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QRZ was founded in 1992 by Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ as a spinoff of what was once called the “Callsign Project”, a cooperative effort designed to obtain and distribute FCC database tapes. The “Callsign Project” was born on the internet newsgroup rec.ham-radio (later rec.radio.amateur.misc), and it’s initial sponsor was Rusty, Carruth, N7IKQ, who eventually turned it over to Fred when he became unable to continue the effort.QRZ remains a small business that is owned and operated by Hams. In 2012, Jaime Jeffries, KF7WIS joined the team as our General Manager and is now CEO of QRZ. IN 2014 we hired Todd Detter, KG7MAK as our customer support manager. Stephen McLaughlin, VA7STV joined the team in 2015 and acts as our Engineering Manager. Dave Ellison, W7UUU is our director of moderation in the forums. Our most recent hire is our support engineer Steve Weigold, KF8KI. These newer, younger hams are helping to ensure QRZ’s continued growth for many years to come.
