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CQ announces 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:41 PM PDT
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CQ announces 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees



CQ magazine today announced its 2013 Hall of Fame inductees,
adding two members each to the CQ DX and Contest Halls of Fame along with
eight new members of the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.



The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors those individuals,
whether licensed hams or not, who have made significant contributions to
amateur radio; and those amateurs who have made significant contributions
either to amateur radio, to their professional careers or to some other
aspect of life on our planet.



The 2013 inductees (listed alphabetically) a

* Evelyn Garrison, WS7A (SK) - amateur radio industry leader



* Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK) - former Managing Editor of QST
magazine



* Laurie Margolis, G3UML/GPC3L - Longtime BBC correspondent and
contributor to amateur radio magazines



* Michael Owen, VK3KI (SK) - Longtime president of the
Wireless Institute of Australia and chairman of IARU Region 3



* Harry Rubinstein (ex-9EEV) (SK) - Inventor of the printed
circuit, the slider potentiometer and the combination potentiometer/on-off
switch



* Walker Tompkins, K6ATX - Journalist, author and historian,
his three dozen books included several well-known ham radio-related novels



* Joe Walsh, WB6ACU - Rock music performer and Rock & Roll Hall
of Fame inductee



* William G. (Bill) Welsh, W6DDB (SK) - CQ Novice Editor for
20 years; responsible for helping thousands to get their ham licenses



CQ DX and Contest and DX Halls of Fame

The CQ DX and Contest Halls of Fame honor those amateurs who
not only excel in personal performance in these major areas of amateur
radio but who also "give back" to the hobby in outstanding ways.



The 2013 inductees to the CQ DX Hall of Fame a

* Vladimir Bykov, UA4WHX/AC4LN, has visited and operated from
over 100 DX entities in the past ten years and operated from all six
continents in 2012 alone. Has provided over 700,000 DX contacts for hams
around the world (and QSLed them all).

* Robert "Gary" Dixon, K4MQG, is a founding member of the
Carolina DX Association and as Founding President of INDEXA, the
International DX Association, which has helped support over 200
DXpeditions in the past 30 years.



The 2013 inductees to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame a

* Dale Green, VE7SV, is a world-class contester who has been
hosting teams of new and experienced contesters at his superstation for
the past 20 years, and recently helped start a contest group in Chile.

* Charles "Chas" Fulp, K3WW, also a multi-award winning
contester and past president of the Frankford Radio Club (FRC), which
saysChas "is our role model and sets the standard for other FRC members to
strive to achieve."



Formal inductions to the CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame were
scheduled for the Dayton Hamvention.® More detailed descriptions of
inductees will appear in the official announcement in the July 2013 issue
of CQ magazine.





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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1866 May 17 2013

Posted: 16 May 2013 11:20 PM PDT
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Amateur Radio Newsline™ Report 1866 – May 17 2013



Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1866 with a release date of May 17
2013 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.



The following is a Q-S-T. Hamvention 2013 is here; D-Star and kids become
an important part of Hamvention; Russian Radar invades 80 meters; a
California ham seeks signatures for petition on public warning legislation;
the Hurricane Watch Net says it could use more Net Control Stations;
registrations for International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend ramp up
and the tale of some newly developed self healing integrated circuit
chips. All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline™ report number 1866
coming your way right now.





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HAMVENTION 2013: THE GATES SWING OPEN AND HAMVENTION BEGINS



Its Hamvention time in Dayton, Ohio. This as the gates at the HARA Arena
swing open for this years show of shows in amateur radio. And in an
interview with RainÂ’s Hap Holly, KC9RP, Hamvention spokesman Dave Kalter,
W8CI, thereÂ’s a lot to look forward to including some spectacular prizes: