On Wednesday, July 30th it was my honor to present the 2025 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year award to Katie Campbell, KE8LQR. As Katie will be in Germany as a foreign exchange student for her senior year in high school on the weekend of the Huntsville Hamfest, we presented the award live on Ham Nation, a first for us. Our corporate partners Yaesu USA, Heil Ham Radio and RadioWavz Antennas will have some gifts to show their appreciation.

Appearing with Katie, along with our Ham Nation regulars Josh Nass KI6NAZ, Amanda Alden K1DDN and Gordon West WB6NOA, were Young Ham of the Year committee chairman Mark Abramowics NT3V, judge Rich Moseson W2VU, Newsline editor Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Newsline's Neil Rapp WB9VPG, DX Engineering's Tim Duffy K3LR and Huntsville Hamfest chairman Mark Brown N4BCD.

If you missed it live, you can watch the replay on YouTube on the Ham Radio Crash Course channel, or just type Ham Nation in the YouTube search bar. Our sincere congratulations go out to Katie for her amazing contributions to the amateur radio hobby and service. We're looking forward to next March when we again open nominations for the 2026 Young Ham of the Year award. Again, many thanks to our corporate partners Yaesu USA, Heil Ham Radio and RadioWavz, as well as you, our listeners and