ZL2GX 1949 New Zealand

Operator: Jock M. White

ZL2GX in 1960!

ZL2GX Jock White in 1963 with wife Beattie
Jock was worlds 1st confirmed DXCC 300!

ZL2GX, W3GHD

W3GHD, WA2IZS, ZL2GX, W3KT

The following press release is from ZL2AL, Lee Jennings on 1/1/09.
During the past few months a group of Kiwi DXers have worked to set up The New Zealand DX Hall of Fame to honour those outstanding ZL DXers who have excelled in our radio sport hobby over many years. The panel of judges, Ken McCormack ZL1AIH, Duncan McMahon ZL3JT and Bill Carney ZL3NB have been nominated to the panel for three years.
Their first task was to draw up a long list of possibles from which the first three ZL DXers to be elected to the Hall of Fame were chosen. After much deliberation the judges were unanimous in their selection and have elected the first three ZL radio amateurs to the New Zealand DX Hall of Fame for 2009. They are Roy Jackson ZL4BO, Ron Wright ZL1AMO, and Jock White ZL2GX.

Jock White ZL2GX – (SK)
To the Family of Jock White;
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that Jock White, ZL2GX has been elected to the New Zealand DX Hall of Fame.
This 3rd award ever made recognizes Jock's extraordinary and unselfish contribution to the sport of Amateur Radio DXing in New Zealand. His radio DXing skills over many decades are legendary and the inspiration and help that he gave to other ZL DXers has been immeasurable. His personal achievement in the ARRL DXCC program in being the first to achieve 300 countries is outstanding. He was an outstanding ZL radio amateur for decades.

We wish your family well in the future and hope that you will enjoy knowing how accomplished the great New Zealand DXer was.

The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) reported that its former contest and awards manager Jock White, ZL2GX, died May 17, 1997. He was an NZART life member. In 1948, White became one of the first ZLs to attain DXCC. In June 1960, he became the first amateur to receive the DXCC 300 award. Jock was on the honor roll in the late 1950's and early 1960's. In 1959, Jock was among the group of three hams that QST designated as top DXers. W5KNE

QSL from the estate of W9HK / W9ABB
1st Photo from Don Chesser W4KVX DX Magazine #105, August 10, 1960
2nd Photo from the cover of "THE DXERS MAGAZINE" by Gus Browning, Issue 71, April 24, 1968
3rd Photo from Don Chesser DX Magazine #150, December 6, 1961
4th Photo from Don Chesser DX Magazine #151, December 16, 1961, photo by W2ZX
Info from ZL2AL
Last paragraph on ZL2GX courtesy of W5KNE