Krassimir "Krassy" Petkov, K1LZ/LZ1SA - Nominated by the Araucaria DX
Group of Brazil, the Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs
and the Yankee Clipper Contest Club, Krassy has made many
behind-the-scenes contributions to DXing and contesting over
the years. A veteran of two dozen DXpeditions, Krassy has also
provided or arranged financial and/or material support to many
others. He also co-founded the Young Ham Contest Program in
2003, taking hams under age 21 to operate in major contests
from Caribbean superstations; and served on the board of the
2006 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) competition in
Brazil. He has also worked with fellow DXers during DXpeditions
to promote amateur radio and provide equipment for hams in the
countries in which the groups operated.
The CQ DX Hall of Fame was established in 1967 to recognize those amateurs
who have made major contributions to DXing and DXpeditioning. This year's
inductions bring the total number of members of the CQ DX Hall of Fame to
73