2010 ARCA Ham of the Year
Nominations for the
2010 ARCA
Ham of the Year are currently being solicited. Nominations are to be
made by ARCA Member Clubs for the person they feel has contributed the most
to the hobby over the past year. A letter on club stationery, signed
by a club officer (not related to the nominee) must be sent by an
affiliated club stating the person nominated and the reason(s) the club
feels the nominee is deserving of the honor. Nominations must be
received by ARCA no later than May 1, 2010 to
allow time for compilation of the nominations, voting and plaque
preparation. Voting is done by the last 11 recipients of the award.
Results will be announced at the 2010 July hamfest.
Letters of nomination should be
sent U S Mail to:
ARCA - Ham of the Year Award
16845 N 29th Ave., #312
Phoenix, AZ 85053-3041
Remember - Nominations
must be received by ARCA no later than May 1, 2010.
ARCA's 2009 Ham of the Year -
Tom Fagan, K7DF
Tom Fagan, K7DF and Rick Aldom, W7STS
Tom Fagan has served as the A.R.R.L. Arizona section manager since 2005. He has been very active in supporting Amateur Radio in the state. Tom is very visible at Arizona events and has attended numerous club meetings throughout the state in order to hear the concerns of amateurs from every corner of Arizona.
Tom was one of the driving forces (with Ingo Radicke, WA7KUM) behind the passage of legislation to attain Arizona' s Amateur Radio license plate. He has fought (along with others), and continues to fight, for passage of an Arizona bill that would require all areas to apply "reasonable accommodations" for Amateur Radio station antennas (including those areas and subdivisions with CC&Rs and HOAs). Tom helped to build the statewide secure emergency communications database. Professionally, he is heavily involved in RF spectrum management and RFI issues as an employee of Raytheon.
One of Tom' s biggest accomplishments has been attracting youth to the Amateur Radio hobby. He is actively involved in the Boy Scouts, serving as a leader for many years. He has introduced many scouts to Amateur Radio and continues to include the hobby at scouting functions. Our young are the future of Amateur Radio and Tom "gets it" when it comes to them.
Tom lives in the Tucson metro area with his wife, Margie. The couple has two children, a son who is an active ham, and a daughter who is currently studying for her technician license.
Congratulations, Tom!