[NCC] K3LR Recognized

[N3RA via NCC]

Congratulations!!!  So deserved!!



> On Mar 18, 2015, at 10:32 PM, tleek8az <tleek8az at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From tonight's mail bag:
> 
> Three amateur radio (ham) operators and one ham radio club who have made
> significant contributions to the Amateur Radio Service, will be honored
> guests when Hamvention® 2015 opens in Hara Arena on May 15.   Recipients of
> this year's Hamvention® awards are Tim Duffy, K3LR, Amateur of the Year;
> Thomas C. Medlin, W5KUB, Special Achievement Award; Rev. George Dobbs,
> G3RJV, Technical Excellence Award; and the Orlando Amateur Radio Club, Club
> of the Year.
> 
> Awards Chairman Dave Crawford, KF4KWW, said the committee was impressed
> with the efforts of all this year’s winners. Hamvention® Chairman Jim
> Tiderman, N8IDS, praised the winners, saying: “On behalf of the Dayton
> Amateur Radio Association (DARA) and Hamvention® 2015 I would like to
> congratulate this year’s Award Winners.  Their outstanding contributions
> and many years of devotion to the amateur radio service are recognized and
> appreciated."
> 
> Tim Duffy, K3LR, of West Middlesex, PA, has a long history of giving back
> to Amateur Radio. He is founder, promoter and chairman of the successful
> Contest University (CTU) which has helped to teach radio sport contest
> operating with excellent volunteer professors. The first CTU was held
> in Dayton in 2007. Since then more 3,700 radio radio sport enthusiasts have
> attended 25 CTU’s held in eight different countries under his watchful
> guidance.
> 
> Since 1984 K3LR has moderated the Dayton Hamvention antenna forum,
> coordinating the presentation of more than 100 papers about antennas. He is
> also involved in scheduling many contesting activities during Hamvention
> including the Contest Super Suite, the Contest Dinner and recently the
> annual Top Band Dinner.
> 
> Duffy serves as an officer of several radio clubs and was recently elected
> to the position of ARRL Section Manager for Western Pennsylvania. He became
> a ham at age 12 in 1972 and lives in Pennsylvania on 11 acres with over 50
> antennas.
> 
> 
> Congrats to founding member and NCC President Tim.  Very well deserved,
> OM.  We're proud of you.
> 
> 73,
> Tom, K8AZ
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