Inducted May 2026
Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q, is one of the most influential figures in the history of radio contesting, with a career spanning nearly six decades. He is best known for his long service on the CQWW Contest Committee, his pioneering work in computerized log checking, his service as CQ WW Director (2016-2017), and his excellence in operating.
Doug is a veteran contester from Randolph, New Jersey, first licensed in 1966 and active in contesting since 1967. He has operated from some of the most elite U.S. contest superstations, including K2GL/N2AA (where he was chief 10-meter operator for a decade), K5NA, and N2RM. He has operated primarily on low power from his home station and has set multiple CQWW QRP records.
Doug is the longest-serving member of the CQWW Contest Committee, having first joined in 1979. He brought the contest into the computer age by writing the first mass log-checking program (using Business BASIC) in 1980, and has devoted thousands of hours of volunteer time to the contest community.
Doug was instrumental in the formation of the Contesting Hall of Fame. In 1986, he arranged an event to present CHoF #1 to Hazard Buz Reeves, K2GL.
Doug holds DXCC Honor Roll #1 and has worked more than 250 DX entities using less than one watt of transmitter power.
Professionally, Doug is a hospital administrator in New York City.