The three newest CQ hall of famers, who were chosen following a nomination process that ended in April, include one Silent Key.The inductees are Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, who became a Silent Key last month, Angel M. Vazquez, WP3R and Jim Breakall, WA3FET.
Wayne, who became a Silent Key on April 18th of this year, was well known as a co-creator of the Quagi antenna, which is part-Yagi, part-quad. A top-performing contester, he was honored as Radio Amateur of the Year at the Dayton Hamvention in 1980 for his years of contributions to ham radio. Wayne was an educator and a former vice director with the ARRL's Southwestern Division.
Angel, who was named Amateur of the Year at Dayton Hamvention in 2021, had worked at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico since 1977. He had served as head of telescope operations and was the lead operator for 2010 moonbounce project at Arecibo -- a project that included, among others, fellow hall of fame inductee Jim Breakall. Angel works as the Puerto Rico Coordination Zone Administrator, managed by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Jim is a professor emeritus of electrical engineering at Pennsylvania State University and a leader in cutting-edge antenna technology. He is credited for his work with the Numerical Electromagnetics Code used in antenna analysis. A prolific author and busy contester, Jim has been involved in antenna designs at Arecibo and the HAARP facility in Alaska.
For more details about the recipients visit hamgallery.com