Doug Grant , K1DG

Doug has been licensed since 1967. He has been active in most areas of amateur radio, from contesting to EME. He represented the United States six times in the World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) and was Chairman of the WRTC2014 Organizing Committee. He holds several contest records, both as a single operator and as a member of numerous multi-operator teams. Doug is a member of the ARRL A-1 Operators Club, First-Class CW Operators Club (FOC), CW Operators Club (CWOps) and was inducted into the CQ Contest Hall of Fame in 2015.

Doug has served as a member and Chairman of the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee, past President of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club, member of the CQWW Contest Committee, a Director of Contest University, and Secretary of the WRTC Sanctioning Committee. He was the editor of CQ Amateur Radio Almanac, author of A Beginner’s Guide to Contesting, published by ARRL, and a contributor to the ARRL Handbook, ARRL Antenna Book, and Amateur Radio Operating Manual.

Professionally, Doug retired after a lengthy career in the semiconductor industry.