NCDXF Press Release - "The 2026 DXcellence Awards"

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For the 50^th anniversary of the Northern California DX Foundation in 2021, NCDXF announced the creation of an award - "The DXcellence Award". To be awarded to the outstanding DXpedition of the last twelve months, which received funding from NCDXF. The award is intended to recognize excellence in a DXpedition, exemplified by practices, ethics, management, new technology, transparency, youth involvement and impact upon the DXing community, and lastly, exhibited FUN!

The winner of the award is determined by the NCDXF Board of Directors at their annual meeting.

The board considers several factors, including performance, complexity of the DXpedition, impact on Club Log most wanted ranking.

This year, the fifth anniversary of the award, NCDXF is proud to award two DXcellence Awards.

1. The KP5/NP3VI Desecheo DXpedition for it’s 100% solar powered, 100% remote operation, proving that a new technology can provide a huge impact to DXing with almost no environmental impact.

2. The PJ6Y Youth DXpedition to Saba Island for the outstanding performance of a well-organized DXpedition that emphasized youth participation and remote radio technology.

The NCDXF looks forward to other DXpeditions this year that will qualify for the next award in 2027. We are hopeful that many DXpeditions will be funded by NCDXF and qualify for this award.

The mission of NCDXF is to provide necessary financial support for well-organized DXpeditions to desirable DXCC entities and to support advances in DXpeditioning skills, technology, and infrastructure.

Those funds come from the contributions of our supporters in the DX community. Your contribution will help make DX happen. Visit our website: www.ncdxf.org

Respectfully submitted

Ned Stearns, AA7A

NCDXF Vice President