Kip is a member of the Northern California Contest Club and served as President and editor of The JUG, the club’s newsletter. He was honored as Contester of the Year in 1982. He is also a member of the Northern California DX Club and served as that club’s President and received the club’s DXer of the Year award in 1988. Kip holds DXCC Honor Roll, 8BDXCC and 5BWAS.
DXpeditions include 3D2XX Rotuma (first to activate the new country in 1988-awarded World Contest Expedition by CQ Magazine), FO0XX Clipperton (1986), FO0KP (1981), VP5KP (1982—10th in the world CQWW S/O SSB), TI1C (1983—First in the world CQWW M/M SSB), G4/W6SZN (1983), FM/W6SZN (1984-8th in the world CQWW S/O CW) and P40V (1987).
Kip is currently a Director and Secretary of the Northern California DX Foundation, Director and Secretary of The Yasme Foundation, Legal Advisor and Treasurer of Radio Expeditions, Inc. (the group that sponsored the VP6DX Ducie Island DXpedition), Life Member of the ARRL and a member of CW Ops.