TX9W – The Team
Jeff Martin – K5WE
I was first licensed as a Novice in 1967. The DXing bug bit early. I now have 357 DXCC entities confirmed. I also like to operate contests as a casual participant from my modest home station. My favorite mode is CW, but these days I’m on FT8 a lot since that’s where much of the activity is. Married 53 years to wife Becky, we have 3 sons, a daughter, and 11 grandchildren. Two of my sons are hams. Later in life I’ve enjoyed traveling to a few DX locations and experiencing the DX end of the pileups…
K5WE DXpeditions:
TX9W – Marquesas Islands 2026
TX7W – Austral Islands 2024
ZL7/K5WE – Chatham Island 2022
VP2VEM – British Virgin Islands 2019
ZF2WE – Cayman Islands 2016
XR0YS – Easter Island 2016
PJ7/K5WE – Sint Maarten 2014
PJ5W – Sint Eustatius 2014
PJ5/K5WE – Sint Eustatius 2014
FJ/K5WE – St. Barthelemy 2013
KP2/K5WE – US Virgin Islands 2012
PJ4/K5WE – Bonaire 2011
KH6/K5WE – Hawaii 2007
V31WE – Belize 2004
D. Craig Boyer – W5CCP
A little about me:
I received my novice license at age of 13 in 1967. In the year I was a Novice I confirmed 77 countries and worked even more. I was in the 8th grade….. That was the beginning! My current DXCC totals are 332/346 with my DXCC Challenge at just over 1500. Ham radio has greatly impacted the direction of my life. I actually owned a brick and mortar ham store for 8 years. With FT8, I have become a serious DXer again. There is always some DX to work somewhere! I’ve made some interesting DX trips over the years but my favorites were operating from Wake Is. twice and Easter Island, a place I had wanted to visit since I was a kid. I also hold a Canadian Advanced class license VO2XX. Married for 42 years, my wife Marcia and I have 2 adult boys. My only grandson is studying to take his Technician exam – he is 12 years old.
W5CCP DXpeditions:
TX9W – 2026 Marquesas Islands
TX7W – 2024 Austral Islands
CY0XX – 1996 Sable Island
V73B – 1996 Kwajalein Marshall Is
XR0Y – 1995 Easter Island, Dayton DXpedition of the Year
V59T – 1995 Namibia
V63BC – 1994 Pohnpei, Micronesia
ZF2WH – 1994 Grand Cayman
V73DH – 1994 Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
AH9B/VO2 – 1993 Labrador City, Lab Canada
AH9B – 1993 Wake Island
WE5I/VO2 – 1991 Labrador City, Lab Canada
WE5I/KH9 – 1991 Wake Island
Craig – W5CCP
Dave Jorgensen – WD5COV
I was first licensed as a novice in 1977 and worked my first DXCC as a novice. Today, my DXCC total is 351 and DXCC challenge score is 3131.
Although CW is my favorite mode, I also enjoy working the pileups in SSB and digital. I am also a low band enthusiast and have 291 confirmed on top band from New Mexico.
Spent 21 years living in Denver Colorado running an industrial hose and fitting business which I sold in 2008. I have been married to my wife Sherri for 39 years and we have two rat terriers Balto and Remi. I enjoy traveling to exotic DX locations and putting the rare and semi rare DX entities on the air.
WD5COV DXpeditions:
3D2R Rotuma Island 2011
7O6T Yemen 2012
3D2C Conway Reef 2012
3D2OV Fiji Islands 2013
5W0OV Western Samoa 2013
KH8/WD5COV American Samoa 2013
3D2RI Rotuma Island 2014
E30FB Eritrea 2015
VP8STI South Sandwich Islands 2016
VP8SGI South Georgia Island 2016
9M0W Spratly Island 2016
E31A Eritrea 2019
ZK3A Tokelau Island 2019
3Y0J Bouvet Island 2023
TX5S Clipperton Island 2024
HD8G Galapagos Islands 2025
Dave – WD5COV
Jeremy Conkling – N5TEA
I was first licensed as a Technician in 2005 while living in Moore, OK. My initial interest in ham radio began in the severe weather spotting side of the hobby. I joined my local club, the South Canadian Amateur Radio Society, and during my first Field Day my interest shifted to HF and chasing DX. It did not take long for me to realize that my home station could not compete with the KOMA station towers located three blocks from my house. This forced me to primarily operate portable and at friend’s stations until moving to my current home in east Norman. I enjoy all modes, but have a real passion to improve my skills on CW. My wife and I have three children and both my wife and son are hams. I am a DXpedition rookie and look forward to experiencing the DX end of the pileups.
Jeremy – N5TEA
Bob Hensey – K4VBM
BIO:
Raised 7 kids – 2 boys and 5 girls. Almost became a ham in 1965 when 9 years old in the 3rd grade (elmer died of heart attack). First Amateur Radio license (Technician class) in 2013. Upgraded to General class in April 2014, and Amateur Extra in June 2016. Enjoy chasing DX, radio contesting, operating special events, chasing and activating POTA, and just operating my radio. Love a good ragchew and making new friends over the radio. 260 confirmed DX. Enjoy all modes, especially digital. Best hobby in the world! My first DXpedition!
Bob – K4VBM (Very Bad Memory)
Bob – K4VBM
Didier Cadot – F6BCW
Personal Information:
I was born in 1951, SWL in 1966, F6BCW in 1970. I had three children, two boys and one girl, and today I have eight grandchildren, ranging in age from 4 to 17. From 1968 to 1991, I served in the Navy as a Radio Operator, then as a Technician, and ended my career as a Telecommunications Engineer specializing in Shortwave, Antennas, and Ionospheric Propagation. During my 22 years in the Navy, I lived in Africa, the Caribbean, and Polynesia. From 1991 to 2016, I founded my own company specializing in strategic consulting and performance improvement for SMEs and SMIs in Burgundy.
Radio Information:
FO8EG 2 years and 4 months, 1973 to 1975.
FM0COO and FM0COO/MM 2 years, 1976 to 1978.
CT2FN 3 years, 1983 to 1986.
FM5ES 2 years, 1986 to 1988.
Between 1970 and 1990, I made over 100,000 classic CW QSOs, to which must be added several tens of thousands of DXP and Contest QSOs. I enjoy organizing and participating in DXPs. I remain a radio craftsman and mainly practice CW and SSB. After losing my wife in 2018, I live six months a year on the islands of French Polynesia.
F6BCW DXpeditions:
FM/F6BCW, FG/F6BCW several times between 2008 and 2016
TM6KJS in 2021 Sein Island
TO6S in 2022 Saintes Archipelago in Guadeloupe
FO/F6BCW between 2012 and 2025 where I live on various islands.
TX5EG 2012 from the islands of Huahine, Raiatea, and Maupiti.
TX5EG 2017 Ahe Atoll, Huahine Island, the Marquesas Islands, and Moorea Island.
TX7T in 2019 in the Marquesas
TX7G in 2022 in the Marquesas
TX7L in 2023 in the Marquesas
TX7N in 2025 in the Marquesas
TX5U in June 2025
Didier – F6BCW