[SFDXA] Several Prominent Hams Among 2025 Radio Club of America Awardees

[Bill]

KUDOS to Julio Ripoll, WD4R, Former SFDXA Member and friend to many of 
us... - Bill W2CQ


*Several Prominent Hams Among 2025 Radio Club of America Awardees*

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Several well-known radio amateurs are among recipients of this year’s 
honors from the Radio Club of America 
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(RCA), an organization of both professionals and amateurs that has been 
promoting advancements in wireless communication for more than 100 
years. The awards were announced in the Fall 2025 issue of /RCA 
Proceedings/.

Among the amateurs recognized this year by RCA are:

  * Noted contester, former RCA President, and DX Engineering CEO Tim
    Duffy, K3LR, recipient of the Edgar F. Johnson Pioneer Citation for
    noteworthy contributions to RCA or the radio industry;
  * Chester B. Scholl, Jr., K3LA, receiving the Special Services Award
    for significant work to promote RCA’s goals and objectives;
  * Julio Ripoll, WD4R, longtime amateur radio coordinator at the
    National Hurricane Center, recognized for his service at WX4NHC with
    the Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award; and
  * Dr. Kristina Collins, KD8OXT, this year’s recipient of the Carole
    Perry (WB2MGP) Young Professional Award. Collins is the Chief
    Operations Scientist for the HamSCI Personal Space Weather Station
    Network. She also voices announcements heard each hour on WWV and
    WWVH as part of the WWV/H Scientific Modulation Working Group.

In addition, several hams were named as RCA Fellows, including:

  * AT&T executive Brian Daly, WB7OML;
  * HamSCI founder and coordinator Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF;
  * Radio historian Felicia Kreuzer, KA2GXL;
  * Public safety communicator and former ARRL Western Washington
    Section Manager Monte Simpson, W7FF; and
  * Angel Vazquez, WP3R, Head of Telescope Operations for the Arecibo
    Observatory in Puerto Rico.

The awards will be presented at RCA’s annual Technical Symposium and 
Awards Banquet on November 22, 2025, in Washington, DC.


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