Randy Thompson , K5ZD

Randy has been an active contest operator and contributor to the sport since entering ham radio in 1973 at age 13. He has multiple contest records and wins, including 12 USA single-operator victories in CQWW. He has served three times as editor and publisher of the National Contest Journal. Randy has competed in six WRTC events, served as Vice President of the WRTC 2014 Boston organising committee, and was Chief of the Judging Committee for WRTC 2018 in Germany. He was the Director of the CQ WPX and CQ WW Contests from 2008 to 2016 and is a member of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.

When not on the air, Randy is in professional services for IoT and industrial automation.