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"The OCRA Cup"

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by Raymond "Woody" Woodward K3VSA:
OCRA Ohms Law CupThe photo on the left is of the original OCRA "Ohm's Law" Cup, which I found in a thrift store for 25¢.  I'd been on the lookout for an appropriate item that could be presented to some outstanding club member about every month.  Cost was a big factor, so it fit the bill perfectly!

In May 2005, this Cup was first presented to an outstanding OCRA member at one of the Saturday morning breakfasts:  Peter Pielak KI4GWB, then a young teenager, distinguished himself by volunteering to act as ARES Net Control Operator when the regularly scheduled Net Control Op was incapacitated.

This is the history of the original OCRA "Ohm's Law" Cup:
  • K3VSA presented The Cup to KI4GWB
  • KI4GWB presented The Cup to KU4GC
  • KU4GC presented The Cup to W4SAR
  • W4SAR presented The Cup to KR4UB
  • KR4UB presented The Cup to KZ1X
  • KZ1X presented The Cup to N4ZAK
  • N4ZAK presented The Cup to KU4GC
  • KU4GC presented The Cup to KR4UB
  • KR4UB presented The Cup to W4SAR
  • W4SAR presented The Cup to KI4OTN
  • KI4OTN presented The Cup to N1LN & N1YXU
  • N1LN & N1YXU presented The Cup to KG4HNC
  • KG4HNC presented The Cup to K3VSA
The New OCRA Cup:
New OCRA Cup It was then that I had the beautiful new OCRA "Ham of the Month" Cup (photo left) custom made by The Sign Man of Baton Rouge.  I felt that the enthusiasm that club members were showing over the idea of an award cup warranted investing in something more becoming.  Rick The Signman worked with me via email to insure that the new cup would be of as high a quality as possible, and it was gorgeous!  Upon its receipt, the original cup was honorably discharged.

In May of 2007, the new OCRA Cup was first presented to Dan Eddleman KR4UB in recognition of his dedication to keeping our club's repeaters as top of the line.

The Case:
Soon after that, OCRA member and fine woodworker John Forrest KI4QXO donated to OCRA a masterpiece presentation case he'd personally created from walnut, a case in which the OCRA Cup could safely live.  The Case (see photo below) is a work of art in itself, and the Cup and Case enhance each other perfectly.
Cup and Case
This is the history of the New OCRA "Ham of the Month" Cup:
  • K3VSA presented The Cup to KR4UB
  • KR4UB presented The Cup to KR4FM
  • KR4FM presented The newly encased Cup to KZ1X
  • KZ1X presented The Cup to AI4GT
  • AI4GT presented The Cup to N1YXU
  • N1YXU presented The Cup to KI4LLL
  • KI4LLL presented The Cup to KI4LLM
  • KI4LLM presented The Cup to KZ1X
  • KZ1X presented The Cup to KD4YJZ
Here are the presentation rules for The OCRA Cup:
  1. The current recipient transfers possession of The Cup to whomever (s)he considers to be the most deserving OCRA Club Member.  At the presentation, the current recipient will explain to all why the new recipient was so honored.

  2. The current recipient cannot transfer The Cup back to the Club Member from whom (s)he received it.

  3. Transfer of The Cup will normally be done during the first quarter of the month at some Club event, such as the monthly Club meeting or the Saturday morning breakfast.
The New OCRA Cup was so admired that many OCRA members ordered their own OCRA Cups (with their own callsigns on them instead of "Ham of the Month," of course!). You can now order your own personalized OCRA Cup by clicking here.

Group OCRA Cups

("Mug shot" of OCRA members with their new callsign coffee cups, l to r: Meg KI4LLL, Dee KU4GC, Laurie N1YXU, Ken KR4FM, Dave NA4VY, Gary AI4GT, Dave W4SAR, Justin KD4CPM, Chris KG4HNC, Woody K3VSA, Karen KD4YJZ, Bill W1REP, Kate KI4LLM, John W4PAH, Steve KZ1X, Gerald KI4MXP, Gerry KD4YJV, and John KI4QXO.  Credit photo: K4SAR)

The photo below shows two OCRA Cups having a hot time enjoying each other's company.  (It's OK, they're married.)

Two OCRA Cups

(XYL and OM.  Credit photo: K3VSA)

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