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The ARRL Letter


John E. Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | May 15, 2025

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In this Issue:
â-¢ARRL Awards Phil Karn, KA9Q, with Mary Hobart, K1MMH, Medal of Distinction 
â-¢2025 Hamvention Day Zero 
â-¢ARRL Renews Defense of the 902-928 MHz Amateur Radio Band 
â-¢Next Generation DXing Track Videos Available 
â-¢Amateur Radio in the News 
â-¢ARRL Live Events and Podcasts 
â-¢In Brief... 
â-¢Announcements 
â-¢The ARRL Solar Report 
â-¢Just Ahead in Radiosport 
â-¢Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions 
â-¢Did You Know?

ARRL Awards Phil Karn, KA9Q, with Mary Hobart, K1MMH, Medal of Distinction

ARRL [
https://www.arrl.org/?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL ]
has honored Phil Karn, KA9Q, with the Mary Hobart, K1MMH, Medal of
Distinction. He was presented the honor at the ARRL donor reception on May
15, 2025, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. The annual event â-" in
the museum's Presidential Gallery, surrounded by retired Air Force One
aircraft â-" kicks off ARRL's activities around Dayton Hamvention(R) [
http://www.hamvention.org/ ] .

 
Karn is a graduate of Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University with
degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and has retired from a
technology career including Bell Labs, Bellcore, and Qualcomm. He is
co-founder of AMPRnet, is founder and past-President of Amateur Radio Digital
Communications (ARDC) [ https://www.ardc.net/ ] , a private foundation that
exists to support amateur radio and digital communication science and
technology through grants and scholarships, and the management of 44Net. Karn
continues to serve on the ARDC Board of Directors. The work of ARDC has
contributed approximately $30 million to amateur radio since 2020.

 
Karn has been licensed since he was 15. "It's been a major factor in my life,
directly and indirectly," he said. Karn views amateur radio as a creative
outlet. "I'm an engineer, so I need an outlet for my technical ideas. I'm
retired, so amateur radio now fulfills that need. It's very gratifying to see
others using your ideas and works," said Karn.

 
Karn's technical contributions to advance the Amateur Radio Service drive his
dedication to the future of education through ham radio. He envisions
education having a greater role in amateur radio in decades to come. "Ham
radio has always excelled at individual self-learning, but it could do so
much more. I'd really like to see the many technical tinkerers outside ham
radio join us. I'd like to see much more amateur radio in formal education.
HamSCI and the many university small satellite groups are good examples but
there could be so much more. Hams will continue to create new technology,
usually by working in academia and industry but also as individuals," he
said.

 
Mary Hobart, K1MMH, was ARRL's first Chief Development Officer. She passed
away in 2021. The medal named in her honor is given to those individuals or
couples who have inspired our small community to reach higher with their own
philanthropic support of ARRL and amateur radio. In 2023, ARRL honored
Michael "Mike" D. Valentine, W8MM (Silent Key), and his wife Margaret "Peg"
Valentine with the inaugural Hobart Medal.

 
Karn hopes others follow his lead in contributing to the future of amateur
radio. He says there's no real secret to being a leader - just participate.
"The world is easier to change than you might think, but it takes time and
persistence. When I was young, I often got frustrated by what seemed like
sluggish change, but it will happen. Even if you don't have much time for ham
radio when you are busy with your career, try to stay connected with other
hams. Encourage your friends and family to become hams. Attend club meetings
and dinners. It will pay dividends."

 
Attendees at the reception also heard a keynote address from Dr. Ed Snyder,
W1YSM, about his ARDC-funded "Marconi" program, which promotes strengthening
of amateur radio clubs by encouraging very active clubs to mentor, or
"Elmer," less active clubs. Marconi, in this case, is an acronym for
Motivating Amateur Radio Clubs to Open New Initiatives. More information is
available at www.arrl.org/marconi [
http://www.arrl.org/marconi?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] .


Dr. Duino
[http://www.digirig.net/]


2025 Hamvention Day Zero

Trucks being unloaded, tables being arranged, boxes being opened and even
tablecloths being ironed were among the sights and sounds Thursday at Ohio's
Greene County Fairgrounds as hundreds of ham radio manufacturers, retailers,
clubs, and organizations prepared for Friday's opening of the 2025 Dayton
Hamvention. To the eye, it was organized chaos, but the word we heard most
frequently among vendors and visitors was "anticipation."

 
Inside Exhibits volunteer Rob Lindsay, W5MRL, drew a mental picture for us.
"Early in the day," he said, "there's a flurry of activity from hundreds of
vendors setting up their booths in anticipation of all the visitors they'll
see on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We're already seeing visitors from
around the world, including Japan, the UK, Germany and Italy. As a volunteer,
it's interesting and great to give back to the hobby, but the most important
part is interacting with the visitors and vendors, and making their visit
enjoyable."

 
ARRL Great Lakes Division Director Scott Yonally, N8SY, said some of the
chaos is internal. "You know in your mind how you want it to set up but then
you get here and say â-˜I can do this' or â-˜I can do that.' You have to be
flexible to make changes while staying true to your basic plan. It's utter
chaos."

 
But for major exhibitors, it's all part of a well-oiled process. Ham Radio
Outlet President Robert Ferrero, W6RJ, said that setup day is "the
culmination or a 2-to-3-month process of planning and hard work. This is just
5-to-6 hours of finalizing all that hard work. We're fortunate that we have a
great team to make it all happen."

 
Lori Hicks of FlexRadio noted that "We come in as early as Tuesday. We look
forward to setup time, which leads up to the excitement of the opening of the
show. It's more than just setting up our booth, it's thinking of how our
customers will interact with us. There are always weeks of preparation before
the event." She added, "Dayton, for us, is THE venue to do new product
announcements. We hope to come out with a successful new product launch.
Also, the opportunity to meet with customers. It's all about relationships."

 
New products were also on the mind of Icom America National Sales Manager Ray
Novak, N9JA. "The biggest thing at the show for us is having the IC-7760
functional for the first time," he said. "We're demonstrating it with the
PW-2 amplifier with remote software so you can run a kilowatt from anywhere
in the world where you have an internet connection."

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