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Contributors #

The following entities have contributed in major ways to this book:

  • Richard Bateman, KD7BBC – Primary author, content architect, and project lead; directed, revised, and refined all material, including content generated or edited with the aid of AI tools
  • Ben Loveridge, K1BEN – Publishing consultant and Chief of Keeping Richard On Task (CKROT)
  • Norm Goodkin, K6YXH – Content review and editor
  • Mitch Berger, N2YIC – Technical reviewer and editor
  • Noji Ratzlaff, KN0JI – Creator of the fantastic organizational layout we used
  • Claude AI – Assisted with drafting and revision under human direction
  • ChatGPT – Helped with brainstorming and minor text refinements

Also huge thanks to all who have emailed us about corrections or typos!