Hi, I did not know if all of you were aware of the fact that our very own Ed Hare, W1RFI, was the recipient of the Hamvention 2007 Special Achievement Award at the Dayton Hamvention. This is quite an honor for Ed and the ARRL since it is awarded to the amateur "who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of amateur radio." To quote the Awards Committee, Ed was the recipient of this Award for his "extensive work in addressing the Broadband Over Powerline (BPL) hazards to radio communications." He has "brought a tremendous level of technical expertise to bear on the BPL problem and assembled a coherent case for attacking the issue." Ed "has used his technical expertise and devotion to amateur radio to protect the interests of the whole ham community." Congratulations, Ed. We are all proud of your achievement and we appreciate the good work that you do for the ARRL and for amateur radio. Here's the link: http://www.hamvention.org/07saaward.htm 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 Telephone: 860 594 0220 email: hkramer@arrl.org web: www.arrl.org/ <http://www.arrl.org/>