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Break-In Awards

  • 2024 – 1. Best Technical Article. John Elvy ZL2BH. “Testing the Resonant Frequency of Antenna Traps”. Issue 5, Page 8.
    2.     Best General Article. Stephen Scandrett ZL4BN. For the series of articles about the centenary celebrations of Frank Bell to Cecil Goyder contact” Issue 6, from page 6.
    3. Best Columnist. Cam Wood ZL1DKS. For interesting and engaging Youth columns, plus a variety of general and technical articles aimed at those new to amateur radio.

  • 22023 – 1. Best Article. Rick Jackson ZL3RIK for “WW2 deception & counter deception in the North Atlantic.” Issue 4, page 18.
    2. Best Column. Phil Holliday ZL3PAH for the Technical Notebook column series on the design of the ZL-10X transceiver.
    3. Best Article by a newly licensed Ham – Laura Jackson ZL3LJ for “A Woman’s Amateur Radio Journey”. Issue 6, page 9.

  • 2022 – 1. Best Technical Article: Designing a fox by Alan Page ZL3UJY.
    2. Best General Article: Craig Crawford ZL3TLB for several well researched articles and fillers.
    3. Best Columnist: Geoff Clark ZL3GA for his enthusiastic columnist contribution.
    4. Long Service: Simon Watt-Wyness ZL1SWW for eleven years as a columnist.

  • 2021 – 1. Best Technical Article: Building a 40-15-10 m Dipole – November/December 2021 – Graeme Jury ZL2APV.
    2. Best General Article: A Ham Radio Mountain Ultramarathon in Banks Peninsula – September/October 2021
    – Chris Rae ZL4RA.
    3. Best Columnist: Murray Greenman ZL1BPU(SK) – for his Digitalmodes Column..

  • 2020 – 1. Best Technical Article: Improved Performance for the Si5351 VFO or Signal Generator  –
    July/Aug 2020 – Murray Greenman ZL1BPU.
    2. Best General Article:  Amateur Radio should be concerned about Wireless Power Transfer
    – July/August 2020 John Moriarty ZL2JPM.
    3. Best Columnist: For his regular “Milestones” and the independent mention of the assassination
    of the Pacific Coast Watchers and the more cheerful  “H-nights (1945)” in the Nov/Dec 2020
    – Craig Crawford ZL3TLB.
  • 2019 – 1. Best Technical Article: – Holger Hannemann ZL3IO – for “HF Terrain Analysis Parts 1 & 2”
    – May/June and July/August.
    2. Best General Article: Soren Low ZL1SKL – for “UTC Rollover, an excuse for a SOTA Adventure!”
    – January/February.
    3. Best Columnist: John Martin ZL1GWE – for his Monitoring Service Co-ordinator Column.
  • 2018 – 1. Best Technical Article: – Murray Greenman ZL1BPU – A Way to Get Started on 630 metres
    – in four parts throughout 2018.
    2. Best General Interest Article: – Xenia Berger ZL4YL for her Youth Officer Report
    – for her articles throughout the year.
    3. Best Columnist Article: – Mark Sullivan ZL3AB – for his CQDX Column throughout the
    year and the previous years.
  • 2017 – 1. Best Technical Article: – Peter Mulhare ZL2IK for his article on QRSS, a low power mode for HF and LF
    – September/October.
    2. Best General Interest Article: – Jim Reed ZL1LC for his article on Ham made QRM on the Digital Channels
    – November/December.
    3. Best Columnist Article:  – Gary Bold ZL1AN – for his articles throughout the year and the
    previous thirty odd years before!

  • 2016 – 1. Best Technical Article: – Holger Hannemann ZL3IO – for his two articles, first on Station Automation:
    Switching Antenna’s September/October and Station Automation: Antenna Stack Match & Controller
    November/December.
    2. Best General Interest Article: – Douglas Birt ZL1BFS – for his articles throughout the year on
    District Planning Matters.
    3. Best Columnist Article: – Murray Greenman ZL1BPU – for his Digitalmodes Column.

Initiative and Sponsorship

These awards initiative and sponsorship comes from NZART via the Break-In Editors Honorarium.

Winners of the Award are announced at Conference each year, Each winner receives a certificate and a book prize (RSGB or ARRL Handbook for examples).

Requirements

The awards, recognise the effort put in by those submitting content for publication to Break-In, in the year preceding their reception of the award.

The awards are presented for content supplied from 1 January to 31 December of the preceding year (e.g. Awards presented in 2017 are for the 2016 year).

The Awards are for:

1. Best Technical Article
2. Best General Interest Article
3. Best Columnist Article

The Break-In Editorial Team make the decision each year on the winners.