As the new CQWW Contest Director, my first formal act is to suspend the position of Director.<\/p>\n
With concurrence from CQ management, I am implementing a new leadership structure.\u00a0 Specifically, I am creating a triumvirate.\u00a0 For those not familiar with the term, you can consider this to be three (3) “co-directors.”<\/p>\n
New to the committee as an appointed member of the triumvirate is Scott Robbins, W4PA.<\/p>\n
Returning to the committee and also an appointed member of the triumvirate is Bob Naumann, W5OV.<\/p>\n
We will all share the various tasks of “Director” and we all will provide backup or contingency coverage for each other for most, if not all, aspects of CQWW Committee leadership.\u00a0 We are all equals.<\/p>\n
I am really excited about the new leadership structure, and especially by the fact that together, we represent a broad range of ages. I am in my 60s, Bob is in his 50s and Scott is in his 40s.<\/p>\n
Please give a warm welcome to Scott, W4PA, and to Bob, W5OV.<\/p>\n
Doug, KR2Q<\/p>\n
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Meet the new members of the CQWW triumvirate<\/strong><\/p>\n Scott Robbins, W4PA<\/u><\/p>\n First licensed 1982 at age 12, Scott\u2019s first experience with contesting was making 600 QSOs in the 1982 CW SS contest. \u00a0His first win was operating ARRL DX CW M\/2 at W2REH in 1986. \u00a0He started seriously doing single op contesting in the mid-1990s after many years of multi-ops.\u00a0 Scott won the ARRL DX CW SOABHP from the W\/VE side in 2002, 2004 and 2007.\u00a0 You may remember him winning the ARRL DX CW SOABHP as 8P9PA in 2006 and in the CQWW CW SOABHP from NT1Y in 2003.\u00a0 \u00a0He was a USA competitor at WRTC-2010 and a referee at WRTC-2014.\u00a0 \u00a0He is now active in CQWW contests annually as PJ4Q, operating M\/S or M\/2, Field Day style from rental holiday QTHs.<\/p>\n Robbins has been employed in the business side of ham radio his entire adult life.\u00a0 Starting with Ham Radio Outlet in Atlanta in 1994-95, then hired by Ten-Tec in 1995, he took over the Product Manager position there for Amateur Radio in 1997.\u00a0 In 2009, he left Ten-Tec and bought the Vibroplex Company. \u00a0He has since added the ownership of INRAD, Bencher, and W7FG Vintage Manuals along with distributing Spiderbeam, YouKits, and Easy-Rotor-Control products in the USA.<\/p>\n Scott lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, is married, and has a 16-year-old daughter from a previous marriage.<\/p>\n He is an avid amateur musician and has been playing bass guitar in local rock bands for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Robert Naumann, W5OV<\/u><\/p>\n First licensed as WN2OVE in 1973, and hooked by the contest bug on Field Day, 1973.<\/p>\n Bob has participated in many domestic contests including CD Parties, Sweepstakes, and some DX contests until 1979 when I invited him to K2GL (N2AA) for the 1979 CQWW SSB contest.\u00a0 This began many years of multi-multi contesting from K2GL(N2AA), W2PV, W2YV, W1AW, NF2L, K5NA, N2RM, AA5NT, K5MR, NR5M, K8AZ et al, and most recently for several years at K3LR.\u00a0 He also has done VHF contests from WA2SNA and K3UA.<\/p>\n From the DX side, Bob has contested from V26B, V26O, V25A, V26DX, 4U1UN, PJ4G. He is a DXCC Honor Roll member.<\/p>\n He was a WRTC 1996 (San Francisco) competitor with team mate K3MM.<\/p>\n Bob is a returning member of the CQWWCC, where he has already served for 20 years.<\/p>\n Other callsigns he has held include WA2OVE, KR2J, N5NJ, V26O, V26RN, and now W5OV.<\/p>\n Bob is member of the ARRL (Life Member), the Radio Club of America, QCWA, and several local clubs (PCARS, NCC, NTCC, DFWCG, FRC, YCCC).<\/p>\n Bob started his professional amateur radio career at Radio Shack and Heathkit in the late ’70s.\u00a0 He then went on to IT infrastructure management \/ enterprise consulting, and relational database architecture for many years, after which he returned to amateur radio as a career.\u00a0 Bob was Operations Manager at Array Solutions for nine years, and is now Sales Manager at DX Engineering in Tallmadge, Ohio.<\/p>\n While at university, he was appointed as a representative on the Ethics Review Board reviewing cases of plagiarism on a regular basis [sounds like log checking to me! \u2013 KR2Q]<\/p>\n Bob’s other hobbies include long-distance motorcycle riding (2009 BMW K1300GT), bass guitar, digital photography and freshwater fishing.<\/p>\n *******<\/p>\n In closing this CQWW leadership restructuring announcement, I would like to express my sincere thanks to Randy, K5ZD for his excellent work as CQWW Contest Committee Director.\u00a0 He has really implemented and accomplished some amazingly great feats, not the least of which is getting the entire CQWW results for all years on line and in a searchable database (personally, I love this feature).\u00a0 It is not necessary to state that he leaves behind really big shoes to fill.\u00a0 Luckily, Randy is remaining as a member of the CQWW Contest Committee.\u00a0 For all you\u2019ve done, a big Thank You Randy!<\/p>\n Doug, KR2Q<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the new CQWW Contest Director, my first formal act is to suspend the position of Director. 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