*For immediate release:*

https://www.rac.ca/rac-amateur-of-th...benfeld-ve4ea/

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The RAC Board of Directors takes great pleasure in selecting *Cary
Rubenfeld, VE4EA,* as the recipient of the *RAC Amateur of the Year Award
for 2019* in recognition of his tireless efforts to promote Amateur Radio
in his home province of Manitoba, throughout Canada and internationally.

Through the RAC Amateur of the Year Award, Radio Amateurs of Canada
recognizes the outstanding contributions made by Canadian Amateurs. The RAC
Board considers nominations for the RAC Amateur of the Year Award and
presents it if and when the nomination demonstrates the exceptional
contribution made. If there are several nominations the best for that year
is approved.

Cary is a founding member of Radiosport Manitoba (RSM) which combines his
passion for contesting and DX. Since its inception in 2013, he has served
as its Vice-President and Education Coordinator and has recruited renowned
guest speakers to present world class presentations remotely to the group.

He was the driving force behind the organization and presentation of â€
œThe
HF Experience� in 2016, which was an event targeted towards new and
old
Amateurs that provided a wide array of topics meant to encourage and entice
participants to explore the HF bands.

Cary is a long-time member of the Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club (WARC) and
has organized and led their annual Field Day events for the past several
years. He realized that Field Day has often been many Amateurs first
opportunity to get on the air and especially on HF. He has seized these
opportunities to create a Field Day that encourages HF operation for those
with little or no experience. To assist in this, he has successfully
recruited top contesters from Alberta, Ontario and the United States to
join the local contesters to act as mentors.

Cary has become the face of VE4 on the international scene. A regular
attendee at Dayton and a guest at the last World Radiosport Team
Championship (WRTC) event in Germany, he mingles and establishes a personal
relationship with Amateurs from around the world. He was also a participant
in the VE100VIMY special event in 2017.

In addition to his other volunteer efforts with the Winnipeg ARC, Cary has
been instrumental in bringing new life and ideas to the club by seeking out
new Amateurs and mentoring them along the path to become proficient
operators. In 2019, Cary successfully spearheaded the effort to activate
VE4WARC to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Winnipeg Amateur Radio
Club.

Stay tuned to the RAC website for additional information about the
presentation of the award once the plans have been finalized.

For more information about the RAC Amateur of the Year Award please visit:
https://wp.rac.ca/rac-amateur-of-the-year/

*Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA*
*RAC President and Chair*




*Alan GriffinRAC MarCom Director*
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