John Dorr , K1AR

John has been licensed since 1969. For over 20 years, he served as Contest Editor for CQ magazine and has been a member of the CQWW Contest Committee, including his current role as the contest’s director. An active contest operator, John has won most of the major contests, including a dynasty-like streak in the CQWW DX Contest. He is a member of the ARRL A-1 Operators Club, First-Class CW Operators Club (FOC), a Director of Contest University, and was a competitor in four WRTC events. John is also a member of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.

John retired in 2017 after concluding a successful 40-year career serving in a variety of high-technology sales and marketing management positions.