This weekend is the annual Dayton Hamvention in the USA. It is attended by many of the top Dxers, contesters and DX clubs, with their DX diner and other announcements taking place. It is where the “Hall Of Fame” inductees are presented with their plaques, DXpeditions announced, and new products on display. Along with a huge “flee market” it is one of the many places to visit in the amateur radio world. From here the following has been announced by the Northern California DX Foundation – they sponsor almost all the big expeditions – and has been sent out by the Weekly DX.
$50,000 USD NCDXF Top 20 Incentive Award
To encourage the activation of a Top 20 entity listed on the Club Log DXCC Most Wanted List, the Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) is offering a cash incentive for DXpeditions taking place on or after July 1, 2025, that meet the following conditions:
Get permission and a license to operate from a Top 20 DXCC entity according to the Club Log DXCC Most Wanted List on the date the DXpedition operation begins. *
Securing permission to operate and a license for the DXpedition operation must not violate any law or regulation. **
The ARRL’s DXCC Desk must approve the DXpedition for DXCC credit.
The DXpedition must have qualified for funding by NCDXF. (Note: This award is above and beyond any NCDXF funding for the DXpedition.)
The DXpedition must log over 50,000 QSOs.
Within 90 days of the completion of a DXpedition to an entity described above, an application for the award must be submitted to the NCDXF with all required documentation.
The application form for this award will be posted on the NCDXF website.
The NCDXF Board of Directors will decide on making an award at its next meeting after receiving the application and all required documentation.
All applications submitted will be maintained in confidence by the NCDXF Board.
Only one award will be made per DXCC entity.
No Officer, Director, or advisor of NCDXF shall be eligible to receive any benefit from this award.
This program may be terminated at the discretion of the NCDXF Board.
* Bouvet, Peter 1, and St. Peter and Paul Rocks are excluded as previously announced in 2025.
** For example — no bribes or payoffs are used to secure either the license or permission to operate.