Newsline congratulates three award recipients to be honored at HamCation 2026 in February in Orlando, Florida. Kansas amateur Tony Milluzzi, KD8RTT, has been named the 2026 Gordon West Ham Ambassador of the Year for his support of the Collegiate Amateur Radio Program. The Carole Perry Educator of the Year award is being given to Nathaniel Frissel, W2NAF for his ongoing work with the HamSCI citizen science education program which he founded and continues to grow. The recipient of the new Amateur Radio Hero Award, is a name well-known to Newsline and our listeners: Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA. The West Bengal, India, amateur has been chosen for [quote] "his outstanding support of local and national emergency operations and law enforcement during life-threatening events where lives were saved by his actions." [endquote] He and his club are two-time winners of the former Amateur Radio Newsline International Newsmaker Award.

Congratulations to everyone. Hamcation will take place on the 13th through to the 15th of February.