[QCWA Hotlist] 2015-014 - QCWA Life Member Larry Lambert, NØLL Works FFMA

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August 22, 2015

 From QCWA Headquarters

http://www.qcwa.org

QCWA Bulletin 2015-014 - QCWA Life Member Larry Lambert, NØLL Works FFMA

On behalf of the QCWA Board of Directors, we wish 
to congratulate QCWA Life Member # 25872, Larry 
Lambert, N0LL, on his recent accomplishment in 
working a rare grid square on 6 meters, FN67 with 
VE9IQ, to complete working all 488 grid squares 
in the lower 48 states for the Fred Fish, W5FF, Memorial Award (FFMA).

The FFMA is an “all-or-nothing” award. You must 
submit confirmation of 2-way contact with all 488 
grid squares on 50 MHz in order to qualify. There 
are no endorsements and no recognized tiers of 
progression. Any mode may be used. The rules for 
the award will strictly follow the rules of the 
ARRL VUCC program. Of particular importance is 
VUCC Rule 6, which states that all QSOs submitted 
for credit must be made within the same 200 km circle.

Lambert is the 6th person to go on the esteem 
list for working the FFMA. Also notable is ARRL 
First Vice President, and QCWA Life Member # 
29027, Rick Roderick, K5UR, who was # 3 to work the FFMA.

FFMA # - Call - Name - QTH - Last Grid - Award Date
1 W5FF (SK) Fred Fish DM64 (NM) FN64 2008 - Oct-25*
2 W5OZI Pat Rose EM00 (TX) CM79 2010 - July-08
3 K5UR Rick Roderick EM35 (AR) FN57 2010 - Jul-29
4 KMØA Mark Ammann EM48 (MO) CM93 2011 - Jun-29
5 WD5K Thomas Johnson EM12 (TX) CN77 2011 - Jul-28
*awarded posthumously

A map of the most wanted grid squares for the 
FFMA can be found at http://www.arrl.org/files/file/FFMA/FFMA_2010Map-C.pdf

For more information on the FFMA, visit 
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/FFMA/FFMA_Announcement.pdf

Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.