[QCWA Hotlist] 2019-014 - Mario Karcich, K2ZD Receives E.T. Krendel Medal

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August 1, 2019

 From QCWA Headquarters

https://www.qcwa.org/

QCWA Bulletin - 2019-014 - Mario Karcich, K2ZD Receives E.T. Krendel Medal

QCWA congratulates QCWA Member Mario Karcich, 
K2ZD #20746 upon receiving the E.T. Krenkel Medal No. 011.

https://www.qcwa.org/k2zd-20746.htm

Karcich was elated to learn of his achievement. 
"I am assuming it is for the 6M ONLY DX-Peditions 
that I have participated in since 1988 and my 6M 
contributions. I am very proud to receive this 
award and to be counted in the group of the 
distinguished Awardees." (See: 
http://krenkelmedal.org/index.php?id=49 for details.)

Ernest Teodorovich Krenkel
(1903 — 1971)

A world famous Soviet and Russian polar explorer, 
professional radioman and radio amateur-shortwave 
radiocaster (he worked as a radio operator from 
Arctic and Antarctic areas with personal call 
signs PGO, RPX, UPOL, RAEM, RAEM/MM, UA1KED, 
EU2EQ, U3AA, and UA3AA. He was also a radioman on 
the first Soviet drifting ice station North 
Pole-1 and participated in many other Arctic and 
Antarctic expeditions. Hero of the Soviet Union 
with a PhD in Geography, a prominent social 
activist, the first Chairman of the Central Radio 
Club(CRC) USSR, Chairman of the Radiosport 
Federation of the Soviet Union (1959-1971), the 
first Chairman of the All-Union Philately Society 
of the Soviet Union (1966-1971).

E.T. Krenkel is a legendary figure. His name is 
associated with an epoch of short wave 
established in Antarctica. Courage and bravery 
were his consonant companions. He was among the 
“early explorers” of Arctic and Northern Sea 
Routes. Comprehensive knowledge in radio 
technique, passion for shortwave and 
professionalism in radio amateur broadcasting let 
him establish well-functioning radio 
communications in the harsh meteorological 
conditions of the Arctic and Antarctic. Today QSL 
cards written by Krenkel are the most valuable 
among radio amateur collections all around the world.

In the last century when the radio amateur 
movement had come to life, E.T. Krenkel worked as 
a radio operator on the air using a world known 
call sign RAEM, which has gone down in history of Ham Radio.

Karcich joins other notable QCWA Members who have achieved this rare status:

K3SWZ
AI5P
N3SV
VE3XN
KØBJ
W6LEN
W1YL

73,
Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.


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