Inducted May 2018
Nominated by the Frankford Radio Club, Blank has been the director of the CQ World Wide 160-Meter DX Contest for the past decade. A world-class contester with wins stretching back to 1979, he has competed in five Word Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) events and was Director of Competition for WRTC 2014, held in Massachusetts. He is also a member of the advisory board of the World Wide Radio Operators’ Foundation (WWROF).