[NCC] K3LR Recognized

[Thomas Roscoe]

Congrats Tim! You have been the amateur of the year for several years in 
my book...
K8CX

tleek8az 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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