[KCDXC] New Zealand DX Hall of Fame Citations - 2011

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New Zealand DX Hall of Fame Citations - 2011
 
The New Zealand DX Hall of Fame was established in 2009 to honour those  
outstanding ZL DXers and contesters who have excelled in our radio sport hobby 
 over many years. The current panel of judges includes Ken McCormack 
ZL1AIH,  Duncan McMahon ZL3JT and Bill Carney ZL3NB. 
 
Previous winners have included, Roy ZL4BO, Ron ZL1AMO and Jock ZL2GX (SK)  
in 2009. Winners in 2010 included Dave ZL1AMN, Aola ZL1ALE and Dave ZL1HY 
(SK) 
 
This year, after much deliberation the judges were unanimous in their  
selection and have elected the next three ZL radio amateurs to the New Zealand  
DX Hall of Fame for 2011. Their individual citations are below. 
 
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*_John P. Shaw ZL1BYZ_* 
 
The election of John Shaw, ZL1BYZ as the 7th inductee to the NZ DX Hall of  
Fame recognizes his extraordinary abilities as a contester and DXer. 
Licensed in  1983, John has proven to be a prolific contest operator and amazing 
DXer with  most of his operations on CW. He usually places highly in major 
international  contests and generates enormous pileups when he operates from 
his Pukekohe farm.  John was a member of the ZL6QH contest group, ZL7T 
DXpedition, ZL6LH Light House  team and a long time active member of the Papakura 
Radio Club. 
 
He has won the Doug Gorman Frequency measuring contest and numerous Jock  
White Field Day contests. He was recently made a member of the ARRL A-1  
Operators Club. John will be joining the ARRL DXCC Club soon with an initial  
entry of over 300 countries. He contributes much to the sport of Amateur Radio 
 Contesting and DXing in New Zealand. 
 
We wish John well in the future and hope that he will enjoy having the NZ  
DX HoF award plaque on his shack wall. 
 
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*_Bryan Anderson ZL2AFT_* 
 
The election of Bryan Anderson**as the 8th inductee to the NZ DX Hall of  
Fame recognizes his superb DXing skills and outstanding contribution to the  
sport of radio DXing. 
 
Licensed in 1954, Bryan has a long history of working DX with his own  
homebuilt equipment and had over 200 countries confirmed by 1975. In 2009 he  
achieved DXCC #1 Honor Roll with 354 confirmed, mostly with antique Drake  
equipment and a homebuilt Quad. Bryan has given outstanding service to his 
local  radio club and assisted many ZLs to achieve DX in the pile-ups. He has 
always  tried to keep the hobby in perspective and not let it interfere with 
the more  important things in life, such as his family and his work as a 
Polytech lecturer  in Palmerston North. 
 
We wish Bryan well in the future and hope that he will enjoy having the  
award plaque on his wall. 
 
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*_Peter W. Watson ZL3GQ(SK)_* 
 
To the Family of Peter Watson 
 
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that Peter Watson, ZL3GQ (SK) has  
been elected to the New Zealand DX Hall of Fame. 
 
The posthumous election of Peter as the 9th inductee to the NZ DX Hall of  
Fame recognizes Peter's extraordinary and unselfish contribution to the 
sport of  Amateur Radio DXing in New Zealand. From his 5.5 acre on the outskirts 
of  Christchurch he achieved 323 entities by 1997, DXCC HR in CW, DXCC HR 
in Phone,  5BDXCC with 160m Endorsement, 5BWAZ Award #29, 160WAZ Award #26. 
 
His passion was 160M and CW. He routinely set CQWW contest records and  
recorded the first ZL to VS6 top band contact. As an FOC member he was awarded  
the prestigious Al Slater award by the FOC committee for outstanding 
services to  amateur radio. He was also a member of the ARRL A-1 Operators Club 
and a team  member of the May 1996 ZL8RI DXpedition to Raoul Island in the 
Kermadecs. He was  an outstanding ZL radio amateur for decades. His last 
contest was in February  1998 and he became a SK on March 27 of that year. 
 
This award honours Peter's wonderful DXing and Contesting skills and will  
attest to how accomplished this great New Zealand DXer was. 
 
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We offer our heartiest congratulations to these three outstanding ZL radio  
amateurs who have been elected to the New Zealand DX Hall of Fame in 2011. 
 
Thanks to Ken, Duncan and Bill for their work in selecting the inductees.  
New Zealand has a rich history of producing world renowned DXers and 
Contesters.  We are delighted that these ZL DXers have been recognized. They are 
among the  best of New Zealand amateur DXers. 
 
*73, Lee Jennings ZL2AL* 
 
* New Zealand**DX Hall of Fame Panel Convener*