BARA Ham of the Year Recipients
| Year | Name | Call Sign |
| 2008 | Annie Kaeding | W8ALK |
| 2009 | Bill Wheeler | W8JBA |
| 2010 | Gary Wallis | KB8VIM |
| 2011 | Chuck Davis | KC8YTA |
| 2012 | Matt Adrian | KD8ZB |
| 2013 | Randy Kaeding | K8TMK |
| 2014 | Ron Ackerman | N8KBG |
| 2015 | Tim Richards | KD8NOH |
| 2016 | Dan Utroske | KF8Z |
| 2017 | Ken Jewell | N8OL |
| 2018 | Bob Mann | W8LHP |
| 2019 | Matt Severin | N8MS |
| 2020 | Ron Warczynski | K9RON |
| 2021 | Frank Lemanski | AD8BU |
| 2022 | Ira Bilancio | NX8I |