| Baker, Bill, W1BKR - President Emeritus, WNET-TV (Thirteen),
New York PBS flagship station.
Barton, Loy - Developed class B plate modulation, primary method of modulating
tube transmitters for decades.
Bauer, Frank, KA3HDO - NASA Chief Engineer for Exploration Systems; International
Chairman, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), 1996-2009; AMSAT VP Human
Spaceflight, 1991-2009.
Bridges, William, W6FA - Laser pioneer; developed first "noble gas"
lasers (argon, krypton, xenon) and the dominant modulation system for feeding data into fiber-optic
cables.
Fernandez Martin, Fernando, EA8AK - Member of the European Parliament, representing
Spain; former President of the Government of the Canary Islands, former President of URE (Spanish
IARU organization).
Floyd, George, WA4DGA (SK) - Author of "Scratchi" column in CQ over
four decades. An engineer and executive at General Electric, he also wrote the "Lighthouse
Larry" column in GE employee newsletters.
Haseltine, Eric, AB3DI - Former Associate Director of National Intelligence for
Science and Technology; former Director of Research, National Security Agency; former Executive
Vice President of Research and Development, Walt Disney Companies.
Hollingsworth, Riley, K4ZDH - Former Special Counsel for Amateur Radio, Federal
Communications Commission. "Cleaned up" the ham bands after 15 years of neglect by the
FCC.
Kilby, Jack - Inventor of the integrated circuit, which revolutionized electronics,
including amateur radio equipment.
Krischke, Alois, DJ0TR -
Prolific German author of antenna books. Rothammels
Antennenbuch, a
1000-page reference showing virtually every amateur radio antenna ever
designed, is in its 12th edition.
Maxwell, Walt, W2DU - Antenna designer (specializing in spacecraft communications)
and author.
Miller, Lt. Gen. Thomas, K4IC (SK) - Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation, USMC
(1975-79) - in charge of all Marine Corps aviation; "father" of short-takeoff &
vertical landing (STOVL) aviation in the USMC. Quietly watched out for amateur radio interests
on Capitol Hill.
Morgan, Wilse, WX7P- Conducted first amateur radio license exam session under
the Volunteer Examiner program in 1984; helped get VE program approved; also designed innovative
antennas.
Parise, Ron, WA4SIR (SK) - Astronaut and active ham in space. First ham to operate
packet radio from space and pioneered "telebridge" concept for making more frequent
school-shuttle contacts possible. Also helped develop Radio JOVE, educational program for monitoring
natural radio signals from Jupiter.
Whitehead, Clay, W6WW (SK) - First Director of the White House Office of Telecommunications
Policy in the 1970s; reshaped America's television landscape by bringing competition to the domestic
satellite market and making it feasible for cable companies to distribute their own programming
via satellite.
The CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame honor those amateurs who not only excel in personal performance
in these major areas of amateur radio but who also "give back" to the hobby in outstanding
ways.
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Ganz besonders freut mich folgender Glückwunsch:
"Wir erlauben uns, ergänzend bzw. berichtigend hinzuzufügen:
Alois Krischke wurde 1936 in Klagenfurt/Kärnten/Österreich geboren
und ist österreichischer Staatsbürger. 1956 erhielt er das Call
OE8AK, das er bis dato innehat. Seit 1968 lebt er in DL - im gleichen
Jahr erwarb er das Call DJ0TR - seither war er als Diplomingenieur bei
Rohde & Schwarz bis zu seinem Ruhestand tätig. Kurioserweise
- oder sollte man eher sagen "bezeichnenderweise" - wurde er
mit seinem deutschen Rufzeichen als Deutscher in der Hall of Fame aufgenommen.
Immerhin befindet er sich dort in prominenter Gesellschaft: Als bisher
einzigem Deutschen wurde dem legendären Felix, DL1CU 2006 posthum
- damals war er schon 8 Jahre tot - diese Ehre zuteil. OEs sucht man dort
vergebens.
"Wenigstens habe ich diese Ehrung noch zu Lebzeiten bekommen
und nicht, wie viele, erst "posthum". meint Alois und fügt
hinzu: "Durch die vielen Glückwunsch-Antworten komme ich bei
der laufenden Antennenbuchbearbeitung für die 13. Auflage seit Tagen
kaum mehr voran."
Gemeint ist natürlich das berühmte Antennenbuch "Rothammel".
Mögest Du noch lange so aktiv bleiben - ad multos annos - wünscht
Dein alter Freund aus jungen Amateurfunktagen mit herzlichster Gratulation
55 und 73
Fred, OE3BMA (ex OE6KS, OE1MB, OE6MB. OE1BMA)"
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