the world with 251 entries. https://www.cqww.com/clubscores.htm
YCCC finished #2 of all Unlimited Clubs with 215 entries https://contests.arrl.org/clubscores.php?cn=dxph
YCCC finished #1 of all clubs in the world with 150 entrieshttps://cqwpx.com/clubscores.htm
Inducted 2022 “Barnacle Jack” Schuster, W1WEF, entered the amateur radio sphere in 1952 as a young teenager and is still at it at age 84. Recently he was recognized as the longest licensed attendee at the Xenia Hamvention Contest Dinner. In 1977 after a hiatus to tend to the more important things in life he… Read More »
by Chuck Counselman, W1HIS