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FLOYD GERALD, N5FG, NAMED WORKED ALL ZONES AWARD MANAGER (Hicksville, NY 12-15-03) -- CQ Publisher Richard Ross, K2MGA, today announced the appointment of Floyd Gerald, N5FG, as CQ Worked All Zones (WAZ) Awards Manager, effective January 1, 2004. Gerald succeeds Paul Blumhardt, K5RT, who is stepping down after four years in the position due to increased work and family commitments. "We will miss Paul's dedication to WAZ and the CQ awards program in general," said Ross, "and we thank him for his many contributions. He sets an excellent example for his successor, and we welcome Floyd to the CQ 'family.' " Floyd Gerald, N5FG has been an amateur since 1972, and is an accomplished DXer. He holds many amateur radio operating awards, including 5BWAZ (200 Zones), #1 DXCC Mixed and SSB, CQ DX Honor Roll SSB and CW, 9 Band DXCC, and 6BWAS. He is also a founding member of the Magnolia DX Association. Floyd served as the manager of the W5 QSL bureau from 1998 - 2002. During his tenure, the W5 QSL Bureau was the first QSL Bureau to employ a website so users could check on their QSL "accounts" on line. He's also served as CQ Awards and ARRL DXCC Checkpoint, and has been a QSL manager for several DX stations. Floyd is retired from the housing industry and lives near Wiggins, Mississippi, with his wife Sherry on their 5 acre antenna farm. CQ would like to ask WAZ applicants to delay sending applications (and cards) to Floyd until 1 February, 2004, in order to allow for an orderly transition and transfer of records. We apologize for this delay, but feel that it will reduce confusion and possible loss of anyone's application during the transition. Applications and cards sent to K5RT will be forwarded to N5FG each month. After February 1, WAZ applications and cards should be sent to Floyd Gerald, N5FG, CBA Address. The Worked All Zones awards are part of a comprehensive operating award program sponsored by CQ magazine, the world's leading independent amateur radio publication. -30- -73- Floyd, N5FG www.mdxa.org DX IS --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/04 ---------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40njdxa.org ----------------------------------------------------------
