Our local chapter of the big contesting club around here initiated action to
get a very deserving ham inducted and we could not push it through so it
made Don's entry even more special. These are not easy things to get passed
so you can be sure when they do get awarded it is something really special.
Again a great achievement Don and also a sign how mainstream RTTY contesting
has become, again due in no small part to Don's efforts.
73
Neal Campbell
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On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Ed Muns <w0yk@msn.com> wrote:
> K3NC asked:
> > Is Don the first RTTY contester to be inducted?
>
> Paulo Cortese, I2UIY, was inducted in 2008 and unfortunately became a
> Silent
> Key just six months later. Paulo was an active RTTY contester, doing many
> RTTY contest expeditions and still holds the 15m Africa record in CQ WPX
> RTTY. Paulo also did the log checking for the two CQ RTTY contests for
> many
> years. Paulo and Don both were nominated and inducted for their overall
> impact and contribution to radiosport, not just the RTTY mode.
>
> Nominations for CQ HOF inductees initiate from the general contesting
> community, not the CQ Contest Committee. The Committee can only act on
> nominations that they receive, so it is up to the community to nominate the
> deserving.
>
> Ed - W0YK
>
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