Here is your current leadership for NCDXC. Please feel free to reach out to them with any questions, comments or concerns. You can also check past leadership by visiting that page and the NCDXC volunteers below the board list.
NCDXC Board Members
President - Paul Ewing, N6PSE
An amateur radio operator since 1982, who became a serious DXer in 1992, Paul Ewing loves to travel and has participated in the following DXpeditions:
YI9PSE Iraq, Leader, April 2010
ST0R Republic of South Sudan, July-August 2011 Co-Leader
3D2R Rotuma Island DXpedition in Sept-Oct, 2011
ET3AA Ethiopia, December, 2011
7O6T Yemen, May 2012
3D2C Conway Reef, September, 2012. Co-Leader
XZ1J Myanmar, November 15-26th, 2013
E30FB Eritrea, March 2015. Co-Leader
VP8STI South Sandwich, January 2016. Co-Leader
VP8SGI South Georgia, February 2016. Co-Leader
TX5SClipperton, January 2023.
H40WATemotu Province, February/March 2023. Co-Leader
Paul has operated from Turkey, Egypt, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro as well. A highlight in his DXing career was his visit with Monk Apollo at Mount Athos in 2012. Paul is a Life member of the ARRL; an A-1 Operator who supports the NCDXF and INDEXA; and the founder and president of the Intrepid-DX Group, an international non-profit organization.
Vice President - Lucas Ford, W6AER
I am Active on all HF Bands (inc. 60m) and all modes, Satellites and VHF/UHF to 10GHz from a tiny lot. Also, some LF activity. You will mainly find me doing FT8 though.
I also enjoy antenna design for both HF and Satellite work. Fascinated by SDR technology and rare digital modes. Authored "Ham Radio DX: A Complete Guide" and run the Maximum RF YouTube Channel, dealing with Amateur radio as well.
Life memberships with ARRL, AMSAT, NCCC, SFARC and of course NCDXC. Also, on the board of directors at Intrepid DX Group.
I have also been the NCDXC webmaster for many years now and I also manage the NCDXC SLACK Workspace.
Born in Europe and have been working in the Information Technology field for over 30 years. I do a lot of travelling when time allows.
Treasurer - Frank Kibbish - N6OI
I was first licensed in 1975 as WN6MRQ. The call changed to WB6MRQ when I passed the General and Advanced tests on the same day less than a year later. I finally upgraded to Extra more than 30 years later, and changed my call to N6OI in 2012. I've only been serious about DXing for the last 15 years or so, but also do some public service work and some light contesting. Career wise, I spent nearly 40 years working in various high tech roles, and retired in 2018. I was a music major in college, and I still love to spend time playing music (clarinet, sax, guitar, vocals). My wife and I enjoy traveling when we can. I'm a member of NCDXC (obviously), NCCC, 10-X, and a life member of the ARRL.
Secretary – Bob Chortek, AA6VB
Bob was first licensed as a Novice in 1976. His license lapsed while he was in college but was reintroduced to ham radio in 1990. He fell in love with 80 meters while chasing Five Band DXCC and was soon bitten by the “Low Band Bug”. After focusing almost entirely on 160 meters for about 15 years (a painful experience from a small city lot in the black hole of California) he finally turned his attention to DXing and qualifying for the Honor Roll. Bob currently enjoys hunting for new countries and band fills between DXpeditions. In addition to ham radio, his other hobbies include fly fishing for trout, skiing and triathlon.
Past President - Art Rizzi - N6MFT
Main interests, FT-8, SSB, CW. Outside radio I enjoy reloading and competing in Cowboy Action Shooting. Member of ARRL. Retired teacher. Part time private practice Family Counseling. Former Call Sign KK6WJZ. Born in Girard, Ohio in 1953. Moved to San Jose in 1963
Director - Vijay Balakrishnan, W6VIJ
I have been a HAM since '92, first licensed as VU2VYJ. I got back into HAM radio recently , getting my Extra class license and getting to digital modes. I am an active DXer and enjoy connecting with the broader HAM community. Professionally, I am a computer architecture engineer building CPU and computer systems and more recently worked on making warehouse scale data center systems work more efficiently.
Director - Bruce Bern, K3NQ
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Director - Tony Dowler, K6BV
Coming Soon
Director - Charles Leader, NA6XX
My interest in amateur radio started in 1967 after I discovered an old RCA console radio that my father owned. It was fascinating to tune around the shortwave broadcast bands late at night. Ultimately, I stumbled across the 40M amateur band and was bitten by the bug. I received my first license (WN2JQY) in upstate New York at age 16.
Professionally, I was fortunate to serve more than twenty- two years as a law enforcement officer. I am now happily retired and spending more time with the family and of course chasing DX.
Club affiliations include having been an ARRL member since 1967 as well as being a founding member of the Central Arizona DX Association. After relocating to Northern California I joined the NCDXC and am currently serving my second term as a board member for this great club.
Current capabilities include 40M through 1296 primarily using CW and digital modes. I hold DXCC for 40-6M and continue to hope for that last ATNO - P5!
NCDXC Volunteers
DXer Editor
Gabriel Blaj, AJ6X
DXer Editor
Art Rizzi, N6MFT
Webmaster & Slack Manager
Lucas Ford, W6AER
Chat (Email) Postmaster
Rob LaNoce, AG6RK
Social Media Manager
Frank Kibbish, N6OI
Club Historian
Vacant
DataBase Manager
Phil Verinsky, W6PK
DataBase Manager
Jim Sansoterra, K8JRK
QSL Card Mailing
Michael Flowers, K6MKF
W6TI Trustee
Peter Grabosky, W6OOL
NCDXC Card Checkers
ARRL & CQ Card Checkers
| Title | Name | Call | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| QSL Card Checker (ARRL) | Russ Bentson | K6KLY | k6kly at sbcglobal.net |
| QSL Card Checker (ARRL) | Bob Wortman | WB6VYH | Wortman4 at comcast.net |
| QSL Card Checker (ARRL) | Andreas Junge | N6NU | andreas at n6nu.org |
| QSL Card Checker (CQ) | Rusty Epps | W6OAT | w6oat at sbcglobal.net |