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    AWARDS

    Sep 01, 2021 5 minutes
    BY STEVE MOLO,* KI4KWR

    So, you want a challenge for Solar Cycle 25? Well, I got one for you no doubt. While updating my own ARRL awards, I noticed the Fred Fish Memorial Award and, doing some reading, realized that this is the perfect challenge for many of us.

    The Fred Fish Memorial Award was created in honor of Fred Fish, W5FF (SK) (Photo A), who was the first amateur to have worked and confirmed all 488 Maidenhead grid squares in the 48 contiguous United States on 6 meters. With 6 meters being open lately around the world, this would be a good challenge for someone who needs a new wall decoration … a.k.a. award.

    Some history on Fred Fish: He and his wife, Lee, K5FF,

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