The History of the Whitney Nugget
(As told by Jane Eastman WA5JFZ)
We never had prizes, but as Net Secretary, I wrote everyone's name on a piece of paper and put them into this big coffee can, just in case we did have a prize. Sometimes in April it is pretty windy, so I went out in the yard at Lake Whitney, picked up a big rock to hold the names down in the can. I brought the can home and for "kicks" said "who would have won if we had a prize", I pulled out Lee Ulrey K5HZR, so when he and Emma visited us next I presented him the "Whitney Nugget". He was so honored, we chose the most deserving one for the next year and so on. At first it was just the rock that the recipient signed and passed on.
1976 | SK | K5HZR | Lee Ulrey |
1977 | SK | W5KLV | Jerry Connaway |
1978 | SK | WA5YEA | James Dunn |
1979 | N5FN | Roger Coday | |
1980 | SK | W5TYS | Will Thompson |
1981 | SK | NE5V | Chris Miller |
1982 | SK | WB5ELG | Dorothy Dirickson |
1983 | SK | N5ABR | GL Webb |
1984 | KA5AZK | Jo Ann Keith | |
1985 | SK | K5OWK | Marty Green |
1986 | SK | W5KBP | Trevor McNutt |
1987 | SK | WA5ZJY | Karl Hutcheson |
1988 | SK | W5CTZ | Harry Pfeiffer |
1989 | SK | KC5GO | Edd Price |
1990 | SK | W5YQZ | Henry Dingus |
1991 | SK | KD5RC | Dale Jobson |
1992 | SK | WB5BKM | George Winship Sr. |
1993 | SK | W5TUK | Jim Brunson |
1994 | SK | N5OWQ | Quinn Farabee |
1995 | SK SK |
WA5EZT WA5EQQ |
Charlie Thorpe Mike LeFan |
1996 | SK SK |
W5ZIN NF5T |
Hubert Perry Bob Oliver |
1997 | SK | WD5GKH WA5JFZ |
Charlie Ogilvie Jane Eastman |
1998 | SK SK |
W5AYX W5ERT |
JW Roach Floyd Gravitt |
1999 | SK SK |
N5NAV K5IQZ |
Ray Taylor Dan Whelchel |
2000 | SK SK |
K5BNH W4RRX |
Bea Winnett Everett Buck |
2001 | SK | WB5ZED | Leon Lesser |
2002 | SK | N5IKN | Tom Johnson |
2003 | W6CL | Carol Lynch | |
2004 | AC5XK | Don Perese | |
2005 | N5SIG | Randy Phelps | |
2006 | SK | WB5NCK | Archie Anderson |
2007 | KD5TXD | Patricia Allison | |
2008 | SK | K5BMR | George Bobo |
2009 | SK | K8KP | Joe Kallina |
2010 | KC0M | Larry Burchett | |
2011 | W5UFO | Tom Ernest | |
2012 | SK | WB5NGV | Charles Culver |
2013 | W5BWC | John Keith | |
2014 | W5IM | Jim Bomer | |
2015 | N5MSE | Alan Walraven | |
2016 | SK | W5DAD | Newt Campbell |
2017 | KF5QEZ | George Bradford | |
2018 | WA5VAS | Gary Caywood | |
2019 | KE5LTA | Mary Peelman | |
2020 | Picnic | Canceled Covid | |
2021 | WA5FLV | Gary Sherard | |
2022 | KF5OMH | Ron Ford | |
2023 | KZ5Z | Jon Lofton |