Dave Jorgensen, WD5COV
Dave, WD5COV, is a Life member of the ARRL and has been a ham for 39 years. Dave has contributed to the New Mexico and greater amateur-radio communities in several ways. Most notably, he has devoted his time, funding, and passion towards activating several DX entities, some of them extremely rare, as a member of their DXpedition teams. These activations have included 3D2R (Rotuma Island) in 2011, 7O6T (Yemen) in 2012, 3D2C (Conway Reef) in 2012, E30FB (Eritrea) 2015, VP8STI (South Sandwich Island) in 2016, and VP8SGI (South Georgia Island) in 2016.
Dave serves as Treasurer and CFO of the Intrepid DX Group, whose mission entails, among other things, conducting and supporting amateur radio expeditions, conducting scientific research exploring electromagnetic-wave propagation, and promoting interest and proficiency in amateur-radio communications with respect to improving operating and technical skills. Dave is also a Life member of the International DX Association, a non-profit organization devoted to enhancing amateur radio, worldwide peace, and friendship. He founded the Mimbres Valley Radio Club, based in the Deming, New Mexico, area in 2010. Through Dave's leadership and support, the club has sponsored plaque awards for the New Mexico QSO Party since at least 2012.
Dave has mentored many hams and shared his knowledge of DXing and operating skill by conducting presentations at ham radio events including the ARRL New Mexico State Convention (Albuquerque Duke City Hamfest) and the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention. Dave is devoted to DXing, enabling others to log rare entities, and teaching others to become great operators. In 2016, Dave received the ARRL's New Mexico Section Ham of the Year award.