CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME

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The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame was established in January 2001 to recognize individuals - radio amateurs or not - who significantly affected the course of Amateur Radio, as well as radio amateurs who have made significant contributions either to amateur radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our planet. This year's inductees are:
- Marlon Brando, FO5GJ (SK), iconic movie actor
- David Brown, KC5ZTC (SK), NASA astronaut killed in 2003 Columbia disaster
- Kalpana Chawla, KD5ESI (SK), NASA astronaut killed in 2003 Columbia disaster
- Laurel Clark, KC5ZSU (SK), NASA astronaut killed in 2003 Columbia disaster
- Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE, pioneer in popularizing open-source Bit-X "semi-Kits" using Arduinos for affordable QRP transceivers
- Grady Fox, W4FRM (SK), SSB pioneer; worked on Manhattan Project during World War II and the camera for NASA's lunar landers
- Wendell King, ex-2ADD (SK), African-American pioneer of broadcasting and college radio
- Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ, founder of QRZ.com, the most widely-accessed amateur radio website
- Mark Pecen, KC9X/VE3QAM, wireless communication and networking pioneer, inventor, cybersecurity expert
- Carole Perry, WB2MGP, longtime advocate for youth in amateur radio; of Dayton youth forum for more than 30 years
- Ed Westcott, W4UVS, photographer who chronicled the Manhattan Project during World War II and later helped the FBI with its investigation of the Jonestown massacre
This year's inductions bring the total number of embers of the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame to 321.
Two new members each are also being inducted into the CQ DX and CQ Contest Halls of Fame at the respective Dayton DX and Contest dinners. Their names will be announced separately.