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Subj: The 16th Annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet Enjoyed by Many
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The 16th annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet was held at the Kohler Presidential
Banquet Center on Friday, May 16. This dinner is always a highlight of the
TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) and AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite
Corp.) activities during the Dayton Hamvention. This yearâ€Ös banquet speaker
was Phil Karn, KA9Q, who highlighted developments and use cases for his
ka9q-radio software suite for SDR receivers.
*Phil Karn delivers the TAPR/AMSAT banquet address (Photo: Mark Johns)*
Karn was the recipient of the ARRLâ€Ös Mary Hobart, K1MMH, Medal of
Distinction. He was presented the honor at the ARRL donor reception on May
15, 2025, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.
A graduate of Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University with
degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Karn has retired from a
technology career including Bell Labs, Bellcore, and Qualcomm. He is
co-founder of AMPRnet, is founder and past-President of Amateur Radio
Digital Communications (ARDC)
https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzM1OTczJnA9MSZ1PTUyMDUxODk2NCZsaT0zODA3Mzc5Mw/index.html,
a private foundation that exists to support amateur radio and digital
communication science and technology through grants and scholarships, and
the management of 44Net. Karn continues to serve on the ARDC Board of
Directors. The work of ARDC has contributed approximately $30 million to
amateur radio since 2020.
Karn has been licensed since he was 15. “Itâ€Ös been a major factor in my
life, directly and indirectly,” he said. Karn views amateur radio as a
creative outlet. “Iâ€Öm an engineer, so I need an outlet for my technical
ideas. Iâ€Öm retired, so amateur radio now fulfills that need. Itâ€Ös very
gratifying to see others using your ideas and works,” said Karn.
Karnâ€Ös technical contributions to advance the Amateur Radio Service drive
his dedication to the future of education through ham radio. He envisions
education having a greater role in amateur radio in decades to come. “Ham
radio has always excelled at individual self-learning, but it could do so
much more. Iâ€Öd really like to see the many technical tinkerers outside ham
radio join us. Iâ€Öd like to see much more amateur radio in formal education.
HamSCI and the many university small satellite groups are good examples but
there could be so much more. Hams will continue to create new technology,
usually by working in academia and industry but also as individuals,” he
said.
Mary Hobart, K1MMH, was ARRLâ€Ös first Chief Development Officer. She passed
away in 2021. The medal named in her honor is given to those individuals or
couples who have inspired our small community to reach higher with their
own philanthropic support of ARRL and amateur radio. In 2023, ARRL honored
Michael “Mike” D. Valentine, W8MM (Silent Key), and his wife Margaret “Peg”
Valentine with the inaugural Hobart Medal.
[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information]
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