SCDXC Annual Awards


The Southern California DX Club annually presents two major awards to members: DXer of the Year and the Clipperton Award.

Nominations for DXer of the Year and submissions for the Clipperton Award should be sent to the secretary for presentation to the board no later than the January meeting of each year.


DXer of the Year
[DXer Plaque] The DXer of the Year award is presented at the annual International DX Convention in Visalia, CA. The purpose of the award is to promote better and more DX activity among club members, to provide an incentive for better operating practices and to increase participation in club activities.

Although the award is given each year, the recipient can only earn the award once. Nominations may be made by holders of DXCC or WAZ in Southern California who are also club members. Applications are to be submitted to the board of directors who shall consider each nomination, giving full attention to the following:
  1. Operating ethics and courtesy.
  2. Station activity.
  3. Signal quality.
  4. Observance of FCC rules.
  5. Contribution to the club. Participation in club activities, contests, Newsletter contributions.
  6. Contributions to amateur radio: helping new hams or foreign operators in any way.
  7. Attitude toward fellow hams.
  8. Attitude toward the public, including neighbors (TVI).
  9. Perseverance: effort in listening for new countries, obtaining QSLs, striving for DX goals of various sorts, including ferreting out DX information.
  10. Operating ability.
  11. Success expressed as a qualitative ratio of DX worked to the capabilities of the station. In other words, how well an amateur performs with what he has.
  12. Announcements on the club repeater or PacketCluster spots.
  13. Other factors as considered by the board of directors.

Previous DXers of the Year:
2023 Howard Elovitz, W6FL
2022 Dick Stepanian, W6TK
2021 Bill Shell, N6WS
2020 Jerry Lewine, K6QU (SK)
2019 Sharon Spring, K6IRD
2018 Bill Kendrick, N6RV
2017 Bill Erickson, N6MXU
2016 Don Minkoff, NK6A
2015 Jeff Wolf, K6JW
2014 John Schroeder, N6QQ
2013 George Jacob, N6VNI
2012 Arnie Shatz, N6HC
2011 Bob "Bubba" Paquette, W6ZPL
2010 Mel Hughes, K6SY
2009 Ernie Nairne, N6HY
2008 Charles Spetnagel, W6KK
2007 Jim Shryne, N6DHZ
2006 Bob Grimmick, N6OX
2005 Wayne Spring, W6IRD
2004 Jim Zimmerman, N6KZ
2003 Skip Bolnick, KJ6Y
2002 Larry Mallek, K6YUI
2001 Herb Rosenberg, KG6OK (SK)
2000 Carl and Cathy Gardenias, WU6D (SK) / N6DXC (now K6VC)
1999 Harvey Shore, K6EXO
1998 Larry Shapiro, K6RO
1997 Will Angenent, K6NDV (now K6ND)
1996 Rich Bongeorno, WU6T (now W6VX)
1995 Harvey Laidman, N6HL (now W8DX)
1994 Rick Samoian, WB6OKK (now W6SR)
1993 Russ Davis, K6CH (SK)
1992 Al Yerkes, NS6B
1991 Norm Wasson, W6NNV (SK)
1990 Joe Locascio, K5KT
1989 Hugh Allen, W6MFC
1988 Gary Pesselt, WB6PSY
1987 Art Enockson, W6EA (SK)
1986 Ted Gillett, W6HX (SK)
1985 Tex Myers, N6AHV (SK)
1984 Jim Rafferty, N6RJ (SK)
1983 Dave Bell, W6AQ
1982 Bill Mauzey, W6RT
1981 Tom Hoyne, N6NI
1980 Steve Orland, AA6AA
1979 David Gardner, K6LPL
1978 Don Bostrom, N6IC
1977 Perry Esten, W6PN (SK)
1976 Irv Emig, W6GC (SK)
1975 John Alexander, K6SVL (SK)
1974 Jim McCook, K6GLC (now W6YA)
1973 Dick Norton, W6DGH (now N6AA)
1972 Phil Goetz, W6DQX (now N6ZZ)
1971 Glenn Rattmann, W6MAR (now K6NA)
1970 Jay Holladay, W6EJJ
1969 Bill Adams, W6ANN (now W6BA)
1968 Allen Friedman, K6YRA
1967 Gary Stilwell, W6NJU (now KI6T)
1966 Jerry Hagen, WA6GLD (now W4IX) (SK)
1965 Larry Brockman, WA6EPQ (now N6AR)
1964 Bill Mauzey, W6WWQ (now W6RT)
1963 Ronnie Camp, K6EVR
1962 Roger Mace, W6RW (SK)
1961 Don Wallace, W6AM (SK)
1960 Cliff Moore, K6KII
1959 Joe Bush, W6CYV
1958 Bill Guimont, W6YMD
1957 Gordon Marshall, W6ITA (now W6RR)
1956 Frank Newton, W6SYG
1955 John Knight, W6YY (SK)


Clipperton Award
[Clipperton Plaque] The Clipperton Award, originated by Don Bostrom, N6IC, is given annually at the International DX Convention in recognition of outstanding achievement as the SCDXC Rookie of the Year. The purpose of the award is to stimulate activity by the new club member, to encourage reporting DX and to make the new member known to his fellow club members by his DX pursuits. The rules are:
  1. For the purposes of this award, only confirmed contacts for entities made during any 12 consecutive month period that includes the month in which the "Rookie" applicant first became a Full Member of the SCDXC, shall be shall be considered.
  2. The applicant must submit a list of confirmed entities and proof of contact (QSL Cards or Log Book of the World record) to any SCDXC Board Member and may include any entities confirmed in the process of becoming a Full Member of the SCDXC that are within the selected 12 month window.
  3. Applications for the Clipperton Award must be received by any SCDXC Board Member no later than the first Regular January meeting of the SCDXC following the end of the selected 12 month period (see rule 1).
  4. The "Rookie" applicant having the most confirmed entities and whose application was received by the SCDXC Board during the year, February to the January Application Submittal Deadline date, shall be declared the winner.
  5. The winner will be determined by the SCDXC Board at the first Board meeting following the January Application Submittal Deadline.
  6. The Award winner will be announced and a plaque presented at the next International DX Convention following the January Application submittal deadline.

Previous Clipperton Awardees:
2023 Warren Myers, KN6ZZI
2022 Kevin Ngo, K6NGO
2021  
2020 Dwayne Sinclair, AB6A
2019 No Submissions
2018 Frank O Donnell, K6FOD
2017 Scott Orr, W6MKO
2016 Kent Olsen, NC6B
2015 Michael Berchtold, K6MKL
2014 Beckie Kendrick, KK6FJQ
2013 Linda Souder, W6QE
2012 Carolyn Jacob, W6VNI (ex KE6BUH) (118 confirmed)
2011 Kris Jacob, KC6TOD (147 confirmed)
2010 David Lopez, N6RI
2009 Richard Soikkeli, AE6RS (141 confirmed)
2008 Jonathan Fox, KT6LA
2007 No Submissions
2006 No Submissions
2005 Bob Novak, K0OK (155 confirmed)
2004 Bob Harrington, AA6PW (145 confirmed)
2003 Randy Johnson, W6SJ (137 confirmed)
2002 Bob "Bubba" Paquette, W6ZPL (146 confirmed)
2001 Jim Shryne, N6DHZ (136 confirmed)
2000 Gene Davies, AA6NP
1999 Cathy Gardenias, N6DXC (now K6VC)
1998 Herb Rosenberg, KG6OK (SK)
1997 Terry Dunlap, KK6T
1996 Kory Hamzeh, AC6RN
1995 Roger Barkley, KE6DNC
1994 Rick Allfie, KM6YX
1993 Will Angenent, KN6DV (now K6ND)
1992 Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
1991 Larry Shapiro, KJ6HO (now K6RO)
1990 Bill Hein, AA6TT
1989 Doug Charls, KJ6DI
1988 Henry Dekastrozza, KI6BU
1987 Don Simon, W6PQS
1986 No Submissions
1985 Bob Barlow, WB6EXC
1984 Sid Kleiger, NQ6N
1983 Ned Jacoby, NG6W
1982 Chris Akiyoshi, NE6B
1981 Dick Emerick, NN6U
1980 Gary Pesselt, WB6PSY
1979 Joe Merdler, N6AHU
1978 Steve Orland, AA6AA