CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME

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The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame was established in January 2001 to recognize those who have made major contributions to amateur radio as a whole, and radio amateurs who have made major contributions to society at large.

The 2023 inductees are:

* Andrew "Andy" Andros, W0LTE (SK), and brother Theodore "Ted" Andros, W0URN (SK), founders of Hy-Gain Corp. Their first antenna, the TH-3 triband trap beam, got the company off to a solid start. The company went on to become a major antenna manufacturer for the amateur, CB, military and diplomatic
markets; later sold to Telex and then to MFJ Enterprises, which continues to produce Hy-Gain antennas, rotors and accessories.

* John G. "Jack" Curtis, K6KU (SK) - Revolutionized CW keying by developing circuitry for an iambic memory keyer and putting it on a chip. The chips were later integrated into many commercial transceivers featuring built-in electronic keyers.

* Gerald "Jerry" Lawson, WA6LVN (SK) - Pioneer of home video games, helping to develop the first cartridge-based video game controller, which allowed users to switch between multiple games. Also one of the few African-American engineers working in the computer industry as the first video games were developed.