NEW WPX CONTEST DIRECTOR

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Joseph W. "Bud" Trench, AA3B is the new Director of the CQ WPX SSB and CW Contests. He succeeds Randy Thompson (K5ZD), who has been serving as Interim Director. Licenced since 1970, Bud has a passion for contesting, and among his achievements are 15 first-place finishes in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as V26K in the SO LP category, including the current world record. He will start immediately to work with Randy on processing the results of last month's WPX SSB Contest, and will take the reins for next month's WPX CW Contest.