ARLA/CLUSTER: Revista CQ anuncia 3 novos nomeados para o CQ Contest Hall of Fame

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Announcing: 2020 Inductees, CQ Contest Hall of Fame

CQ magazine today announced the induction of three new members to the *CQ
Contest Hall of Fame*, which honors those contesters who not only excel in
personal performance but who also "give back" to the hobby in outstanding
ways. CQ Contesting Editor David Siddall, K3ZJ, conducted a virtual
induction ceremony at the conclusion of the daylong 2020 Contest University
webinar.

The 2020 inductees to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame are:

*Geoffrey Howard, W0CG/PJ2DX*, who purchased and restored the PJ9JT contest
station in 2000 that had been owned by CQ Contest Hall of Famer John
Thompson, W1BIH/PJ9JT. The location was named "Signal Point" and the PJ2T
callsign pays homage to PJ9JT. Geoff established the Caribbean Contest
Consortium to help manage and maintain the station, and has consistently
made the station available to guest operators over the years, including
serving as host station several times for young operators participating in
the Dave Kalter Youth DX Adventure program. He has also worked closely with
VERONA, Curacao's national ham radio society. Geoff served for more than 25
years in the United States Air Force, retiring as a colonel; worked for RCA
and the Federal Aviation Administration, and taught in the Graduate School
of Management at Kent State University in Ohio.

*Willard "Bill" Myers, K1GQ*, a pioneer of computer-based systems for
designing and switching antennas at contest stations, designed the
Cushcraft "Skywalker" series of monoband Yagis, helped build the early
PacketCluster network and served as mentor to several of today's most
prominent contesters, including K1AR, K1DG, K1JX, and others. Bill was also
a major behind-the-scenes force at the 2014 World Radiosport Team
Championship (WRTC) competition in Massachusetts, and is currently
providing support and refinement of the SkookumLogger contest logging
program for Apple computers.

*Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ (SK)*, was a major force in VHF contesting as well as
an accomplished HF contester. He was a member of both ARRL's and CQ's
contest committees at various times between 1972 and 2012, was QST
magazine's VHF Editor for nearly a decade, and was CQ Contest magazine's
VHF columnist as well. Gene took over the struggling CQ World Wide VHF
Contest in 1999, reinvented it as a 6- and 2-meter only event and sparked
its growth into a truly worldwide competition. He was also instrumental in
organizing the mid-Atlantic VHF contesting group that became known as the
K8GP Grid Pirates.

Registered participants in the virtual Contest University webinar were able
to view the induction ceremony live. It was also "simulcast" on DX
Engineering's YouTube link, where it is also stored for later viewing.
The recording of the ceremony may be accessed at <
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4V4B_mr1mYF5ycGQe_4Ytw>.

The CQ Contest Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to recognize those
amateurs who have made major contributions to the art of radio contesting.
This is the 37th annual induction and the first to be conducted online.
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