[SFDXA] Congratulations to Rich WB4EHG

[Mike Williams]

Excellent! Congrats Rich...

73 de W4DL   Mike in EL96wf


On 10/28/2022 3:29 PM, Richard Quick wrote:
> Congratulations Rich WB4EHG
>
> Rich has been accepted into the ARRL’s A-1 Operators Club and is 
> hereby recognized as an A-1 Operator.
> Unsolicited Membership in the A-1 Ops is by invitation only, 
> candidates are nominated and recommended by current members In the A-1 
> Operators Club.
> Today during our Friday lunch at the Falcon Pub Rich was presented 
> with his membership Certificate.
> *Congratulations Rich*, and *Well deserved !*
>
>
>     History of the A-1 Operator Club
>
> First organized in May 1933, the ARRL A-1 Operator Club has a proud 
> history and occupies an important place in Amateur Radio tradition. 
> Communications Manager Ed Handy, W1BDI, announced its formation with 
> these words in July 1933 /QST/:
>
>     /*Are you an A-1 Operator? Excellence in stations has often been
>     emphasized. Yet, station performance, equipment, adjustment, etc.,
>     are but part of the story. The operation of the equipment,
>     knowledge of procedure, and general communications technique are
>     of very great importance in determining the results of any
>     station. To bring attention to good operating as a paramount
>     issue, and to give it something of the importance it deserves we
>     are this month announcing in these columns the launching of a club
>     for A-1 operators. */
>
> By early 1934, the roster of recognized A-1 operators swelled to more 
> than 400; by the end of 1938, to 1,000 and as of mid-2012 there are 
> over 5,800 members of this special club! Then, as now, nominations 
> were not made lightly. Through the years, recognition as an A-1 
> Operator represented an unsolicited acknowledgment of one's high 
> standing among one's peers.
>
> Much is said about the handful of radio amateurs whose operating 
> practices do not quite measure up. Not enough is said about those who, 
> by contrast, lead by example - who set the standard for others to 
> follow. Let us correct that now. Let us honor them as A-1 Operators 
> and in so doing, honor the best in Amateur Radio. /- David Sumner, K1ZZ/
>
> _._,_._,_
>
> /*_Rich - W4RQ_ Amateur Radio: The Original Social Media*/
>
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