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Draft:Tim Duffy, K3LR Biography

  • Comment: My comment is similar to that of Qcne last month. Tim Duffy does not meet the notability standards for articles about people (see WP:NPEOPLE). You do have sources, but none are articles in trusted media sources (see WP:RSP for more details on sources). I can tell that considerable work has gone into this content, but it's not appropriate for Wikipedia. Perhaps you can put it somewhere else, like a blog or a personal website? Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Crunchydillpickle🥒 (talk) 22:01, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: Please read WP:NOTRESUME. Wikipedia articles about people must prove that the person is notable under WP:NPEOPLE, or WP:NAUTHOR in this case. This draft is frankly a mess and not appropriate for Wikipedia- maybe more appropriate for a blog or LinkedIn. Qcne (talk) 20:08, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Tim Duffy, K3LR Born November 7, 1959 (Age 63) Sharon, Pennsylvania Nationality United States Alma Mater The Pennsylvania State University Call Sign K3LR Station Tour Youtube Visit to K3LR Website www.k3lr.com

Early life and education Tim Duffy was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania and received his first Amateur Radio FCC License in 1972 at the age of 12.[1] He was originally granted the Amateur Radio call sign WN3SZX.[1] In 1974, Tim upgraded to an Amateur Extra class license at the FCC office in Buffalo, NY. Tim spent all of his free time meeting other local radio operators, building radios and antennas, and making contacts with other amateurs around the world. He went back to the FCC office in Buffalo, NY in 1976 to obtain his First-Class Commercial Radio Telephone License with Radar endorsement. This new license led Tim to become the Chief Engineer for WGRP AM/FM stations in Sharon, Pennsylvania for his last two years of high school. 

In 1977 he applied for and received his current Amateur Radio call sign K3LR.

Tim graduated from Kennedy Catholic High School in 1978. In 1982 he graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University.

Career After beginning college at Penn State University, Tim continued in his job as the Chief Engineer for WGRP AM/FM stations....[2] This continued for two more years, until 1980. In 1982 Tim acquired a position as the Chief Engineer for Constrander Corp. for five AM/FM broadcast stations in Ohio and Pennsylvania. During this time, he also co-founded Texar Inc. where he designed and assembled AM/FM commercial broadcast audio processing equipment that revolutionized audio processing with the TEXAR PRISM.[2] From 1983-1984 Tim served as the lead instructor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering programs at the Mercer County Vocational School, now Mercer County Career Center.[3]He taught full time adult students and night classes for Pennsylvania Power Company (now part of First Energy) employees. Tim facilitated job placement for graduates into full time high-tech jobs and transitioned them to degree programs at Slippery Rock University. In 1985 Tim accepted a job as the Director of Engineering for SYGNET Communications where he led the creation of the Youngstown/Sharon and Erie Pennsylvania Cellular One cellular network. During his time with SYGNET, Tim became the president of LTA Industries, Inc. From 1989-1992 as president, he designed, modified, sold and provided customer support for Amateur Radio antennas, contesting accessories and logging software. In 1998 as a result of SYGNET Communications being acquired by Dobson Communications, Tim became the Chief Technical Officer and Senior Vice President (DCEL NASDAQ). At Dobson, he was responsible for a $2 billion network and 300 network employees covering 16 US states operating as Cellular One. In 2002, Tim became the Senior Vice President of American Cellular Corporation, a joint venture between AT&T Mobility and Dobson Communications. In 2006 Tim was the co-inventor of the Bencher Skyhawk antenna with Dr. Jim Breakhall WA3FET, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Penn State University.[4] In 2007 Tim accepted the position as Senior Vice President of Networks for AT&T where he was responsible for significant network upgrade projects. The same year he became the Vice President and founding board member of the Atlantic Tower Company Inc., a position that he currently maintains. From 2007-2009 Tim was once again the President of LTA Industries, Inc. where he built and sold 50 High Frequency (HF) High Performance Optimized Wideband Antenna (OWA) antennas. In 2009, Tim became the Chief Technical Officer for Stelera Wireless LLC. A leading wireless, high speed internet construction and service in rural communities in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas. In 2011, Tim was promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Stelera Wireless LLC. While working for Stelara, he was hired as a contract representative by Icom America for the 2012 DXCC East show in Washington, DC. In 2013, Tim was hired at DX Engineering (DXE) in Tallmadge, Ohio to be the Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager. In 2014, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, and in 2020 he took on his current role of Chief Executive Officer.[5] Tim has exhibited a tireless commitment to presenting to radio clubs world-wide on a variety of topics as well as mentoring new hams. He has become known for his DX Engineering YouTube and Facebook live shows, “Tuesdays with Tim & Jeff,” the Thursday “Manufacturer’s Showcase” and the Friday “Weekend Special”, where he features DX Engineering products, vendors and Amateur radio operators. Tim is also featured as a frequent guest on Ham Nation and Ham Radio Crash Course on YouTube. DX Engineering (DXE) continues to flourish under his leadership. Tim operates a multi-operator multi-radio superstation out of his home in Western Pennsylvania.

Radiosport (Contesting) Tim’s first experience with radiosport was during the 1972 ARRL Field Day in Transfer, Pennsylvania. He went on to participate in the November 1972 ARRL CW Sweepstakes and was driven to continue contesting. Tim won the North American CW Sprint Contest in 1979, 1981, and 1984. In 1980 he achieved a first-place single operator finish in the ARRL 160-meter contest. Tim won first place single operator USA in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest in 1987 and 1988. He joined a multi-operator team in 1992 and won the ARRL 160-meter contest again. The160m antenna sloper system at K3LR was designed and installed in time to be used to operate in the ARRL 160m contest. K3LR entered the contest in the multi-single category and the sloper system provided the team a 1st place finish while also breaking the category record. The same year, the K3LR Multi-Multi team was created and will be celebrating their 30-year anniversary of operating this year. “During the 1993 CQWW CW Contest the top-band sloper system really shined. Since K3LR is in Western Pennsylvania (only a half-mile from Ohio), the new antenna is the secret weapon that enables Tim to be competitive with the East Coast stations.” 1992 to present – Multi Multi DX Contest team leader of station K3LR (www.k3lr.com). Constructed 13 towers and 11 operating positions – one of the largest Amateur Radio stations in the world.[1] Recruit operators and maintain state of the art wireless “racing” team. Over 125 different operators have participated from K3LR – from all over the world.[1] Team K3LR enters four major DX contests every year.[1] 34 number one USA wins. One WORLD #1 finish. 1996 in San Francisco, 2000 in Finland, 2006 in Brazil, 2010 in Russia and 2018 in Germany – five time qualified World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) Team USA operator. K3LR holds the USA record score in three out of four of the major DX contests.[1] K3LR is the second winningest mult-multi in the USA having won 30 times.[1]

Contest University (CTU) Tim founded Contest University (CTU) in 2007[6]. This is an intensive program presented to the public at Amateur Radio conventions around the world to share radiosport best practices. Instructors include a variety of well-known Amateur Radio contestors from many countries. CTU is held annually at the Dayton Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio.[6]

Professional Memberships & Achievements Tim Duffy holds nine US patents for E911 wireless telephone location technology[7]. 1983 – Built a sophisticated Amateur radio (seven site receiver voting system) two meter FM repeater network that had 75 mile radius hand-held coverage. Known at the 145.350 SPRING system. 1984 to present – Moderator of the Dayton Hamvention Antenna Forum 1985 to present – Active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 1987 to 1997 – President of the Mercer County Amateur Radio Club (MCARC). 1990 to Present[8]– started the Dayton Contest Super Suite. 1992 to present – Member of the CQ World Wide Contest Committee[9] 1995 1997 to 1998 – Served as Chairman of the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee – appointment made by the ARRL President. 2003 to present - Founder and moderator of the popular Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) internet reflector that has over 3000 active users. 2006 – Elected into the prestigious CQ Contest Hall of Fame 2010 to present – Co-Founder and Chairman of the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF)[10] 2010 – Executive Director of the Radio Club of America (RCA). 2010 - Radio Club of America (RCA) membership elevated to Fellow status. 2011[11] – Co-founder of D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) DAY. 2011 to Present – Chairman of the Dayton Hamvention Top Band Dinner. 2011 to 2014 – member of the advisory board for the World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC 2014)[12] 2013 to present - Elected President of the Mercer County Amateur Radio Club (MCARC) – Sharon, Pennsylvania 2013 – Elected Director of the Edmond Amateur Radio Society (EARS) – Edmond, Oklahoma 2014 – Founding Member and was Elected President of North Coast Contesters (NCC)[13] 2015 - Executive Vice President of the Radio Club of America (RCA)– the world’s oldest wireless organization. 2015 – 2016 ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Manager. Current Life Member, Diamond Club and Maxim Society member of the America Radio Relay League (ARRL). Life Member and Fellow of the Antique Wireless Association (AWA).[14] Nominated for the ARRL A-1 Operators Club[15] CQWW Committee member 2016 – 2018 President of the Radio Club of America (RCA). 2018 – DXCC Yearbook 316 Entities 2019 – President Emeritus of the Radio Club of America (RCA). 2019 – Member of the Grove City College Electrical Engineering Advisory Board 2019 – Became a Director on the ARRL Foundation Board

Articles & Books 2024 – White Paper submitted to the Heliophysics 2024 Decadal Survey. 2019 – “Contesting News” Mar 2019. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.5 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2014 – “Social Media’s Best-Kept Secret”. Jan 12, 2014. Sharon Herald. Staff Writer: Pinchot, Joe. 2012 – “QST Congratulates Carey McCachern, N5RM, AXA Achievement Scholarship, National Merit Finalist and Eagle Scout”. (Strays) Jun 2019. QST p.43 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2011 - Amplifier chapter editor for the 2011 ARRL Handbook. 2009 – “Dave Zeph, W9ZRX, Winner of the Indiana Radio Council Technical Excellence Award”. (Strays) Feb 2009. QST p.98 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2008 – “No peanut-whistles here”. Feb 2008. QST p.20 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2007 – “Contest University 2007 (CTU) at Dayton, Ohio”. Jul 2007. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.9 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2007 – “What he did on his summer vacation: nine antennas”. (Up Front) Nov 2007. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.9 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2006 – “The DX Engineering DXE-RBS-1P Beverage Antenna System”. (NCJ Reviews) Mar 2006. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.21 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2005 – “The 13th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner”. Jul 2005. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.7 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2005 – 2010 – Yagi chapter editor for three editions of the ON4UN Low Band DX book. Current edition cover photo is the K3LR 160 meter vertical beam array. 2004 – “The EMI Finder (Nov/Dec 2003)”. (Letters to the Editor) Jan 2004. QEX p.61 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2004 – “The 12th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner”. Jul 2004. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.25 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2003 – “The 11th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner”. Sep 2003. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.14 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 2003 – “W1AW/3 in the IARU HF World Championship”. Nov 2003. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.16 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 1995 – Presented wireless technology paper to The International Society for Optical Engineering in Philadelphia, PA 1994 – “Dayton Contest Dinner”. (Shorts) Mar 1994. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.13 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 1994 – “The 160-Meter Sloper System at K3LR” Aug 1994. QST p.36 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 1993 – “JRC model ST-3 headphones” (Shorts) Jul 1993. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.9 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 1992 – “Score Rumors” (Scores) May 1992. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.31 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 1989 – “1988 CQ WW Phone-KC1F vs. K3TUP”. (Scores) Sep 1989. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.10 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 1988 “Bead Baluns”. Jan 1988. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.10 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 1988 “A Two Radio Switching System”. Sep 1988. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.9 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 1987 “The K3TUP Station”. Mar 1987. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.21 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 1987 “1987 Dayton Hamvention Contest and Antenna Forums”. Mar 1987. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.26 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR 1983 “Sweepstakes Preparations”. Sept 1983. National Contest Journal (NCJ) p.21 Author: Duffy, Tim, K3LR

Awards 1995 - Awarded the ARRL Atlantic Division Technical Achievement Award, Rochester, NY[16] 2006 – Elected into the prestigious CQ Contest Hall of Fame[17] 2009 - Oklahoma Ham of the Year presented by the Oklahoma DX Association 2009 - Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association (MVARA) Ham of the Year 2010 - RCA Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award for lifetime achievement 2015[18] – Dayton Hamvention Award - Amateur of the Year 2015 2016 – YASME Excellence Award winner 2022 – ARRL Elmer award

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11. Grant K1DG, Doug (2019) Amateur Radio Contesting for Beginners American Radio Relay League. ISBN 978-1625951243, at p. XX

12. “Students Experience Amateur Radio in a Hands –On STEM Camp”. QST Oct. 2022. ARRL.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

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