The IARC 2007
'Ham of the Year' 


Photo provide by John Ness, K8NJ

 Rob Ruth, KD8AZQ.

We congratulate you Rob.. You're very deserving of this prestigious award!

Ham of the Year Hall of Fame

 (*) Indicates recipient is now a silent key

Year

Call Sign

Name

1968

W8TAJ/N8EL

Egon Loeckel*

1969

W8QJF

Chuck Bookwalter*

1970

WA8MHO

John Lehman

1971

W8EMK

Dick DeLong*

1972

W8PO

Eldon Heck*

1973

W8SOU

Ed Fensch*

1974

W8BZR/N8BZ

Gordon Sponseller

1975

K8SWR/W8KK

Walt Kowalchik*

1976

WB8RTY/K8RT

Jack Weeks

1977

K8HF

Harry Frietchen

1978

WB8GGR/K8RFM

Bob Miller

1979

WB8SSR

I.G. "Matt" Mattes*

1980

WA8KKN

Chuck Wood

1981

KB8MG

Dean Wrasse

1982

N8BAZ

Lloyd Nelson

1983

KC8SS/N8SY

Scott Yonally

1984

AJ8T

Duane Meadows

1985

KD8NQ/NQ8W

Bob Swope*

1986

KA8KXE/WD8Q

Henry Koenig

1987

NQ8K

Tom Dorsey*

1988

WB8RHV/N8JY

John Young

1989

NR8W

Jerry First*

1990

N8EBK

Pat Harris

1991

NQ8S/W8HB

Henry "Mike" Bailey

1992

WD8IHP

Loren "Larry" Rain*

1993

W8VLB

Glenn Markley*

1994

KA8WSE

Jim Smith

1995

N8ICH/N8PA

Philip "Phil" Ackerman

1996

N8MEA

Braden Wert

1997

N8DPW

David Weigold

1998

WB8SFV/K8NJ

John Ness

1999

N8YOB/W8PAA

Pat Ackerman

1999

N8JOZ

Pat Robertson

2000

KC8GNL

Jay Bookwalter

2001

N8CJS

Dick Fletcher

2002

N8WLC

Dick Hensel

2003

KC8GNO

John Hudson

2004

 N8QKE

Jenny Taylor

2005

 K8ANC

Don Green

2006 KC8MKL Mark & (Ike) Dailey
2007 KD8AZQ Rob Ruth