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KEN HOLDOM ZL2HU
Licensed 1989
Team Leader and Group Organiser
Ken led the very successful ZL8RI operation in 1996 and was a
member of the Oct 1997 DXpedition team to Chatham Island and
has previously operated from both Rarotonga (South Cooks) and
Pukapuka (North Cooks) and will be back at both these ZK1 QTH's
in the future.
DXCC, Worked all States, Worked all Pacific, ARRL and 10/10
Member
1997
ZL7AA
Chatham Islands
Team Member
1996
ZL8RI
Raoul Island/Kermadec Group Team Leader and Organiser
1995
ZK1KH
Pukapuka, North Cook Islands
Single Operator
1990/91 ZK1KH
Rarotonga, South Cook Islands Single Operator
Also holds calls ZL4HU and ZK1KH . Previous call: ZL2NBK
LEE JENNINGS ZL2AL Licensed 1953
DXCC , ARRL Member , Active CW operator and contester
Other awards include: WAZ WAP IOTA A1-OP WAVE DUF4 and
WAS: first WAS as VE3OE #5601 42 years ago in 1956 and the
latest # 48,192 as ZL2AL in 1995.
Age 61, married, 2 sons. Lee runs a powertool/ machinery sales and
service business.
1997
ZL7AA
Chatham Islands
Group Organiser/
Team Leader
1996
ZL8RI
Raoul Island/Kermadec Group
Team Member
1993
ZL7AA
Chatham Islands
Group Organiser/ Team Member
Lee has also used these calls : VE3CDX, VE3OE, VE3LJ, ZL1BET
BRIAN BIGGINGS VE3XA Licensed 1958
DXCC and has been a ham for almost 40 years. Active contest and
field day operator.
Brian has not been involved in any DXpeditions to date and is
looking forward to this one. Brian’s antenna expertise and his sense
of humour will be a welcome addition to the group. Brian has also
been involved with ARES and search and rescue operations in
Canada.
Previous Calls: VE3BIE
DECLAN CRAIG EI6FR Licensed 1984
Declan Craig EI6FR was first licenced in 1983 as EI3BNB,he was
one of a very limited number of EI's active on 2m SSB at the time
and got his first serious bites from the DX Bug while running
European pileups on 2m whenever Tropo, Sporadic E or Aurora
allowed his signals to reach the Continent.
In 1985 Declan got his class A licence, EI regulations obliged new
class A licensee's to complete a year on CW only at the 25 watt
power level. This proved to be invaluable training for an aspiring
DXer and today most of EI6FR's activity continues to be on CW ,
with some RTTY and Amtor and a little SSB when a new one needs
chasing down on that mode.
EI6FR has been very active in the DXCC chase for several years,having DXCC completed on 8 bands
(only 160m to go) and on modes CW,SSB and RTTY. Declan holds the DXCC Honor Roll Award,the
WAS,WAZ,WPX and many others. The above all earned using modest tribanders at low heights and
verticals which are all that can be managed in a city qth and observing the EI power limits of 400w on
SSB and 100 w on CW.
A keen contester EI6FR is often to be heard in CQWW, WPX ,ARRL contests, but his major success's
have been as part of the WestNet Team in the IOTA Contests. After several years in the top ten box for
the IOTA contest the Westnet team finally made the World Win in 1997 as GI7J.
IOTA activity has played a large part in EI6FR's operating for the past several years.He has organised
and led several successful IOTA DXpeditions to islands around the coasts of EI/GI/GW (see below).
Declan is 36 years old and is married to Sandra with sons Conor who is 7 years old and newborn
Ciaran. Declan believes the secret to successful DXing is lots of time on air,lots more listening than
TXing and most important of all a patient and supportive XYL.
DXCC Honour Roll, Worked all States, Worked all Zones plus many others.
1997
GI/EI7NET Rathlin Island
1996
GW6J
Anglesay
1996
EJ7NET
Blasket Islands
Planner/
1995
EJ7NET
Aran Islands
Group Leader
1994
GB0TI
St Tudwals
1993
EJ6FR
Blasket Islands
1992
EJ0SI
Saltee Islands
WILBERT KNOL ZL2BSJ Licensed 1979
Member KIWI Contest Group.
Wilbert is 35 years of age and has been licensed since 1979. In the bad old
days of paper logging and dupe sheets, he was involved with VHF/UHF
SSB/CW contesting at club level. In between, DX grid squares were
collected on 2 m SSB/CW, from his native country (Netherlands).
Since moving to New Zealand 10 years ago radio activities from home have
been restricted to checking into the Pacsats, due to the housing situation.
Another favorite pasttime is watching DX spots on the local DX Cluster. In
order to get his radio fix, every opportunity is taken to get on the air away
from home.
For the past nine years Wilbert has made appearances for the Kiwi Contest
Group in the CQWW CW and SSB contests as part of the ZM2K M/M team. Other contests entered into
are the ARRL 10 m DX (multi op ZL2DX), ARRL DX, IARU, VK/ZL and most ZL field days as a CW
operator. The photo above was taken after a particularly arduous contest session. CW is his preferred
mode and he hopes the contest experience will be useful in handing out the ZL9 prefix to as many
stations world wide as possible.
Outside amateur radio Wilbert is employed as an electronics designer in a small team of underwater
acoustics people, developing and using echo sounder equipment for fisheries research. His other
interest are sports: he plays volleyball, indoor soccer and is a self confessed mad windsurfer.
JUN TANAKA JH4RHF
Licensed 1976
DXCC. Member JARL, ARRL, NCDXF and DXLF(Japan).
1995
BV9P
Pratus Island
1995
3D2CU/CT
1993
KP1
Navassa Island
1991
KH2S
Guam
1991
ZL9DX
Auckland Islands
1989
XF4L
1988
FK/JH4RHF
1987
AH0B
Mariana Islands
1986
JA3YKC/T32
Line Islands
1983
JA3YKC/JD1
Other DXpeditions/DX vacations include KH6, KH2, KH0, 6Y5, P4, W6, HV, VK9L, 3D2
Also holds the callsign KH2S
ANDREW WILLIAMSON GI0NWG Licenced 1990
Obtained U.S. Extra license (AC6WI) in July 1996.
Prefers CW operating, particularly CW contest operating. Also likes
the low-bands and RTTY. In the 1997 ARRL RTTY Roundup, myself
and Robert GI0KOW finished #1 World in the multi-op section.
Operating from GI0KOW in CQWW CW (SOABHP) I've achieved:
1995 - #1 UK, #2 EU
1996 - #1 UK, #2 EU, #11 World
1997 - #1 UK, #1 EU, #10 World
Operating from GI0KOW in CQ WPX CW (SOABHP) I finished 1996 - #1 UK, #1 EU, #9 World.
Operating from GI0KOW (as GI7J) in the IOTA Contest the WestNet DX group achieved #1 World in the
Island, non-DXpedition section. Member of the RSGB IOTA Committee for about two years, and
member of the RSGB for eight years.
1998
EJ7NET
Saltee Islands EU-103
1996
GW6J
Anglesay EU-124
1995
EJ7NET
Inis Meain EU-006
JASON CHRISTENSEN ZL2URN
Licensed 1992
Jason’s interests are in VHF and UHF and has not been on any
previous DXpeditions. He is currently employed as Field Centre
Manager with the Department of Conservation at Mana Island just
out of Wellington.
Jason has been accepted as the official Department of Conservation
representative travelling with our group. This DXpedition will no doubt
open Jason’s eyes to the real world of ham radio and we look forward
to enlightening his and prompting his desires to upgrade his call and
become a long term DXer and DXpeditioner.
JAMES BROOKS 9V1YC
Licensed 1978
DXCC, ARRL Member, Professional video producer.
DXer & Contester. BSEE 1988, Univ. of Texas at Austin.
Owns a small production and design company producing television
documentaries, commercials, corporate-videos and animation.
9V8YC 1998
H44YC 1998
VK9YC 1998
H40AA 1998
VK0IR 1997
TO0R 1997
FR/AD1AD 1997
VS6WO 1997-1996-1995-1994-1993 (CW and SSB)
VR2GO 1994 (WW CW SO/40m)
VR2/KB1CM 1994
S61YC 1994
9V1ARU 1994 (IARU M/S)
XU0AA 1989
9V0YC 1989
VS6/KB1CM 1989
VU2ZAB 1987
ZK1XM 1986 (South Cook)
KH8/KB1CM 1986
5W1FR 1986 (WPX CW M/S)
ZS/KB1CM 1984
G0/KB1CM 1983 (WPX CW SO/AB)
4X/KB1CM 1983
G5EBC 1980
MURRAY WOODFIELD ZL1CN
Licensed 1966
Quality Systems Certification auditor, certifying ISO 9000 quality
systemswith Telarc New Zealand.
Aged 50. First licenced in 1966 as ZL2SW, subsequently holding the
calls ZL2AZY and ZL3KM.
Married to Laurice, ZL1LG, with two sons and a daughter each a
licenced Ham, and two daughters in law, each of whom is licenced.
Two granddaughters.
Formerly President of the Auckland VHF Group. Also, member of the International Travel Host
Exchange Scheme and an NZART Executive Councillor
Established and now running the ZL1BN DX PacketCluster in Auckland.
Member of the 1997 and 1998 CQWW ZM2K teams.
TREY GARLOUGH N5KO
Licensed 1974
5BWAZ, 5BDXCC, A1-Op, ARRL Life Member, member Northern
California Contest Club and Boring Amateur Radio Club
An avid CW contester, you will often find Trey (ex-WN4KKN) dabbling in
SSB and RTTY contests as well. During the 1980's he was one of the
stallwarts of the N5AU contest team. Since 1992 he has been active
from the Galapagos Islands as HC8N.
You may have also worked him in a contest as: 6D2X (many times), 7J7YAA (1998), EA9UK (1993),
HC1OT (1998), LU6ETB (1997), K6O (1996), KP2A (1989), ON4UN (1996), PJ9B (1995), ZP0Y (1990
& 1991)
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