CQ HALLS OF FAME ---> The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame was established in January 2001 to recognize individuals - radio amateurs or not - who significantly affected the course of Amateur Radio, as well as radio amateurs who have made significant contributions either to amateur radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our planet. This year's inductees are: Gaston Bertels, ON4WF John Kanzius, K3TUP L.B. Cebik, W4RNL (SK) Charles (Chip) Margelli, K7JA Gordon England, ex-W3AWO Philip S. Rand, W1DBM (SK) Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, N4OC Vice Adm. Scott Redd (Ret.), K0DQ/A92Q Gerald Griffin, MD, K6MD Dr. Tony Tether, K2TGE Larnelle Harris, WD4LZC Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, HB9EHT Lenore Jensen, W6NAZ (SK) Dr. John Townsend, W3PRB.
The CQ Contest Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to recognize Amateur Radio operators who have made major contributions to contesting. This year's inductees are: Paolo Cortese, I2UIY Randy Thompson, K5ZD.
The CQ DX Hall of Fame was established in 1967 to recognize major contributions by DXers. This year's inductees are: John Devoldere, ON4UN Nellie Saltiel de Lazard, XE1CI Bob Schenck, N2OO
DX BANQUET ---> The "2008 DXers Banquet" will be held in Tokyo on 23 August, in conjunction with the annual Ham Fair. Complete information can be found on the Nippon DX Association's website (http://www.ndxa.net/modules/news/) [TNX JA1DFK]
DXCC NEWS ---> TI9KK (Cocos Island, 2008 operations) has been approved for DXCC credit. If you had cards rejected for this operation send an e-mail to dxcc@arrl.org to be placed on the list for an update. [TNX NC1L]
NEW DX SUMMIT ---> Conceived, operated and maintained by Yasme Excellence Award recipients OH2BUA and OH5TB, the OH2AQ DX Summit has been a reliable tool for DX spotting for ten years. It was based on a concept and the computing power of those other days, and will close down soon. The New DX Summit, operated by Arcala Extremes (OH8X) and supported by Yasme Foundation Inc., boasts a dramatic increase in computing power - traffic congestion should be a thing of the past! Bookmark http://www.dxsummit.fi [TNX OH2BN]
OPERATOR NEEDED ---> Two Papua New Guinea's rare IOTA groups (OC-181 and OC-041) will be activated between 18 October and 4 November [425DXN 883], and "due to a cancellation we can accommodate one more person", Derek, G3KHZ says. If interested in joining the team, please contact him (g3khz@derekcox.plus.com)
+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported SIlent Keys include Igor Falster (DL1EE) and Vladimir N. Goncharsky (U5WF).
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