Zwiebel 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 also responsible for suggesting the establishment
of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame in 1986.
First licensed in 1966, Zwiebel began contesting a year
later and has never stopped. Over the years, he has operated at some of the
nation's top contest superstations, including K2GL (where he was chief 10-meter
operator for a decade), K5NA and N2RM. He has operated primarily low power from
his home station and holds six CQWW QRP records, more than any other active
station. He also holds DXCC Honor Roll #1 and has worked more than 250 DX
entities using less than one watt of transmitter power.
Professionally, Zwiebel is a hospital administrator in
New York City. He and his wife live in Randolph, New Jersey. They have two
adult daughters, both of whom are doctors.
CQ Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, said Zwiebel brings a
unique perspective to the table. "Doug has operated from some of the world's
top contest superstations as well as single-operator QRP," Ross noted.
"So he understands equally well the perspective of both the 'big guns' and
the 'little pistols,' without whom the contest could not be nearly as
successful as it is. I look forward to working closely with Doug."